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Pennsylvania

Former Pennsylvania state Sen. Robert Mellow, a Democrat, lost his more than $245,000-a-year retirement income after pleading guilty to felony corruption in 2012. But he appealed, and now he has the money back. (AP file photo)
Politics & Policy

Pension forfeiture expansion garners wave of support in Pa.

Current law mandates a pension be forfeited if a Pennsylvania state employee commits one of a list of specific crimes related to his or her job.

9 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Boys Choir sing at the opening of the Dilworth Park ice skating rink in 2014.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Boys Choir celebrates 50th year

The choir, recognized as one of the finest in the world, is in the midst of its busiest time of year.

9 years ago

Hazim Hardeman, Temple University's first Rhodes Scholar
Radio Times
Community

Pa. Gambling expansion / Temple’s first Rhodes Scholar/ “Whataboutism”

Guests: Katie Meyer, Hazim Hardeman, Tom Nichols We begin today’s show with a conversation with WITF’s ...

Air Date: December 11, 2017

Listen 49:13
Tiffany Muller of End Citizens United speaks at a rally in Wasington, D.C., in March.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

End Citizens United announces $35M campaign for next year

The group End Citizens United says it will raise and spend $35 million to target 20 Republican candidates next year, including three from the Philadelphia region.

9 years ago

A natural gas well pad in Washington County, Pa.  Dec. 1, 2017. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Lawmakers consider breaks for oil, gas in tax bills

As lawmakers hash out differences between the tax bills in front of Congress, they must decide whether to keep a proposed tax break for oil and gas investors.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf stopped the practice of accepting gifts among people under his authority when he took office three years ago, but that does not apply to state legislators and other elected state officials. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Politics & Policy

New Medicaid feature to reduce future nursing home enrollees

Years in the making, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is rolling out a new Medicaid feature that's designed to reduce the future number of enrollees in nursing homes.

9 years ago

The Elrama Power Plant near Pittsburgh was closed in 2012. Photo: Reid R. Frazier
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Trump administration coal plan could have big impact on Pennsylvania

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Education

Pa. auditor general says Chester Upland school district in ‘chaos’

When the district moved its administrative offices five years ago, it lost many of the school records. Those it retained were incomplete or disorganized.

9 years ago

Roz Gitt from Warwick, New York, protests in front of the construction site for the new CPV natural gas plant in Wawayanda. The plant would run on Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale gas.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

New York’s heralded fracking ban isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

9 years ago

With smoke heavy in the air, a couple walks in the vicinity of a fire at the the Barclay Friends Senior Living Community in West Chester, Pa., Nov. 17. 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Deadly Chester County nursing home fire started on patio, investigators say

Last month's fire at the Barclay Friends in West Chester killed four and injured 27. Authorities now believe it ignited outside the nursing home on a covered patio.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania's capitol dome against the blue sky
Money

Stable credit rating for Pennsylvania might not last

Fitch Ratings has taken the commonwealth off its rating watch negative list, but it still has a negative outlook.

9 years ago

A woman gets an injection in her upper arm
Health

Flu season strikes early in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Flu season is off to an early start this year. Experts say it’s time to get a flu shot, if you haven’t already, because numbers could peak even more around the holidays.

9 years ago

In the last three election cycles Republicans have won 13 of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional seats. The 18th district seat is currently vacant.  Former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned in October. (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end

The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...

9 years ago

Listen 5:09
A homeless person takes shelter under an overpass on North 5th Street.
Community

With ‘housing first’ initiative, N.J. cuts homeless rate by half in 10 years

HUD statistics show Pennsylvania, Delaware and particularly New Jersey are making headway in getting the homeless into permanent housing.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Congressional representatives Ryan Costello (left) and Patrick Meehan.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Ads target Philly-area federal lawmakers on taxes, health care

Ads by unions and progressive groups are targeting three Philadelphia-area congressmen, urging them to reject the GOP tax plan and preserve the health care mandate.

9 years ago

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