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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (left) and U.S. Sen Bob Casey.
Politics & Policy

As U.S. House GOP gets ready to talk taxes, Pa. Dems lobby to keep local deductions

Getting rid of the state and local tax deduction known as SALT would be "a tax increase on the middle class, pure and simple," said Gov. Tom Wolf.

9 years ago

Gov. Christie leans in to hand President Trump a pen
Politics & Policy

Legislative prescriptions targeting opioid crisis accompany Trump declaration

Representatives from Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania offers bills addressing fentanyl smuggling, medical education and greater regional cooperation.

9 years ago

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Erin Dunphy, 16, has raised almost $2,500 to distribute signs to her neighbors. (Annette John-Hall/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. teen takes action against hate mail

A Montgomery County teen was admittedly curious when she came home from school this month and sorted through the mail. But that curiosity soon turned to outrage.

9 years ago

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Kileeo Wideman testifies on behalf of Deep Roots Charter School before the School Reform Commission
Education

With SRC on the brink, Philly charter schools in ‘wait-and-see’ mode

With the SRC seemingly on its way out, charter school advocates aren't sure what to make of a return to local control. Some welcome the shakeup, but others urge caution.

9 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has decided to let the school code bill become law without his signature. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf approves most of Pa. Legislature-backed revenue plan

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed the majority of the revenue plan passed by the Legislature last week — four months past the deadline.

9 years ago

A woman plays the slots at Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphin County, Pennylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. revamps policy for casino payments to host communities as it expands gambling opportunities

Changes to the local share tax come after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled it unconstitutional last year.

9 years ago

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Environmental groups have asked a judge to revoke the permits issued by DEP to Sunoco.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Plaintiffs ask judge to revoke ‘illegal’ Mariner East 2 permits

9 years ago

The author is shown posing with several of the people who met him for conversations about Islam over coffee.
Speak Easy
Community

7 common questions from my coffee conversations about Islam

In a series of conversations about Islam that I have been having with people from all across Pennsylvania, seven questions come up most often.

9 years ago

Shots of liquor for sale at a
Urban Planning

New law gives Pa. Liquor Control Board more power to crack down on 'stop-and-gos'

The law is particularly relevant to Philadelphia, where stop-and-gos are prolific in many low-income neighborhoods.

9 years ago

A woman poses for a professional photo
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pennsylvania’s biggest environmental group is getting a new CEO

Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture. Schweiger is retiring.

9 years ago

Picturesque landscape, mountain and bay
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pennsylvania’s environmental rights amendment is back from the dead

John Dernbach, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener University sat down with StateImpact to discuss.

9 years ago

Money

Treasurer authorizes major loan to cover Pa. expenses

A $1.8 billion loan is meant to keep Pennsylvania's general fund from running out of money.

9 years ago

U.S. Sen Pat Toomey talks with business owners in Pottstown about the Republican tax plan.
Politics & Policy

Toomey assures Pa. businesses, officials that GOP will prevail on tax overhaul

Over coffee and fruit salad in a conference room in Pottstown, Toomey reassured the Republicans in the room that the party can deliver.

9 years ago

Cherry and white Temple University flag hangs outside of old stone buildings
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf signs funding for Pa. universities

The funding goes to the University of Pennsylvania's veterinary school and the four state-related institutions — Lincoln, Penn State, Pitt, and Temple.

9 years ago

Big orange digger on a pile of rocks
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

PUC’s West Goshen ruling cheers advocates for local control over pipelines

The commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a judge’s ruling that prevented Sunoco from building the valve and associated equipment on private land.

9 years ago

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