Stories Tagged as
Pennsylvania
How Pennsylvania plans to handle COVID vaccine distribution
by
David Brancaccio
and Daniel Shin
Nov 25, 2020
Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine says she's confident in the state's plan for rolling out vaccines.
Why this swing-state county is investing over $1 million in its voting infrastructure
Oct 29, 2020
Pennsylvania elections official Kenneth Lawrence says Montgomery County is gearing up for a deluge of mail-in ballots, and there won't be a final result on election night.
Pennsylvania tries a new initiative to curb illegal gun purchases
by
Miles Bryan
Sep 11, 2019
Operation LIPSTICK (Ladies Involved in Putting a Stop to Inner-City Killing), reaches out to women and teenage girls to warn them about the risks of making straw purchases — up to ten years in prison under federal law.
In Amish country, a planned casino raises the stakes
by
Miles Bryan
Jun 26, 2019
Some expect economic benefit from a casino in the works. Others question whether it will change the community.
Pennsylvania weighs nuclear subsidies after Three Mile Island
by
Miles Bryan
May 20, 2019
The nuclear power plant will be "retired" at the end of September, but the state wants to support the four remaining plants.
The rekindling of fire lookout towers
Oct 26, 2018
How one state is reinvesting in a century old method to fight wildfires.
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When an economy needs refugees
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Sep 19, 2018
Erie, Pennsylvania, strategically welcomed refugees when its population was shrinking. Now the White House is cutting their numbers.
In Erie, social services are a lifeline
by
Erika Beras
Jul 26, 2018
New work requirements may change things for those who receive food and housing assistance in the Pennsylvania city.
How the energy boom shaped a small town in rural America
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bridget Bodnar
Jun 12, 2018
About a decade ago, some in this country saw fracking as the solution to decades of economic decline. But others were determined to stop it.