Regional & State News
-
Commonwealth Media Services
Recount petitions could impede Pa.’s efforts to certify 2024 election by new federal deadline
After the 2022 election, more than 100 recount petitions were filed around Pennsylvania, delaying certification. Could that happen again in 2024?By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Matt Slocum/AP
Appeals court says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots don’t count
By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR -
Carolyn Kaster
Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit ‘ghost guns’
-
Chris Knight
‘I lost a lot of business’: Bomb threat disrupted downtown Lancaster restaurants, shops
By Chad Umble/LNP | LancasterOnline -
Connor Hollinger – member image share, ASSOCIATED PRESS
Investigation continues into Lancaster city bomb threats that prompted evacuations
By Dan Nephin/LNP | LancasterOnline
The Morning Agenda – a podcast from WITF
Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.
Health
-
Nate Smallwood
Penn Highlands Elk maternal care cuts highlight Pa.’s widening rural services gap
The end of Penn Highlands’ birth services marks another huge maternal care loss for Pennsylvania’s shrinking rural counties.By Marley Parish of Spotlight PA State College -
Nam Y. Huh
Cancer patients do better when mental health care is part of treatment, Pitt study finds
-
Daniel Fishel/For Spotlight PA
Oversight board will secretly review how Pa. counties spent millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis
Counties must report how they spent tens of millions of dollars they received in the first rounds of opioid settlement payments. -
Medical deportation is now unlawful in Philadelphia, but what could implementation look like?
In March, Philadelphia hospitals must begin to follow new guidance. Medical repatriation, or deportations, are not allowed. Here’s what that means.By Vicky Diaz-Camacho/WHYY -
Patrick Sison
The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
By Pien Huang/NPR
Climate & Energy
-
Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change
-
Commonwealth Media Services
Josh Shapiro’s alternative to a key climate program comes with one major catch: It needs GOP support
Can Gov. Josh Shapiro satisfy environmentalists and the GOP on climate change? With a proposed carbon cap-and-trade program, he’s trying. -
Josh Shapiro proposes state climate program to replace RGGI, and asks for new renewable energy goals
Shapiro estimates the proposals would save ratepayers $250 million over five years and create 14,500 jobs.
-
NTSB: After Ohio train derailment, tank cars didn’t need to be blown open to release chemical
The decision to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside them after a freight train derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last year wasn’t justified, the head of the National Transportation Safety Board told Congress Wednesday.
-
Karen Hendricks
Pa.’s manufacturers could make a dent in carbon emissions — if they’re convinced it’s good for business
Cutting emissions means making fundamental business changes, and manufacturers are often wary, says a consultant who works with those businesses on topics including sustainability.
By Karen Hendricks
The Purple Buck – a newsletter from WITF
Get insights into WITF’s newsroom and an invitation to join in the pursuit of trustworthy journalism.
Politics & Policy
-
Amanda Berg
‘Dark money’ groups would be forced to disclose how they spend on Pa.’s elections under advancing bill
Two bills would make small changes to the state’s notoriously lax campaign finance laws, which put no limit on the amount of money donors can give candidates and political committees. -
Commonwealth Media Services
Recount petitions could impede Pa.’s efforts to certify 2024 election by new federal deadline
After the 2022 election, more than 100 recount petitions were filed around Pennsylvania, delaying certification. Could that happen again in 2024?By Carter Walker of Votebeat -
Matt Slocum/AP
Appeals court says ‘undated’ Pennsylvania ballots don’t count
By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR -
Amanda Berg
Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions
-
Ed Mahon
Lawmakers from both parties urge votes on juvenile justice reform
National & World News
-
Matt Rourke
What we know and don’t know about Baltimore’s Key bridge collapse
By Ayana Archie, Joel Rose/NPR -
Maryland Governor: Ship reported losing power just before crash
-
Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 presumed dead
By Lea Skene/The Associated Press -
Fill up your gas tank and prepare to wait. Some tips to prepare for April’s total solar eclipse
By Heather Hollingsworth/The Associated Press -
Zayrha Rodriguez
Photos: See D.C. Cherry Blossoms in peak bloom, farewell to iconic tree Stumpy
By NPR