Politics & Policy
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Ed Mahon / PA Post
‘We’re disappointed’: Erie community college boosters say it’s time for state to act
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Katie Meyer
State lawmakers host rural kids—and their robots—at the Capitol
Officials are hoping early exposure to science and tech will give rural students a leg up in rapidly modernizing fields, like agriculture.By Katie Meyer -
Matt Rourke
Pa. couldn’t process unemployment for four days. Now 2,500 people may get late checks.
It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the commonwealth’s dated system, but from Thursday to Sunday, a crash kept unemployed people from filing claims.By Katie Meyer -
Matt Rourke
AP: FBI eyes how Pennsylvania approved pipeline
The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
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Matt Rourke
With straight-party voting gone in Pa., who will miss it most?
It was an option that hundreds of thousands of voters exercised for the last time in last week’s election. -
AP
Report flags 145 of Pennsylvania’s dams as dangerous
The Associated Press says those high-risk structures are in poor condition, and could kill people if they collapse.By Katie Meyer -
Ximena Conde
Dean bill aims to curb aggressive debt collection tactics targeting military service members
Congresswoman Madeleine Dean said these bills aim to protect people who have served their country.
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Pennsylvania’s liquor board is posting record profits. That worries some lawmakers.
Republicans in the state legislature have long pushed to privatize the commonwealth’s state-run liquor industry.By Katie Meyer -
Katie Meyer
Seven Pa. workers want their union dues back
Last year, a Supreme Court decision made it illegal for public sector unions to compel non-members to pay dues. Some non-members are now trying to recoup that money.
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Ed Mahon
Seven solutions for Pennsylvania’s problems at the polls
Lessons from this year’s election could avoid mess in 2020By Emily Previti and Ed Mahon -
Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY
Is David Oh the future of Philadelphia’s Republican Party?
“I’m an independent-minded Republican. I’m not tied to the traditional Republican establishment,” he said.