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April 20, 2022 | 11:45 AM

Pennsylvania needs rental assistance and eviction diversion programs, activists and lawmakers say

Experts and activists say eviction prevention measures need to expand, landlords disagree on some points.

By Anthony Orozco
January 22, 2021 | 5:36 AM

Biden order keeps moratorium on some student loan payments

Pennsylvania college graduates rank among the highest in terms of student debt, with an average of nearly $40,000, according to a report last year.

By Kate Giammarise/WESA
September 2, 2020 | 5:50 AM

CDC issues sweeping temporary halt on evictions nationwide amid COVID-19 pandemic

It's by far the most sweeping move yet by the administration to try to head off a looming wave of evictions of people who've lost their jobs or taken a major blow to their income.
By Chris Arnold/NPR

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August 28, 2020 | 11:46 AM

Utility regulators in Pennsylvania leave moratorium on shutoffs in place

The four-member panel of two Democrats and two Republicans postponed a vote until Sept. 17

By The Associated Press
August 27, 2020 | 5:39 AM

A vital rental assistance program is riddled with problems as Pa. prepares to resume evictions

A Spotlight PA review found many landlords have refused to participate, and lawmakers have failed to take action despite warnings the program is failing.
By Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA
October 9, 2018 | 4:31 PM

FACT CHECK: Wolf wrong that report backs execution halt

By Mark Scolforo/Associated Press
June 27, 2018 | 5:22 AM

Long-awaited bipartisan report slams Pa.’s death penalty policies

By Annette John-Hall/Keystone Crossroads
June 25, 2018 | 1:46 PM

Death penalty study recommends changes amid Wolf moratorium

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press