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Xiaoyi/PexelsA bill passed by the Pennsylvania House earlier this month would limit the public records that the people who are incarcerated can request. WESA’s Julia Zenkevich reports, some opponents worry it might not be constitutional. -
Element5 Digital/UnsplashGov. Tom Wolf will soon consider an election bill from Republican State Senator and candidate for governor, Doug Mastriano. WITF’s Sam Dunklau reports, lawmakers approved the measure to expand what poll watchers are allowed to do during elections.
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The state legislature has offered up several pieces of legislation to address abortion in Pennsylvania. WITF’s Sam Dunklau reports many of the dozen pending proposals would make it harder to get one. -
A congressional panel looking into former President Donald Trump’s efforts to remain in power has shed light on the key role midstate Republican Congressman Scott Perry played.
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The Jan. 6 Committee has presented the evidence that midstate Congressman Scott Perry asked for a presidential pardon in the days after the 2021 attack on the Capitol. WITF’s Robby Brod takes a look at what this means for the GOP lawmaker.
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Western Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly has been drawn into the controversy over efforts to overturn the 2020 election. WESA's Chris Potter reports, a Senator says Kelly provided his office with documents that could have been used to reverse Joe Biden's victory.
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Abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania, but Planned Parenthood organizations in the state say they are gearing up for a fight to keep it that way. WESA’s Kiley Koscinski reports.
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In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting, schools across the midstate are reexamining how they deal with possible threats. WITF’s Anthony Orozco reports, law enforcement leaders in Berks County hope to find solutions to better protect children.
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The Republican head of the state House says he and his family received death threats pressuring him to overturn the Commonwealth’s 2020 election results. WITF’s Robby Brod has more.
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Natural gas companies in Pennsylvania are paying hundreds of millions of dollars in impact fees for drilling wells in 2021. That’s the highest amount since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Adriana Delagarza reports, that money goes to communities where most drilling is taking place.
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Midstate Congressman Scott Perry allegedly asked for a pardon from then-President Donald Trump just days after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol in 2021. WITF’s Robby Brod has more on the latest House Select Committee hearing looking into Trump’s election fraud lie.
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A Pennsylvania House committee is moving forward a measure that would loosen rules for poll watchers. WITF’s Sam Dunklau reports.
