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Once behind bars, new Pardons Secretary Brandon Flood says he wants others to have the same shot at a second chance he did
Brandon Flood knows all about what it’s like to need a second chance. After all, it wasn’t too long ago that he was looking for one himself. When he was 17, Flood was convicted on charges of possession with intent to deliver cocaine. When he was 22, he was nabbed on a firearms violation. He’d […]
‘We will fight back:’ Crime victims rally for Marsy’s Law approval in Pennsylvania
Marsy's Law, part of a national initiative named for a woman murdered in California in 1983, has already passed in 11 states.
Meet the Pa. lawmaker who’s the king of cookie-cutter, special interest legislation | Monday Morning Coffee
So who's really writing the bills that Pa. lawmakers vote on every day?
Pa.’s Pat Toomey teams with Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer on fentanyl bill
The bill would get tough on fentanyl imports and manufacturing from China.
This is how the enormous 2020 Democratic primary field is messing with polling | Friday Morning Coffee
Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With its mix of ages, races, gender and experience, the 2020 Democratic presidential primary pack has been rightfully hailed as one of the largest and most diverse in years. But … just but … what if the primary field’s size and diversity is, at least in one significant way, working […]
These are the top 5 most — and least — financially literate states in the country
Do you have money tucked away for a rainy day? Have you cultivated sustainable spending habits? Or do you find yourself borrowing money to make it to the next paycheck? Those were among the metrics that the number crunchers at the financial literacy site WalletHub took into account as they put together their list of […]
NatGas foes are just like Chairman Mao? Wait? What? | Thursday Morning Coffee
Woke up this morning ... to Sopranos comparisons.
Yes, what we don’t know about science can hurt us | John L. Micek
It’s often said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. The consequences of failing to pay heed to science are even greater.
‘The need is really there:’ In rural Dauphin County, Gov. Wolf pitches his infrastructure plan | Analysis
MILLERSBURG, Pa. — At the Colonnade Theater on Center Street, there’s Goose Island and Rolling Rock on tap. There are burgers on the menu in the snack bar. And this weekend, Disney’s live action version of “Dumbo” and the “Pet Sematary” remake the world never knew it needed will flicker to life on the theater’s […]
Here’s what Pa. and Washington are doing to fight PFAS contamination in drinking water | Wednesday Morning Coffee
Water, water everywhere - and a lot of it contaminated.
Pa. Rep. Madeleine Dean, others ask for $10M study on PFAS contamination
With residents in her Pennsylvania district dealing with contaminated water, a suburban Philadelphia lawmaker has asked the federal Defense department to help clean up its own mess.
In video, Pa. House Speaker Mike Turzai appears to compare Down syndrome abortion ban foes to ‘the Nazi regime’ | Tuesday Morning Coffee
The culture wars get turned up a notch.