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Episode Date
Pa. election directors call for reforms to 3rd-party registration drives
Dec 05, 2025
WITF Music: Samaritan Snare
Dec 05, 2025
La Tasha Williams elected Dauphin County's first Black woman judge
Dec 04, 2025
Chicago priest walks across Pennsylvania during 800-mile protest against immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump
Nov 20, 2025
Protesters take to Pa. Capitol, call for ban on gifts to lawmakers
Nov 18, 2025
Mechanicsburg leaders, residents rally for inclusion after hate group spreads fliers
Oct 30, 2025
WITF Music: Light the Lamp
Oct 29, 2025
Boxing legend Mike Tyson lobbies for recreational pot in Pa. Capitol
Oct 29, 2025
‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP
Oct 28, 2025
Clock ticking for ACA tax credit extension, Pa. official warns
Oct 23, 2025
House considers shielding Pa. wallets from data centers’ electricity use
Oct 22, 2025
Pa. barrels toward 4 months without a budget, as lawmakers remain at odds
Oct 21, 2025
Pa. Senate explores restricting cell phones in K-12 classrooms
Oct 21, 2025
Gov. Shapiro backs congressional Democrats’ budget fight over Obamacare subsidies
Oct 17, 2025
SNAP benefits for 2 million recipients in Pa. on hold during government shutdown
Oct 17, 2025
Government workers’ unions hit by both state, federal budget impasses
Oct 15, 2025
Tensions boil over in Capitol, as Pennsylvania lawmakers hit 100 days without budget
Oct 08, 2025
Politics and economic uncertainty put Pa. LGBT centers at risk of closing
Oct 08, 2025
Pa. Attorney General Sunday launches expanded mental health diversion program
Oct 06, 2025
Gov. Shapiro elected to lead U.S.-Canadian partnership overseeing Great Lakes
Oct 06, 2025
Layoffs, cuts, closures are inevitable without Pa. budget, nonprofits warn lawmakers
Oct 03, 2025
Pa. House passes universal background checks for guns, fails to pass other reforms
Sep 30, 2025
‘We’ll be prepared’: Gov. Josh Shapiro explains impact of federal shutdown on Pa.
Sep 30, 2025
Planned Parenthood Keystone operating without Medicaid funds
Sep 30, 2025
Pa. Democrats decry Jeffrey Yass spending in judicial races, compare him to Elon Musk
Sep 25, 2025
Thousands of anti-abortion advocates gather on Pa. Capitol steps for annual March for Life rally
Sep 22, 2025
Pa. House Democrats consider ‘magic mushrooms’ as mental health treatment
Sep 18, 2025
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro condemns political violence, and criticizes President Donald Trump
Sep 16, 2025
Unclear how much Pa. stands to gain from feds’ $50 billion rural hospital program
Sep 16, 2025
Hemp leaders form guild, urge clear rules amid policy clash with cannabis, law enforcement
Sep 12, 2025
Americans across political spectrum reject assassination, justifications for political violence: F&M expert
Sep 12, 2025
Mennonites arrested in peaceful Capitol protest against U.S. role in Gaza war
Sep 12, 2025
Constitutionality of mail-ballot date requirement raised before Pa. Supreme Court
Sep 10, 2025
Pa. lawmakers say budget plan is imminent, without details — again
Sep 10, 2025
Pa. Supreme Court justices defend impartiality in forum, as GOP seeks their ouster in November
Sep 09, 2025
York assault creates call for hate crime reform in Pa.
Sep 04, 2025
Senate fight stalls confirmation of Trump’s pick as top prosecutor in eastern Pa.
Sep 04, 2025
Advocates urge depoliticization, ‘Yes’ vote for Pa. Supreme Court justices’ retention
Sep 03, 2025
Pa. lawmakers look underground for nuclear alternative to cool data centers
Sep 03, 2025
Public agencies in Pennsylvania spend millions to lobby state government
Sep 02, 2025
Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano says he has ‘grassroots’ support as party lines up behind opponent
Aug 29, 2025
Experts say Department of Homeland Security undermines credibility in hiring Pa. elections activist
Aug 29, 2025
Gov. Shapiro: Republicans are stalling Pa. budget talks for ‘political advantage’ next year
Aug 29, 2025
Teachers union slams Pa. Senate GOP over school funding delay
Aug 29, 2025
Pa. Congressional Republicans say election powers should remain with states
Aug 21, 2025
Students build podcasts as part of Rising Youth Voices camp
Aug 21, 2025
Attorney General Dave Sunday weighs new mental health diversion program for Pa. counties
Aug 20, 2025
Democrats look for gains in rural Pa., where GOP stands dominant
Aug 19, 2025
GOP Treasurer Stacy Garrity launches 2026 bid for governor
Aug 19, 2025
In-home care agencies say wage increase unlikely under Pa. budget proposals
Aug 19, 2025
Pa. steps in to provide LGBTQ+ crisis care after federal funding ends
Aug 15, 2025
Divided Harrisburg: House Dems reject Senate GOP transit, budget bills
Aug 13, 2025
Messianic Jews, small but increasingly influential group among pro-Trump Christians, share beliefs at annual gathering at Messiah University
Aug 13, 2025
Senate GOP passes dead-on-arrival mass transit funding, temporary state budget
Aug 13, 2025
Pa. water supply could be strained by new data centers, freshwater overseers warn
Aug 13, 2025
House Dems pass mass transit megabill with unknown fate in Senate
Aug 13, 2025
Pennsylvania dodges partisan redistricting fight plaguing U.S. House districts
Aug 13, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro calls supporters of ban on transgender athletes ‘extremist legislators,’ declines to say if he’d veto
Jul 25, 2025
WITF Music: MDNGHT DSCO
Jul 07, 2025
Three Mile Island’s nuclear plant expected in 2027
Jun 25, 2025
Pa. House passes bill to lift the ban on Sunday hunting
Jun 11, 2025
Pa. improves election data transparency, with more upgrades to come
Jun 11, 2025
Gov. Shapiro sues USDA over canceled $13M food purchasing program
Jun 04, 2025
Bill to donate old campaign funds to charity advances in Pa. Senate
Jun 03, 2025
Pa. senators split of Trump's big beautiful bill
Jun 03, 2025
Pa. Governor’s Residence underwent extensive security upgrades before last month’s arson attack
May 23, 2025
Pa. election officials deliver quiet night in complex election
May 21, 2025
Pennsylvania resident files lawsuit against Elon Musk's PAC
May 15, 2025
WITF Music Zachariah King
May 14, 2025
Pa. House drops voter ID, passes sweeping election reforms
May 13, 2025
103-year-old Pa. woman celebrated for voting 81 years in a row
May 12, 2025
Michaux State Forest fires were ‘human caused’: official
May 09, 2025
Pa. Senate passes bill banning trans girls and women from school sports
May 07, 2025
Pennsylvania weighs how to manage power-hungry data centers
May 02, 2025
Pa. voter registration investigation ongoing, 6 months in
May 01, 2025
WITF Music: Darrion Washington
Apr 30, 2025
More Pa. refugees deported by ICE to Bhutan
Apr 25, 2025
Harrisburg bishop to attend Pope Francis funeral
Apr 24, 2025
Pa. House advances, expands data consumer privacy bill
Apr 24, 2025
Lancaster rejoins worst in nation for air quality in latest ‘State of the Air’
Apr 23, 2025
WITF Music: Lebanon Valley College's Valley Jazz Orchestra
Apr 14, 2025
Dauphin Commissioner calls for ICE to pause deportations of Bhutanese refugees
Apr 02, 2025
Central Pennsylvania artist Pamela Black
Mar 28, 2025
Democrat James Malone narrowly edges Republican Josh Parsons in 36th Senate race
Mar 26, 2025
Pennsylvania Republicans send bill banning transgender women from school sports to Senate floor
Mar 26, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro supports Lhotshampa Bhutanese refugees in face of ICE arrests
Mar 26, 2025
Federal ruling could affect pollution entering Pennsylvania waters
Mar 22, 2025
Pennsylvania launches Center for Plant Excellence in Lancaster County
Mar 22, 2025
Lancaster County lawmaker looks to spur immigration with ‘Office of New Pennsylvanians’
Mar 20, 2025
Pa. House advances online data privacy, cryptocurrency bills
Mar 19, 2025
ICE arrests 6 Bhutanese legal permanent residents in Dauphin, Cumberland counties
Mar 18, 2025
Path forward for voter ID in Pa., as long as it “doesn’t disenfranchise”
Mar 17, 2025
Pa. open primary bill introduced, bipartisan support in House, Senate
Mar 12, 2025
Pa. Artists: Andy Smith
Mar 11, 2025
Pa. businesses and customers are feeling pressure from rising egg prices
Mar 11, 2025
Farmers lose climate assistance as Trump administration freezes and cuts spending
Mar 07, 2025
River City Stories is a love letter to Harrisburg
Mar 07, 2025
Pa. moves to update 22-year-old elections, voter registration systems
Mar 06, 2025
Migratory birds mainly responsible for bird flu outbreak, experts tell Pa. lawmakers
Mar 06, 2025
Pa voter registration investigation ongoing
Feb 26, 2025