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Episode 43: Without parole

If someone takes part in a crime—say, a robbery—in which someone dies, they can be handed a life sentence even if they didn’t kill anyone. And Pennsylvania locks people up for life at a higher rate than any other state.

By Katie Meyer/WITF


Episode 35: Staying mum on the minimum wage

But this year GOP opposition seems to have thawed slightly.
By Katie Meyer/WITF

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Episode 23: The greatest hits of Budget Hearings 2K19

On this week’s podcast, we’re recapping some of the biggest issues that have come up (repeatedly) thus far: the minimum wage, the debt-ridden turnpike, and what the commonwealth should require of people receiving public benefits.

By Katie Meyer/WITF