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Law and Policy Police vehicles are parked at Roxborough High School near where multiple people were shot in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. Authorities have identified the 14-year-old youth killed in a shooting on Tuesday that also wounded several other teens as they walked away from a Philadelphia high school athletic field after a football scrimmage. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Law and Policy WATCH: A Philadelphia Resident Talks About the Impact of Gun Violence in Her Community

Amy Wasersztein lives in the Roxborough section of Philadelphia, where a 14-year-old was recently killed after a high school football scrimmage in September.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery November 28, 2022 4:29 pm EST
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Law and Policy WATCH: State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on the Hypocrisy of Republican Leaders Over Gun Safety

Kenyatta pointed to the hypocrisy of Republican leaders who cite a mental health crisis as the root cause of school shootings, then vote against bills that would provide resources for mental health care.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery November 22, 2022 2:12 pm EST
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Law and Policy Trump Wanted the IRS to Investigate His Political Enemies, According to His Former Chief of Staff

Former White House Chief of Staff John F. Kelly told the New York Times that the former president wanted investigations into those he believed to be his enemies, including former FBI director James Comey and former FBI official Andrew McCabe. 

Isabel Soisson Isabel Soisson November 15, 2022 5:40 pm EST
Law and Policy Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes questions from reporters after a press conference in Harrisburg on Friday, 10/21/22. (Capital-Star photo by Marley Parish)
Law and Policy COMMENTARY: If Pa. Republicans were serious about crime in Philly, they’d actually fight it | Marc Stier

Instead, they’re pursuing the performative and partisan impeachment of District Attorney Larry Krasner.

Marc Stier, PA Capital-Star Guest Contributor October 25, 2022 12:29 pm EDT
Law and Policy (L-R) Keystone managing editor Patrick Berkery, state Rep. Melissa Shusterman, state Sen. Katie Muth, state Sen. Malcolm Kenyatta, and Lancaster City Council President Izzy Smith-Wade-El during the Keystone candidate forum at the Bok Building in Philadelphia, Oct. 19, 2022 (Photo: the Keystone).
Law and Policy ‘They Aren’t Listening to You and They Don’t Care About Your Values’: PA Democrats Say Republicans in Harrisburg Are Hurting Pennsylvanians

At the Keystone’s candidate forum in Philadelphia, state Democrats cited Republican efforts to ban abortion and their hypocrisy on the issue of public safety as examples of how the GOP-majority are attempting to take away the rights of Pennsylvanians.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams October 24, 2022 4:16 pm EDT

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