Articles by Marc Levy

Lawmakers Want Investigations Into Deaths of Older Adults in Abuse or Neglect Cases

Republican state lawmakers in Pennsylvania are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, …

States and Congress Wrestle With Cybersecurity at Water Utilities

The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that dates to the 1930s …

Breaches by Iran-Affiliated Hackers Spanned Multiple States

A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made, U.S. and Israeli authorities say. “The victims span multiple …

Are Expensive Judicial Races the New Normal in Pennsylvania After High Court Campaign?

The race for an open seat on Pennsylvania`s highest court initially resembled the sleepy contests that had played out for decades: low turnout, little media coverage and just enough spending to afford some biographical TV ads on cable. Then attack …

Democrats Preserve Majority With Win in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race

Democrat Dan McCaffery won an open seat on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court in Tuesday’s general election, preserving a strong Democratic majority on a panel that has produced several critical election-related rulings in the presidential battleground state. The seven-member bench, which will …

Spending Passes $17 Million in Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race

Millions more dollars are flowing into Pennsylvania`s race for an open state Supreme Court seat, as labor unions, trial lawyers and billionaires are spending heavily in the campaign to influence a court that has been pivotal in major election-related cases …

Study Suggests Links Between Fracking and Asthma, Lymphoma in Children

Children who lived closer to natural gas wells in heavily drilled Pennsylvania were more likely to develop a relatively rare form of cancer, and nearby residents of all ages had an increased chance of severe asthma reactions, researchers said in …

Driver Lost Control of Tanker Before Fire Caused I-95 Highway Collapse, Say Officials

The driver of a tractor-trailer hauling gasoline lost control on an off-ramp and flipped the tanker truck on its side in a wreck that set it afire and destroyed a section of the East Coast’s main north-south highway, Pennsylvania’s top …

Pennsylvania Republican Campaigns on False Nursing Home COVID Claim

Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, has made a campaign staple out of the allegation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of readmitting COVID-19 patients from hospitals to nursing homes caused thousands of deaths — a baseless claim for …

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Now Hold Fate of Regulations Waived Amid Pandemic

With voters shifting major new responsibilities to them, Pennsylvania’s state lawmakers are now tasked with deciding whether hundreds of state government regulations waived during the COVID-19 pandemic should be reinstated. This massive review is fueled by Tuesday’s referendum in which …