Pennsylvania

JOHN UPDIKE is one of the most gifted writers America has ever known. Few have ever written as gracefully, or if they did, they didn’t publish 62 books. In The New Yorker magazine alone, Updike published 154 poems, 170 short stories and 327 book reviews. He was calmly prolific and…

Recent Cases in Law and Neuroscience, Curated by the Center for Law, Brain & Behavior and the Shen Neurolaw Lab with support from the Dana Foundation — In May 2021, the Supreme Court of Washington reversed the automatic LWOP sentences of two inmates, aged 19 and 20 at the time of their offenses, while in June 2021, the Superior Court of Pennsylvania denied postconviction relief to a similarly situated young adult.

Digital highway signs carry important messages: “Construction Zone. Traffic Fines Doubled.” “Ten Miles. Fifty Minutes to Exit 52. That Beer In Your Trunk Will Be Warm By The Time You Get To The Party. You Really Should Have Taken the Last Exit.” Drivers on I-80 in rural PA last week…

The year 2021 will go down as among the worst in the long history of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. At a time when so many Pennsylvanians are struggling to keep body and soul together against the continuing threat of COVID-19 and the economic difficulties created by the pandemic, the Republican-dominated…

A Breakdown of One of the Original Thirteen Colonies Quick Facts about Pennsylvania Population (2020): 13,002,700 Land Area: 46,055 sq. mi. Capital: Harrisburg Largest City: Philadelphia (1,603,797) State Bird: Ruffed Grouse State Flower: Mountain-laurel Nickname: The Keystone State State Song: Pennsylvania Founded: 1681, William Penn Became a…

Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania claimed that his wife cast his ballot for him, which is unlawful and punishable by a $1,000 fine and up to a year in prison. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf stated his wife had dropped off his ballot for him before of Election Day, which is…