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We’ve been rolling out our series on the history of nuclear power in Pennsylvania and debate over its future to coincide with reaching 40 years since the partial meltdown at Three Mile Island later this month. As part of that, we’ll be hosting a documentary screening and panel discussion at the WITF Public Media Center in Harrisburg next week. It starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 26. Learn more about the event here. In the meantime, keep reading for series highlights so far.
-Emily Previti, Newsletter Producer/Reporter
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Three Mile Island series highlights
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Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. With nuclear power plant owners seeking a rescue in Pennsylvania, a number of state lawmakers are signaling that they are willing to help, with conditions. But doing so could mean a politically risky vote to hike electric bills. (Matt Rourke/Associated Press)
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An 11-minute primer on the nuclear bailout debate in Pennsylvania? StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Marie Cusick nails it in this week’s State of the State episode.
- The proposal also would affect Susquehanna Steam Electric Station in Salem Township, Luzerne County. A summary of the situation from the Associated Press is here.
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Pennsylvania has one of the highest thyroid cancer rates in the nation, CDC researchers have found, and some believe the radiation released during the TMI accident is to blame. Transforming Health’s Brett Sholtis profiled Chris Achenbach-Kimmel, who was diagnosed in 2010, and interviewed NRC officials and medical experts for this story on the study.
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The entrance to Garden Spot High School in New Holland, Lancaster County. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
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PA Post’s Ed Mahon takes a look at how public schools accommodate transgender students in this story about one Lancaster County school district’s plans.
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Starting today, people won’t have to pay to apply to the state Board of Pardons to have a criminal record expunged -- the first of multiple planned changes for the process, WITF’s Capitol Bureau Chief Katie Meyer reports in this story.
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A Central Pa. debt collector known for his 24-karat gold business cards and for donning a Santa costume while bringing holiday gifts to underprivileged children has been indicted on federal charges for attempting to influence court clerks in Illinois and Florida in exchange for working on their election campaigns. More here.
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By Emily Previti
Newsletter Producer/Reporter, PA Post
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