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Penn State’s fall 2024 graduation ceremonies at University Park are getting bumped — from Saturday, Dec. 21, to Sunday, Dec. 22, to avoid a potential overlap with a football playoff the university could host as part of the expanded College Football Playoff this year.
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Shapiro’s budget proposal invests in agricultural development and aims to address shortcomings that lost Pennsylvania a deal with a major milk brand looking to build a facility. -
Ahead of the April 23 primary, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt is holding daily updates streamed live across Facebook and PAcast as part of the administration’s attempts to ensure a safe and secure election. -
The entire Pennsylvania House and half of the state Senate will be on the ballot in 2024. Learn more about how to research the candidates. -
Several child care programs have recently closed or will close soon in Centre County. The new Centre County Child Care Crisis Coalition and Foundation looks to keep local programs open with help from county government and local businesses. -
Learn how Pennsylvania verifies the identities of people who want to vote by mail, ensures that ballots are secure, and more. -
Sen. Christina Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, is introducing legislation to bump the minimum wage to $20. It would also set tipped wages at 70% of the minimum wage. Currently, tipped employees earn $2.83 per hour. -
Bias and human resources issues were the most common misconduct reports Penn State received in January and February 2024. The data offer the first public look into the ethics office in years. -
Penn State Extension offers expertise across the state in fields like gardening, forestry and stormwater management, but budget shortfalls and a "hiring pause" mean about one in five Extension educator positions is currently empty. -
Applications for student teacher stipends opened at 9 a.m. Thursday and by 11 a.m. the state had received more applications than it could afford.
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The Senate has rejected both articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, swiftly ending the trial triggered by the House's narrow vote to impeach in February.
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As wildfires ripped across Maui last August, a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday. -
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The Senate rejected the two articles that accuse Mayorkas of refusing to enforce immigration laws. The House voted to impeach him in February. -
The president of Columbia University is set to testify about how she responded to antisemitic incidents on her campus.
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The only non-binary member of Oklahoma's legislature looks at a year since they were censured by their colleagues - and the aftermath of the death of an Oklahoma student after a fight at school.
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Providers at a Phoenix reproductive health clinic worry about they and their patients' futures after Arizona's supreme court ruled that an 1864 law banning nearly all abortions now stands.
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Last week President Biden traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to announce new student loan relief for some borrowers. But some Madison students may still may need more motivation to support him.
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News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special 6-week series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. The show is hosted by Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan.
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