Some Head Start preschools in Pennsylvania and across the country are finding themselves in financial limbo — still unable to access their federal funding in a delay that providers say could put child care at risk.
WPSU-FM will celebrate Black History Month with a series of special programs airing during the month of February. Click below for the list of specials.
Celebrate Galentine’s Day at WPSU on February 13, with a cupcake-decorating workshop, a reception of delectable chocolates, coffee, and tea, and a screening of "Keystone Stories: Sweets." Click below for details
Join us for WPSU's 33rd Annual Connoisseur's Dinner and Auction Saturday, February 8, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Nittany Lion Inn in at Penn State. Leading this year’s immersive epicurean journey is the Inn's Executive Chef Mirko Loeffler. You can also register for our VIP Cooking Class witth Chef Chef Derek Polay on February 7. Click below for details.
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A legalization bill needs to win majority support from an 11-person state Senate committee. Just 3 members are publicly on board.
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Counties rejected just 0.57% of mail ballots due to voter errors, such as a missing signature, during the 2024 election. That number was even lower in “curing” counties.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled a proposed a record $51.5 million state budget Tuesday that would sharply increase funding for public schools, day care, mass transit and job training. Shapiro proposes paying for the higher spending by regulating and taxing 40,000 skill-game terminals and legalizing recreational marijuana use.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for public schools and public transit in his new budget proposal to lawmakers. Shapiro’s spending proposal requests $51.5 billion for the 2025-2026 fiscal year beginning July 1, or 9% more.
Students in kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to submit original poetry to WPSU by February 28. Winners will be read on WPSU-FM. Click below for contest rules and for details of two virtual poetry workshops on January 29 and February 12.
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Trump has accused South Africa of "human rights violations" and a land grab. The South African government has hit back.
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The Federal Highway Administration said the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is under review. It was part of the Biden administration's clean energy push.
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The case, brought by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees was intended to block the administration's efforts to dismantle USAID.
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During Chiefs games, defensive tackle Chris Jones is a six-foot-six, 310-pound wrecking ball. But he's become known for showing a softer side during performances of the national anthem.
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The scope of DOGE's work and the identities of the people carrying it out isn't fully clear — leaving agencies and government workers in chaos.
In October of 2025, join WPSU and Collette Travel and Tours as we travel to London, Cornwall, and more on our first group travel. We’ll see the landscapes and homes featured in some our your favorite Masterpiece programs, including Poldark and Downton Abbey.
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