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Penn State’s College of the Liberal Arts is launching a “Global Black Communities and Mental Health” series. Organizers want to highlight racial disparities in health care and encounters with law enforcement.
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Casey, McCormick to appear alone on Senate ballots in Pennsylvania after courts boot off challengersDemocratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick will be the only names on ballots for the office in Pennsylvania’s April primary after a ruling by the state’s highest court.
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Spotlight PA and WESA are requesting opioid settlement spending reports from all 67 counties in Pennsylvania to provide transparency into the process.
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The Blair County Prison inmate who escaped in December has been captured. A Fugitive Task Force arrested Isaiah Tilghman at a Planet Fitness in Philadelphia on Friday.
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As Penn State pushes ahead with plans for budget cuts and program reviews, including at its Commonwealth Campuses, some faculty are pushing back — calling on the university to stop the budget cuts and instead have a planning process that involves all stakeholders from the outset.
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A New York City design firm has been hired to refurbish the public areas of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence, but no one will say who is managing the project, raising money for it, or exactly who is paying for it.
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CVIM is holding a campaign throughout March to continue providing immediate dental service.
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Learn what Pennsylvania education records you can access, how to monitor leaders in your area, and what to do if you believe officials are not following the law.
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Can Gov. Josh Shapiro satisfy environmentalists and the GOP on climate change? With a proposed carbon cap-and-trade program, he’s trying.
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The performance-based funding model proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro would tie state support for Penn State, Pitt, Temple, and Lincoln to metrics such as graduation rates or retention.
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The House passed the two articles along party lines in February, but proceedings stalled amid government funding negotiations.
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Author Nancy Nichols says that for men, cars signify adventure, power and strength. For women, they are about performing domestic duties; there was even a minivan prototype with a washer/dryer inside.
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Our most memorable and useful expert advice from Life Kit's March episodes, hand-picked by the editors.
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More than half of the Colorado River's water is used to grow crops, primarily livestock feed, a new study finds. The river and its users are facing tough decisions as the climate warms.
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Experts say it's better to set a goal you can stick to and make reading more of a community affair.
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