Pennsylvania

In 12th District Special Election, Democrat Marc Friedenberg Faces A Steep Uphill Fight

A few months ago, Daniel Klein bought two flags to hang on a chainlink fence outside his home in rural Wyoming County.They say “Trump 2020: No More…

From left to right, Joe Polaski, John Hecker and Larry Bickel, officials from the Moshannon Forest District, gather around the alidade, an instrument used to help personnel staffing lookout towers pinpoint the location of wildfires.

Agriculture and Environment

With New Lookout Towers, Pennsylvania Goes Old-School To Detect Wildfires

Amy Sisk

John Hecker pointed out the window of the truck as it passed oak, maple and birch trees in the Pennsylvania Wilds.Up ahead was a fork in the road.“That’s…

The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. These competitive grants are in addition to $25,000 that most districts received last year. Huntingdon Area School District is one of the districts receiving grants.

Education

Pennsylvania Grants $40 Million In Competitive School Safety Grants

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The state has approved $40 million in grants for school districts to improve safety. Over a dozen school districts in Central Pennsylvania received…

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (left) and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman (right) took turns discussing the rising cost of college education at Penn State's University Park campus on Thursday, April 11, 2019.

Education

Fetterman, Corman Seek Solutions To The Rising Cost Of Higher Education At Student Forum

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Third highest in the nation.That’s how Pennsylvania ranks in the price of attending a public university according to the most recent report from College…

Politics and Government

Pennsylvania Gun Violence Activists Set Sights On New Bill

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Fresh from a victory in Pennsylvania last fall, anti-gun violence advocates are turning their attention to legislation to empower…

In this file photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah.

Politics and Government

Pa. Gun Owner Among Many Nationwide Fighting To Overturn Trump-Led Ban On Bump Stocks

Bobby Allyn

As a nationwide ban took effect this week, gun owners must immediately destroy or turn over their bump stocks after President Trump pushed the Justice…

In this file photo, Movita Johnson-Harrell was a supervisor of the Philadelphia district attorney's Victim/Witness Services unit. An invocation given before Johnson-Harrell's swearing-in to the state House was broadly construed as Islamophobic.

Politics and Government

On 1st Day, Pa. House's Only Muslim Woman Deals With "Blatant Islamophobia"

Katie Meyer | WHYY

(Harrisburg) -- The state House swore in its first-ever Muslim woman on Monday.Movita Johnson-Harrell won her Philadelphia seat in a special election…

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke visited Penn State University Park on Tuesday and spoke to a crowd of hundreds about how he wants to serve the country.

Politics and Government

Beto O’Rourke Visits Penn State, Sending A Message Of Unity To Young People

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Calling for respect and unity that he said will lead to common ground, Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Penn State University Park…

Politics and Government

Wolf Renews Bid To Put State's Minimum Wage Among Highest In U.S.

HARRISBURG (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf rolled out a second-term proposal Wednesday to vault Pennsylvania's minimum wage to one of the highest in the nation after…

Politics and Government

Harris Wofford, Former Pennsylvania Senator, Dies At 92

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford of Pennsylvania, a civil rights activist who staged an upset Senate win in 1991, has died. He was…