By: Emily Scott More than 60 businesses across Pennsylvania signed a letter to legislative leaders, calling on them to focus on improving the economic climate and abandon efforts making it harder for people to vote. The letter calls attention to the state’s no-excuse mail voting law passed in 2019. It has faced legal challenges after a Commonwealth Court judge […]
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By: Emily Scott The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a flock of commercial layer chickens in Lancaster County. Also known as “high path AI”, there is no immediate public health concern since no human cases of avian influenza have been detected in the United States. However, it […]
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With Pennsylvania’s primary election nearly a month away, older adult advocates want to ensure state residents are aware of major changes to the electoral process. After the results of the 2020 census, Pennsylvania lost one congressional seat because of population decline. Officials also redrew state House and Senate districts to better reflect population changes. Bill Johnston-Walsh, […]
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At the Philadelphia Boys & Girls Club today, Governor Tom Wolf highlighted the untapped opportunity Pennsylvania’s Republican-led General Assembly has to give money directly to Pennsylvanians hurting from the rising cost of living. Pennsylvania is sitting on more than $2 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act dollars that remain uncommitted, despite a $1.7 billion proposal […]
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HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General has filed suit against Diane Comrey, doing business as “Earthcare & Conservation.” Through Earthcare & Conservation, Comrey sold herself as someone who could prepare and submit nutrient management plans, among other official documents, to government agencies on behalf of farmers. Preparing and submitting this […]
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HARRISBURG — Attorney General Shapiro today announced that a jury has rendered a guilty verdict for former Weissport Chief of Police Brent Getz on the charges related to child rape. Brent Getz, of Lehighton, Pa., was charged in March 2019 with Rape of Child, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse with a Child, Aggravated Indecent Assault of Child, and […]
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HARRISBURG― Attorney General Josh Shapiro is warning Pennsylvanians to be on the lookout for bogus fundraising calls that purport to benefit the families of Martin F. Mack and Branden T. Sisca, the two fallen Pennsylvania State Police troopers tragically killed in the line of duty on I-95 South in Philadelphia. “As Pennsylvanians look to support […]
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HARRISBURG—Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced today that a nurse previously charged for failing to provide care to a patient of the senior living facility Cathedral Village in Upper Roxborough has pleaded guilty. The patient, Herbert R. McMaster, Sr., 84, was left in the lobby of the facility and died hours after suffering a fall and […]
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