By: Emily Scott HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans have revealed a preliminary congressional district map, and although groups are happy to see it was drawn by a citizen, some are concerned the process lacked transparency. The map was created by Lehigh County’s Amanda Holt, a former Republican county commissioner. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project found the map offers […]
By: Emily Scott PHILADELPHIA — New legislation in the state Senate would address what housing advocates say are unfair eviction records leading to residents being denied rental applications. The screening report services landlords use for personal information on prospective tenants take data from court websites to determine if there was an eviction filed against them, […]
By: Emily Scott ASHLEY, Pa. — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month includes $11.3 billion for abandoned-mine reclamation and cleanup over the next 15 years. For Pennsylvania’s coal communities, the support is long overdue, and they are hopeful it will create jobs for the region. Bobby Hughes, executive director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition […]
WNUZ-LP (Gap, PA) EIDL Advance/Grants have a 10-digit application number. Generally, EIDL Advance/Grants were paid in rounded, thousand-dollar amounts ranging from $1,000- 10,000 via direct deposit from the US Treasury. NOTE: If you got an EIDL Advance and a PPP loan, the EIDL Advance portion will be automatically taken into account when you request PPP […]
WNUZ-LP (Gap, PA) – The I.R.S. has developed a website for anyone (or business/estate) that was overpaid, received an extra payment and those who want to return the money because they just don’t want it. So, if you want to send your stimulus back to your country or you were overpaid and want to avoid […]
Pennsylvanians ages 12 and older urged to get vaccinated The Wolf Administration is reminding Pennsylvanians that all businesses, events and venues can return to 100 percent capacity with the lifting of COVID-19 mitigation orders starting Monday, May 31 at 12:01 a.m. The current order requiring masks for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated individuals will remain in […]
(Harrisburg, PA) – With overwhelming support among school districts for his charter school accountability plan, Governor Tom Wolf visited J.P. McCaskey High School in Lancaster today to discuss his bipartisan proposal that saves an estimated $395 million a year. “I want to fix Pennsylvania’s broken charter school law, improve education quality and accountability, and save […]