By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tax-filing season is under way and free help is available to guide you through changes in the tax codes and filing your return. The AARP Foundation’s Tax-Aide program is the nation’s largest volunteer-run free tax preparation service. Last year it helped more than 108,000 Pennsylvanians claim more than $76,000 in federal […]
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Andrea Sears PITTSBURGH — Allegheny County was once again among the five worst counties in the country for air quality over the Christmas holidays, and area residents are demanding action. From Dec. 21 to 26, a weather system trapped pollution over the region, forcing people to breathe some of the worst air in the country. […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Gov. Tom Wolf has received a request for $100 million more for students with disabilities. More than 40 organizations and individuals have signed onto a letter asking the governor to increase state funding for special education in his budget for the coming fiscal year. According to Reynelle Brown Staley, policy director […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A class-action lawsuit charging abuse and inadequate education at a juvenile detention facility in Delaware County will be allowed to proceed. The ruling issued by a federal court on Friday means virtually all the claims against the Glen Mills School and state officials responsible for licensing and overseeing the […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Planned expansion of oil and gas development would push global temperatures beyond the tipping point of catastrophic climate change, according to a new report. The report, from the Global Gas and Oil Network, says the industry plans to invest $1.4 trillion in new extraction projects by 2024 with 85% […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar announced today that pilot enhanced post-election audits performed this week in Mercer County and Philadelphia provided valuable insight into how these audits can confirm the outcome of elections in Pennsylvania. “These state-of-the-art audits will provide Pennsylvania voters with an extra level of confidence in the outcome of elections […]
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Hershey, PA – Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar congratulated county officials on the great progress made in the transition to new voting systems and updated them on the funding available and election reforms being implemented under newly passed Act 77, in an address today at the annual County Commissioners Association of PA (CCAP) fall conference in […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Today, the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Agency’s Liberty Mid-Atlantic High Intensity Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Program, which is funded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), hosted more than 300 at the Best Western Premier in Harrisburg to address the rising trend of […]
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