Harrisburg – In an effort to continue the dialogue about the dangers of underage drinking, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) is encouraging students from across the commonwealth to participate in the 28th annual Alcohol Awareness Poster Contest. “Research shows that one in three kids has tried alcohol by age 8, and by age 12 […]
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HARRISBURG, PA – Permits that hunters can use to take additional antlerless deer within areas of Pennsylvania affected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remain available, though permits for some locations nearly are sold out. When CWD is detected in Pennsylvania in captive or free-ranging deer, the Pennsylvania Game Commission includes the area surrounding the detection site […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A federal court ruling in favor of a Philadelphia “safe consumption” site is being hailed as a major victory in the fight against the opioid overdose epidemic. The district court ruled Wednesday that Safehouse, a proposed site in Philadelphia where drugs could be used under supervision and with access to addiction services, […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Analysts say the U.S. Labor Department’s new overtime rule for salaried employees shortchanges thousands of Pennsylvania workers. In 2016 the Obama administration proposed raising the maximum amount salaried employees can earn and still be entitled to receive overtime pay to more than $47,000 a year. But the new rule announced on […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania is one of ten states where the number of children living in areas of concentrated poverty has grown, according to a new report. The data shows a nine point increase in the percentage of children living in concentrated poverty in the Keystone state in 2013-2017 over the previous […]
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By” Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania has joined more than 20 other states in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s revocation of California’s right to set tougher auto-emission standards. California has been setting higher vehicle emissions standards since the 1970s. Thirteen other states, including Pennsylvania, follow California’s lead. The American Lung Association gives a dozen counties in the Keystone […]
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By: Andrea Sears PITTSBURGH – Police in northern Allegheny County will pay $175,000 for holding a naturalized U.S. citizen in jail overnight at the request of federal immigration authorities. Angelica Davila, who immigrated to the United States when she was 2, was detained during a minor traffic stop in 2011. Despite having identification, the Northern […]
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Harrisburg, PA – Acting Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar launched today, during National Voter Registration Month, the third year of the Governor’s Civic Engagement Award (GCEA) Program for Pennsylvania high schools. The program promotes student-led voter registration efforts at high schools and recognizes schools that register at least 65 percent of their eligible students. “This innovative, nonpartisan […]
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