By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — The 2020 Census Day is April 1 of next year, but opportunities are opening up now to help ensure the count is a success. The Census Bureau is charged with counting every person living in the United States once each decade. It’s a massive undertaking with important consequences, including […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A new report shows that a record increase in referrals for child abuse and neglect has led to more foster-care placements in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children’s 10th Annual State of Child Welfare report says between 2015 and 2017, referrals to general protective services increased 24% – the highest ever […]
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FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING… The National Weather Service in State College has issued a Fire Weather Watch, which is in effect from Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening. * AFFECTED AREA… Warren-McKean-Potter-Elk-Cameron-Northern Clinton-Clearfield- Northern Centre-Southern Centre-Cambria-Blair-Huntingdon-Mifflin- Juniata-Somerset-Bedford-Fulton-Franklin-Tioga-Northern Lycoming- Sullivan-Southern Clinton-Southern Lycoming-Union-Snyder-Montour- Northumberland-Columbia-Perry-Dauphin-Schuylkill-Lebanon- Cumberland-Adams-York-Lancaster- Fire Weather Zones 004, 005, 006, […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A settlement between the U.S. Justice Department and Pennsylvania’s Department of Education will mean significant changes in the state’s disciplinary education programs. The Education Law Center filed a complaint in 2013 about what it alleged were discriminatory practices at more than 700 Alternative Education for Disruptive Youth, or AEDY, programs in the state. […]
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Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Educators joined legislators from both sides of the aisle in Harrisburg on Tuesday in urging the General Assembly to raise the minimum salary for Pennsylvania’s public-school teachers. The minimum teacher salary hasn’t increased since 1988, when it was set at $18,500. In his 2019 budget proposal, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Civil liberties advocates fear a new immigration enforcement policy adopted by Pennsylvania State Police will enable practices shown to be damaging to families. A coalition of organizations says the new policy takes a few steps in the right direction. It forbids state police from detaining anyone for Immigration and […]
Written by Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – A package of public-lands bills that would preserve and strengthen the nation’s most popular conservation program has broad, bipartisan support. The Land and Water Conservation Fund distributes money collected as royalties on offshore oil and gas leases and uses it to preserve natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage sites, and to […]
Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Budget analysts say the spending plan proposed by Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday points the way to a future that most Pennsylvanians want. The governor’s budget would increase the state minimum wage to $12 an hour, increase funding for basic education, special education and pre-K, and raise new revenue through […]
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