Written by By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Education advocates want Gov. Tom Wolf to include increased funding in the next state budget for some of the state’s most marginalized students. A letter to the governor from the Education Law Center asks him to propose an increase of at least $400 million for basic education funding and $100 million […]
Harrisburg, PA – Miss Pennsylvania 2018, Kayla Repasky of Gettysburg, Adams County, kicked off Children’s Story Time during opening day at the 103rd Pennsylvania Farm Show. Storytime offers an opportunity to share agriculture-themed childrens’ stories in recognition of this year’s Farm Show theme, “Inspiring Pennsylvania’s Story.” “Agriculture is so important because it is our number one […]
By: Andrea Sears PHILADELPHIA – Education advocates are condemning a Federal Commission on School Safety report that recommends ending Obama-era policies against discriminatory discipline practices in schools. Studies have shown that black and brown students are punished more frequently and more harshly than are their white peers for similar or lesser infractions. According to Raynelle Brown Staley, […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, PA. – The criminal justice reform bill making its way through Congress will help thousands of people with disabilities re-enter their communities. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 32 percent of people in federal prisons and 40 percent of all people in jail in the United States have at least […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – After failing to get deep cuts to nutrition assistance through Congress, President Donald Trump wants to get them by changing the rules. Trump had backed a Republican plan that critics warned would have ended SNAP or food-stamp benefits for two million Americans and school meal access for 265,000 children. […]
By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Many Pennsylvanians with old criminal records are now eligible to have those records sealed. The first phase of the state’s Clean Slate Act went into effect the day after Christmas. That means people convicted of second-degree simple assault and some first-degree misdemeanors, and who’ve had no other convictions for […]
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced the arrest of defendant Nathaniel Lewis for attempted homicide of multiple police officers. Following a situation on Christmas day where the defendant barricaded himself at a residence in East Vincent Township, Chester County, the SWAT team responded to the home. During the course of the barricade, the defendant […]
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan announced that the District Attorney’s Office (the “DAO”) has opened a criminal investigation into the construction of the Mariner East 1, 2, and 2X pipelines being constructed through Chester County. This investigation includes the owners of the pipelines – – Energy Transfer LP, Sunoco Logistics Partners, and related […]
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