By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed extending compliance deadlines and creating new loopholes in clean-water rules that would allow some coal-fired power plants to keep polluting at current levels for years. The proposed changes affect rules put in place in 2015. They include looser limits on heavy-metal pollution for some … Continue reading “EPA Proposal Would Weaken Clean Water Act”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The proportion of state funding for special education has been falling for more than ten years, but a new report suggests a simple fix could begin to restore equity to the system. In 2008, the state paid one-third of the cost of special ed, but that has since fallen to only … Continue reading “Report Proposes Simple Fix for Flawed Special-Ed Funding”
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STAFF REPORT PB on FB posted ” Roadwork will be completed on Eighth Avenue beginning November 8th from South Culvert Street, East to the cul-de-sac. Portions of South Culvert Street and West Sixth Avenue will be affected as part of this roadwork as well. The projected schedule is as follows: – Milling on November 8th … Continue reading “Parkesburg Borough Announces Roadwork on 8th Ave, Culvert St and 6th Ave”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The number of children in the nation with no health insurance increased from 2016 to 2018, but a new report shows that in Pennsylvania the insurance rate stayed about the same. The report, from the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, found that nearly 4.5% of children in the Keystone State … Continue reading “PA Child Health Insurance Rate Holding Steady”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – The open enrollment period for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act begins Friday, and health care advocates are advising people to read the fine print before deciding on a new policy. The advocacy group Consumers for Quality Care sponsored a survey that found just over half of respondents said they … Continue reading “Buying Health Insurance? Be Sure to Read the Fine Print”
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Clean air advocates say combating climate change requires switching from gas-powered cars to clean electric vehicles, and a bill being proposed in Washington could jump-start that transition. Senate minority leader Charles Schumer of New York has proposed a sweeping measure that he says could take 63 million gas-guzzlers off the … Continue reading “Senate Proposal Creates Jobs by Investing in Electric Cars”
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Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Aging is warning Pennsylvania seniors, their families, and caregivers about a new scam targeting older adults. DNA testing has become extremely popular in the past few years for people looking to learn more about their family history and health, and scammers are now targeting Medicare beneficiaries with a fraudulent DNA … Continue reading “Department of Aging Warns Seniors of Genetic Testing Scam”
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Harrisburg, PA — Today, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced the release of a preliminary report gleaned from results of an extensive two-year survey seeking public input on the future of Pennsylvania’s state parks. More than 10,000 respondents offered recommendations how the commonwealth can improve the visitor experience. “Commenting on everything … Continue reading “DCNR Releases Public Feedback on the Future of Pennsylvania’s State Parks”
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