Written by 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 … Continue reading “Overtime Rule Leaves PA Workers Behind”
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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 … Continue reading “Report: More PA Kids Living in Concentrated Poverty”
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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 … Continue reading “PA Joining Suit for Tough Auto-Emission Standards”
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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 … Continue reading “Police Settle Suit for Illegal ICE Detention of U.S. Citizen”
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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 … Continue reading “Department of State Launches 2019-20 Governor’s Civic Engagement Award Program to Promote Student-Led Voter Registration”
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Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved his request to declare a disaster in Berks County after intense storms produced flash flooding between July 11 and 12, 2019. “Low-interest loans are a significant part of helping people and businesses recover from flooding,” said Gov. Wolf. “We appreciate … Continue reading “Governor Wolf Announces Low-Interest Loans for Berks County”
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HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvanians who harvest deer, elk, mule deer or moose out-of-state likely can’t bring them home without first removing the carcass parts with the highest risk of transmitting chronic wasting disease (CWD). Pennsylvania long has prohibited the importation of high-risk cervid parts from areas where CWD has been detected. This prohibition reduces the possibility … Continue reading “CWD RULES AFFECT OUT-OF-STATE HUNTERS”
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Harrisburg, PA – In August 1619 the first enslaved Africans were brought to the English colonies at Point Comfort, Virginia. Today, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) joins with the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, other cultural and historical institutions, and media organizations to commemorate this legacy and recognize the contributions made by … Continue reading “Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission Launches Campaign Commemorating 400 Years of African American History in North America”
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