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Affordability Remains Top Issue for Pa.’s State-Related Universities During Budget Process

Affordability Remains Top Issue for Pa.’s State-Related Universities During Budget Process

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities are asking the legislature for a long-awaited budget increase, but the schools’ leaders have not said whether more money would prevent future tuition hikes. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 24, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Great Pa News Quiz: ‘Snow-Starved’ Winter, Ballot Blunder, and Opioid Settlement Clashes

Great Pa News Quiz: ‘Snow-Starved’ Winter, Ballot Blunder, and Opioid Settlement Clashes

A mail ballot recall, an “emerging drug threat,” and a Pennsylvania workplace dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 21, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Pa. Primary Election 2023: Everything You Need to Know About Requesting, Filling Out, and Returning Your Mail Ballot

Pa. Primary Election 2023: Everything You Need to Know About Requesting, Filling Out, and Returning Your Mail Ballot

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Voters in Pennsylvania’s May 16 primary election will choose their parties’ statewide candidates for the Commonwealth, Superior, and Supreme Courts, plus a slew of candidates in local races for mayor, council, school boards, and more. FULL ARTICLE

by · April 20, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
FBI Warns Public About Telephone Spoofing Scam Portraying FBI Phone Number

FBI Warns Public About Telephone Spoofing Scam Portraying FBI Phone Number

PITTSBURGH, Pa. — FBI Pittsburgh is cautioning Western Pa. residents about a telephone spoofing campaign where the caller is portraying themselves as a special agent and the phone number is showing as FBI Pittsburgh. FULL ARTICLE
Game Commission Announces Spraying Plans

Game Commission Announces Spraying Plans

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray nearly 110,000 acres of state game lands this spring. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 20, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Expecting More Than $1 Billion in Opioid Settlement Money, Pa. Grapples with Policing Versus Treatment

Expecting More Than $1 Billion in Opioid Settlement Money, Pa. Grapples with Policing Versus Treatment

HARRISBURG, Pa. – A historic settlement to resolve claims against opioid companies is expected to bring Pennsylvania more than $1 billion, but clashes over how to spend and oversee the money exemplify the divides in responding to an epidemic that kills thousands of residents a year. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 19, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
AAA: Gas Prices Continue to Rise in Pennsylvania

AAA: Gas Prices Continue to Rise in Pennsylvania

JEFFERSON CO. Pa. — Gas prices are seven cents higher in Western Pennsylvania this week at $3.822 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 19, 2023 · Business, Local News, News, PA News
PennDOT Urges Motorists to Use Caution in Work Zones; National Work Zone Awareness Week Is April 17 to 21

PennDOT Urges Motorists to Use Caution in Work Zones; National Work Zone Awareness Week Is April 17 to 21

JEFFERSON CO., Pa. – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) District 10 is alerting motorists to always use caution in work zone areas. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 19, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Spring Turkey Season Is Almost Here

Spring Turkey Season Is Almost Here

HARRISBURG, Pa. – Some go to the woods to wrap themselves in tranquility, surrounded by relative quiet if not outright silence. Spring turkey hunters aren’t necessarily among them. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 19, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News
Why Pennsylvania Courts Won’t Be a Part of This Year’s Budget Hearings

Why Pennsylvania Courts Won’t Be a Part of This Year’s Budget Hearings

Pennsylvania’s courts have asked for a 12% budget increase, but for the fourth year in a row, judicial officials won’t have to explain their proposal or face questions from lawmakers during public hearings. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 18, 2023 · Local News, News, PA News