02.18.14 |
New York lawmakers get a break this week, after just a month of work. The state legislature is not scheduled to go into full session until February 25th. Lawmakers have been in session in Albany two or three days a week since January 13th.
02.18.14 |
Penn State University trustees have unanimously appointed their next president, Florida State’s Eric Barron. Barron, who has strong ties as a longtime professor and dean at Penn State was introduced Monday after Penn State’s trustees ...
02.18.14 |
Decades of rapid growth in the inmate population at the state correctional institutions appear to be ending, but state officials still seek more money next year to run the system. The 2014-15 budget proposed by Governor Tom Corbett calls for $77 ...
02.18.14 |
Help is on the way for New York state grape-growers. After sub-zero temperatures damaged grape crops, Senator Chuck Schumer is asking the Department of Agriculture to assist upstate vineyards come spring. Farmers won't know the full affect this ...
02.18.14 |
The winter weather is taking a financial toll on towns across the Empire state. State Comptroller Tom Dinapoli says paying for extra supplies and employees has been really tough on municipal budgets. While the state can help towns and villages buy ...
02.17.14 |
More snow is on the way today for winter-weary Pennsylvania, as roofs sag and the price of road salt goes through the roof. Most of eastern Pennsylvania saw at least a couple inches of new snow on Saturday, with as many as 7 inches reported by the ...
02.17.14 |
In an era of layoffs, high-stakes testing and crowded classrooms, many college students in Pennsylvania are saying no thanks to careers in education. All across the state, at public and private institutions, the number of students enrolled in ...
02.17.14 |
Penn State is expected to name new president today in a noontime vote. The word is the candidate is a familiar face on campus. Eric Barron is the current president of Florida State president, but he was previously a 20 year faculty member and ...
02.17.14 |
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a new plan Sunday to help those in state prisons earn college degrees. He said 4 in every 10 prisoners in the state end right back up where they started, and this would help keep them out of prison. The ...
02.11.14 |
The Board of Regents votes today on whether or not to delay testing for the Common Core standards. If passed, it means kids won't be held back from graduation if they test poorly until 2022. There are 19 recommendations being discussed ...
