09.22.17 |
There's a new report out on chronic teacher absenteeism. The Thomas B. Fordham Institute used federal Office of Civil Rights data and found these statistics: Nationally, 28.3% of teachers in traditional public schools are chronically absent...
09.22.17 |
Sessions is scheduled to appear in the seventh floor conference room of the Harrisburg federal building and courthouse. A statement from federal court said Sessions will "give remarks to law enforcement about the opioid epidemic." Earlier this...
09.21.17 |
The move sets up a showdown over final resolution of the fiscal impasse. Governor Wolf is threatening to impose a spending freeze on Harrisburg in the midst of the chronically unbalanced state budget. The governor, who spoke to reporters in Jim...
09.21.17 |
Acting Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says the initiative will help officials learn how to bridge the health-resource gaps in Pennsylvania. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the lead agency that oversees the Public Health...
09.20.17 |
Wolf says he believes that leaders of the House and Senate Republican majorities are on board with getting a deal done and signed by October 1. The governor spoke during regularly scheduled appearances on KDKA-AM and KQV-AM in Pittsburgh. ...
09.20.17 |
Josh Shapiro says 13 Pennsylvanians die every single day from drug overdoses. The AG is "taking to task" five drug-makers and three opiod distributors for marketing a product he says is killing Pennsylvanians in record numbers.
09.19.17 |
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman says car buyers need to be alert for flood-damaged vehicles being sold as "undamaged, new, or used vehicles." As many as half a million vehicles were damaged by flooding from Hurricane Harvey in...
09.19.17 |
More than 24,000 Pennsylvania students are currently identified as having behavioral needs, which could lead to chronic absenteeism and inhibit post-graduate or career success. To better help students, school districts across the commonwealth...
09.18.17 |
The infamous Hillcrest abortion clinic is now closed. As LifeNews has repeatedly reported, the troubled Hillcrest abortion facility has run afoul of state healt and safety laws multiple times. Now it has closed down. Hillcrest’s troubles...
09.18.17 |
State police are looking for a missing man from Hazle Township. Troopers say family members of Charles Zunski, 84, reported that he left his home around noon on Sunday and did not return home. The family said that this behavior is extremely...
