01.16.13 | Sarah Harnisch
As of this fall, you can get earn an entire Bachelor's degree online through New York's SUNY school system. The details were released in the State of the University speech. Three high demand fields like information technology and health care will ...
01.15.13 | Sarah Harnisch
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed on a broad package of changes to gun laws that would expand the state's ban on assault weapons. It includes new measures to keep guns away from the mentally ill. ...
01.15.13 | Sarah Harnisch
The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 public universities is reporting progress on contract talks. The union says it reached tentative agreements on compensation with state higher education officials. However, the Association of ...
01.15.13 | Sarah Harnisch
Governor Andrew Cuomo is working on an abortion bill that would allow women to abort babies through the ninth month of pregnancy. It's called the Reproductive Care Act. Also, every hospital in the state, including those against abortion, would have ...
01.15.13 | Sarah Harnisch
You can now go online and get a virtual tour of the Governor's mansion in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. First Lady Susan Corbett said many people across the state simply can't come for a physical tour, so she began looking for other options. The ...
01.14.13 | Sarah Harnisch
The end may be in sight for the high volume hydrfracking review in New york state. There's no word yet on extending the comment period for a study on the gas drilling technique, and that means the review that has been going on since 2008 could wrap ...
01.14.13 | Sarah Harnisch
Expect the hearing to be spirited today as Governor Tom Corbett's team explains to the state Senate while the lottery in Pennsylvania should be privatized. The hearing starts at 10 a.m. on Friday, Corbett spiced things up by awarding a contract to ...
01.14.13 | Sarah Harnisch
The deadline is this Thursday for school districts across the state of New York to have their teacher evaluation plans in place, and the vast majority of districts say they will make the cutoff. Those that don't risk loosing a share of a 4-percent ...
01.14.13 |
The Empire state's senior senator said retailers that sell assault weapons should stop offering them for purchase while Congress debates a bill restricting their use. On Sunday, Chuck Schumer released a letter he sent to major retailers asking for ...
01.11.13 | Sarah Harnisch
An evangelical pastor from Atlanta has withdrawn from giving the benediction at President Obama's inauguration. Reverend Louie Giglio, said if he participated, some would make the gay rights agenda a focal point of the swearing in ceremony. Giglio ...