03.22.13 |
A bill to open sales of all state-run liquor stores across the state of Pennsylvania has passed the state house. The house-passed bill is seen as historic, erasing depression-era laws about who can run the alcohol business in the Keystone state. ...
03.22.13 |
There was a major court case out of Dryden and Middlefield New York Thursday over whether or not towns or landowners had the right to control gas drilling. Four appellate judges seemed skeptical of both side's claims, peppering attorneys with an ...
03.22.13 |
How much longer will New York and Pennsylvania have to suffer through the cold temperatures? Our average highs are barely climbing out of the 20's, and this is weather that's typical of early to late January. Forecasters say the jet stream is a lot ...
03.22.13 |
A group has filed a lawsuit against New York's gun control law, the SAFE act. The state Rifle and Pistol Assocation filed a lawsuit in Buffalo Thursday, saying the law violates the Second Amendment. The group is the Empire State's arm of the ...
03.21.13 |
One of the young marines that was killed in Nevada this week was from Clearfield, Pennsylvania. The family of Private First Class Josh Martino met with the marine corps Wednesday to plan funeral arrangements. Martino, 19, was a decorated marine who ...
03.21.13 |
Some of the nation's biggest oil and gas companies made peace with environmentalists Wednesday in Pennsylvania, agreeing to tough new standards for fracking that could lead to a major expansion of drilling across the northeast. Drilling and ...
03.21.13 |
Governor Cuomo and lawmakers reached a deal on a 135 billion dollar budget late Wednesday night, but they left any changes to the gun law out of it for now. The budget would extend higher taxes on millionaires; provide a 350 dollar rebate check ...
03.21.13 |
The board that oversees Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities gave the green light Wednesday to new contracts for thousands of faculty members and hundreds of sports coaches. The State System of Higher Education board of governors ratified the ...
03.21.13 |
The nation's most influential kids doctor group is endorsing homosexual marriage. The American Academy of Pediatrics is on record saying that a stable relationship between parents, regardless of sexual orientation, contributes to a child's health ...
03.20.13 |
Tax rebate checks for middle class families and revisions to the gun control law are apparently among the sticky issues that have prompted legislative leaders to miss their early, optimistic target date for passing a state budget. Still, they ...
