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PennDOT officials visit all 67 counties in the commonwealth
ASHLEY, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — PennDOT’s Secretary Mike Carroll became the first PennDOT secretary to visit team members in all 67 counties as he visited Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties Tuesday. It’s part of the Shapiro Administration’s dedication to delivering in all corners of Pennsylvania. Secretary Carroll highlighted that the 2024-2025 bipartisan budget signed by Governor […]
New funding to boost crop quality, visibility in Pa.
Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania received federal funding for ten research projects focused on boosting the visibility and quality of the state's specialty crops. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture received an additional $94,363 to administer the program, bringing Pennsylvania’s total award to more than $1.01 million, according to a release from Gov. Shapiro's office. The funds are a portion of $72.9 million awarded nationwide through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. ...
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school football rankings for Aug. 27, 2024
Aug. 27—It was a good start for the elite high school football teams across the state, but not a great start as the 27 teams from last week's HSSN preseason state rankings were a combined 18-9 in Week Zero. Despite nine teams losing, it only cost three schools a place in the Top 5 as Harrisburg, Central Valley and Steel Valley all fell out. The other six teams that lost slipped down but not ...
Report says Pennsylvania's economy 'strong' for working families
(The Center Square) — A new report argues that working families are doing better than they have for decades, and Pennsylvania is on the right track for the future. “We have a strong economy, especially for working families,” Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, said with the release of the center’s annual State of Working Pennsylvania report. “Pennsylvania’s economy is experiencing steady and substantial growth, with output...
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As we first reported on Monday, local Pennsylvania and North Carolina MLB and college football fans can now use the exclusive Bet365 bonus code “DIMERS” to unlock your choice of $,1,150 in sports betting bonuses and or free spins Online Casino bonus to celebrate Bet365 Pennsylvania’s launch this month. This Bet365 bonus code is perfect for trending upcoming sports betting events in Pennsylvania and North Carolina, like Pirates and Phillies MLB games this Tuesday evening, and tomorrow’s college football games featuring multiple local North Carolina squads.
Doctor issues warning as whooping cough cases rise in Pa., NJ
During the pandemic, with so many restrictions in place, respiratory illnesses like the flu and whooping cough went way down.Now cases are back up at pre-pandemic levels.As kids go back to school, doctors want parents to be aware.Juliette Osborne, of Lumberton, knows her 10-year-old daughter, Emmani, well. While she has multiple chronic conditions, the symptoms she started having in July were unusual."Whooping cough at night, and I'm talking about 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. She stopped eating. She was extremely fatigued," said Osborne.They ended up in the emergency room and were surprised when the test results came back."Two days later,...
Mail ballots cause headaches for tracking vote totals
(The Center Square) — A proposal for election transparency has one state legislator going against the Department of State. At the center of the split: changes made to Pennsylvania’s elections stemming from the passage of Act 77 of 2019. Rep. Brad Roae, R-Meadville, introduced House Bill 2542 to require the Department to again update precinct counts online, allowing voters to see how the count is progressing. “The election returns portion...
Harris, Biden to hold first joint campaign event on Labor Day
Vice President Harris and President Biden will make their first appearance together on the campaign trail since Harris replaced Biden atop the Democratic ticket during a Labor Day event in Pennsylvania. Harris’s campaign said the vice president will spend the holiday Monday campaigning in Detroit and Pennsylvania. Harris will join Biden in Pittsburgh for an…
Public voices often ignored in states’ opioid settlement money decisions
The public, including people who have lost loved ones to the opioid crisis or are dealing with it daily, are routinely shut out of having a meaningful say in how opioid settlement money can be best used to address the damage.
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