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Amtrak’s $122 million Harrisburg Line Project enters phase four
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Amtrak’s $122 million project to improve tracks between Lancaster and Harrisburg is advancing to the project’s fourth phase after reaching 50% completion. Crews are continuing work in a new location today for the Harrisburg Line Track Renewal Project’s latest phase, but that will...
Centre County Expected to Receive Payment Increase in Second Round of Opioid Settlement Funding
Centre County expects to see an increase in annual payments when Pennsylvania begins distributing the next round of opioid settlement funding later this year. The county Board of Commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to participate in the second wave of funding from the national settlement of prescription opioid litigation. Pennsylvania will receive will over $1 billion from the settlements reached in 2021 and 2022 with pharmaceutical companies and retail pharmacy chains, with the majority being distributed to counties based on a formula that considers level of need and not necessarily population. In the first round of payments between 2022 and 2024, Centre County...
PA Gov. Shapiro to make a stop in Lawrence County to discuss new insurance laws
One of the people believed to be a possible running mate for Kamala Harris will be in Lawrence County on Wednesday. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will be in New Castle on, July 24, to discuss new laws that increase the transparency of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), and cut costs. Shapiro...
Pennsylvania's Democratic delegates endorse Kamala Harris for president
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Pennsylvania's 159 Democratic delegates already pledged their support to Vice President Kamala Harris. It was the latest move by Democrats to consolidate behind Harris for the party's nomination after President Joe Biden announced he was bowing out of the race. CBS News estimates that Harris has received the endorsement of a majority of Democratic delegates, setting her up to be the party's nominee for president.Up next for the Democrats is the party's convention in Chicago in August. Pennsylvania delegates for HarrisA space along East Carson Street in Pittsburgh will soon transform into one of Harris' campaign offices. "Everybody I talked to...
Funding doubled to $10 million for Pa. grants to enhance security for nonprofits
PITTSBURGH — In the years sincethe Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, Pennsylvania has devoted millions of dollars to protecting houses of worship, people and places that could be targets for hate. Now the state is doubling that funding. The new state budget increases the funding for the Nonprofit Security Grant program...
New Pa. law strengthens protections for those targeted by lawsuits for speaking out in public
Lawsuits designed to intimidate and silence people who exercise their First Amendment rights could have costly consequences in Pennsylvania under legislation signed into law July 18. Civil rights, good government and press freedom groups applauded Gov. Josh Shapiro’s signing of House Bill 1466, which provides a way for people and groups targeted for speaking out […] The post New Pa. law strengthens protections for those targeted by lawsuits for speaking out in public appeared first on Pennsylvania Capital-Star.
Pennsylvania Turnpike officials growing garden to donate food to local pantry
(WHTM) — Tuesday’s hometown heroes are setting an example for sustainability. Employees for the Turnpike Commission use their lunch breaks to tend the garden outside the central administration building near Highspire. They’re growing vegetables in a plot of unused land and harvesting them for a local food pantry. The Turnpike Commission says the garden exemplifies […]
Rite Aid has closed these 80 stores in Pa. since filing for bankruptcy
It’s no surprise that since Rite Aid started closing hundreds of stores after it filed bankruptcy in October, that many of the locations were in the Keystone State. After all, Pennsylvania is the pharmaceutical company’s home state. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...
State police warned Secret Service about Trump shooter, Pennsylvania chief says
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania’s top police officer faced questions Tuesday from lawmakers who wanted details on how the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement communicated when a gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump, killed one rallygoer and injured two others in Butler, Pennsylvania. Lawmakers were aghast to learn state police relayed […] The post State police warned Secret Service about Trump shooter, Pennsylvania chief says appeared first on Alabama Reflector.
Harrisburg University Closing International Campuses
Harrisburg University Closing International Campuses. (Harrisburg, PA) -- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is closing its two international campuses. The private STEM-focused university was founded in Harrisburg in 2001 before going on to open other campuses in Panama and in the United Arab Emirates. The university says its two international campuses are being closed due to financial issues.
Pennsylvania earmarks $11M to plug orphan and abandoned wells
(The Center Square) — Pennsylvania has spent more in recent years on plugging abandoned gas and oil wells, and the state budget will give the effort another boost. The budget, passed earlier in July, dedicated another $11 million “to plug as many wells as possible,” as the Shapiro administration noted in a press release. In March, the governor celebrated the 200th orphan well to be plugged. Abandoned wells are ones...
Americans divided over new law to buy a variety of beverages at supermarkets – but same rules will apply to everyone
AMERICANS who like to indulge in alcoholic drinks occasionally will have easier access to purchasing them this Fall. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 688, which allows residents to buy ready-to-drink cocktails at a plethora of locations, into law. The law, effective in mid-September, defines ready-to-drink cocktails as premixed...
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