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Measure would force state into federal school choice tax credit

Gov. Josh Shapiro has not indicated whether Pennsylvania will opt into a new federal tax credit program that supporters say would generate hundreds of millions of dollars in scholarships, mostly for private school tuition. A bipartisan group of Senators said Wednesday they will introduce legislation to make the decision for Shapiro and have the state join the Educational Freedom Tax Credit program. The measure would have to also clear the Democrat-controlled House, and even then, Shapiro could veto the legislation if he decides to do so. Three other states — Kansas, Kentucky and ...

Senators urge Spotted Lanternfly damage research legislation

U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick are teaming up to introduce legislation they say will protect farms and strengthen the agricultural economy. The Spotted Lanternfly Research and Development Act, introduced last week by both Pennsylvania senators along with U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden, ...

Happy glamping: State parks roll out luxury camping programs

KIDDER TOWNSHIP — It’s the height of summer at Hickory Run State Park’s family campground, where cicadas hum, birds sing, and the heat and humidity persist even in the shade. But when campers unzip a canvas door and step inside one of the park’s new tents, the soft thrum of an air ...

Logan Township Planning Commission OKs new Chipotle building

Members of the Logan Township Planning Commission unanimously approved a subdivision plan with a modification and a land development plan for the upcoming Park Hills Plaza Chipotle Mexican Grill on Tuesday evening. Owen England, director of business development at Quattro Development, ...

Blair County Prison inmate seeks to join class action suit

An Altoona man awaiting trial on multiple burglary charges has filed a petition with the U.S. District Court in Johnstown complaining about conditions in the Blair County Prison. Asher Trainer, 31, has been an inmate in the 157-year-old facility since last Nov. 25 after he was arrested as ...

Law enforcement leaders ponder fate of skill games

With a mid-October time frame in mind, law enforcement leaders in Pennsylvania are pondering the fate of an estimated 70,000 so-called “skill games” that the state’s highest court has found to be illegal gambling machines. Pennsylvania State Police said in a statement issued Wednesday they will be “prepared to act” when the Oct. 13 effective date of the Supreme Court decision arrives, and the agency is still developing its enforcement plans in conjunction with local law enforcement. Meanwhile, Berks County District Attorney John Adams — who last month said he could either ...