HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania General Assembly has missed the deadline set for it by the state Supreme Court without passing a legislative solution to the commonwealth’s unconstitutional sentencing scheme for second-degree murder. A killing is considered second-degree murder if it occurs ...
HARRISBURG — A broadband grant program that the Trump administration abruptly canceled last year can be restored without language that allowed race to be used as a factor in awarding funding, a federal judge has ruled. In a case challenging the program’s termination, U.S. District Judge ...
As large-scale solar projects become a growing part of Pennsylvania’s energy mix, policymakers and communities are confronting an increasingly important question: What happens to the panels and other equipment when these facilities reach the end of their useful lives? Solar panels generally have a life span of 25 to 30 years; although systems may continue operating, be upgraded or be repowered. A new state law will ensure that when facilities are ultimately retired, landowners are not left with the cost of removing them. Senate Bill 349 was signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro on ...
Pennsylvania’s Public School Code, which was updated as part of the 2026-27 budget deal, adds a provision allowing school districts to use existing state education funding to implement later school start times. The School Code, amended by House Bill 1505, permits school districts to use basic education, transportation and special education funding, among other state education dollars, to cover the costs of adopting later start times. Before adopting a later start time, districts would be required to post the proposal online and solicit public comment at two advertised school board ...
Penn Cambria High School social studies teacher Jessica Burlingame never thought she’d travel the world, let alone teach others on the internet how to do it on a budget. “You never know where life is going to take you,” she said. After launching her social media platform, ...
PORTAGE — Thirty years ago, sisters Dawn Tomasko Kline and Naomi Tomasko Stager envisioned bringing a one-of-a-kind playground to Portage after seeing a large wooden playground in another town. According to Shannon Weber, Stager’s daughter, they wanted to build a place that would spark ...
