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A jury is in place for the child sex abuse trial of Jerry Sandusky, with the case set to begin next week. It took a little less than two days to pick a panel to hear the charges against the former Penn State assistant football coach. The panel of 12 jurors and 4 alternates was […]
The judge has issued several rulings ahead of the start of jury selection June 5th in the Jerry Sandusky trial. The media will not be allowed to tweet, blog or communicate electronically from the courtroom during the child sexual abuse trial of the former Penn State assistance football coach. Judge John Cleland reversed part of an earlier […]
Overall General Fund revenue collections in Pennsylvania were lower than anticipated in May according to the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue. The state collected 1-point-9 billion dollars in General Fund revenue last month, 2-point-3 percent less than expected. It follows two months of stronger than expected revenues in March and April. The state Senate’s proposed budget […]
Radio PA Roundtable is a 30-minute program featuring in-depth reporting on the top news stories of the week. Professionally produced and delivered every Friday, Roundtable includes commercial breaks for local sale and quarterly reports for affiliate files. Click the audio player below to hear the full broadcast: [audio:https://s3.amazonaws.com/witfaudio/radiopa/Roundtable06-01-12.mp3]
A federal mandate requires specialized training for lawyers representing abused and neglected children, if the state is to continue to receive $950,000 dollars a year for related services. The state Supreme Court’s Office of Children and Families in the Courts responded with a first-of-its-kind training DVD. “Even though it started out to particularly meet a […]
Governor Tom Corbett traveled to Visitation BVM Elementary in Norristown Wednesday to sign House Bill 1610 into law. It’s designed to protect young athletes from Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Darren Sudman lost his 3 month old son Simon to Sudden Cardiac Arrest and set out to find ways to protect other children. He says the new […]