Federal officials say the government hopes to pinpoint the source of a salmonella outbreak linked to ground turkey very soon. The outbreak dates back to March and Pennsylvania has confirmed five cases in the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia areas. One death has been reported in California and 71 people have been sickened in two dozen other […]
Is ‘summer fever’ spreading in your office? In a recent survey of employee productivity, CareerBuilder found that 26% of employers think their workers are less productive in the summer. Some of the possible culprits: sunny weather, vacation plans and kids being home from school. But there are other factors at play. “Workers really have just […]
The State House Education Committee opened two days of informational hearing today on school choice and charter schools today. The state education secretary has laid out the Corbett administration’s views on school choice. Ron Tomalis told the Committee we must ask ourselves why we force parents to send their children to a particular school rather […]
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says a majority of U. S. hospitals do not fully support breastfeeding with their practices for new moms. There’s been improvement according to CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden, but the progress has been really slow in getting hospitals to adopt practices that support breastfeeding. Dr. Frieden […]
Governor Tom Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett introduced the new “First Pets” today. The Corbetts received hundreds of suggested names from children across the Keystone State. 37-children submitted the name “Penny.” 4-children submitted the name “Harry.” Each of them will receive an autographed picture of the First Family — complete with the “First […]
A new study by researchers at Penn State and the Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging shows different perceptions over what’s important among caregivers, and relatives who are in early stages of dementia. Caregivers may not understand priorities for their older relative in terms of autonomy, burden, control, family and safety. Steven Zarit, a professor and head […]
July was the best month so far for slots revenues in Pennsylvania. The state’s newest casino gets much of the credit. If you take away the Sugar House Casino, which opened in September 2010, slots revenues for the 9 other casinos in Pennsylvania were actually down 3.5% last month. With the Philadelphia casino added, July […]
With the threat of a historic financial default hanging over their heads, a last minute plan emerged that was able to garner the support of President Barack Obama and a majority of Congress. It allows for a $2-trillion dollar increase in the nation’s debt limit, in exchange for $2-trillion dollars in cuts over the next […]
Pennsylvania’s motor carrier inspectors conducted more than 93,000 random truck inspections last year, a 14% increase from the previous year. State troopers also checked motor coaches and inspected 28,000 school buses across the state. Their efforts earned them the highest marks for providing timely and accurate information to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Pennsylvania […]
The five year funding plan, outlined in the final report, could generate an additional $2.5-billion dollars in annual transportation funding. The report indicates that the governor’s Transportation Funding Advisory Commission (TFAC) was directed not to consider hiking the gas tax, leasing the turnpike, or assumed federal aid. With those ideas off-the-table, the ultimate funding recommendations […]