They’re all big games to first year Penn State football coach Bill O’Brien, but even he acknowledges things will be a bit different this Saturday evening. “For me to sit up here and say it’s not a big game, you know, that’s crazy,” O’Brien said during Tuesday’s media availability. “This is Ohio State.” The Buckeyes […]
Pennsylvania drivers are among those with the highest risks of crossing paths with a deer while driving. But your biggest risk of running into a deer is in West Virginia. State Farm Insurance says drivers in West Virginia have a one in 40 chance of a collision with a deer. Pennsylvania’s rank has dropped from […]
Structural prison reforms are already being put into place, designed to produce better outcomes and save the state up to $350-million dollars over five years. That was the first half of the Justice Reinvestment initiative (SB 100), which was signed into law in July. Like the first bill, the second piece of the Justice Reinvestment […]
Stressed out parents are more likely to have obese kids, according to a new study to be published in next month’s edition of the journal Pediatrics. “When you add things up you can get something that’s called a stressor pile-up,” says Dr. Elizabeth Prout Parks of The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. “So you may be […]
Two candidates vying to become the state’s top prosecutor will debate in suburban Harrisburg tonight. The Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) and Pennsylvania Legislative Correspondents’ Association (PLCA) have teamed up to host the forum at the Widener School of Law’s Harrisburg campus. Democrat Kathleen Kane is a prosecutor from northeastern Pennsylvania, and Republican David Freed is […]
The direct economic activity generated by nonprofit arts groups and their audiences adds up to more than $2.5-billion dollars in Pennsylvania, according to a new study by Americans for the Arts. “We pay our taxes, we spend in our communities and we create jobs,” explains Jenny Hershour, managing director of Citizens for the Arts in Pennsylvania. […]
On this week’s Radio PA Roundtable, Brad Christman and Matt Paul are joined by F&M College political analyst Terry Madonna to reflect on the life and career of Arlen Specter. The former U.S. Senator passed away October 14th at the age of 82. You’ll also get an update on the new bills that are about […]
Attorneys for Jerry Sandusky have filed post-trial motions seeking a new trial. They’ve added Philadelphia attorney Norris Gelman to the defense team. The filing in Centre County Court raises questions of insufficient evidence, insufficient time to prepare the defense and claims the statute of limitations had expired on some of the charges against the former […]
A new report finds that one in four Pennsylvania households is living below the self-sufficiency standard. Pathways PA calls that standard the true cost of living, and they’ve crunched the numbers county-by-county. “We look at the cost of food, transportation, health care, housing and child care as well as miscellaneous costs,” explains senior policy director […]
Sexting involves the electronic transmission of nude or sexually explicit photos. It’s all too common among teens, and this bill ensures that the penalty matches the crime. State Rep. Seth Grove (R-York) says the only way to deal with juvenile sexting under existing law was through a child pornography charge. “Kids within that age cohort, […]