F&M Poll: PA Voters Say Government, Politicians #1 Problem
With a budget standoff that's nearly four months old, the new Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania voters think the state is "on the wrong track."
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With a budget standoff that's nearly four months old, the new Franklin and Marshall College Poll shows nearly two-thirds of Pennsylvania voters think the state is "on the wrong track."
The first ever Farm To School day was held at Upper Moreland Primary School.
PennDOT officials are in the middle of launching a pilot program to install a GPS device inside snow plow and salt trucks so drivers can track their progress during storms.
The Pentagon said Wednesday that U.S. fighter jets were tracking an unmanned Army surveillance blimp that tore loose from its ground tether in Maryland and drifted north over Pennsylvania.
With Pennsylvania operating without a budget since July 1, the state Senate today failed to override Governor Wolf's veto of temporary, stopgap funding legislation.
Police say the victim, identified as 29-year-old Andrew Miller, was found on State Road near the intersection with Mill Road a little after 8 a.m.
Republican Bruce Castor was district attorney from 2000-to-2008. Since then he's been a county commissioner. He's up against Democrat Kevin Steele, who's been First Assistant District Attorney since 2008.
As the House gave final legislative approval and sent the bill to the governor Tuesday, the sponsor of the bill, Republican Ron Marsico, said his measure is a "public safety issue, not a labor issue."
The Amtrak crash in Philadelphia that killed five people earlier this year had many lawmakers calling for immediate implementation of a speed enforcement system, one the National Transportation Safety Board says could have prevented that derailment. But today, Congress passed a bill delaying the safety upgrades.
Mayor Nutter has proposed a timeline for abolishing the School Reform Commission by September 2018. It's part of his recommendations to the next mayor for improving Philadelphia public schools.
Pennsylvania lawmakers have spent months wrangling over the budget and the impact of the impasse is being felt statewide. The stalemate could have long-term effects on some of the state's most vulnerable: children.
The accident was reported Tuesday night on Route 22 westbound.
The attorney for a member of Kathleen Kane's security detail was in court today, arguing charges against his client, Patrick Reese, should be dropped.
A top Democratic state senator from Philadelphia is calling for the resignation of a state Supreme Court justice over controversial emails.
