PA Headlines | April 10 | How to protect against wildfires.

The National Weather Service issued an elevated risk of wildfire spread Thursday. Forecasters say the combination of marginally dry and breezy conditions is creating an elevated risk of wildfire spread across most of central Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's wildfire season runs from March through May. …

PA Headlines | April 9 | Grassroots candidate Justin Douglas enters Congressional primary vs. Janelle Stelson.

Five weeks before Pennsylvania’s primary, a self-declared grassroots candidate is trying to upset the Democratic Party’s endorsed choice for Congress. The winner will face Republican Scott Perry in a contest projected to be competitive for a U.S. House seat. The voter registration deadline for the…

PA Headlines | April 8 | Thousands of Pennsylvanians drop health insurance.

More than 120,000 Pennsylvanians have dropped health insurance coverage through the state's marketplace this year. Premium spikes and the loss of federal subsidies are playing a role. It’s well known that smoking can lead to lung cancer. New research now finds a connection between lung cancer and …

PA Headlines | April 7 | While lawmakers consider raising Pa.’s minimum wage, a PR firm campaigns against it.

Pennsylvania Democrats recently got a bill to raise the minimum wage through the state House, though it likely will face resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate. It’s the third time in four years that this chain of events is playing out on this issue. But a public relations firm is now getting invo…

PA Headlines | April 6 | Why firefighters are feeling the pinch in Pa.

Pennsylvania firefighters say they’re feeling the pinch as private equity firms buy up truck manufacturers. At one time, fire departments had two dozen independent companies to choose from to acquire and service their apparatus – but options have dwindled as private equity firms consolidate factori…

PA Headlines | April 3 | Public outcry at a Perry County data center meeting.

A rural Perry County township nestled in the crook of the Susquehanna is joining a national debate over the construction of data centers. Watts Township supervisors moved Wednesday night’s meeting outside as more than 125 people showed up and filled the room past capacity. Last year in Chester Cou…

PA Headlines | April 2 | Assessing adequacy funding, plus PIAA playoffs, in Pa. schools.

Top Pennsylvania lawmakers say school districts may need to demonstrate improvements before additional state dollars are guaranteed. This year’s budget proposal includes a third installment of adequacy funds for historically underfunded schools. A bill in the state House of Representative would al…

PA Headlines | April 1 | A deep dive into medical “facility fees.”

A former U-S Attorney in Pittsburgh will lead a new White House task force to eliminate fraud. Pennsylvania home care workers, who provide daily caregiving to seniors and others, say an additional $800 million dollars is needed to raise reimbursement rates and pay for workers. They want to see som…

PA Headlines | March 31 | Approaching April 15, only half of Pennsylvanians have taken advantage of a new tax credit.

The April 15th tax filing deadline is about two weeks away, and Governor Josh Shapiro is encouraging Pennsylvanians to take advantage of a new state tax credit. The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit was created in the current state budget. The Pennsylvania Fast Track Permit program coordinates mul…

PA Headlines | March 30 | Over 1,000 people protest Trump at Pa. Capitol for “No Kings” rally.

Well over a thousand people protesting Donald Trump’s presidency rallied on Harrisburg’s Capitol steps Saturday. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court late last week ruled that mandatory life sentences without parole are unconstitutional for people convicted of second-degree murder. Last summer, our par…