The Morning Agenda
The Morning Agenda
Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth. The Morning Agenda — where our only agenda is you.Social links:
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A deep dive with La Tasha Williams, first Black woman elected Dauphin Co. judge.
November's election brought many shifts, with a number of Democratic candidates winning election over Republican candidates across the country. One of those candidates here in Central PA is La Tasha Williams. Did you know that if every one of WITF's sustaining circle members gives as little as $12…
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Gov. Shapiro elected chair of Chesapeake Bay board. And a reprieve for U.S. Steel – a ‘presidential exemption’ under Clean Air Act.
Chesapeake Bay officials have elected Gov. Josh Shapiro to lead a regional agreement to help clean and restore the waterway which gets its largest source of freshwater from Pennsylvania. The first-term Democrat will take the reins of the Chesapeake Executive Council at a tumultuous time for the for…
10:51
The Midstate gets its first snowfall of the season. And some hope in the fight against a debilitating disease
Central Pennsylvania on Tuesday got its first taste of winter weather, with between three and five inches of snow. Heavier totals were reported to the north and east of the Harrisburg area. Schools were closed or delayed in many communities with PennDOT crews pressed into service for snow removal.…
06:40
A tax credit aimed at energy efficiency is about to expire…and several school districts have gone to court against Pennsylvania’s largest cyber charter school operator.
Time is running out to take advantage of a tax credit for home improvements that help you use less energy. The federal Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit partially reimburses homeowners when they get an energy audit, weatherize their home, install new windows or buy a heat pump. Four western…
06:10
For some, Pa. Supreme Court clouds Sunshine Law. Shapiro signs CROWN Act – and files another lawsuit against Trump admin.
Local government groups across Pennsylvania are celebrating a state Supreme Court ruling that makes it easier for agencies to change their meeting agendas on the fly. Some transparency advocates however are sounding the alarm. Governor Josh Shapiro has joined 20 other states in another lawsuit ag…
09:25
State Supreme Court interprets Sunshine Law. And 10 contenders vie for longtime Pa. politician Dwight Evans’ Congressional seat.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Monday that local officials do not need to give 24-hour notice to make changes to public agendas. Dwight Evans has been a fixture in Pennsylvania's politics for decades. Evans announced earlier this year he'll be retiring at the end of his term - and there's no…
07:33
A Pa. township bans gas-powered leaf blowers. And the Mummers gear up for a milestone.
A township in suburban Philadelphia voted to ban gas-powered leaf blowers by 2029, becoming the first township in Pennsylvania to ban the noisy devices. While most of us are focused on the Thanksgiving holiday being observed this week, there's a group of Philadelphia musicians preparing for New Ye…
08:05
The river edition: News from the Susquehanna and Monongahela Rivers. And the seniors who tackle microplastics in Philly creeks.
Hanover Foods has agreed to pay $1.1 million in fines - and improve its wastewater treatment - to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by the Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper Association. The U.S. Department of Energy says it's loaning $1 billion to help finance the restart of the nuclear power plant on P…
13:05
A priest’s walk across Pa. is both pilgrimage and protest. And mixed education news: Youth homelessness rises, along with grad rates and childcare funding.
Catholic leaders are speaking out against immigration enforcement in President Donald Trump’s second term. One Chicago priest’s protest strategy? Walking from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Illinois, through Pennsylvania, on his way to Ellis Island in New York. A resolution approved by the state Hou…
11:02
Harrisburg protesters call attention to lax legislative ethics laws. And is cheaper catastrophic health insurance an option?
Protesters want Pennsylvania legislators to vote to bar themselves from receiving unlimited gifts or campaign contributions. Harrisburg Republicans joined energy-sector workers at the state Capitol to celebrate Pennsylvania's withdrawal from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or "reggie." Whe…
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