Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Capital-Star
- Representation matters: Why we need diverse teachers in Pennsylvania schools
hows that students need to see themselves reflected in their teachers, and all students benefit from being taught by teachers of color. Yet in Pennsylvania, where 38.1% of students are African American, only 6.6% of teachers identify as African American.
- Self-deleting message apps confound Pa.’s public access law, Senate panel hears
Open records advocates called on members of the Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee to consider legislation to address the use of platforms like Signal and SnapChat, to ensure they can’t be used as an end run around the state’s public access laws.
- Capital-Star Q&A: Congressman Brendan Boyle talks budget, ‘DOGE bros,’ and blue collar workers
Boyle spoke about a wide range of issues including the challenges facing the panel, the impact Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is having on Pennsylvanians, winning over blue collar workers, and his optimism that Democrats will win the House back in 2026.
WITF Central PA
- Ready, Set, Explore Forces & Motion
Explore forces and motion with Pennon Education at York County Libraries’ Village Library! Saturday, May 3 • 10:30am – 12:30pm Village Library 35 North Main Street, STE C, Jacobus, PA 17407 Get FREE Tickets! During this free Remake Learning Days event, families can explore forces and motion […]
- Trump’s back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say
As the Department of Veterans Affairs calls staff working in telehealth into offices across the country, a widespread concern about lack of space has emerged. The change will compromise medical ethics and patients’ privacy, clinicians and advocates at multiple VA locations told NPR. Telehealth […]
- 23andMe is filing for bankruptcy. Here’s what it means for your genetic data
The genetic testing company 23andMe — which allows users to spit in a tube and send away the sample for a detailed DNA analysis — is filing for bankruptcy. The California biotech firm announced in a statement this week that it had entered the federal bankruptcy process with the goal of […]
Hidden City Philadelphia
- Helping Hand Rescue Mission Imperiled by Revolving Door of Developers
On the edge of Northern Liberties, a safe haven has supported residents with fewer means for 120 years. Today, a haphazard townhouse project is putting the mission, and neighbors, at risk with little accountability
Billy Penn
- Community College’s union sets Wednesday strike date
The union representing faculty and staff at Community College of Philadelphia has set a strike deadline for 7 a.m. this Wednesday, March 26, if a new contract agreement is not The post Community College’s union sets Wednesday strike date appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY.
- Mientras algunos inmigrantes consideran abandonar el país, un grupo de defensa de derechos aconseja quedarse, pero planificar
Read this story in English here El miedo puede confundir, alarmar y paralizar. Todas son reacciones normales ante una aparente amenaza. Para muchos inmigrantes en Filadelfia, la ansiedad sobre un The post Mientras algunos inmigrantes consideran abandonar el país, un grupo de defensa de derechos aconseja quedarse, pero planificar appeared first on Billy Penn at WHYY.
WHYY Philadelphia
- What is Signal, the messaging app where Trump officials texted war plans to a journalist?
National security officials texted war plans for military strikes in Yemen to a group chat in the secure messaging app that included the editor-in-chief for The Atlantic.
- Watch live: Top intel officials testify amid war group chat fallout
Sensitive U.S. military attack plans were discussed and inadvertently leaked to a journalist via a Signal app group chat.
- Voters will break 101-101 deadlock with special election for Pennsylvania House vacancy
The race will provide a glimpse of voter sentiment in the state that Republican President Donald Trump won narrowly in November.
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Berks County TV
- Powerful Interests Poured $18M Into Top PA Lawmakers’ Campaign Coffers
Lobbyists say such donations can lead to access, but the state's weak transparency laws make it nearly impossible to trace influence. The post Powerful Interests Poured $18M Into Top PA Lawmakers’ Campaign Coffers appeared first on BCTV.
- Students From Berks Take Honors at Science & Engineering Fair
Two Lancaster Country Day School students who reside in Berks County — Jermaine Edwards and Jared Hopgood — were among the winners of the 2025 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair. The post Students From Berks Take Honors at Science & Engineering Fair appeared first on BCTV.
Public Source
- Site of former Donny’s Place gay bar isn’t historic, Pittsburgh planners agree
Representatives of Donald Thinnes’ estate countered a petition to designate the Polish Hill building as historic, arguing that the site was unremarkable and should become housing. The post Site of former Donny’s Place gay bar isn’t historic, Pittsburgh planners agree appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
- Allegheny County special election results: Pa. House District 35
This election to fill a Mon Valley seat will decide which party controls the 203-member lower chamber in Harrisburg. The post Allegheny County special election results: Pa. House District 35 appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
