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At the Pa. Turnpike Commission, layoffs and other big business largely decided behind closed doors Jonathan D. Silver, The Philadelphia Inquirer © YONG KIM/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS A car exits the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Valley Forge interchange 326 last June. On June 2, the Pennsylvania Turnpike commissioners gathered behind closed doors for a meeting that was about to dramatically change the lives of their workers. Other than a brief public statement that they had talked about “modifications to staffing levels and benefits,” there was little hint of what was...

Since the current Pennsylvania Constitution was adopted in 1968, it’s been amended more than 40 times. In this year’s primary, set for May 18, voters have the opportunity to add an additional three amendments. First, there is a proposed amendment that would prohibit the denial of an individual’s rights under Pennsylvania law because of their race or ethnicity. The proposal has proven to be largely uncontroversial and has stirred no organized opposition. Two other proposed amendments, on the other hand, have stirred much more urgent debate. Both arising from the coronavirus pand...

Hospital leaders and state lawmakers held a press conference Thursday to discuss the PA Heroes Act, which would provide $650 million in funding to support grants for the hospital community

Filmmaking is thriving in Lancaster County KEVIN STAIRIKER, LNP newspaper FacebookTwitterEmail LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Evan Scudner needed to make it rain on a cloudless summer day. And not just make it rain, but create a hurricanelike torrential downpour. So he did what any other clever film production veteran would do: He drew water from a nearby fire hydrant through three rain heads attached to a 55-foot-tall boom arm and coupled it with a wind machine with 7-foot propellers and an airplane engine, used otherwise for hurricane testing. “In some cases, it was a little too strong because i...

This legislation would create clear criteria for establishing a PTSI claim and would require a diagnosis. Author: Chelsea Koerbler (FOX43) Updated: 7:52 AM EDT April 30, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — A lot of resources are allocated to train, educate, and prepare first responders for the job, but the lawmakers working on new legislation say we sometimes fail to provide the support needed for first responders.  Under the bill, first responders would be entitled to benefits under the state's workers' compensation law for any psychological traumas that happen from the...