A strong coastal storm is forecast to drift away from the mid-Atlantic region today, but will bring rain to the Lehigh Valley and frozen precipitation to the Poconos. Rain may change back to snow later on tonight in parts of the region, forecasters say, as a secondary system impacts the area. A winter weather advisory … Read more
Stanford University has released a 2019 report on Pennsylvania’s charter schools and the results were overwhelmingly negative: 11 out of 15 Pennsylvania cyber schools were featured on a list of low-performing schools. With Pennsylvania’s current charter school laws being some of the most outdated and insufficient in the nation, the Wolf administration is proposing a three-part plan … Read more
Standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 207 pounds, Robert Martin III was unfazed at 18 second graders all using their “outside voices” inside the classroom. He patiently listened to the children discuss their next activity, their voices rising in crescendo over the next minute. As they gathered their tools — pens, pencils, binders, and paper — they … Read more
Source: PennLive $100,000 Club: More than 9,000 state workers earn six figures More than 9,000 people in Pennsylvania state government earned $100,000 or more in 2018, according to PennLive. There are now 9,071 state workers in the $100,000 club, an increase of 781 from last year. It’s the highest number since PennLive and The Patriot-News … Read more
Source: PennLive Gov. Tom Wolf’s change of heart on recreational marijuana could open the door to a rapidly growing new industry — and a potential revenue windfall worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Medical marijuana companies are currently subject to a 5 percent gross receipts tax, in addition to licensing fees and income taxes. Through … Read more
Source: PennLive WILLIAMSPORT – A South Williamsport woman went on trial Monday, charged in the death of a 4-year-old girl by leaving her for hours in a hot car in July 2016. Samaria Motyka died when she was left for than six hours in an SUV with the windows closed on a mid-July day in … Read more
Source: PennLive Don Carter Jr. is keeping the tight labor market in mind as he rebuilds Dockside Willies in Wormleysburg following a fire. The kitchen design incorporates automated elements such as a timed track oven and video monitors. He’ll still have to hire chefs, just not as many. “It uncomplicates it for everyone in the kitchen,” … Read more
Source: PennLive Former Vice President Joe Biden did his best to nationalize Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District race Sunday with a searing critique of President Donald Trump and his GOP Congressional majorities. “We all know in our gut there’s something different about this year’s elections,” Biden told a crowd of more than 1,000 who waited through … Read more