Central Pennsylvania colleges react to Supreme Court overturning Affirmative Action

After four decades of legal precedent, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges can no longer use affirmative action. The vote split was 6-3 with conservative justices all ruling against the policy. “Regardless of my feelings or anyone else’s feelings about the decision, it is the law of the land,” said John Jones, the president of … Read more

Why are undated mail ballots such a big deal in Pennsylvania?

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is expected to soon rule on a case that could decide whether undated mail ballots can be counted in the quickly approaching Nov. 8 election. The case comes after years of highly partisan litigation that yielded no firm legal consensus on how counties should treat the ballots.   Continue reading on Spotlight … Read more