Mary Wilson
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Slow going for Pa. transportation funding plan
A transportation funding bill isn’t expected to come up for a vote in the Pennsylvania House until November — at the earliest ...
11 years ago
Expanded medical testing for newborns sought in Pa.
Parents of children diagnosed with life-threatening diseases too late to receive treatment are calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to manda ...
11 years ago
Requests from inmates overwhelm Pa. open records system
Proposed revisions to Pennsylvania’s open records law appear to require more fine-tuning as lawmakers attempt to address a surging ...
11 years ago
Self-serving fallout from government shutdown surfaces
The 16-day federal shutdown for now is over, and elected officials and strategists assessing the effect on political capital are finding ...
11 years ago
Pa.’s proposed law to track more prescription drugs is on fast-track
Legislation to expand Pennsylvania’s program for tracking prescription drugs in the commonwealth just got a little more complicated ...
11 years ago
State official seeks changes for mental health delegates in Pa.
An official with the Department of Public Welfare is pushing for a statewide assessment of how mental health services are delivered in Pe ...
12 years ago
Pa. lawmakers go round and round on school property taxes
As state senators in Pennsylvania consider how to address soaring school property taxes, some say serious attempts at reform are a long w ...
12 years ago
Pa. lawmakers address escalating heroin use
Pennsylvania has the third highest number of heroin users, behind California and Illinois, according to state law enforcement officials. ...
12 years ago
Senior centers covering ‘middle ground’ proposed in Pa.
A Pennsylvania House Republican is trying to spread an idea that began in his district for a different kind of senior center. &nbs ...
12 years ago
Lawmaker wants online courses offered at all Pa. middle and high schools
A plan to make online courses available to middle school and high school students in Pennsylvania is before the state House. Onlin ...
12 years ago
Chipping away at Pa. potato sales restriction
If you had every kind of potato package allowed under Pennsylvania law, you could open a weight room. But you’d be missing 8-pound ...
12 years ago
Pa. health exchanges off to a slow start
More than a week after the federal health care exchange opened in Pennsylvania, shoppers are turning to pen and paper to begin their sear ...
12 years ago