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New campaign targets unfunded mandates in PA municipalities Hershey) -- A statewide network of municipal officials has launched a new campaign designed to call attention to unfunded mandates. The Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors' so-called "Take Aim at Unfunded Mandates" program was unveiled at the group's annual conference earlier this month. Executive Director David Sanko says too often, communities are required to pay for initiatives they can't afford. "This will... Read more ...

PA court system allows tweeting in Sandusky trial, but bans verbatim quotes The beginning of Jerry Sandusky’s child sex abuse trial next week has given Pennsylvania courts an opportunity to set new rules to address the use of Twitter in the courtroom. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has ordered that reporters covering jury selection and the trial of the former Penn State defensive coordinator can tweet from the courtroom, as long as they don’t... Read more ...

Board approves format change for witf Harrisburg) -- The Board of Directors for witf has unanimously approved the proposed FM format change for the station. Beginning June 25th, central Pennsylvania's public radio station will add several NPR programs, such as Talk of the Nation and the Diane Rehm Show, as well as the BBC World Service. Classical music programming will be eliminated, but witf has added a classical music online stream... Read more ...

New TV Listings Guide! You asked for it, and here it is—witf’s new TV Listings Guide! Read more ...

PA’s Chesapeake cleanup plan met with skepticism from EPA Harrisburg) -- Federal environmental regulators have made their final review the commonwealth’s plans for reducing pollution into the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. The Environmental Protection Agency has resolved to closely oversee Pennsylvania’s efforts to reduce storm water pollution. Shawn Garvin, a regional administrator with the federal agency, explains why the EPA deemed the state plan unfeasible. "It's a pretty ambitious, heavy... Read more ...

GOP leaders call concerns of an imperiled agenda “bunk” Harrisburg) -- Top Republican lawmakers are defending their accomplishments in the face of recent reports that GOP advisers and donors see room for more cooperation between the Corbett Administration and the Legislature. House Majority Leader Mike Turzai says he takes issue with any assertion the GOP-controlled General Assembly hasn’t been able to get a lot done. "In my opinion, it's bunk... Read more ...

New campaign targets unfunded mandates in PA municipalities

PA court system allows tweeting in Sandusky trial, but bans verbatim quotes

Board approves format change for witf

New TV Listings Guide!

PA’s Chesapeake cleanup plan met with skepticism from EPA

GOP leaders call concerns of an imperiled agenda “bunk”

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The state of employment in Pennsylvania
Radio Smart Talk for Monday, June 4: Veterans returning home from overseas, students just out of college, and longtime career professionals are just some of the people who find themselves without jobs these days. Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate at 7.4 percent may be about half a point below the national average, but thousands still find themselves without work. The federal government…

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Looking ahead to witf's Hang Tough: Dick Winters in Normandy coverage and events of D-Day
Radio Smart Talk for Friday, June 1: Major Dick Winters was made famous by the book and the film Band of Brothers. Both the book and movie followed the exploits of the Winters-led Easy Company during World War II in France after the invasion of Normandy on D-Day -- June 6, 1944 . Since the film first aired on HBO…

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The Hockey Stick and Climate Change Wars
Radio Smart Talk for Thursday, May 31: There may be no more polarizing issue today than that of whether temperatures on Earth are rising and whether man is the reason why. The debate is passionate, often personal, has a secular vs. religion aspect to it, and sometimes gets down right ugly. Radio Smart Talk has hosted pro-con debates of climate…

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