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Pa. gets millions of dollars to reclaim old mine land, and hackers hit state courts system website [podcast]

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FILE - The Pennsylvania Capitol is seen, Dec. 16, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pa. Four of Pennsylvania’s top universities are getting closer to receiving their overdue state subsidies after the state House of Representatives passed their appropriation on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, with the caveat the schools must freeze tuition next year.

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FILE - The Pennsylvania Capitol is seen, Dec. 16, 2021, in Harrisburg, Pa. Four of Pennsylvania’s top universities are getting closer to receiving their overdue state subsidies after the state House of Representatives passed their appropriation on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, with the caveat the schools must freeze tuition next year.

Federal money coming to Pennsylvania is meant to help clean up old mine sites and improve water quality.

 

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State lawmakers are working to create a Department of Disability Rights, Employment, Accessibility and Mobility, or DREAM.

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Portions of the Pennsylvania Courts website are down — due to a cyber attack.

Each weekday morning, host Tim Lambert will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

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