HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: * * * Office of Attorney General opposes challenges to the forthcoming regulations; Pennsylvania Human Relations Act continues to offer protections to students * * * Attorney General Michelle Henry is continuing efforts to protect all students from sex discrimination by joining with fifteen state Attorneys General to ensure new regulations under Title IX go into effect as intended next more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Pennsylvania Auditor General Timothy DeFoor issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: Auditor General Timothy L. DeFoor today highlighted the need for PennDOT to implement process improvements for its bridge inspections, especially those bridges rated in overall poor condition or in critical or imminent risk of failing. "I am here to tell you as an auditor that processes matter," Auditor General DeFoor said. "It's important for our safety and the more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: Today, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is releasing a digital video reminding voters in Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District of Scott Perry's dangerous extremism and the chaos he creates in Congress. In June, at the request of Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson appointed Perry to the House Intel Committee despite being actively under investigation from  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued the following news on July 30, 2024: Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources State Parks Director John Hallas today announced the first phase of improvements to transform Denton Hill State Park into a four-season recreational destination in Potter County. A first phase this summer will include the improvement of current hiking and biking trails; upgrading and open more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 31, 2024: As recently as May, visitors to Ryan Mackenzie's website could find a section proudly highlighting his "100% pro-life voting record" and his anti-choice work in the Pennsylvania House. But as new reporting from The Keystone exposed, "that section has since been completely scrubbed from the campaign website." Mackenzie clearly thinks he can lie right to his voters' faces. W more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * By backing Donald Trump, Mercuri is embracing his far-right agenda * * * Trump and Rob Mercuri's Project 2025 is an extreme manifesto that would have far-reaching consequences for Pennsylvania schools, students, workers, and families. A self professed Trump supporter, Mercuri and his Project 2025 would severely hurt working families and our education system by: * more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 1 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Attorney General Michelle Henry announces a new complaint form for Pennsylvanians encountering hardships with airline travel, ranging from flight delays and cancellations to boarding problems. The new form is available on the Office of Attorney General website (https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/submit-a-complaint/aviation-complaint/) and is a response to an uptick, nationwide, in consumer  more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on July 30, 2024: * * * Governor Shapiro continues his work to lower costs for Pennsylvanians and provide digital services that are responsive, user-friendly, and accessible to every Pennsylvanian. Building on Pennsylvania's free state tax preparation tool myPATH, IRS Direct File will help Pennsylvanians save time and money by allowing people to prepare and file their federal taxes for fr more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Grasses cover about 40% of the Earth's land surface, thriving in a multitude of environments. The evolutionary success of this plant family, which includes rice, maize, wheat and bamboo, likely results from a history of whole-genome duplications, according to a new analysis led by Penn State biologists. The research team compared the genomes from a diverse selection of over  more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Penn State Interim Executive Vice President and Provost Tracy Langkilde has elevated Kathleen Bieschke to senior vice provost, effective as of July 1, in recognition of the important role she plays in supporting the many functions of the provost's office. In her new role, Bieschke will now lead both the Office of Faculty Affairs formerly the Office of the Vice Provost for Facu more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Approximately 670 parking spaces at the Eisenhower Deck will reopen for use beginning Monday, Aug. 5. The partial reopening comes after the successful reconstruction of a section of the parking deck that was damaged in August 2023. Eisenhower Deck reopening information for Yellow F permit holders Effective Aug. 5, all summer supplementary parking permits issued to Yellow F more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 31 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: ALTOONA, Pa. Ron Darbeau, chancellor and dean at Penn State Altoona, has been named associate vice president for Commonwealth Campuses in Penn State's Office of the Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses (OVPCC), effective Aug. 1. In addition to his new duties, Darbeau will continue to serve as chancellor and dean at Altoona. Darbeau succeeds David Callejo Perez, who was appointed chancellor and more PR