Pennsylvanians should support letting Obamacare tax credits expire

Pennsylvania’s 2024 election cycle was a mandate from voters — Democrats, Republicans, and independents — that it was time to reject the waste, fraud, and abuse plaguing our government programs and systems. At the end of this year, the Biden...

Scientists lose jobs and grants as US government shutdown takes a toll

The closure of the US government has shuttered the Smithsonian Institution’s museums and zoo and some of its research facilities. Credit: Anna Moneymaker/GettyThe shutdown of the US government, about to enter its third week, is starting to take a...

Pennsylvania education administrators sound alarm over state budget impasse that froze millions for schools, teachers

As a result, individual school districts are out millions of dollars. “All of our burden is placed on the local school district,” said John Augustine, director of the Greater Johnstown Career and Technology Center. He added that technical and...

Science The Cool Down Researchers discover surprising solution to major issue in beekeeping: 'You take an active role'

Researchers from Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences found that organic beekeeping practices could boost honey production by 50% over time compared to traditional methods. According to a news release from the university, which summarized...

Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is bringing prestige back to the trades and helping America’s skills shortage

In 1835, a packed Pennsylvania legislature nearly voted to repeal the state’s fledgling free education system after opponents labelled it too expensive and gathered 32,000 signatures. Enter Thaddeus Stevens, a fiery 43-year-old lawyer who was...

McCormick and parents groups hope Pennsylvania will opt in to tax credit scholarship program

To many parents, the decision between public or private school is almost exclusively based on cost. A new program, signed into federal law this year, hopes to make it much easier for all parents to have that choice, but Pennsylvania must first...

Yale researcher says Republican funding proposal could cost thousands of lives

The federal government shutdown on October 1, Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont has warned that 50,000 Americans could die each year if Democrats agree to the removal of Affordable Care Act subsidies. That removal has been proposed by...

Pennsylvania lawmakers review bill to ban public officials from crypto trading

Rep. Ben Waxman (D-Philadelphia) wants to stop public officials from owning or trading cryptocurrency while they hold office. He introduced House Bill 1812 in response to concerns that government officials and businesses are getting more involved...

Pennsylvania Female Construction Workers Earn Adjusted $56K per Year

The U.S. construction industry experienced a surge in demand in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. The intense real estate market during the pandemic highlighted the shortage of housing stock across the United States. Between 2020 and...

Understanding The Fed’s Balance Sheet, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The 67th Annual Meeting Of The National Association For Business Economics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thank you, Emily. And thank you to the National Association for Business Economics for the Adam Smith Award. It is an honor just to be mentioned alongside past recipients, including my predecessors Janet Yellen and Ben Bernanke. Thank you for this...

Pennsylvania man pleads guilty to arson attack on governor's mansion

(Reuters) -A 38-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday of attempting to murder Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro in an April arson attack on the governor’s residence in which he scaled a fence and ignited part of the house with...

Scientists to explore bottom of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County

Do treasure chests full of gold and jewels rest beneath the Pennsylvania waters of Lake Erie off eastern Erie County? Probably not. But scientists, who are using an uncrewed surface vehicle to explore and map nearly 100 square miles of lakebed...

Deck patching to restrict traffic on Route 119 bridge over Pennsylvania Turnpike

Drivers heading north on Route 119 in Hempfield will encounter daytime lane restrictions beginning Thursday while work is underway on the bridge carrying the highway over the Pennsylvania Turnpike. According to PennDOT, a northbound single-lane...

Pennsylvanians preserve pawpaw trees to try to lure back butterflies

By QUINN GLABICKI, Pittsburgh’s Public Source On a wooded hillside along the banks of the Allegheny River, Gabrielle Marsden brushed up against an oblong leaf: Asimina triloba. The American pawpaw. The deciduous tree bears North America’s largest...

Scientists Found the Potential Off Button for Stopping Chronic Pain

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: New research has found that chronic pain begins in a certain group of neurons near the brainstem. In...

Scientists Uncover the Brain’s Hidden Pain Switch

Fluorescent imaging of NPY+ neurons (green) throughout the brain are shown in addition to neurons in magenta that send projections to the PBN. Credit: J Nicholas Betley Researchers have found a set of brainstem neurons that can dial down chronic...

Popular Pennsylvania punk rockers to play Archer Music Hall

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Back in January, months before Allentown's new Archer Music Hall opened in March, LehighValleyNews.com listed acts the venue should get. No. 3 on the list was Scranton-born, Philadelphia-based melodic punk band The Menzingers, who...

Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. Initiates Legal Action Over Unauthorized Use of Albumin-binding Evans blue Targeted Radiotherapeutic (EB-TRT)

WEST CHESTER, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2025-- Molecular Targeting Technologies, Inc. (MTTI) has filed a formal legal complaint in the Court of Common Pleas for Chester County, Pennsylvania concerning the unauthorized use of its EB-TRT...

PPG introduces PPG MIX‘N’SHAKE automated stirring technology for body shops

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 14, 2025-- PPG (NYSE: PPG) today announced the introduction of PPG MIX‘N’SHAKE™ automated stirring technology designed to eliminate traditional manual stirring methods in the automotive refinish industry. The...

Pennsylvania’s CIO, CTO step down

Pennsylvania’s two top technology officials stepped down from their roles on Friday. As first reported by The Philadelphia Inquirer, State Chief Information Officer Amaya Capellan and Chief Technology Officer Brian Andrews have departed their...