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1 week ago | 
phl17.com | Alton Northup |Brady Doran |Dennis Owens
(WHTM)– The wait might be getting longer for Pennsylvanians who want to legalize recreational marijuana. Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget counted on hundreds of millions of dollars in fees and taxes on marijuana this year, but Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R-Indiana) said it’s a non-starter in the budget deal currently being negotiated.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Brady Doran |Dennis Owens
(WHTM) — Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman says the state budget will not be done in time to meet the June 30 deadline. It’s no mystery that budget negotiations have not gone smoothly. Sen. Pittman (R-41) held a press conference on Wednesday, June 18, to discuss the current situation regarding state budget negotiations. Sen. Pittman says increases to Medicaid spending are a huge issue, and Pennsylvania can’t accommodate a $2 billion increase in Medicaid funding.
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1 week ago | 
yourerie.com | Brady Doran |Dennis Owens
(WHTM) — School is out for the summer, but a program that relies on students reporting tips of potential violence is not taking vacation. The Safe2Say program had another robust year, and Attorney General Dave Sunday had a press conference to discuss it. The conference occurred at Carlisle High School on Monday, which AG Sunday says is one of the schools that does well with Safe2Say by training staff, students, and parents on how to use it.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Brady Doran
(WHTM) — The state budget is due in less than two weeks, and one of the most important pieces of the puzzle is skill games. The slot machine-type terminals have become massively popular across the Commonwealth, with them being found in restaurants, gas stations, laundry mats, and more. The machines have sparked an intense battle at the state capitol, with lawmakers debating how to tax and regulate them. Lawmakers will likely not meet the budget deadline by June 30.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Brady Doran |Kayla Schmidt
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– The Harrisburg School District is set to end its receivership, so what does that mean? On Wednesday at midnight, the district will no longer be under receivership, meaning the school board will resume governance of the district. The district says that governance has been in the hands of a court-appointed receiver for the past six years, following a hearing due to the Pennsylvania Department of Education petitioning the court to have the state assume control of the district.
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1 week ago | 
abc27.com | Dennis Owens |Brady Doran
(WHTM) — School is out for the summer, but a program that relies on students reporting tips of potential violence is not taking vacation. The Safe2Say program had another robust year, and Attorney General Dave Sunday had a press conference to discuss it. The conference occurred at Carlisle High School on Monday, which AG Sunday says is one of the schools that does well with Safe2Say by training staff, students, and parents on how to use it.
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2 weeks ago | 
phl17.com | Brady Doran |Dennis Owens
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Work is underway to implement security recommendations after an arsonist firebombed Governor Josh Shapiro’s Harrisburg residence in April. Construction on the Governor’s residence has been going on since just hours after Cody Balmer allegedly attacked the residence, but it’s shifted from fire restoration to security upgrades. The incident exposes multiple security deficiencies, and an independent report made recommendations on how to fix them.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc27.com | Storm Wolf |Brady Doran |Dennis Owens
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM)– Work is underway to implement security recommendations after an arsonist firebombed Governor Josh Shapiro’s Harrisburg residence in April. Construction on the Governor’s residence has been going on since just hours after Cody Balmer allegedly attacked the residence, but it’s shifted from fire restoration to security upgrades.
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2 weeks ago | 
abc27.com | Brady Doran |Kaylee Lindenmuth
HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WHTM)– An officer was shot while responding to a domestic violence call in Hagerstown, Md., on Thursday morning, and a suspect is in custody. The Hagerstown Police Department said officers responded to the 700 block of Forrest Drive for a domestic violence-related call at 5 a.m. on June 12. A male suspect fired a round at an officer, striking him in the arm. Around 4:30 p.m., the suspect, identified as Daniel Anderson, 40, of Hagerstown, surrendered to police.
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3 weeks ago | 
yourerie.com | Brady Doran |Hayden Sherry |Dennis Owens
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro highlighted his plan to steer an additional $200 million to mass transit across Pennsylvania, calling it a lifeline for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians. Lou Diehl is vision-impaired and relies on mass transit. Although his vision is not perfect, he sees public transit’s value quite clearly. “When I was 19 years old, I began to lose the remainder of my eyesight,” said Diehl. “Don’t look at it as an object or a problem to be solved.
