Tom Lehman

1 week ago | wgal.com | Tom Lehman

Pennsylvania's House of Representatives on Tuesday passed legislation that would increase the share of state sales tax funding for transit funding for mass transit, a move aimed at staving off big cuts for some authorities and potentially supporting increased services around the Commonwealth. The measure passed 107 to 96, with all but two Democrats and several Republicans backing the legislation.

1 week ago | wgal.com | Tom Lehman

Former New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez has begun serving an 11-year federal sentence for bribery and corruption charges at a medium-security prison in Schuylkill County, Pa.Menendez arrived Tuesday morning at the Federal Correctional Institution Schuylkill, which also includes a minimum-security prison camp. The 71-year-old former senior senator from New Jersey was convicted of multiple counts of accepting bribes, including gold bars, a luxury car, and cash from New Jersey businessmen.

1 week ago | wgal.com | Tom Lehman

Attorney General Dave Sunday on Monday visited Carlisle High School to spotlight how the Safe2Say Something program has supported students and communities during the 2024-25 school year. The anonymous reporting system, administered by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, provides a platform for students and community members to report bullying, threats, acts of violence, and other concerns within school communities.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Tom Lehman

NATURALIZATION CEREMONY THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND AND 41 PEOPLE FROM MORE THAN 20 COUNTRIES EACH TOOK THEIR OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AND BECAME U.S. CITIZENS. MY NEW NAME IS LEX GURUNG AND I’M ORIGINALLY FROM NEPAL. LEX GURUNG WAS AMONG THOSE WHO RECEIVED THEIR CITIZENSHIP IN THE CEREMONY FRIDAY AT THE HISTORIC CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE. IN HIS CASE, IT ALSO CAME WITH A NAME CHANGE. IT WAS A MOMENT THAT LEFT HIM SOMEWHAT SPEECHLESS.

2 weeks ago | wgal.com | Tom Lehman

HEARD. TRANS RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS. SATURDAY’S NO KINGS RALLY IN HARRISBURG MAY LOOK A LOT LIKE OTHER EVENTS ORGANIZERS, WITH THE 50 OVER 51 MOVEMENT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. AT THE CORE IS THIS DEMAND TO GET TROOPS OFF OUR STREETS, GET THEM OUT OF LOS ANGELES, GET THEM OUT OF OUR COMMUNITIES, AND STOP THE MILITARIZATION OF OUR, OF OUR OF OUR STREETS AND OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHIN THEM.