What’s Happening in Pennsylvania?
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New leader of Pa.’s public universities says they need change, fast: ‘It’s not a pretty picture’
From pennlive.com The chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education is calling for “fundamental transformation and redesign” of the system’s 14 public universities without delay. In delivering his first State of the System address after being sworn in on Wednesday to lead the system of nearly 100,000 students, Chancellor Daniel Greenstein said the system…
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Bayer to close Pittsburgh operations, affecting 600 workers
From wbng.com PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pharmaceutical giant Bayer Corporation says it plans to close its administrative offices in Pittsburgh, affecting about 600 workers. They include workers in finance, accounting, legal and technology jobs. In November, Bayer announced it was laying off 12,000 workers by the end of 2021, or 10 percent of its workforce. Bayer…
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Lt. Gov. John Fetterman takes the oath of office, plans to work in bipartisan manner
From pennlive.com The former mayor of a small Allegheny County mill town who is credited with starting the work of rebuilding a downtrodden Braddock is now Pennsylvania’s second highest officeholder. John Fetterman took the oath of office administered by Superior Court Judge Debbie Kunselman to become the state’s lieutenant governor in a ceremony that took…
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PA state system of higher ed Chancellor Greenstein to be sworn in today
From capitolwire.com He’s been leading Pennsylvania system of 14 state-owned universities since September, but Dan Greenstein will be sworn in today as chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). For those who don’t remember, Dr. Greenstein became PASSHE’s fifth chancellor on Sept. 4, 2018, replacing former chancellor Frank Brogan, who retired on…
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Wolf sworn into office as PA governor, expresses hope for a state that works together to solve its problems
From capitolwire.com Gov. Tom Wolf used the first official speech of his second term to not only focus on the accomplishments of the last four years – which said were collective victories – but also to express his hope that more could be achieved “together” during the next four years. Claiming the state had been…
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As longest government shutdown continues, Pennsylvania businesses, agencies step in
From wpsu.org With a federal government shutdown that’s the longest one in U.S history, some Pennsylvania businesses and agencies are stepping in. At Somerset Trust Company, that means offering furloughed federal workers no-interest loans. “The workers are simply caught in the middle. It’s not their fault. They didn’t do it. And a lot of them…
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Food stamp funding available for February but beyond that, is unknown
From pennlive.com The 1.8 million Pennsylvanians who depend on food stamps to put food on the table for themselves and their families will see benefits for February loaded on their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards on Friday and be available for use on Saturday. But the state Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said that will…
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Inauguration 2019: 13 ways it will differ from Gov. Tom Wolf’s first one
From pennlive.com Gov. Tom Wolf takes the oath of office for the second time on Tuesday outside the Capitol East Wing in Harrisburg, launching the second term of his administration. The location is the same. The oath is the same. The man taking that oath is the same albeit he is four years older (70)…