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    Wolf announces new law enforcement tool to enhance hiring
    News
    Wolf announces new law enforcement tool to enhance hiring
    Marcie 
    Jul 17, 2021
    HARRISBURG — As part of his ongoing law enforcement reform efforts, Gov. Tom Wolf joined the Pennsylvania State Police to announce the launch of a new...
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    Wolf orders flags at half staff to honor Fitch
    Wolf orders flags at half staff to honor Fitch
    Marcie 
    Jun 17, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf has ordered all commonwealth flags on the Capitol Complex and at all commonwealth facilities in Elk County to fly at half-s...
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    Committee OKs study to address school bus driver shortage
    News
    Committee OKs study to address school bus driver shortage
    Jun 08, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The House Education Committee has approved a resolution sponsored by state Rep. Clint Owlett, R-Wellsboro, that aims to address the ongoi...
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    Gathering restrictions to lift Monday in Pa.
    News
    Gathering restrictions to lift Monday in Pa.
    Marcie 
    May 12, 2021
    HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration on Tuesday announced that event and gathering maximum occupancy limits will be increased to 50 percent for indoor...
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    Other Voices: Democrats are leading
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Other Voices: Democrats are leading
    May 06, 2021
    Thanks to President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress, the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan was passed to immediately help Pennsylvanians weathe...
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    Causer responds to Wolf mitigation changes
    News
    Causer responds to Wolf mitigation changes
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    May 05, 2021
    Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday that all mitigation efforts, with the exception of mask wearing, will be lifted on Memorial Day. Requirements such as ...
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    Dush honors local government day, week
    News
    Dush honors local government day, week
    Marcie 
    Apr 22, 2021
    HARRISBURG — Calling local governments an integral part of the American experience, state Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, introduced a Senate Resolution...
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    McKean County on track to double number of vaccinated residents in April
    Local News, Online Features
    McKean County on track to double number of vaccinated residents in April
    JOELLEN WANKEL jwankel@bradfordera.com 
    Apr 02, 2021
    McKean County is back on the map for COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and the plan for April looks busy. Two locations in McKean County, Bradford Region...
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    Wolf signs 4th renewal of disaster declaration
    Local News
    Wolf signs 4th renewal of disaster declaration
    Marcie 
    Feb 20, 2021
    HARRISBURG — On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a fourth renewal of his 90-day Proclamation of Disaster Emergency for the COVID-19 pandemic. The first pr...
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    Pa. voters will have their say on emergency declarations
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. voters will have their say on emergency declarations
    REP. CLINT OWLETT Special to The Era 
    Feb 09, 2021
    Pennsylvania voters will finally have a say this spring in the state’s handling of extended disaster emergencies. In the upcoming primary election, Ma...
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    Lawmakers advocate for more vaccine in rural Pa.
    Local News
    Lawmakers advocate for more vaccine in rural Pa.
    Marcie 
    Feb 02, 2021
    HARRISURG — Reps. Tina Pickett, R-Towanda, Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, and Clint Owlett, R-Liberty, are calling on the state Department of Health to...
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    Pa. courts represent us all
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pa. courts represent us all
    Feb 01, 2021
    Judges and justices in Pennsylvania have never been a complicated situation. A magisterial district judge presides over a set portion of a county. The...
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    Pennsylvania counties unveil 2021 legislative priorities
    Local News
    Pennsylvania counties unveil 2021 legislative priorities
    Marcie 
    Jan 20, 2021
    County leaders from throughout Pennsylvania have unveiled five key county government legislative priorities for 2021, led by a call for election refor...
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    Thompson votes against certification of electoral votes
    Local News, Online Features
    Thompson votes against certification of electoral votes
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 09, 2021
    On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson voted against certifying Pennsylvania’s electoral votes from the 2020 election. Thompson, R-Pa., spoke against t...
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    Divulge Pa. school COVID data
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Divulge Pa. school COVID data
    Nov 28, 2020
    As diagnoses of COVID-19 skyrocket to new highs, schools are being impacted to greater levels than ever before. Each day, news trickles out of another...
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    DMVA launches statewide outreach initiative for veterans
    Bradford, Local News, News
    DMVA launches statewide outreach initiative for veterans
    Nov 10, 2020
    HARRISBURG — On Monday, the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) launched PA VETConnect, a statewide outreach initiative de...
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    Pay frontline workers a living wage
    Opinion, Сolumns
    Pay frontline workers a living wage
    GARY BLUMENTHAL 
    Sep 02, 2020
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Tom Wolf’s fall legislative recommendation to provide over $250 million to raise the pay of frontline workers by $3 an hour is...
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    Hearing highlights importance of law enforcement in protecting communities
    Local News, Online Features
    Hearing highlights importance of law enforcement in protecting communities
    Marcie 
    Aug 28, 2020
    HARRISBURG — State, county and local law enforcement officers appeared before the House Majority Policy Committee Thursday to highlight efforts to ser...
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    Hearing set on law enforcement’s role in protecting communities
    Local News
    Hearing set on law enforcement’s role in protecting communities
    Marcie 
    Aug 21, 2020
    HARRISBURG — The House Majority Policy Committee, chaired by Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, will host a hearing next week to highlight the vital r...
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    North, west legislators to Wolf: It’s a no-brainer
    Local News
    North, west legislators to Wolf: It’s a no-brainer
    Marcie 
    Jul 24, 2020
    HARRISBURG — A key piece of legislation dealing with state government transparency that has the support of every member of the General Assembly faces ...
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    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    Nation & World, PA State News
    Isolated Torrey pine populations yield insights into genetic diversity
    June 15, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Entire regions of trees are disappearing because of invasive pests, disease and a changing climate. The key to their ability to adap...
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    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    PA State News
    Pa. charter school CEOs earn more money than superintendents and oversee fewer students
    By OLIVER MORRISON  pennlive.com 
    June 15, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Brad Hatch grew up near Altoona and started his career as a teacher in the local school district, working his way up to assistant p...
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    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    PA State News
    Pa. is supposed to ‘immediately’ suspend teachers charged with serious crimes. That doesn’t always happen.
    June 14, 2025
    PHILADELPHIA (TNS)— For months after he was arrested in March 2024 on charges of masturbating in a Montgomery County cemetery, Matthew Gagat continued...
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    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    Local News, Nation & World
    No Kings rally in Veterans Square
    By SAVANNAH BARR s.barr@bradfordera.com 
    June 14, 2025
    Veterans Square was packed Saturday afternoon as residents came together to express their discontent with the current administration during the local ...
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    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons
    June 14, 2025
    HARRISBURG (TNS) — Reform advocates are making another push to limit the use of solitary confinement in Pennsylvania prisons and jails, a long-running...
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    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Local Sports
    Varischetti Game to Showcase Local Players June 27
    Jo Wankel 
    June 14, 2025
    BROCKWAY - The 10th Annual Frank Varischetti All-Star Football game is slated for the end of the month, and several area players were recognized for t...
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