New Castle Students Sweep Regional PJAS Winners
Fifteen New Castle students earned first place and six took second at the regional Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science event hosted virtually by Slippery Rock University under teacher Leah Ann Williams. First place winners include Alexandra Brown and Cash Buckley among others. second place recipients are Jude Byler and Emma DeVivo. State judging and scholarships await, with the virtual state meeting set for May 4.
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Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science
New Castle
Leah Ann Williams
Slippery Rock University
Alexandra Brown
Cash Buckley
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Pennsylvania House Eyes Nine Interstate Bridge Tolls Plan
Transportation Secretary Yassmin Gramian urged the House committee to consider tolls on nine interstate bridges to offset declines in gas tax revenue as EVs rise. Tolls would cost 1 to 2 dollars and aim to raise about 2.2 billion starting in 2023, targeting I-78 Lenhartsville to I-95 Girard Point among others. Industry groups warn tolling may not be the best fix for Pennsylvania’s transportation funding crisis.
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House Transportation Committee
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Pennsylvania
Tax Foundation
Tom Wolf
Penndot
Lenhartsville
Berks County
Bridgeville
Allegheny County
Canoe Creek
Clarion County
Nescopeck Creek
Luzerne County
North Fork
Senate confirms transgender doctor Rachel Levine to key post
The U S Senate approved former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine as assistant secretary of health by a 52 to 48 vote. Democratic support joined by Republicans Murkowski and Collins. Levine, a longtime state health official, leads federal health offices during Biden tenure as trans rights advocates hail the milestone amid ongoing battles over transgender rights and care in state legislatures nationwide.
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Senate
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Alaska
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Maine
Levine
U.S
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Biden
Department of Health and Human Services
Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Capitol Hill
Washington
Virginia abolishes death penalty after 2nd-highest executions
Gov Ralph Northam signed bills ending capital punishment in Virginia, making the state the 23rd to abolish the death penalty. Democrats argued the system harmed people of color, the mentally ill and the poor, while Republicans urged keeping it for certain heinous crimes. The ceremony followed a tour of the GreensvilleCorrectional Center execution chamber, where 102 inmates had been executed since the 1990s move from the old facility.
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House
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