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Pointing to declining enrollment and a need to cut costs at its Commonwealth Campuses, Penn State announced Wednesday that it is offering voluntary buyouts to employees at those campuses and that it has not ruled out layoffs in the future.
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A whistleblower reported issues at an affordable housing complex. But a gap in the law meant she wasn’t protected from retaliation.
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Tuesday’s election saw a major upset in the Democratic race for state treasurer and a decisive win in a crowded Democratic attorney general field.
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Penn State leadership took its “road map for the future” on the road Wednesday. President Neeli Bendapudi and other university leaders held a Q&A with commonwealth campuses in an auditorium at its Altoona campus.
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CATA hosted a public meeting on Wednesday to discuss its new "B-Line" plan for Bellefonte and Benner Township.
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Penn Highlands Elk, a hospital in St. Marys, is ending its labor and delivery services on May 1. The nearest hospital to offer those services is in DuBois, which is about a 45 minute drive.
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The fourth generation of Old Willow was planted on the Old Main lawn.
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Pennsylvania awards $200M to expand high-speed internet access, and a lot more is on the way. But the looming end of a federal program that helps low-income families afford broadband underscores the challenge of ensuring universal access.
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McClelland defeated her Democratic primary opponent Ryan Bizzarro to win the party’s nod for state treasurer. She’ll face Garrity, the incumbent, in November.
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Kenyatta defeated his Democratic primary opponent Mark Pinsley to win the party’s nod for state treasurer. He’ll face DeFoor, the incumbent, in November.
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Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall. Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for an expensive race that's expected to help decide Senate control in the Nov. 5 election.
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DePasquale defeated five primary opponents for attorney general, while Sunday emerged victorious from a two-person race.
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Three of Donald Trump's criminal trials are on hold indefinitely, and may not move forward before the November election.
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President Biden would halt weapons shipments if Israel invades Rafah. House Speaker Johnson survives leadership threat. GOP lawmakers grill leaders of three public school districts about antisemitism.
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The Washington National Opera prepares to premiere a new ending to Giacomo Puccini's unfinished opera Turandot, subverting the traditional male-dominated narrative.
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Though TikTok could soon be banned in the U.S., the app continues to gain followers among members of the military. Miltok has become a hub to talk about daily life in the service.
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Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep knocks on doors in Pennsylvania and Arizona, to hear the views of voters on immigration.
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France has officially welcomed the Olympic flame in a ceremony in the southern port city of Marseille. The event featured fighter jets and fireworks, and some 200,000 spectators.
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Republicans have raised the alarm about a migrant crime wave. Nationally, crime is down even as immigration has surged, but the concerns are real in some neighborhoods.
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The judge overseeing Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case is running for reelection this month. So is the case's top prosecutor. It's a unique subplot to an unprecedented case.
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Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling was a paratrooper during WWII. After the war, he wrote a short story inspired by the experience. It's now being published for the first time in The Strand.
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Forecasters warned a wave of dangerous storms in the U.S. could march through parts of the South early Thursday, after deadly storms a day earlier spawned damaging tornadoes and massive hail.
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FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.
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The San Francisco-based AI juggernaut says it is re-evaluating its policies around "NSFW" content.
For Mental Health Awareness month in May, WPSU will broadcast a series of five hour-long specials, hosted by Kimberly Adams of Marketplace. Hear "The Homeless Crisis and Mental Health" Thursday, May 9th at 3:00 p.m. on WPSU-FM.
It's Mental Health Awareness Month. WPSU asked Penn State students their questions about mental health. Then we got experts to answer them for our Mental Health Q&A series this month.
You did it! WPSU-FM's listeners contributed more than $100,000 during our Spring Pledge Drive, to end the drive 4 hours EARLY, at 2 p.m. Friday afternoon. If you didn't get a chance to contribute, you can still do that at wpsu.org/donate. Thank you for supporting public radio!
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Your host for Poetry Moment is Marjorie Maddox of Williamsport, professor of English and creative writing at the Lock Haven campus of Commonwealth University. Every Monday, she'll introduce and read a poem from a contemporary Pennsylvania poet. Listen Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44.
The sounds and stories of birds are part of every morning on WPSU-FM, seven days a week, on BirdNote, a sound-rich 2 minute program exploring the unique lives, habitats and challenges of birds. You can hear BirdNote Monday through Friday at 5:19 a.m. and 6:42 a.m.; and on Saturday and Sunday at 6:04 a.m. and 9:04 a.m.
Friday evenings at 8:00 p.m., April 5 through May 10
News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special 6-week series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. The show is hosted by Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan.
News Over Noise explores the challenge of separating spin and click-bait from good journalism and why it matters. This special 6-week series is a co-production of WPSU and Penn State’s Bellisario College of Communications. The show is hosted by Leah Dajches and Matt Jordan.
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The Local Groove features music written and recorded by musicians with roots in central and northern Pennsylvania. The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.