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The Morning Agenda

Sometimes, your mornings are just too busy to catch the news beyond a headline or two. Don’t worry. The Morning Agenda has got your six. Each weekday morning, host Karen Hendricks will keep you informed, amused, enlightened and up-to-date on what’s happening in central Pennsylvania and the rest of this great commonwealth.

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13:29

What a surprise win for Democrats in Lancaster County...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/04/01

Protesters in Pittsburgh demanded an audience with Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators. A state lawmaker has convened a bipartisan caucus focused on housing. Peak cherry blossoms are expected to arrive during the first week of April. A Lancaster city man stabbed two men outside the Islamic Community Center on Sunday morning. State data shows kindergartners across Pennsylvania were vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella at a rate of 94% for last school year. Chambersburg Area School District

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10:09

Pa. public defenders call for more money; A Lancaster...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/31

Public defenders in Pennsylvania are calling on the state to double the funding it provides for indigent defense. Governor Josh Shapiro announced a $5 million redevelopment grant to a Muslim community center in North Philadelphia. One state lawmaker has been using budget hearings to focus on an issue she says doesn't get enough attention - maternal health. A Lancaster city church is now collecting donations for a Black reparations fund, prompted by the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a police officer

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11:28

Pa. group works to quickly identify changes in street...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/28

The Pa. Senate Education Committee is advancing a GOP-backed bill targeting transgender athletes. Pennsylvania meteorologists are expressing concern over recent federal cuts to the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A state program offering financial support to crime victims could get a big investment under the budget proposed by Governor Josh Shapiro. The Trump administration’s purge of online content related to diversity, equity and inclusion in

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8:52

Pa. Democrats win in special elections; Gov. Shapiro...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/27

A special election in Lancaster County saw a Democrat clinch a narrow win in a historically Republican state legislative district. Democrats retained their one seat majority in the state House, thanks to a special election win in western Pa. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested more Bhutanese refugees living in Pennsylvania, bringing the count of those in custody to at least ten. The Trump administration is no longer funding legal services to unaccompanied minor immigrants. The Reading

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6:51

Central Pa. gets new missile maintenance plant; Pa....

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/26

Governor Josh Shapiro says the state will expand a pilot program that lets state workers use ChatGPT. Most gun owners rarely use their firearms for self-defense, according to a new report. Advocates are calling on lawmakers to better support wildlife corridor projects. The union representing employees of Mountain View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center said resident care is “suffering” under Allaire Health Services ownership. Officials in Union County are working with Geisinger to resolve

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13:21

Pa. volunteer fire companies face rising costs and...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/25

A Pennsylvania Congressman traveled well out of his district for a public forum in Philadelphia. Shell may be trying to sell a massive chemical plant called an ethane cracker in Beaver County. Pennsylvania is creating the Center for Plant Excellence to increase innovation and address issues in the horticulture sectors. The Shapiro administration expects some Pennsylvania municipalities to become so financially distressed they could require state assistance. The Eastern York school board adopted an

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11:29

Pa. special election will determine state House...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/24

A special election in southwestern Pennsylvania will decide the control of the state House. Democratic state lawmakers renewed their call to launch an Office of New Pennsylvanians. Pennsylvanians will be able to see how well their local area agency on aging is investigating elder abuse cases and assessing programs for older adults. Officials say it'll take decades to replace and revitalize trees at the Flight 93 memorial in Somerset County. A look at the newest project from WITF Music, "Write

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13:42

A look at the federal workers getting laid off in...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/21

State lawmakers are considering a consumer data privacy bill that would set rules for how companies collect, store and sell individualized information from people’s online activities. Congressman Glenn Thompson shared his thoughts on the anticipated move to dismantle the Department of Education. A Pennsylvania nonprofit that aids farmers is joining a lawsuit seeking the release of frozen federal grant money. The Trump administration is freezing roughly $175 million meant for the University of

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10:49

Pa. water protections under scrutiny after Supreme...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/20

Democratic leaders in Pennsylvania say they’re open to passing voter ID bills that don’t disenfranchise any voters. Attorney General Dave Sunday has nominated a new state Consumer Advocate. Governor Josh Shapiro is calling for universal screenings of new mothers for postpartum depression. Some state and county officials are concerned that recent state court decisions could jeopardize the secrecy of mail ballots. Dover Area school officials adopted new restrictions on which bathrooms and

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7:51

Families of detained Bhutanese refugees demand their...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/19

Leaders of the local Bhutanese refugee community say immigration officials arrested six legal permanent residents, but they don't know why. A Pennsylvania nonprofit has lost federal grant funds as part of the Trump administration’s large-scale government spending cuts. The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is urging the Penn State's leadership to consider long-term community impacts to branch closures. A conservative political action committee asked school board candidates it endorsed to sign a

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8:44

Refugees in Harrisburg detained by ICE; Pa.'s medical...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/18

Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana products may soon get more state oversight. Solar advocates in Pennsylvania are cheering Monday’s first-round vote in the state legislature to accept millions in federal money for the Solar for All program. Environmental groups are ramping up their opposition to a hydroelectric project near the Susquehanna River with a new legal challenge. Arts organizations react to the National Endowment for the Arts change in its funding guidelines. Five members of

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10:46

Popular Pa. campground cancels reservations due to...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/17

Gov. Shapiro's effort to hire laid off federal workers is having an effect. Those who plan to fly on a commercial airline or enter a federal building need to get a Real ID by May 7th. Raystown Lake in Huntingdon County is cancelling this year’s campground reservations, citing staff shortages amid recent federal job cuts and hiring freezes. A Pennsylvania lawmaker is reviving his effort to repeal the state’s ban on Sunday hunting. Painter Andy Smith talks about his work with

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11:33

Pa. costs, uninsured population could rise if feds...

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2025/03/14

Some state lawmakers are again pushing for open primaries. The new head of the EPA announced plans to rollback 31 separate environmental protections. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and a crypto mining company have agreed to accelerate cleanup of the company’s unpermitted coal ash dump in northwestern Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Board of Education unanimously rejected an application from a Christian organization seeking to become an official accreditation agency for

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12:14

Many Pa. programs, agencies threatened by federal...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/13

A rural county’s decision to spend opioid settlement funds on child welfare worker salaries has spurred debate. Legislators and healthcare providers held a town hall in Scranton to raise awareness of potential threats to Medicaid and Medicare during Donald Trump’s second term. Pittsburgh’s first bar to exclusively air women’s sports is opening this month. Gov. Josh Shapiro cautioned that Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Department of Education could

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15:23

Ukrainians in Pa. face an uncertain future after...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/12

Governor Josh Shapiro is promoting a $5 million plan to address Pennsylvania’s nursing shortage. State Attorney General Dave Sunday is joining with 38 other Attorneys General and the U.S. Justice Department in a bid to end Google’s monopoly over internet search engines. At American Red Cross blood drives nationwide, donors who give this month can get free A1C testing. A new statewide program is aiming to help residents remove invasive trees and shrubs and replace them with native species

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12:32

Weight loss drugs increasing Pa. costs for Medicaid;...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/11

Three victims of a Lancaster County plane crash were taken to a burn unit for treatment. Water utility Aqua Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against chemical manufacturer Arkema. State health officials told state legislators that new weight-loss drugs are driving up costs for Medicaid in Pennsylvania. Penn State's Beaver Stadium is becoming the West Shore Home Field at Beaver Stadium. Thirty-three images on the U.S. Army War College website were flagged for removal under a Trump administration order

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10:04

Pa. protections for trans students heading to court;...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/10

Advocates say recent policy changes at the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association violate state and federal protections for trans students. Two western Pa. public school districts and several parents have sued the state in a bid to undo antidiscrimination protections for gay and transgender people. The union representing some of the 3,000 employees at Tobyhanna Army Depot says morale is low as the Trump Administration continues to cut costs. Federal offices in Central Pennsylvania are on

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7:20

Pa. updates its voter registration system; Dauphin...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/07

Pennsylvania is updating its 22-year-old voter registration system. Researchers and staff at the University of Pittsburgh are speaking out against proposed funding cuts to the National Institutes of Health. Visually impaired residents in northeastern Pa. have a resource designed to help them maintain independence. Dauphin County hired at least four former employees as consultants almost immediately after they left their full-time government roles, against state law. A cold-case investigation by York

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11:46

Pa. says laid-off federal workers should apply to the...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/06

Pennsylvania officials want laid-off federal workers to apply for jobs with the state. Pennsylvanians at a town hall in Centre County continue to raise concerns and questions about the Trump administration. The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia has launched a new institute to focus on its community arts programs. Church World Service Lancaster has lost its federal contract to resettle refugees, following a Trump administration order. WellSpan has implemented enhanced security

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11:30

Federal climate money for Pa. farmers still frozen;...

The Morning Agenda ·

2025/03/05

Protesters demonstrated outside the Pittsburgh office of Senator Dave McCormick, calling for more action to support Ukraine. A Pennsylvania state trooper is being charged with felony witness intimidation and misdemeanor counts of stalking and loitering. The deadline is just a few months away for Pennsylvanians to obtain a REAL ID card. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the shooting and hostage situation at UPMC Memorial Hospital. Senator John Fetterman was one of

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