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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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7:09

Republicans scrutinize Pa.'s automatic voter...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/24

Republicans are stepping up scrutiny of the state's system for registering people to vote through its driver’s licensing centers. The Ukrainian community in Lackawanna County is thrilled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy personally visited an ammunition plant to thank Pennsylvania workers. Anti-abortion activists have flocked to the state Capitol for the annual March for Life. Leaders in Congress say they’ve reached a deal on a spending bill that will head off a government shutdown - for

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15:40

Ukraine's president thanks Scranton artillery plant...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/23

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has visited the Lackawanna County ammunition factory that is producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Republican Vice Presidential candidate JD Vance has campaigned at the Berks County Fairgrounds. Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has also campaigned in Pennsylvania. The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County plans to restart the

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11:43

Pa. Democrats at weakest voter registration advantage...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/20

Democrats in Pennsylvania are at their weakest voter registration advantage in more than two decades. Former president Donald Trump has been telling one lie consistently since 2016 to justify his popular vote losses. The Republican presidential candidate and his allies are again pushing false claims that noncitizens vote. A new $10 million grant program aims to fund efficient and sustainable farming technologies in Pennsylvania. State Senator Doug Mastriano, a former Republican gubernatorial

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6:58

Problems with tool to help Pa. voters find their...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/19

An online tool designed to help Pennsylvanians find their polling places is riddled with misspelled and duplicate community names. Every other year, Pennsylvania surveys students about everything from drug use to personal safety. The latest survey offers insights about what helps young people stay out of trouble. The familiar towers at Three Mile Island will come down in the next several years as the nuclear plant is decommissioned. But, pieces of the site will be preserved for history. The

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7:30

Presidential campaigns focus on Pa. voters; Election...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/18

With about seven weeks until the election, the Trump and Harris campaigns are scrambling to get as many voters on their side as possible. The slim margins of victory in recent presidential elections has the candidates taking nothing for granted. Vice president Kamala Harris has joined a panel discussion in Philadelphia -- hosted by the National Association of Black Journalists. Part of the discussion focused on Gaza. The state Senate is trying again to overturn a regulation that would make power

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7:03

Pa. counties can start process to issue mail-in...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/17

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court has upheld a lower ruling that rejected a bid to get independent presidential candidate Cornel West on the battleground state's ballot for the November election. Commonwealth Secretary Al Schmidt is answering voter concerns ahead of the November 5th election. The state’s top election leader is working overtime to ensure the election is free, fair, safe and secure. After voters go to the polls or send in their mail-in ballots, what is the best way to count up all the

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6:23

Pa. Supreme Court rules correct date must be on...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/16

Mail-in voters in Pennsylvania must write the correct date on their return envelopes or risk having their ballots rejected. Due to high levels of voter excitement and confusion in news reports and social media channels, counties are getting lots of questions about when voters will actually get ballots in-hand. That won’t be until early October, as is normal in Pennsylvania. Governor Josh Shapiro is taking steps to address affordable housing and homelessness. Dauphin County is absolving inmates of

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6:40

Pennsylvania will establish an office focusing on...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/13

Governor Josh Shapiro is bringing back the Office of Gun Violence Prevention. A stretch of heat waves in July is taking its toll on some midstate farmers. Nearly 40 acres is burning and smoke can be seen for miles around Fort Indiantown Gap, the nation’s busiest National Guard training center. It’s a planned burn. A truck driver has been found guilty of trying to run over a fire police lieutenant in Lancaster County last year. A midstate county is taking steps to ensure voters who send in a mail

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8:57

A street re-opens at the site of a chocolate factory...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/12

For the first time in a year and a half, the street that runs in front of a West Reading chocolate factory that exploded is now open. New measurements show climate pollution is escaping oil and gas production hubs at an estimated 4 times the amount companies report to regulators. Climate change is taking front and center stage before the Philadelphia Gas Commission. A section of Clear Creek State Forest in western Pennsylvania has been inducted into the Old Growth Forest Network, which tallies

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8:01

23 years later, remembering Flight 93; Pa. woman...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/11

Bells of remembrance are ringing today as families commemorate the crash of Flight 93 in Somerset County on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks. Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean are experiencing serious outbreaks of dengue fever - and cases are showing up in Pennsylvania as travelers return from vacations. Free period products are now available at bathrooms in all Montgomery county buildings. A new trail project in Carbon County will connect Weatherly to nearby

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11:29

Security will be tight in Philadelphia for tonight's...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/10

With tonight's presidential debate taking place in Philadelphia, city police are working with state and federal law enforcement to ensure the high profile event is secure . Classes are set to resume at a Perry County school district today -- one day after they were canceled due to threats of violence on social media. Schools in Central Pennsylvania could soon be tapping into solar energy. Environmental groups in Pennsylvania, Indiana, and Alabama are suing the EPA over a new federal rule regulating

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8:18

Pa. religious leaders call for peace in '24 election...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/09

When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage in Philadelphia tomorrow night, they’ll both know there’s little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency. More than 330 religious leaders representing more than 3 million Pennsylvanians are calling for peace during the election cycle. Weather patterns in the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans are setting up a dry fall and a winter with little snow in central Pennsylvania. The Altoona Area School District is

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7:43

Court: Pa. voters can cast provisional ballot if mail...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/06

A court decision means Pennsylvania voters can cast a provisional ballot in place of a mail-in ballot that is rejected for a garden-variety mistake they made when they returned it. Former President Donald Trump remains devoted to targeting his messaging to the Republican base in his third campaign for president. He's doubling down on language that experts say is both highly partisan and dangerous for U.S. democracy. Pennsylvania’s law on testing school drinking water for lead allows districts to

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7:38

Battleground: Trump, Walz campaign in Central Pa.;...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/05

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s base wants to hear about immigration and the economy. That’s what he delivered at his latest Harrisburg event. The former president stuck to topics that appeal to his already committed voters in his live-to-tape interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity last night. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is campaigning in Republican-dominated parts of the state, spending about two hours in Lancaster County drumming up support for the Democratic ticket. Removing

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6:57

Potential restart of Three Mile Island draws...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/04

Anti-nuclear activists are calling for the state legislature to halt any plans to restart Three Mile Island. In vitro fertilization, or IVF, has become a hot-button issue in the 2024 presidential race. Pennsylvanians are reacting to recent comments by Republican candidate Donald Trump. Whether it's for hiking, swimming or tubing, summer-lovers are sneaking in a final few days of playing in their favorite waterways. But researchers say they might be floating in a soup of chemicals. A program to

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6:24

Kamala Harris tells Pittsburgh crowd she opposes sale...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/03

President Joe Biden is no stranger to Pittsburgh's Labor Day activities. But this year, he was campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris. She used the joint campaign appearance to say U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned. Distracted driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents and deaths nationally. So, researchers and physicians at the University of Pennsylvania wanted to find a way to reduce distracted driving by getting people to change their risky behaviors in the car. High

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6:34

Ruling: Pa. mail-in voters will have easier time...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/09/02

Enforcing the date requirement on mail ballots violates the state constitution, according to a ruling from Commonwealth Court. Pennsylvania is trying to help more people with substance use disorder find peace in nature. Telephone and Internet scams seem to be constantly popping up with law enforcement issuing frequent warnings to consumers not to be fooled. The Federal Trade Commission is trying to stop the practice and warn people of the latest scams. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe

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11:40

Gas prices down heading into Labor Day weekend; Pa....

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/08/30

Gas prices are cooling heading into the Labor Day weekend. Some strong thunderstorms could hit the region tomorrow. But after that, cooler, drier air and clear skies should make for a great Labor Day weekend. With housing costs reaching new highs, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris is campaigning to build more affordable housing Nippon Steel says if federal regulators approve its plans to buy U.S. Steel, it will invest an additional $1 billion in the Pittsburgh region. A six-year-old

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6:20

FBI confronts conspiracy theories around Trump...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/08/29

The FBI is offering details in its investigation into the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump in western Pennsylvania. The agency says it is confronting a difficult obstacle -- misinformation. State Auditor General Tim DeFoor is accusing the Department of Human Services of improper spread-pricing in the Medicaid program. Diabetes and obesity drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic have ushered in a new era of medically-assisted weight loss for millions of Americans. But these kinds of

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14:48

Condemning neo-Nazi group that marched in Harrisburg;...

The Morning Agenda ·

2024/08/28

People in Harrisburg and elected leaders are supporting equity and condemning hate this week, following a self-identified neo-Nazi group’s march past the Capitol on Saturday. Both candidates in the 10th Congressional District seat are condemning racism, antisemitism and Nazism in response to the demonstration. New Title Nine regulations offering protection against certain kinds of discrimination went into effect this month. But more than 100 schools in Pennsylvania -- including several in Adams,

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