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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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13:55

PA Headlines | Feb. 4 | Pa.’s independent voters...

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2026/02/04

Slavery exhibits removed from the President’s House site on Philadelphia’s Independence Mall are still intact and in storage at the Constitution Center.A federal judge confirmed that fact during a site visit Monday. Almost three quarters of Americans rarely get together with others, even people they care about.That's according to the inaugural Social Connection in America report, issued by the Barnes Family Foundation, based in Bethlehem.

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PA Headlines | Feb. 3 | Harrisburg clergy organize a...

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2026/02/03

Harrisburg is joining cities across the nation that are responding to recent events of violence and conflict. A Peace Pilgrimage is planned through the city this Wednesday, February 4th.We have a deep dive conversation with one of the organizers, Pastor Matthew Best of Harrisburg's Christ Lutheran Church. He explains how the public can participate, how he defines “peace,” and why event organizers deliberately did not include the state Capitol as a location. Governor Josh Shapiro is

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PA Headlines | Feb. 2 | A deep dive into Pittsburgh’s...

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2026/02/02

Republican gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity says an Allegheny County party leader is her choice for a running mate. The city of Philadelphia is headed to court, demanding the National Park Service return its exhibit depicting the lives of enslaved persons under President George Washington.The exhibit was recently removed by federal employees, acting on a White House executive order calling for the removal of displays in U-S national parks that "disparage" the nation. Authorities in Lebanon

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PA Headlines | Jan. 30 | Pa. County Commissioners...

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2026/01/30

Pennsylvania’s 67 counties are once again urging state lawmakers to increase funding for technology and staff needed to answer 911 calls.They’d do that by raising the surcharge on residents’ phone lines. Mental health and drug treatment advocates in Pennsylvania are reeling after the federal government recently cut their funding and then quickly reversed the cuts. Nearly 500,000 Pennsylvanians got health insurance last year through Pennie, the state’s Affordable Care Act

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10:38

PA Headlines | Jan. 29 | What Pa. legal experts say...

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2026/01/29

Hundreds of protesters marched in Philadelphia earlier this week and held a demonstration outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in the city's Chinatown neighborhood. Governor Josh Shapiro campaigned on getting justice for sexual abuse survivors during his first gubernatorial run.Now, some say he hasn’t done enough to fulfill those promises as governor. Governor Josh Shapiro is calling for an end to the federal government's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.Speaking

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Pa. Headlines | Jan. 28 | Gov. Shapiro thanks PennDOT...

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2026/01/28

In the aftermath of this week’s winter storm, Gov. Josh Shapiro took time to say thank you to highway workers who were on the job since the first flakes began falling. State Attorney General Dave Sunday and the Bureau of Consumer Protection are warning scammers might take advantage of the recent winter storm and current cold weather. The snowstorm dumped anywhere from 9 to 15 inches of snow across Pennsylvania. This may come as a surprise today, but winter is still the fastest-warming season

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Pa. Headlines | Jan. 27 | The City of York announces...

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2026/01/27

The monster winter storm has finally moved away, but not before dumping anywhere from 10 to 15 inches of snow from one end of Pennsylvania to the other, resulting in closed schools and businesses, cancelled flights from the state’s major airports, and reduced speeds on the major interstates. Price was trafficked to truckers by her father along Interstates 80 and 81 until she was about 12 years old. Now a sociologist and published author, she educates law enforcement and sex-trafficking

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PA Headlines | Jan. 26 | How data centers could...

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2026/01/26

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette employees found out from the paper’s owners earlier this month that the publication plans to shut down at the start of May.Now, a dispute has broken out among members of the paper’s union and other staff members about what to do next. If all the ice and snow has you down – we may have the antidote:The 197th Philadelphia Flower show opens in about a month and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society has a preview of what to expect. Despite cold, icy and snowy

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PA Headlines | Jan. 23 | RFK Jr.’s nutrition tour...

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2026/01/23

U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Junior is touting the Trump administration’s new national nutrition guidelines in what he’s calling the “Take Back Your Health Tour.”His first stop — a rally in Pennsylvania’s state Capitol. Some Democrats say Kennedy himself is a danger to health. State Senator and registered nurse Maria Collett says Kennedy, blaming most health issues on diet alone, is oversimplifying a complicated issue. Pittsburghers are interested in

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PA Headlines | Jan. 22 | Are data centers causing...

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2026/01/22

Pennsylvania lawmakers and consumer advocates are blaming new data centers for rising home energy prices. A new statewide program is designed to preserve and expand Pennsylvania's supply of affordable rental housing for residents at risk of homelessness. The State Department of Environmental Protection is encouraging Pennsylvanians to test their homes for radon during Radon Action Month in January. The federal government is buying a former Schuylkill County distribution center with plans to turn the

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11:25

PA Headlines | Jan. 21 | Pennsylvanians navigate new...

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2026/01/21

Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick broke with his party last week when he led a discharge petition to extend healthcare subsidies for three years. A new online tool is set up, to connect Pennsylvania's SNAP recipients with volunteer opportunities. It's designed to help recipients meet the new federal work and reporting requirements to keep their benefits. Harrisburg is named number two in the nation for first-time homebuyer affordability, in a new study by Realtors.com.Last year, Harrisburg

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PA Headlines | Jan. 20 | State Budget Preview: R and...

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2026/01/20

Pennsylvania Republicans want to change how the state runs Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Their effort comes as federal changes are already tightening the use of both programs statewide. Democrats in the state House and Senate have successfully won more public school funding in the past few state budgets — against pushback from some Republicans. Democrats will fight that same battle this year. During a recent visit to Northeastern PA, Governor Josh Shapiro

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PA Headlines | Jan. 19 | Regulating Pa.’s hemp industry.

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2026/01/19

Pennsylvania's hemp business leaders are embracing statewide calls to regulate their products in the face of an upcoming federal ban. State lawmakers expect to consider restrictions sometime this year. And Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana industry is pushing state lawmakers to rein in hemp products that can make users high. The Pennsylvania Game Commission is considering shifting the beginning of firearms deer season to start the week before Thanksgiving.Many hunters are against the change

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The mental health crisis facing PA’s farmers. And...

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2026/01/16

Pennsylvania farmers and agricultural experts say they’re dealing with a mental health crisis and need more support from the state. A joint hearing of the state House and Senate Agriculture committees at the Pennsylvania Farm Show included testimony from Penn State researchers. During this week's Pennsylvania Farm Show, officials announced the awarding of more than $400,000 in state grants to benefit organizations in 33 counties that support youth seeking careers in agriculture. Philadelphia's

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9:38

Pa.’s maternity care desert expands. And analysis...

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2026/01/15

As of this week there are eight counties in northwestern Pennsylvania without a hospital where a person can give birth.Warren County is the latest addition to the region’s expanding maternity care desert. Some public health experts worry the Trump administration's new vaccine guidelines could harm immunity from highly contagious diseases.An analysis of school vaccination data finds that vaccine rates were already declining. A new program being developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging

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8:59

Garrity backtracks. And Penn State charts new path...

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2026/01/14

Republican gubernatorial candidate and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who hopes to unseat Josh Shapiro as Governor this year, has previously suggested Donald Trump won the 20-20 election.She revised those remarks on Monday. Meantime, Garrity says rural Pennsylvania should embrace the data center boom.Polling shows voters may not be so interested. Facebook's parent company Meta has announced it reached a deal to purchase nuclear power from the Beaver Valley power plant in western Pennsylvania and two

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10:14

A Lancaster Co. man already accused of stealing...

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2026/01/13

A Lancaster County man is accused of stealing human remains from 100 graves at Delaware County's Mount Moriah Cemetery. JonathanGerlach, a resident of Ephrata, isalso being investigated in connection with November’s theft of two bodies from Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Luzerne County. A new study from Penn State University finds a ‘hot-spot’ of melanoma cases in central Pennsylvania. The study found a pattern of skin cancer in counties with or near farmland. That hot spot spans

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Could Pa. Democrats ride on Gov. Shapiro’s coattails?...

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2026/01/12

Governor Josh Shapiro has officially launched his reelection campaign, telling supporters in Pittsburgh late last week that he will try to build on his earlier successes -- and defuse rampant partisanship. Democrats in Pennsylvania are hoping Governor Josh Shapiro’s bid for reelection this year will drive wins in other key races. Shapiro is embracing that call to arms. Pennsylvania officials say they are not in discussions to share private voter information with officials in Ohio.That's

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Gov. Shapiro announces reelection; Mastriano bows...

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2026/01/09

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is running for a second term.Shapiro made the official announcement Thursday at events in Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. Meantime, Republican State Senator Doug Mastriano has announced that he is not running for his party's nomination for governor this year. Pittsburgh is losing its biggest and oldest daily newspaper.The owner of the Post-Gazette announced it will shut down in May. The Public Utility Commission has scheduled a series of hearings in mid-January to gather

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Pa. lawmakers observe and denounce Jan. 6 attack on...

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2026/01/08

In Harrisburg, Democratic state lawmakers held a ceremony this week, marking the five year anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump. A Pennsylvania lawmaker is pushing new legislation aimed at shoring up local journalism as news deserts expand across the state. Studies estimate that up to 90% of children in foster care have experienced trauma, and up to 80% deal with significant mental health issues. Pennsylvania's Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro has

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