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On today’s special episode of The Confluence: The ACLU has filed a complaint against the Central Bucks School District for allegedly discriminating against LGBTQ students; we talk with the new CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation about her goals for the organization and future of female empowerment; and biologists have published a study discovering a rare hybrid bird.Today’s guests include: Emily Rizzo, suburban reporter for WHYY; Camila Rivera-Tinsley, CEO of the Women and Girls Foundation; and David Toews, assistant professor of biology at Pennsylvania State University.
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Head of State Ethics Commission says ‘the time is right’ to enact restrictions on gifts to lawmakersOn today’s episode of The Confluence: The head of the State Ethics Commission discusses why now might be the time for elected leaders to put limits on gifts to public officials, despite years of failed efforts; researchers found evidence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in white-tailed deer; and Pennsylvania residents who received additional unemployment compensation benefits, at no fault of their own, are getting sent confusing, and what some call “threatening,” letters from the state.
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The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's 14-university state higher education system says it's approved six new degree programs to address workforce…
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Pennsylvania has some of the most expensive public universities in the country, and an annual report from the College Board showing the cost of higher…
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Centre County District Attorney-elect Bernie Cantorna announced Tuesday that he will recuse himself from the Penn State hazing death case and has asked...
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President Donald Trump is congratulating college sports champions at the White House.Teams including the Texas A&M women's equestrian team, Pennsylvania…
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Lt. Gov. Mike Stack "billed taxpayers for $34,000 worth of groceries, two leather cuff link boxes, flags and thousands of dollars of candy and snack bars…
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The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education formally approved contracts with the union representing more than 5,000 faculty members and coaches at…
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The union representing striking professors at 14 Pennsylvania state universities says it has reached a tentative contract agreement and is ending its…
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Professors, students and supporters are taking to picket lines at state universities around Pennsylvania, including dozens at Slippery Rock…