June 2023
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Pa. Legislature at Budget Impasse as House Democrats Vow to Oppose $100M for Private School Vouchers
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Democrats who control the PA House said they would leave Harrisburg for the weekend, indicating no budget will reach the governor by the deadline.
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Happy Valley Improv Assisting Local Organizations with ‘Final Friday’ Fundraisers
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Happy Valley Improv is launching a series of “Final Friday” fundraisers with 50% of all ticket sales from the last Friday show of each month this summer benefiting a State College nonprofit organization. The three scheduled “Final Friday” fundraisers are: • June 30, benefitting Centre LGBT+ • July 28, benefitting Jana Marie Foundation • Aug. 25, benefitting…
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Penn State Football Player Gets Diversionary Program for Involvement in Frat House Fight
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A Penn State football player who was accused of punching another man in the face at an off-campus fraternity house earlier this year was accepted into a pre-trial intervention program for first-time offenders, according to court records. Theo Johnson, a 22-year-old junior tight end, was admitted into a six-month Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, which gives…
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‘200 Acres’ Walking Tour App Offers Fresh Perspective on Penn State’s Original Land and School History
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The newly launched narrated app guides user from Penn State’s Eisenhower Auditorium to The Arboretum.
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Penn State Football: Kraft on What’s Next for Beaver Stadium Project, and Whether State Funding Is Possible
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In early May, Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved an initial expenditure of $70 million for the opening stages of the Beaver Stadium renovation project. Overall renovations, which are tentatively scheduled for an August 2027 completion, are earmarked for around $700 million. So when does that money come into play? “We’ll go back to the…
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Penn State Athletics: Fundraising for Facility Projects Still Underway
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This past May, Penn State’s Board of Trustees approved a wide range of facility upgrades (aside from Beaver Stadium renovations) proposed by Penn State Athletics with a total price tag of around $90 million. All told the projects encompass five projects including the second phase of the Lasch Building renovation as well as four more…
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New State College Pastor Is a Michigan Man, but His Wife Is True-Blue for Penn State
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People in the State College area will readily take a liking to Nicholas Boonstra, the new senior pastor at Blue Course Community Church. An energetic 35-year-old, he’s brilliant and fun, and he has a lovely wife and three sweet kids, including 8-year old twins. And even though Boonstra is from faraway western Michigan, he’s got…
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Former Penn State Student’s Family Claims Wrongful Death, Negligence in Lawsuit Against Mount Nittany Health
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The family of a 19-year-old Penn State student who died during the first week of his freshman year at the University Park campus has filed a lawsuit against Mount Nittany Health over the medical treatment he received in the days before his death. The federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by Sean Tomany, of Glastonbury, Connecticut, claims…
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See the Route and Road Closings for the Inaugural Ironman Happy Valley
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The inaugural Ironman 70.3 Pennsylvania Happy Valley is scheduled to take place on Sunday, bringing with it a number of traffic impacts throughout Centre County. After years of effort to bring an Ironman event to the region, the triathlon is expected to have 2,700 competitors representing all 50 states and nine countries. They’ll be supported…
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What Are Pa.’s Lifeline Scholarships? School Choice, Vouchers and the Budget Debate, Explained
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A debate over private school vouchers could delay the PA budget. It’s part of longstanding, complicated debate over school choice.