Three Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for a federal investigation into how foreign hackers breached a water system near Pittsburgh and caused the nation’s top cybersecurity agency to warn other water treatment utilities of vulnerabilities. Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Bob Casey (D-PA), and Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) wrote to Attorney General Merrick Garland this week urging action after the Municipal Water Authority … Continued
The presidents of Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Pennsylvania are set to testify before Congress on Dec. 5, addressing the pressing issue of antisemitism on college campuses. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce will host the hearing, as announced on Tuesday, shedding light on the rise of … Continued
The Perkiomen Valley School District in Pennsylvania recently passed a policy that mandates kids use the bathroom associated with their biological sex after students staged a walkout in protest of the school board for originally rejecting the proposal. The school board originally voted against the policy titled “Policy 720” in a 4-5 vote. However, the vote … Continued
(The Center Square) – A push to reform the oversight of Pennsylvania’s half-dozen homes for veterans would create an advisory board to improve care and watch over the dwellings. Senate Bill 933 would give a 15-member Veterans Home Advisory Board the responsibility to provide input on quality of care concerns for the more than 1,300 Pennsylvania … Continued
Hundreds of students from Pennsylvania’s Perkiomen Valley School District walked out of class Friday after the local school board failed to enact a policy requiring transgender students to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex. “Kids were upset. Girls… we wanted to protect them. They were upset. They didn’t want men in their bathroom,” John Ott, … Continued
A Pennsylvania constable faces over 700 charges related to human trafficking as a result of a two-year joint investigation conducted by the Chambersburg Police Department and the Franklin County District Attorney’s Office. Authorities arrested Timothy Raye Heefner, 64, on Wednesday. He’s being held at the Franklin County Jail with bail set at $1,250,000. The investigation … Continued
Democrat-run Philadelphia’s Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is preparing to resign as crime and drug use take a heavy toll on residents. More than three years after taking the role, Outlaw will step down on September 22, Fox 29 reported Tuesday, adding she will soon thereafter take the job of deputy security chief at the Port Authority of … Continued
The Table – National Communion Celebration July 3, 2023 | Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Dear Friend,What is the National Communion Celebration? More than 300 leaders in the Body of Christ will gather at Independence Hall for this historic celebration. Thousands more will join online from their churches, homes, and communities. Our focus is singular: the … Continued
Charges were dropped against a self-professing Christian “street preacher” who was arrested while citing the Bible in protest of an LGBTQ Pride event in Reading, Pennsylvania, authorities said. Damon Atkins was arrested June 6 for “disorderly conduct, engaged in fighting,” but the charges were dropped after an official review of video evidence, the Berks County District Attorney’s … Continued
A Pennsylvania man was arrested after he began preaching from the Bible on public property during a protest against a nearby pride event. The incident happened June 3 at a pride month rally in the city of Reading, located more than 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where a crowd that included drag performers and small … Continued
One hundred forty-one congregations in Pennsylvania have officially left the United Methodist Church, largely because of the ongoing debate over sexual ethics in the mainline Protestant denomination. At a special session of the UMC, Susquehanna Annual Conference held Wednesday at the Community Arts Center in Williamsport, the disaffiliations of 141 churches were approved. This leaves 665 … Continued
Over 60 people gathered in Harrisburg last week to pray and learn about policy updates during the state’s first Prayer & Policy Summit, put on by Intercessors for America (IFA). Leaders from both branches of the legislature spoke, as did others in positions within the government and outside it. Because of the size of the … Continued
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