Senate majority leader shares thoughts on transportation funding
The PA Senate majority leader is weighing in on transportation funding following passage of the new state budget. Republican Joe Pittman says there were disagreements on how to fund public transportation. He argues the GOP’s plan to use money from the Public Transportation Trust Fund was an optimal solution.
Lawmakers question legality of Border Patrol license plate reader program
Democratic lawmakers are questioning the legality of a U.S. Border Patrol program that uses predictive intelligence to detain drivers for suspicious travel. An Associated Press investigation revealed that the program monitors millions of American drivers to identify and detain people based on travel patterns.
NE Pa. under a winter weather advisory Tuesday – potentially 6 inches of snow
At 12:19 p.m. on Monday, the National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory valid for Tuesday between 2 a.m. and 6 p.m. for Northern Wayne and Southern Wayne as well as Bradford, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne and Pike counties.