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Pat Kraft, the vice president for intercollegiate athletics at Penn State, would not answer questions about how the university will pay Franklin's nearly $50 million buyout.
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There was little sign of a breakthrough when Pennsylvania's state budget impasse blew past its 100th day last week. Instead, state legislators found something new to argue about: whether a loan program offered by Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity was a lifeline for groups who rely on state funding, or a political stunt that could further delay a final deal. -
More than half of Penn State's staff say they don't have confidence in senior leadership, according to a newly released staff satisfaction survey. The survey was sent in February to full-time staff, technical service employees, administrators, executives and academic administrators. -
State Rep. Robert Leadbeter of Columbia County wants to create Purple Alerts to help find people with cognitive, intellectual and development disabilities when they go missing. -
Russ Keeler will be wearing 50 bras when he lines up for the Steamtown Marathon on Sunday morning. If he's still wearing them when he crosses the finish line, Keeler will set a new world record. -
The Wyoming Valley Challenger baseball team, which played at the Little League World Series in August, received statewide recognition this week. State leaders welcomed the team to the floors of the House and Senate and the governor's office. -
PennDOT is adding more truck parking spaces across the state in the hopes of improving safety on the road, especially as the agency says the trucking industry is growing in Pennsylvania. -
Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo said the county will unveil a 2026 budget Tuesday that raises the property tax by 1.9% to pay for a new county common pleas court judge, road and bridge maintenance and higher health care costs. -
The Dunmore Cemetery Tour brings characters of the past to life this Sunday, and Butler Township will host a fall festival and parade on Saturday. Those events and more are in this week's list of things to do. -
The Pennsylvania Department of State says 31 Luzerne County voters received two mail-in ballots for the Nov. 4 election because the county produced duplicate mailing labels. -
During a Lackawanna County appearance, Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, accused the Republican-controlled state Senate of failing to do its job to resolve a 100-day budget impasse that's forcing local governments to borrow money to pay bills. -
Reading-based developer Mark Powell says the two warehouses in Lackawannna County's Mayfield and Archbald boroughs will employ up to 700 people who will earn wages ranging between $18 and $50 an hour. -
Assistant Superintendent John Haas acknowledges public concern, but says Pittston Area policy and state law prohibit the district from commenting on personnel matters.
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