Megan Martin: Pa. kids need Shapiro to opt in to scholarship programFor months, Gov. Josh Shapiro has said he wouldn’t decide whether to opt Pennsylvania into the federal scholarship tax-credit program until the Treasury Department finalized its guidelines. Last week, the Treasury did its part; now it’s time for the governor to do his. Passed into law last year, the federalPittsburgh Tribune-Review5d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyJosh Shapirofederal scholarship tax credit program decision
Final jury selection begins in federal hate crimes trial over Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket shootingFor Wayne Jones Sr., discussing the horrific supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York, in which a white supremacist killed 10 people, including Jones’ mother, Celestine Chaney, has taken over much of his life these past four years. He can numbly list talking points for media and gun violence panels. ButPittsburgh Tribune-Review6d agoWhole story →JusticeCulturebuffalo hate crimes trial