Jun 25, 2024 | By Maddie Gittens | The Burg News
State, local officials discuss initiatives to address gun violence, root causes at roundtable
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis hosted a roundtable conversation to tackle the issue, with local officials and community members commenting on the initiatives they’re taking to find solutions. “Some people think that this [gun violence] is just a Harrisburg issue, or a Philadelphia issue or a Pittsburgh issue,” Davis said. “I ...
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Jul 18, 2023 | By Tyler Hatfield | Fox 43
Formerly incarcerated individuals join county program to re-enter the workforce
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new program started in Dauphin County that helps formerly incarcerated individuals get back on their feet.
In partnership with the county, the Center for Employment Opportunity (CEO), a New York-based nonprofit, provides a structured, supervised program to assist formerly incarcerated people with their re-entry into the workforce.
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Jan 17, 2023 | By The Fence Post
Thompson holds first farm bill session
Newly installed House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., hosted his first public meeting on the 2023 farm bill on Jan. 13 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show here, emphasizing the need for farmers and producers to get involved in the process and “stay at the table.”
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