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The Governor’s public transportation plan gets a green light. PA water providers reduce PFAs. And Central PA celebrates Juneteenth.


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The state's budget is due in the next two weeks, but House members have already approved Governor Josh Shapiro’s proposal for spending on transit.  

Legislation approved by the state House of Representatives would increase oversight of hospital sales and acquisitions in Pennsylvania when they involve for-profit and private equity firms. 

Water providers in Pennsylvania say they’re reducing toxic chemicals known as PFAs from drinking water. It's happening at the same time the Trump administration is threatening to weaken federal regulations set just last year. 

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania believe they’ve found a treatment that fights glioblastoma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. 

Jere Bagenstose is sentenced to 4 to 10 years in prison... for killing his estranged wife Maryann Bagenstose in 1984. The sentencing Tuesday brings an end to one of Lancaster County's oldest unsolved homicide cases. 

Now an update to a story we told you about earlier this week. The Adams County Commissioners are calling a controversial social media post by the Adams County sheriff “unacceptable.” 

Former staff at Lancaster County's Field of Screams are speaking out against what they describe as a hostile work environment. In a report by our partners at Spotlight PA, about 20 current and former volunteers who worked at Field of Screams covering a 15-year period through last year... describe a hostile environment where some unpaid adult staff sexually harassed, forcibly grabbed and groped young volunteers, and pressured teenagers into sex. 

Harrisburg's Juneteeth celebrations today include the city's Juneteenth Jubilee. This free event, held at Soldiers and Sailors Grove behind the Capitol kicks off at noon and features music, performances, children's activities and free food.  

Today is also Jubilee Day in Mechanicsburg, the longest-running one-day street fair on the East Coast. 

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