The political parties have made their choices and the field is set for the special election on March 25 in Pennsylvania’s 36th Senatorial District. After the departure of Sen. Ryan Aument to become state director for U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, the respective parties selected their nominees in votes by the county GOP […]
Aument to depart state senate for role as McCormick’s state director
A major shakeup is coming in the Pennsylvania State Senate. Senator-Elect Dave McCormick named State Senator and Republican Whip Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster) as his State Director, the first staffing announcement McCormick has made since being elected to the U.S. Senate. “I am thrilled that State Senator Ryan Aument has agreed […]
Richard Koenig: Hold the phone on cell bans in schools
Harrisburg isn’t banning cell phones during school time after all, but it is casting the lure of money for phone bags.
By Richard Koenig
Beth Ann Rosica: Hold the phone
“Social media use is a cause of anxiety, depression, and other ailments,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt says.
By Beth Ann Rosica
State lawmakers introduce bill to limit cellphone use in schools
Sen. Ryan Aument’s bill would give students a break from the ever-present distraction of smart phones.
By Steve Ulrich
State Senate advances bill to give parents the power to opt in or out of explicit content in school libraries
Senator Ryan Aument’s bill does not remove books from school library shelves, but gives parents power to choose what their kids can access.
By Olivia DeMarco
Sen. Ryan Aument: Shapiro’s broken promises, families’ broken trust
The governor failed to keep his word, but the cause goes on without him.
By Sen. Ryan Aument
Beth Ann Rosica: Debate over explicit content in schools stifled by pornography restrictions elsewhere
How can we debate the propriety of images that we aren’t allowed to show?
By Beth Ann Rosica