'Biden got it absolutely wrong': Pa. officials condemn clemency for 'kids for cash' judge
Michael Conahan was sentenced to 17½ years in the judicial scandal, which the FBI described as the “worst in Pennsylvania’s history.”
Biden commutes sentence of controversial Pa. judge in Kids for Cash scandal
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentence of a former judge in Northeast Pennsylvania who gained notoriety for a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks. That commutation was part of a larger move from Biden,
Why the Hell Did Biden Commute Sentence of “Kids for Cash” Judge?
Buried in the massive list of nearly 1,500 people whose criminal sentences were commuted by President Joe Biden Thursday is the name of a Pennsylvania judge who took kickbacks for wrongfully sentencing minors to juvenile detention.
A former Pa. judge involved in the ‘Kids for Cash’ scandal is granted clemency by President Joe Biden
A former Pennsylvania judge who was convicted of sending children to jail while receiving millions of dollars in kickbacks from the facility’s operator in the early 2000s was one of the nearly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted Thursday by President Joe Biden.
‘Kids for Cash’ victim reacts after Biden commutes sentence for Pennsylvania judge
President Joe Biden commuted the sentence of disgraced "Kids for Cash" Judge Micheal Conahan, and one victim is expressing anger over it.
Biden's clemency for Kids-for-Cash judge undeserved, some say
By commuting the sentences of 1,500 people who were released to home confinement during the onslaught of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Joe Biden drew the ire of many Pennsylvanians who were affected by what became known as the “kids for cash” scandal in Luzerne County.
Child care on the brink in Pa.: Erie's Mary Euell explains the stakes, solutions | Opinion
Surveys indicate seven in 10 Pennsylvania families struggle to find affordable child care. Child care costs exceed 20% of ...
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A year after COVID-19 funding ran out, Pennsylvania child care providers remain in a staffing crisis
Strong Start PA, a child care advocacy coalition, is calling for an additional $284 million in new and recurring state funding to aid the sector. “Providers are needing to make up this money ...
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Action News uncovers potentially alarming number of unlicensed child care providers
It was one of many troubling incidents at unlicensed day care centers in recent years. Action News Investigative Reporter Chad Pradelli sat down with a mother whose child died in one of those ...
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A range of workers provide maternal care in Pa. Learn their roles.
One way to address this problem is to increase access to quality maternity care before ... both parent and child. Richard ...
Man arrested, child flown to hospital after shooting in Chambersburg
The Chambersburg Police responded to the 200 block of Birch Street on Dec. 12 around 6:20 p.m. for reports of a shooting.
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Cambria County Child Development Corp. celebrates year's successes at luncheon
Gathered Tuesday at the Imperial Event Center, members of the Cambria County Child Development Corp. celebrated not only ...
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State’s new child care tax credit allows up to $6,000
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf has approved a new, permanent child care tax credit that will allow families to claim thousands of dollars in benefits. The new tax credit was created as part of ...