Pennsylvania
School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda
The state Senate hasn’t acted on any of these bills — Majority Leader Joe Pittman (R., Indiana) said the Democrats’ minimum wage number, for one, was “unreasonable.”
The caucuses also split last session on a long-delayed constitutional amendment that would open a window for people to sue over sexual abuse they suffered as children. State House Democrats passed it, but state Senate Republicans countered that they would move the measure only if it were bundled with provisions to expand voter ID and make it easier for the legislature to reject executive branch regulations. Bradford said the effort continues to be a priority for his caucus.
A spokesperson for the state Senate said its leaders are primarily concerned with pushing bills in one area: permitting and regulatory reform.
Spokesperson Kate Flessner listed bills that the chamber has passed but which haven’t gotten state House consideration, including one that would require agencies to make public more information about the status of permits, one that would require legislative approval of more regulations, and one that would create a new automatic review process for many regulations.
These measures, Flessner said, are intended to cut “government red tape to help grow family sustaining jobs.”
Lawmakers will return to Harrisburg in January for a constitutionally required meeting on the first Tuesday of the year, and will also convene in the Capitol rotunda — instead of in the state House chamber, to avoid construction — on the first Tuesday in February for the governor’s state of the state address.
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An individual accused of defacing a Tesla with a swastika is facing charges and has reportedly apologized for the “misguided” behavior.
Video footage shows the Tesla owner confronting the vandal, according to reports. In the video, the man says he used a crayon, not a key, and apologizes.
“I have nothing against your car, and I have nothing against you,” he said. “Obviously, I have something against Elon Musk.”
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A suspect was charged after allegedly defacing a Tesla with a swastika. (Storyful)
The man described his behavior “misguided.”
Reports indicate the suspect is Chadd Ritenbaugh.
“My client is a proud father, long-time resident, and is currently undergoing cancer treatment,” Ritenbaugh’s attorney Paul Lang said in a statement. “We will reserve further comment pending the outcome of the case.”
In a post on bucks.crimewatchpa.com, the Central Bucks Regional Police Department indicated that after visiting the gym, the “Victim noticed fresh damage to their Tesla that appeared to be scratches in the shape of a swastika, when they arrived home.”
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A Tesla logo is seen at a Tesla showroom at a shopping mall in Beijing on April 29, 2022. (JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images)
The alleged vandalism was captured by the Tesla. The victim checked the recording and found someone scratching “into the side of the Tesla using an unknown object,” the police department’s post noted.
Gym staff identified the suspect with his membership, according to authorities.
“The video camera at 0924 hours on March 24, 2025, shows the suspect walking into Planet Fitness wearing the same clothes and carrying the same bag from the Tesla video camera footage. He scans his membership card with front desk staff and proceeds into the gym. Suspect was identified by both his gym membership identification card, and his Pennsylvania Driver’s License photo,” the post states.
He faces charges of criminal mischief, harassment and disorderly conduct, according to the department.
Fox News Digital reached out to the police department on Tuesday, but no comment had been provided by the time of publication.
TESLA CYBERTRUCK MENACE CHARGED IN COSTCO PARKING LOT CRIME CAUGHT ON CAMERA: POLICE
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk arrives for a town hall wearing a cheesehead hat at the KI Convention Center on March 30, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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The incident comes as a rash of Tesla facilities and vehicles have been targeted amid left-wing outrage over Elon Musk’s work to uncover waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal government.
CVS Health is offering measles vaccines to people who live in Pennsylvania after two cases of the disease have been confirmed within the state.
CVS says the vaccine doses will be available to people ages 18 and older at CVS Pharmacy locations and to children ages 4 to 6who need a second vaccine dose at CVS MinuteClinics.
Two measles cases were recently reported in western Pennsylvania out of Erie County.
What are the symptoms of measles?
According to the CDC, common measles symptoms include fever, cough, runny nose, watery and red eyes, and a rash.
Measles symptoms often appear 7 to 14 days after contact with the virus, which the CDC says is highly contagious and is spread through the air via coughing or sneezing.
How do you know if you need a measles vaccine?
If you were born before 1957, you are considered immune. If you were born after 1957, experts recommend you get at least one MMR shot if you’ve never had the measles or been vaccinated for the disease. The health department says most people born after 1989 probably got two doses, which is 97% effective.
Here’s where you could be at risk: If you are an adult born between 1963 and 1967, some children were given an inactivated measles vaccine, which is less effective than a live vaccine. If you are not sure, you should get another dose.
Health care workers, university students and international travelers must have two doses to be considered fully vaccinated. All suspected and confirmed cases are reported to the county health department. It said it would make sure anyone sick with the disease stays home until they are no longer infectious.
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