Opinion | Justice shouldn’t have an expiration date
By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist
October 9, 2019
Pennsylvania needs to eliminate statutes of limitations by passing Bill 540 and finally rectifying the harmful effects of this law.
Editorial: Better response needed from state health officials in Canon-McMillan school district
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 8, 2019
It seems as though state health officials haven’t appropriately or adequately responded to community members’ complaints, who have cause to be worried about their children’s health.
Editorial | It’s about time: online absentee applications in Pa.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 9, 2019
This change is a start, but if Pennsylvania really wants to increase fairness, they must continue to make deliberate improvements.
Editorial: Lawsuit could be a step towards equity in Pa. education funding
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 3, 2019
Where the state government has failed to solve the problem of inequity in education funding, this lawsuit could be a step towards a solution.
Opinion | Pa. marijuana legalization necessary
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
March 24, 2019
In the push for meaningfully combating racist practices, creating legal opportunities for medicinal and recreational marijuana users and bolstering the state’s economy, approving SB 350 is an instrumental move.
Opinion | Pa. is misguidedly trying to make video games a taxable sin
By Thomas Wick, Staff Columnist
February 19, 2019
Politicians have been trying to pin the blame for school shootings on violent video games for years, even though it’s a dated concept.
Pa. group offers legal help to sexual assault victims
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Staff Writer
January 27, 2019
Legal expenses for sexual assault cases can often exceed $10,000, a prohibitively high cost for segments of the population that live paycheck-to-paycheck. One group is making it possible for Pennsylvanian survivors of sexual assault to get free legal help — particularly those who couldn’t otherwise afford it.
Editorial: Young people turn out: Pa. blue wave becomes tsunami
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 7, 2018
Midterm elections are traditionally Republican dominated — but young people came out in full force this year, giving Democrats a badly needed win.
Editorial: RMU’s new scholarship: great first step, but not enough
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 29, 2018
Since many students eventually settle in the same area where they went to college, keeping talented students in Pennsylvania is important to ensure a flourishing job market. Exorbitant college tuition rates only push students out of the state.
Panelists discuss being a woman in politics
By Briana Canady | Staff Writer
February 26, 2018
Aryanna Berringer grew up the youngest of 10 children in a family that had to rely on food stamps and free school lunches to get by. She remembers how her mother would wash the three different uniforms for her jobs at three different restaurants in their kitchen sink. All of this motivated Berringer to run for l...