During National Apprenticeship Week, PACT announced it was launching Apprenti PHL in southeastern PA. Apprenti PGH is also adding a business analyst program.
A bill that would eliminate the residency requirement for poll watchers in Pennsylvania, allowing them to the observe voting and ballot-counting anywhere in the state, was passed Monday by the state Senate. Republican supporters say the bill, sponsored by Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, will rebuild trust in the state's elections, but Democrats say it will encourage voter intimidation.