We may know today whether President Trump will win a second term in office or if Joe Biden has been elected the nation’s next president. Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes may be who determines who wins the election or it may not,

While reporting and analysis of Tuesday’s election results are unprecedented, so is the day after the election discussion. With possibly close to three million mail-in ballots to count. the Pennsylvania Department of State has said it could be Friday b...

Federal Government agencies issued a joint cybersecurity advisory last week warning of an imminent cybercrime threat to U.S. Hospitals and other healthcare providers. The warning states that criminal elements are targeting healthcare organizations with...

On the eve of the 2020 General Election Smart Talk will wrap-up pre-election coverage with a conversation with WITF Reporter Emily Previti. VotesPA is the official site for the Commonwealth Department of State and for questions and voting information,

Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.”   The General Election is days away and PBS will air an hour-long Washington Week ...

Coronavirus cases are rising across the country and the case numbers in Pennsylvania are spiking, as well. On Tuesday, the state set a new single-day high of 2,751 new positive cases. Health officials warn that this is the predicted fall surge and that...

Analyzing the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic comes down to the numbers. The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports the numbers daily: the number of positives, hospitalized, tested, deaths and so on. Data is driving our understanding of the impac...

Achieving, or at the very least improving, equity in education is the goal set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education when they set to work to create an equity toolkit for schools, teachers, and families.

Declining enrollments at the 14-member Pennsylvania System of Higher Education universities has resulted in plans for a significant shake up of the system. PASSHE plans to integrate six of its universities into two regional combinations as part of a st...

WITF’s Election 2020 coverage on Smart Talk continues Friday when we’re joined by Incumbent Republican Congressman Lloyd Smucker who is running for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in the 11th Congressional District.