Mary Wilson, YDR online

Mary Wilson

YDR online

Harrisburg, PA, United States

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Past articles by Mary:

Pa. attorney general race: Experience is key

State Attorney General Kathleen Kane's decision not to run for a second four-year term as she faces a criminal trial this summer left a field of five candidates jockeying for her job. → Read More

Bill Would Seal Minor Offenses After Crime-Free Period

A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is backing new proposals to give a person’s low-level criminal offenses a limited shelf life in Pennsylvania. Plans → Read More

House OKs Retroactive Abuse Case Limits

A long-sought measure to retroactively change the statute of limitations on child sex abuse cases has been queued up for a final vote in the state House. → Read More

Slight Uptick In Schools Seeking To Exceed Tax Limits

Pennsylvania school board members came to the Capitol earlier this week, some of them downright weary. “It’s been a grueling year,” said Nathan Mains, → Read More

House Mulls Major Changes To Child Sex Abuse Law

The state House is poised to consider major changes to the statutes of limitations on child sex abuse cases in Pennsylvania, one month after the release of → Read More

Schools Eye State I.O.U. On Construction Costs

The state’s budget gridlock is over, but school districts are focusing on another piece of unwelcome news: after years of delayed reimbursements for state → Read More

Attorney General Candidates Run On Reform

The state has an entire agency dedicated, at least in part, to the men and women who have served in the military. The Department of Military and Veterans → Read More

Citing Flint, PA Lawmakers Cry Lead On Wolf Administration

For Pennsylvania lawmakers, the problem of lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan has served as a rallying cry, a teachable moment and, now, a political cudgel → Read More

Lead poisoning a political tool in Harrisburg

For Pennsylvania lawmakers, the problem of lead poisoning in Michigan has been a rallying cry, a teachable moment and, now, a political cudgel. → Read More

For Medical Marijuana Bill, An Unexpected Lull

A plan to allow medical marijuana in Pennsylvania may be further away from becoming law than supporters had hoped. The legalization plan is before the → Read More

As Impasse Ends, Democrats Are A Frustrated Minority

Democratic state lawmakers who were reliable backers of Governor Tom Wolf’s agenda during the budget impasse say they may not stick so closely to his side → Read More

Wolf’s Budget Finale Leaves Some Loose Ends

The state spending stalemate is ending, but lawmakers could face some unfinished budget business. While Governor Tom Wolf will let the rest of a state → Read More

Gov. Wolf Relents After 9-Month Budget Impasse

Pennsylvania's Democratic governor says he won't block Republicans' $6.6 billion no-new-taxes spending package after nearly nine months of budget gridlock → Read More

Lawmakers Push Changes For Judicial Discipline

State senators on Tuesday urged their colleagues to advance their plans to change how judicial conduct cases are handled in Pennsylvania. A proposed → Read More

In Key Vote, Medical Marijuana Passes House

A plan to allow certain forms of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania has cleared a major hurdle, passing the state House and now heading to the Senate, → Read More

Budget Plan Puts GOP, Wolf On Collision Course

State lawmakers and Governor Tom Wolf could be headed for another clash over the Pennsylvania budget, now more than eight months late. Top Republican lawm → Read More

Do Budget Talks Warrant An Outside Mediator?

State budget hearings for the governor’s most recent spending proposal have drawn to a close, but not without an unusual bit of advice from a House → Read More

Wolf Cabinet Member Resigns After Mysterious Leave

The commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard has resigned after almost two months on an unexplained leave of absence. Adjutant General James Joseph is → Read More

Last Budget Meeting Was In December, Lawmaker Says

The state hasn’t had a full spending plan for more than eight months, but top lawmakers haven’t yet had a budget meeting with Gov. Tom Wolf’s → Read More

Lawmaker: Investigate every Catholic diocese in Pa.

One state lawmaker says he wants to see a more intensive focus on child sex abuse cases statewide in light of the recent grand jury report criticizing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown. → Read More