PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- Berger Montague, a law firm, issued the following news: Berger Montague PC announces that its lawsuit against Subaru of America and Subaru Corporation, for a dangerous defect causing three Subaru models to accelerate suddenly and unintentionally, has moved into the class certification phase. At issue are the 2012-2020 Forester, 2015-2020 Legacy, and 2015-2020 Outback (the "Class Vehicles"). Plaintiffs allege that the Class Vehicles contain one or more defe  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release: Reed Smith's Insurance Recovery Group was named a finalist for "Legal Team of the Year" in Business Insurance's 2024 U.S. Insurance Awards. The firm's 100-plus insurance recovery team - with its national and international presence - handles a broad array of high-profile and precedential insurance litigation and arbitrations. The team represents the preeminent U.S. policyholder-side non-profit organ  more

EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- East Stroudsburg University issued the following news release: This semester, 18 East Stroudsburg University students in the Innovation & Product Development class focused their coursework on Malta as a global leader in tourism. The class was taught by Carol A. Dimopoulos, Ed.D., assistant professor of business management. Michelle Buttigieg, Malta Tourism Authority Representative North America, was a special mentor for this course. On May 1, H.E. Ambas  more

AKRON, Ohio, May 22 -- FirstEnergy issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: To help drive its transformation to a premier electric company, FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) today announced the appointment of four new executives to oversee the company's Ohio, Pennsylvania and New Jersey state electric company businesses and its stand-alone transmission companies: * John Hawkins - President, Pennsylvania, effective June 2 * Torrence Hinton - President, Ohio, effective June 24 * Doug Moko  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Josh Shapiro and statewide tourism leaders unveiled Pennsylvania's new state tourism brand and summer travel marketing campaign to encourage more people to travel across and visit the Commonwealth - Pennsylvania: The Great American Getaway. Governor Shapiro is now on a week-long RV tour ahead of Memorial Day Weekend, embarking on his own Great American Ge  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: With pledges to seven different funds across Penn State, a donor who has chosen to remain anonymous will have a profound impact on the University far into the future. The eight-figure estate commitment will bring the donor's total support of Penn State to more than $13.5 million and enhance scholarship support in the College of Education and the College of Agricultural Sciences and at Penn State Be  more

WATERFALL, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Education issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Today, Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin visited Forbes Road School District (FRSD), one of the smallest school districts in the Commonwealth. During his time with students and staff, he was able to see first-hand how investments in career and technical education (CTE) and STEM programs are helping students prepare for jobs in critical sectors across Pennsylvania. "Sc  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 (TNSres) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis brought the Great American Getaway RV tour to Philadelphia to promote the city as a premier travel destination ahead of 2026 and to celebrate the kickoff of a multi-year schedule of events and programs leading up to the nation's 250th anniversary. Yesterday in Lackawanna County, Governor Shapiro la  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Pennsylvania medical marijuana patients are a step closer to better protections after the PA House today passed legislation introduced by state Rep. Dan Frankel that would strengthen the Department of Health's oversight of the independent laboratories that test cannabis products to be dispensed under the state's medical marijuana program. Frankel, who is majority chairman of   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A bill introduced by state Rep. Mandy Steele that would provide another tool for pregnant women to keep healthy passed the PA House today. Steele's bill (H.B. 2138) would require insurance coverage for medically necessary blood pressure monitors for home use as a pregnancy-related service. "Hypertension and related disorders are a leading cause of maternal, neonatal and feta  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Today, state Rep. Ben Waxman, D-Phila., was joined by multiple prison-reform advocates for a Capitol news conference to discuss State Correctional Institute Chester's Scandinavian unit, also known as "Little Scandinavia." Little Scandinavia is a pilot project modeled after prisons in Scandinavia, where the core values are safety, transparency and innovation, with a focus on n  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) said Tuesday that with the addition of Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Wayne/Pike), the voter ID constitutional amendment discharge petition now has 101 signatures, equating to half of the entire Pennsylvania House of Representatives able to vote. However, with new partisan House operating rules requiring 25 members from each ca  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news: In his first official act, newly sworn-in state Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Pike/Wayne) joined 100 of his House colleagues and signed the discharge resolution to get House Bill 891 out of the House State Government Committee. House Bill 891 would allow voters to decide if the Pennsylvania Constitution should be amended to require identification each time someone exercises their right to vote. Currently,  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans issued the following news on May 21, 2024: Rep. Jeff Olsommer (R-Pike/Wayne) was sworn into office today to represent the people of the 139th Legislative District. "I'm ready to get to work for the citizens of the 139th Legislative District," Olsommer said. "I'm grateful to the folks back home who sent me here and it is a privilege to represent them." Olsommer's key issues include reducing taxes for hard-working families a  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Sen. Tracy Pennycuick (R-24), Sen. Jimmy Dillon (D-5), Sen. Chris Gebhard (R-48) and Sen. John Kane (D-9) today introduced legislation prohibiting the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to fraudulently misrepresent an election candidate in Pennsylvania. GenAI combines machine-learning algorithms with human-generated content to produce realistic images, video  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The Pennsylvania Democratic Party issued the following news: Pennsylvanians are calling out Connecticut hedge-fund CEO and mega-millionaire David McCormick for lying about living in Pennsylvania and embracing election deniers and January 6 insurrectionists in letters to the editor across the Commonwealth. Here's What Pennsylvanians Are Saying: PennLive: Just your average PA guy, that is if you live in CT and are a multi-millionaire * In selecting their 202  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering issued the following news: The United States submarine industrial base produces an average of 1.2 Virginia-class submarines a year - two short of the Navy's stated goal. There are many reasons for this shortfall, but the Navy - among many other entities - is turning towards using additive manufacturing for parts to accelerate production. Though promising, there's still uncertainties about the perfor  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Emergency response personnel from Penn State and municipalities throughout the Centre County area will participate in a triennial full-scale emergency response exercise at the State College Regional Airport from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 30. Emergency response crews will begin staging equipment and personnel in and around the airport beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. The airport will be o  more

SWARTHMORE, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- Swarthmore College issued the following news: Nora Sweeney '24 grew up in Washington, D.C., attending a "peace camp" every summer called Little Friends for Peace. "It was a day camp where you would do activities like arts, games, crafts, dance, but it had this specific eye on nonviolence," says Sweeney. "So, any time there was some kind of scuffle between campers, you'd sit at the 'peace table' and you would talk it out." At camp, she developed an interest   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: Attendees from within and beyond the University recently convened at Penn State for the Technologies for Agriculture and Living Systems Symposium, where they had the opportunity to learn about current research, share ideas for collaboration, and grow networks. The two-day event was part of a new initiative in the College of Agricultural Sciences focused on leveraging emerging and advanced technolo  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, May 21 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: The Penn State Board of Trustees today (May 21) approved (by a 26-2 vote, with three abstaining) in investing in the renovation of Beaver Stadium, which will grow revenue-generating opportunities, transform the fan and community experience, and fuel the future funding for all 31 athletics programs at Penn State. The approved renovations will enable year-round use of Beaver Stadium, further driving   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Julia Puchtler has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System (UPHS), effective July 1, 2024. Puchtler currently serves as chief financial officer of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP), an integrated academic medical campus at the center of Penn Medicine's clinical  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Arts and Sciences issued the following Q&A on May 21, 2024, by Assistant Professor of History Hardeep Dhillon: * * * In a recent Gallup poll, 28% of Americans cite immigration as their biggest concern, topping a list that includes the federal government, the economy, inflation, and poverty, hunger, and homelessness. One hundred years ago, America was in a similar situation. Faced with rapid social, economi  more

WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania, May 22 -- Waynesburg University issued the following news: Waynesburg University received a $35,000 grant from the Caroline Fredicka Holdship Charitable Trust through the PNC Charitable Trust Grant Review Committee to help move the Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) for 2nd Degree Program online. The program is designed for students who hold a degree from an accredited college or university and wish to earn a BSN. Grant funds will help alleviate the tuition  more