The Morning Agenda: Federal climate dollars help Pa. communities transform downtowns; Addressing teacher shortage in Pa.

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Federal climate money is helping Pennsylvania communities transform their downtowns.

Pennsylvania will receive about $245 million this year to clean up abandoned mine lands, significantly more than any other state.

Penn State graduate students are looking to unionize. Organizers say they have the needed signatures to move to the next step in the unionization process.

A wildfire in Berks County appears to be mostly under control this morning.

Lycoming County could be the home of a juvenile justice center to help troubled youngsters.

Education advocates estimate Pennsylvania is short some 15-thousand teachers statewide. In the face of such a staggering shortfall, many school districts are opting to “grow their own” supply of educators.

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