By: Senator Tracy Pennycuick As Chair of the Pennsylvania Senate and Communications Committee, I attended the recent AI and energy summit hosted by U.S. Senator Dave McCormick. I had the opportunity to meet and hear first-hand from some of the world’s biggest companies who pledged over $90 billion in investments to accelerate the development of […] [Read More]
In fourth grade, kids no longer just learn to read, but read to learn. If a child doesn’t know how to read by fourth grade they can quickly fall behind. [Read More]
In 2021, in Berks and Montgomery counties, over 2 million emergency medical calls were made, according to the most recent data provided by the Pennsylvania State EMS Data Bridge, a collection and reporting system for EMS in PA. [Read More]
I heard it said recently that it’s great politics to be all things to all people. [Read More]
Pennsylvania is fortunate to have some of the best schools in the nation. We also have the distinction of having the eighth highest college cost in the country with the average annual cost of tuition and room and board at around $45,400. [Read More]
Veterans Day is an opportunity for us to acknowledge the debt of gratitude owed to the men and women of Pennsylvania who have answered the call to serve our nation in uniform for decades. [Read More]
In August, Lancaster County police launched an investigation into a disturbing case involving 20 high school female students. [Read More]
Aging in place is so important to many older Pennsylvanians and their families. The same can be said for parents who wish to care for their physically disabled child at home but need skilled nursing care. [Read More]
2024 may go down as the year Artificial Intelligence (AI) took the world by storm. The news is exciting, but also a little unsettling. In 5 to 7 years, we read that AI will be as smart as humans. In twenty years, some say, AI will be able to do anything we can do. These claims are tricky to evaluate, but what's clear is that AI is advancing faster than most people realize. The more we interact with AI, the quicker it evolves, learns, and develops. In the past decade, AI has moved from beating humans at Jeopardy to writing songs and tackling advanced coding. The uncanny realism of deepfake videos featuring celebrities like Tom Cruise reminds us that stealing someone’s face isn't just a plot for Mission: Impossible anymore. [Read More]
As I sat in the state Capitol rotunda listening to Gov. Josh Shapiro lay out his 2024-25 budget proposal, I couldn’t help but wonder if the gilded hall rubbed off on the governor, giving him a different perception of the state of the commonwealth’s finances. [Read More]
