Cuts to USAID. PASSHE Tuition increases. And the Cumberland Valley preps for America250.

We’re learning more about the deeper implications of Congress’s decision late last week to roll back billions of dollars of funding already approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid. We hear from a humanitarian aid worker from the State College region and learn what could come next for foreign aid work. 

Pennsylvania’s 10 state-owned universities are planning to raise tuition for the first time in eight years. The schools are taking this action as a precaution while state and federal funding is uncertain. 

Now that this year’s July 4th celebrations have wrapped up, the focus shifts to next year, and the nation's 250th birthday. We meet Cassandra Coleman, who runs America250PA. 

We continue taking "deep dives" throughout the month of July as Central PA tourism organizations prepare for America250. Today, we check in with Stacey Cornman with the Cumberland Valley Visitors Bureau. (ICYMI, check our Morning Agenda archives for conversations with tourism leaders in Lancaster County, Visit Hershey & Harrisburg, and Destination Gettysburg.)

 

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