The gloves are now off between Democratic presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Sanders says his Medicare-for-All plan is “far more progressive” than Warren’s. Warren on Friday announced she would implement universal healthcare by transferring 98 percent of the $8.8 trillion she estimates that employers will spend on private insurance for their employees. Companies with fewer than 50 employees would be exempt and employers already offering health benefits reached under collective bargaining agreements will be allowed to reduce how much they send to federal coffers. Sanders disagrees with how Warren will fund the plan. Sanders’ plan would be funded by a tax hike. Warren has pledged no middle-class tax increases. Sanders also said Warren’s plan could have a “very negative impact” on job creation.

Overemphasis on trying to impeach President Donald Trump could backfire, Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday. Yang emphasized that he does support impeachment, but insists that the path to victory is talking about how to solve the country’s problems and create a better future. He also pointed out that it could also do the party harm in an additional way, because impeachment could take five Democratic presidential candidates who are senators away from the campaign trail at a critical time if they need to become jurors in a Senate trial.

The State House has unanimously adopted a resolution introduced by Representative Rob Matzie, recognizing the special benefeits of credit unions. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has details. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

(All photos taken by Sandy Giordano)

Aliquippa Council has approved a police officer’s leave of absence. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano was there. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

PennDOT announces the implementation of a Statewide automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement pilot to start this week. Beaver County radio news intern Alex D’Itri has more…

PennDOT District 11 is announcing the closure of Route 351 (Fairlane Boulevard) in Big Beaver Borough, Beaver County, will begin Monday, November 4 weather permitting. Beginning at 7 a.m. Monday morning, Fairlane Boulevard will close to traffic between Shenango Road and Route 18 (Big Beaver Boulevard) continuously through Friday, November 22. Crews will conduct undercut repairs and roadway stabilization work. All through traffic will be detoured.

Posted detour

East of the Closure

• From Route 351, take Route 18 southbound
• Turn right onto northbound Route 551 (Wallace Run Road)
• Turn right onto northbound Route 168
• Follow Route 168 back to Route 351
• End detour

West of the closure

• Same detour in the opposite direction

Crews from Allison Park Contractors will conduct the emergency repair work.

Motorists can check conditions on more than 40,000 roadway miles by visiting www.511PA.com. 511PA, which is free and available 24 hours a day, provides traffic delay warnings, weather forecasts, traffic speed information and access to more than 950 traffic cameras. 511PA is also available through a smartphone application for iPhone and Android devices, by calling 5-1-1, or by following regional Twitter alerts accessible on the 511PA website.

BRADDOCK, Pa. (AP) — A police chief in a western Pennsylvania town has been suspended with pay after authorities say he was involved in a domestic violence incident. Braddock officials announced the action against Guy Collins on Sunday, a day after he allegedly struck his girlfriend during an argument at their Pittsburgh home. Authorities say the 20-year-old woman had a cut on her bottom lip, which was swollen. The 59-year-old Collins, who wasn’t injured, is charged with simple assault.

The victim from last week’s fatal motor vehicle accident in Hopewell Township has been identified. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano reports. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH, 2019

 

TODAY – GENERALLY CLOUDY. HIGH – 54.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT RAIN LATE
IN THE EVENING. LOW – 42.

TUESDAY – MOSTLY CLOUDY. PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN
EARLY IN THE MORNING. HIGH – 48.

Pennsylvania Turnpike plans to be all-cashless by fall 2021
PITTSBURGH (AP) — After four years of testing, the Pennsylvania Turnpike says it plans to move ahead with a $129 million project to become a completely cashless toll system in two years, eliminating hundreds of toll collecting and auditing positions along the way.
Turnpike chief executive officer Mark Compton told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in an interview last week that the pilot phase of the project was over and “the goal is to have the system completely cashless by the fall off 2021.”
The system won’t take cash after that point, but toll booths will still be at some exit ramps across the commonwealth until 2026 to record E-ZPass signals or photograph license plates so bills can be mailed to drivers. That will continue until the agency finishes up installing 43 overhead gantries in three phases over the next six years.
The jobs of the 600 remaining toll collectors and toll auditors will be eliminated, but officials say they will have the opportunity to move into other turnpike jobs or to take classes at the turnpike’s expense.
The turnpike has been testing cashless tolling at several spots, and Compton said the cashless sites have been averaging nearly the same collection rate.
With the system completely cashless, turnpike employment is expected to drop from about 1,900 to about 1,300. Compton said jobs cannot be guaranteed after January 2022, but for several years workers whose jobs will be eliminated have been eligible for up to $5,250 a year in tuition credits to take classes to learn other turnpike or state jobs or to study for a new career.
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Information from: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, http://www.post-gazette.com