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- 1Pennsylvania lawmakers press wildlife agency to release meeting videos●Lawmakers seek transparency with 2 Pa. wildlife agency meeting videos
Pennsylvania legislators are calling for the release of two videos from Pennsylvania Game Commission meetings, citing transparency concerns. The demand, reported by the Beaver County Times and Erie Times-News, puts pressure on the state's wildlife agency to open its proceedings to public scrutiny. Details of what the recordings show have not been made clear in the reports.
- 2Erie County works to transform mental health emergency response●Erie County working to transform how mental health emergencies are handled
Erie County in western New York is working to change how mental health emergencies are handled, moving toward new approaches to crisis response. The effort, reported by local outlet WKBW, comes as communities nationwide rethink whether police should be the default responders to mental health calls and push for specialized crisis teams and services.