Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.
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Pa. health officials request $124 million in pandemic-related emergency contracts as GOP calls for oversight
In House and Senate hearings this week state lawmakers pushed for more oversight as health officials doubled down on its needs to secure emergency contracts for contact tracing and COVID-19 tests.
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Pa. GOP strategist running for governor being investigated for fatal crash on Turnpike
A spokesperson for Charlie Gerow said he was the driver and is now “cooperating fully with the investigation and will continue to do so.”
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Michael Folmer, former state senator, released from prison by court order a year after sentencing
Berks County prison records show that Michael Folmer, former state senator for Lebanon County, was released by court order July 20. Folmer was sentenced to between one and two years in prison last year for possession of child pornography.
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Jackson and Annville townships the latest to receive coronavirus recovery funds (Update)
These federal funds can be used to address COVID-19’s negative economic impacts, replace lost public sector revenue, support public health, help essential workers, and invest in infrastructure improvements, including water, sewer or broadband services.
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Pa. state lawmaker from Delaware County charged with theft after years-long investigation
Prosecutors said Democrat Margo Davidson allegedly requested overnight reimbursements for time she did not actually spend in Harrisburg.
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Pa. Republicans are bringing their election bill back after Gov. Tom Wolf said he’s open to voter ID changes
Wolf had said changes to the state’s voter ID rules were a nonstarter. But he shifted that position this week after vetoing the Republican-passed bill.
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Nursing homes to provide more direct care for residents under proposed Pa. rule
The state currently requires nursing homes to provide residents with 2.7 hours of direct care each day, despite the minimum federal recommendation being much higher.
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Emergency Rental Assistance Program off to a slow start
While not many have taken advantage of Lebanon County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program thus far, Community Action Partnership administrator Samuel Ortiz expects the program to pick up steam.
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Police blame ‘reckless use’ of fireworks for massive July 4 scrapyard fire
Rumors that fireworks had sparked the blaze have been circulating in the area since the massive fire destroyed the city recycling center in the 300 block of North 14th Street.
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You’re invited! A free reader Q&A on how lawmakers spend millions of taxpayer dollars on perks.
Reporters from Spotlight PA and The Caucus will discuss their investigation into how the legislature spends taxpayer dollars then obscures those expenses from the public.
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Old bridges, new 911 building, closed vax center mark commissioners’ meeting
Deteriorating infrastructure, declining COVID vaccine demand, the new emergency call center project, and the retirement of a long time employee were on the agenda at the July 15 Lebanon County Commissioners’ meeting, the first held in-person since early 2020.
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Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight
Pennsylvania agencies turned to the emergency procurement process that avoids public scrutiny 483 times last year. In years prior, they made on average 135 requests annually.