Beginning June 12, the Lebanon Transit (LT) Shared Ride program will expand its Saturday service to the limits of Lebanon County.
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Six of 15 board members of embattled Pa. pension fund officially call for removal of its top command
A growing band of board dissidents says PSERS leaders must leave immediately to fix “an irrevocable loss of trust and confidence that is a consequence of persistent underperformance.”
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Legislature votes to immediately end Pa.’s coronavirus disaster declaration while keeping waivers in place
Republicans said terminating the emergency order was what Pennsylvanians demanded when they granted the legislative branch new powers during the May primary.
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Pa. GOP proposes major election overhaul, including stricter voter ID and in-person early voting
The bill comes as Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country seek to tighten voting laws.
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Sold on the promise of a college education, some former Milton Hershey School students ended up with debt, hardships
Hershey profits benefit a boarding school that spends generously on its low-income students. But that investment comes with strings attached — leaving some students behind and others mired in debt.
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Personal data from Pa. contact tracing calls still online despite assurances it had been secured
A spreadsheet of data was still online as of Wednesday, raising questions about whether the company, Insight Global, or the state can be confident they know where all the information might be stored.
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In a revolt, dissidents on PSERS board lobby colleagues to fire the fund’s leaders and set a new investment strategy
A growing band of board dissidents says PSERS leaders must go immediately to fix “an irrevocable loss of trust and confidence that is a consequence of persistent underperformance.”
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WellSpan COVID admissions down since start of vaccinations
In April, the first full month that vaccines were offered to the general public locally, 476 patients exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms were admitted to Wellspan’s seven hospitals, and of that number, only seven had received both doses of the Coronavirus vaccine.
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Wolf sticks by $1 billion plan to close Pa.’s education gap, minus his proposed tax increase
While Democrats say the state should put some of its $3 billion revenue surplus into education, Republicans counter Pennsylvania’s financial picture isn’t that rosy.
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Jobless in Pa. livid over new unemployment system errors as state declares victory
A new wave of problems blocked numerous people from filing for benefits they had already been approved for.
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Facing FBI probe, PSERS backtracks on disclosure that staffers were on both sides of real estate dealings
The $64 billion pension fund claimed in a new IRS filing that its previous disclosures were poorly worded and filed in “error.”
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With $10 billion to spend, advocates press Wolf, Pa. lawmakers to prioritize poor people
Buoyed by $3 billion in excess tax revenue and more than $7 billion in stimulus dollars, Democrats want the state to go big, while Republicans are wary of huge new spending.
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North Annville residents sound off on proposed solar farm project
Over 100 mostly unhappy North Annville Township residents packed the Union Water Works Fire Company last night to vent their opposition to a proposed 1,200 acre solar farm west of Route 934. Addressing the township’s five member planning commission and a packed house, representatives of Lebanon Solar I, LLC., a Colorado based company, outlined their […]
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Baby killed, mother injured, when struck by car at city intersection (Updated)
A 15 week-old baby was killed and its 28 year-old mother injured Monday morning, June 7, when they were struck by a car while crossing Lehman Street at North 10th Street in Lebanon city.
