The legislature on Friday gave final approval to a proposed constitutional amendment that would give state lawmakers the power to unilaterally end a disaster declaration.
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The tolls of a global pandemic: COVID-19 impacts county residents both physically and mentally
The county commissioners learned Thursday how severely the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted both the mental health and physical well being of local residents, with suicides and overdoses both up in 2020.
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Commissioners discuss Annville child abuse case, planned 911 center in North Cornwall Township
The Thursday meeting discussed the recent Annville child abuse case, the construction of the 911 Call Center in North Cornwall, and the retirement of county prison warden Robert Karnes.
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In race for COVID-19 vaccinations, older residents in rural Pa. face tough obstacles
Rural counties like Sullivan are banding together to ensure older residents who lack transportation, access to providers, and internet connections can get the coronavirus vaccine.
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Pa. House moves to get legal relief for clergy abuse victims back on spring ballot
“Human error” by the Department of State derailed a constitutional amendment on whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should be able to sue.
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Anthony Magaro announces run for Magisterial District Judge in the City of Lebanon
Magaro has lived for three years in downtown Lebanon and has previously worked as as a certified auto inspection mechanic, a state-commissioned notary public, and a real estate agent.
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Wolf asks for tax increase on Pa.’s top third of earners amid pandemic, GOP pans proposal as ‘irresponsible’
The proposal is likely to be dead on arrival in the GOP-controlled legislature, whose leaders wasted little time shredding it with criticism, calling it unrealistic and hurtful to taxpayers.
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What the exit of Pa.’s top election official means for the future of voting
Secretary Kathy Boockvar’s resignation has emboldened her fiercest GOP critics, even though it was not related to her handling of the closely watched vote in a battleground state.
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Pa. enacted 140 laws last year. Only 27 of them addressed the coronavirus.
The nation’s largest full-time legislature — with some of the highest-paid lawmakers — emerged from 2020 having failed to address some of the public’s most pressing needs.
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Alternate path for correcting crushing administrative error faces uphill climb
Some survivors and their advocates believe the quickest way to remedy a Department of State mistake is to abandon the time-consuming path of amending the state constitution and pursue legislation.
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A Pa. Dept. of State error means some sex-abuse victims will again have to wait for justice
Kathy Boockvar, who oversaw a tense and difficult presidential election in a battleground state last year, will resign her position because of the error.
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Lebanon County elections director shares perspective with state House committee
Lebanon County Department of Elections head Michael Anderson made an appearance at a hearing conducted by the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee last week.
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County mostly shut down Monday as snow continues to fall
All Lebanon County public schools are closed today as snow continues to fall, as it is expected to do for much of the day.
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Stress, delays, and confusion still plague jobless in Pennsylvania, and January brought little relief
Pandemic unemployment benefits are a lifeline more than 400,000 Pennsylvanians who don’t qualify for traditional unemployment. But payments stalled this year and people are struggling.
