The state Senate voted Monday to approve a Republican-backed plan that nonpartisan analysts say has a clear GOP advantage.
January 2022
🔗 Lebanon County tech students make parts for Space Station
Students at vocational and technical schools relish the opportunity to get real-world experiences. Very few ever get the chance to contribute to out of this world projects, but that’s just what students at the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC) in Eric Tanger’s Industrial Machine Technology are doing.
🔗 HACC faculty prepare for union vote
Faculty at Harrisburg Area Community College are slated to vote on whether to form a union in the coming months.
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Pastry Shoppe: ‘Monday Morning Munchies’ (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
As part of a new series, ‘Monday Morning Munchies,’ Lebanon Valley Food Critics visited the Pastry Shoppe at the Lebanon County Career & Technology Center. Read their review here.
🔗 Lebanon County Auctioneer wins 2022 Pennsylvania Farm Show bid-calling contest
John Stauffer of Lebanon County won the 2022 Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association bid-calling contest.
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Board members of Pa.’s largest pension fund asked to sign secrecy oaths
Leaders of the fund have become increasingly upset over what they perceive as “leaks” about the botched investment calculation scandal that has led to multiple federal investigations.
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Naples Pizza: a lunch trip to Naples (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics took a trip to Naples Pizza. Read their review here.
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Pennsylvania redistricting panel enters final stretch to complete House, Senate maps
The chair of the committee in charge of drawing the legislative maps said it will be “challenging” to finish them in under 30 days.
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Proposed congressional map advances in Pa. legislature as Wolf, top lawmakers prepare for court battle
The governor and top lawmakers are facing a Jan. 30 deadline to complete the congressional map, or the state courts will take over.
🔗 Three-term GOP Pa. lawmaker will not seek re-election
Pennsylvania Rep. Frank Ryan announced on Wednesday he is not seeking re-election to a fourth term of office in the House of Representatives.
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Country View: A sandwich from the grocery store (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
The Lebanon Valley Food Critics make a lunch outing to Country View Grocery in South Annville for a sub.
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Pa. GOP answered Wolf’s pandemic vetoes with constitution changes. The strategy is here to stay.
Wolf’s veto tally grew extensively during the pandemic and will likely expand during his final 13 months in office, as Republicans continue to largely bypass his agenda.
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Voters could be flooded with proposed changes to the Pa. Constitution in 2023
State Republicans have increasingly relied on constitutional amendments to pursue policy initiatives Gov. Tom Wolf would otherwise reject and most Democrats don’t support.
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Brown’s Bakery: ‘Monday Morning Munchies’ (Lebanon Valley Food Critics)
As part of a new series, ‘Monday Morning Munchies,’ Lebanon Valley Food Critics visited Brown’s Bakery. Read their review here.
🔗 Lisa’s Cafe in Palmyra to open second restaurant in central Pa.
Lisa’s Cafe on Chocolate opens Jan. 21 at the museum at 63 W. Chocolate Ave. and replaces Cafe aMusee, which closed in late December.
