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.
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Gap releases February mortar training schedule
If you hear rumblings from northern Lebanon County in the next week, worry not – it’s probably just the Gap.
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Hundreds of Pa. senior-living facilities haven’t received vaccine as widened eligibility, low supply slow rollout
A Spotlight PA analysis shows that more than 300 senior care homes did not have a scheduled vaccine clinic, while hundreds more weren’t covered by a federal partnership.
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Funding for HACC purchase tops 1st 2021 Lebanon City Council meeting
Lebanon City council tackled HACC purchase financing, a new bridge, getting rid of old records, and a fire code change at its Jan. 25 meeting. Mayor says an end to the Walnut Street repaving project is in sight.
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Thousands of drug, alcohol recovery homes in Pa. still operate without state oversight
The Wolf administration has yet to implement regulations stemming from a 2017 reform law intended to better protect recovery home residents and address community complaints.
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Commissioners hire new prison warden, vote for salary study
The Thursday meeting of the Lebanon County Commissioners saw the hiring of Tina Litz to the position of county prison warden.
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Grant for homeless shelter not approved; looking forward to round 2
The proposal was submitted for Round 1 of the Emergency Solutions Grant established by the CARES Act (ESG-CV), on behalf of Community Action Partnership and Lebanon County Christian Ministries.
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Top Pa. election official calls for end to ‘lies’ as GOP launches 2020 hearings
The hearing was the first of 14 Republicans intend to hold on the administration of an election they largely won. Democrats launched a counter-offensive, “Defending Democracy,” to “address the lies.”
