The state Treasury has temporarily halted direct deposit payments for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, and will only issue money by check.
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Pa. legislature sends $26 billion short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf
The stopgap measure flat-funds most state agencies for five months and the Department of Education for one year.
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Lebanon City Council unveils funding plan for small businesses
The city is eligible to receive an extra $391K from HUD for small businesses suffering from pandemic-related losses.
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Pennsylvania is sitting on billions in coronavirus relief money. What’s the holdup?
Gov. Tom Wolf said he and the GOP-controlled General Assembly are negotiating how to best spend the state’s pot of discretionary dollars.
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Pa. House Democrats say they were in the dark for a week about Republican’s positive coronavirus test
State Rep. Andrew Lewis (R., Dauphin) said in a statement that he tested positive for COVID-19 last week and immediately began self-isolation.
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Salvation Army feeds thousands across region from Lebanon warehouse
As far as the Salvation Army is concerned, COVID-19 is both an unprecedented challenge and nothing new.
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Gov. Wolf announces Lebanon County will move to ‘yellow’ officially on May 29
Gov. Tom Wolf announced in a press conference Friday afternoon, May 22, that Lebanon County will move to ‘yellow’ on May 29.
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All Pa. counties will be in ‘yellow’ coronavirus reopening phase by June 5 under Wolf administration plan: sources
Under Gov. Tom Wolf’s reopening plan, 49 of 67 counties are already in the “yellow” phase, or the first phase of reopening.
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Pa. is mixing coronavirus test results, and that could distort our view of the disease
Pennsylvania is including in its official count not only viral tests that reveal who currently has COVID-19, but also antibody tests that show whether a person was previously infected.
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County commissioners encourage public to wear masks to polls
Voters won’t be mandated to wear masks to polling places on June 2, but they will be encouraged to do so.
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Pa. health officials quietly alter erroneous nursing home case, death counts as providers cry foul
Provider associations said publishing erroneous data has sewn panic and anger among family members, distrust among nursing home staff, and frustration for providers.
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Here’s what local high school graduation ceremonies will look like this year
School districts in Lebanon County have begun revealing their plans to make the day special and memorable for seniors and their families.
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Pa. officials allow scaled-back real estate operations to resume statewide
Gov. Tom Wolf on the same day vetoed a bill to restart the real estate industry, angering Republicans in the legislature.
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Rebate checks may arrive earlier for some Pennsylvania homeowners and renters
The rebate program is aimed at low-income seniors and people with disabilities.
