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‘Have they locked the doors?’ Judge presses for details on Hershey charity spat with board member
With claims of millions of dollars unaccounted for at the Milton Hershey School, a judge considered Tuesday whether a board member’s lawsuit for access to financial records should go forward.
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Gov. Tom Wolf to mandate masks in Pa. schools
It will apply to Pennsylvania’s public and private K-12 schools, as well as early learning and child-care facilities, starting Sept. 7.
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Reader’s images show progress of new Walmart warehouse in N. Lebanon Twp.
After months of site and foundation work, walls for new Walmart warehouse are going up. Completion by end of 2021 possible.
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State Rep. Russ Diamond compares mandatory vaccines to rape; PCAR seeks apology and removal of Facebook post
The chain of events began with the Lebanon County legislator’s Monday, Aug. 23, Facebook post in which he appeared to suggest that mandatory vaccinations were akin to rape, albeit without actually saying that word.
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Your questions about climbing COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania, answered
Spotlight PA held a free panel with health experts about what you need to know going into the fall. Here are the takeaways.
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You’re invited! A free panel on how Pennsylvania can keep people in addiction recovery safe
A recent Spotlight PA/KHN investigation found the Pennsylvania department tasked with oversight of these providers allowed some to continue operating despite harm to patients.
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Pa.’s legislative leaders wield extraordinary power, and the audit fight proves it
The state Senate’s top Republican recently stripped another lawmaker of his committee chairmanship and Capitol staff, a rare but not unprecedented move in Harrisburg.
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The Pa. Senate leader resisted his pro-Trump wing for months. Now he wants a MAGA makeover.
For months, Jake Corman walked a fine line as the movement to discredit the 2020 election results won support from some of his pro-Trump colleagues. Now the Pennsylvania Republican is all in.
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County Democrats welcome Pa. Supreme Court candidate Maria McLaughlin
Maria McLaughlin, the Democratic candidate for the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, was the guest of honor at an Aug. 25 fundraiser at the home of Cavi Miller, who is running for Cornwall mayor.
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Microchip shortage limits supply of new and used cars
Dealers face an inventory shortage and robust demand, due to an improving economy, low interest rates, high savings and stimulus payments.
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Lebanon County Choral begins fall season with virtual rehearsals
The Lebanon County Choral Society is beginning its fall 2021 season with virtual rehearsals, with the hope of transitioning to in-person rehearsals within a few weeks.
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In major shift, Pa. panel votes to count incarcerated people in home districts, not state prisons
The move to eliminate “prison gerrymandering” will benefit communities of color when new House and Senate maps are drawn, but Republicans are questioning its legitimacy.
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Wolf admin unexpectedly pulls the plug on controversial revamp of Pa. safety net program
The Department of Health did not explain why it abandoned a plan to change who administers a nutrition program for pregnant people and young children.
