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09/27/2025

If the governor and Legislature don’t agree on a budget by the end of the year, Lancaster County government will start 2026 with $19.7 million less than previously expected, according to financial projections presented at a county Investment Board meeting Thursday.

The drop would be a result of the county commissioners’ decision to continue paying social-services providers for the work they perform on behalf of the county, despite the county no longer receiving funding from the state.

Starting Oct. 1, the county will begin to make partial payments to those providers at a 60% rate. The partial rate is meant to protect the county’s financial picture, but still maintain a lifeline for vendors who provide crucial services, many of them small businesses and nonprofits.

If the governor and Legislature don’t agree on a budget by the end of the year, Lancaster County government will start 2026 with $19.7 million l […]

09/26/2025

Pennsylvania pharmacies and their patients are navigating competing guidelines for who can receive COVID-19 vaccines despite the shots being available.

The FDA in August approved updated vaccines for a more limited group than in the past, authorizing them for adults over 64 years old and people with at least one underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19.

But recommendations from some leading medical groups go further. The American Academy of Family Physicians, as one example, recommends them for adults 19 years and older, even for people not at high risk of complications if they catch COVID-19.

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09/26/2025

Campaign finance reports show Yass contributed $1.25 million on Aug. 13 to the Students First PAC, among Yass’ network of campaign committees that work to shape Pennsylvania’s elections.

About 50 progressive activists gathered outside the workplace of Pennsylvania’s richest man on Thursday to sound the alarm about his financial s […]

09/26/2025

Here are the latest restaurant inspections from Dauphin County.

For a full listing of this week’s Dauphin County restaurant inspections, click here.The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723 […]

09/26/2025

The state Department of Transportation is updating the plan to identify needed freight and passenger rail projects statewide. Those include $220 million in improvements to the Keystone Corridor to make way for a planned second daily train between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh via Lancaster, which is set to start running sometime next year.

09/25/2025

“I truly want to pray for him and his family,” Millersville University Chief Pete Anders said.

About 40 vehicles from nearly every Lancaster County police department met early Thursday morning at the U-Haul near Columbia. Around 7:40 a.m., t […]

09/25/2025

Three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices are up for retention on Nov. 4, in elections that could set the stage for a total remaking of the court.

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to acco […]

09/25/2025

Here are the latest restaurant inspecions for Union County.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.R […]

09/25/2025

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced Wednesday her office would launch a $500 million plan to provide loans to county governments and pre-K programs facing financial problems caused by the months-late state budget.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced Wednesday her office would launch a $500 million plan to provide loans to county governments and pr […]

09/24/2025

When Pennsylvania’s highest court gathered in Philadelphia on Sept. 10 to hear arguments on whether voters must write the date on their mail ballot return envelopes, a lawyer for Republican groups told justices that eliminating the requirement could prompt a flood of election law challenges.

It’s probably a little late to worry about that.

This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s collaboration with Votebeat, a nonpartisan news organization covering local election adm […]

09/24/2025

Here are the latest restaurant inspections for York County.

For a full listing of this week’s York County restaurant inspections, click here.The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, u […]

09/23/2025

Here are the latest restaurant inspections for Perry County.

The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, 866-366-3723, uses a risk-based inspection reporting process for restaurants and other food handlers.R […]