Regional & State News
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Matt Smith
Election experts recommend what Pa. counties have been asking for all along: more ballot pre-canvassing time
As House state lawmakers prepare to offer an official list of possible voting law changes, a bipartisan group pointed to that change as the most critical and reinforced what county election directors have been saying for months.
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Kimberly Paynter
Distressed schools across Pa. join together to push for $100 million relief
A new coalition of more than a dozen education advocacy organizations, teachers, students, and leaders from across the state are demanding $100 million for Pennsylvania’s 100 most distressed school districts.
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Kate Landis
Hospitality industry in Gettysburg battles staffing shortages as business picks up
After a year of COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns and mitigation measures, the hospitality industry in the midstate is starting to see business pick up again. But in Gettysburg, which relies on tourism dollars, some bars, restaurants and hotels are dealing with a labor shortage.
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Matt Rourke
Former Temple U business dean indicted in rankings scandal
The federal indictment unsealed Friday charges Moshe Porat, 74, with conspiracy and wire fraud for allegedly submitting phony information about its graduate business programs to U.S. News & World Report.
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Gene J. Puskar
Pennsylvania jobless rate fell in March, as payrolls grew
Payrolls across the commonwealth expanded in February by 24,000, closer to 5.7 million.
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Courtesty of PennLive
Board member sues powerful Milton Hershey School, claims he’s being denied financial records
The dispute is the latest in a series of legal entanglements involving the nonprofit Milton Hershey School and the members of its governing board.
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Berks County District Attorney Facebook
Berks DA: Police killing of Muhlenberg man was justified
District Attorney John T. Adams said police reacted reasonably when 62-year-old Stephen Hughes approached them with a knife.
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Jessie Wardarski
Pa. launches program to vaccinate more nursing home residents
A recent department survey of Pennsylvania’s long-term care facilities showed that nearly 80% of residents and 50% of staffers have been vaccinated.
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Dan Gleiter
House Speaker Cutler tests positive for COVID-19
Rep. Bryan Cutler is the latest of more than a dozen lawmakers who have contracted the virus throughout the course of the pandemic.
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Katie Blackley
A better unemployment system is on track to launch in June. Expect some hiccups.
The commonwealth’s Labor & Industry department is telling lawmakers work on the new system is nearing the finish line, but leadership says it may have some kinks at first.
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Twitter: George Halcovage
Schuylkill County commissioner resists calls to resign over sexual harassment allegations
The suit against Republican Schuylkill County Commissioner George Halcovage Jr. was filed in the Middle District of Pennsylvania at the end of March.
Since then, the leaders of the County Republican Party have said he should step down.By Julia Agos