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December 17, 2025 | 5:00 AM

Caregivers in Pa. are celebrating a rare pay boost, but long-term funding issues linger

Funding for child care, home services for older adults, and disability support will increase under Pennsylvania’s latest budget, but recruitment and retention are expected to persist in the long term.

By Sarah Boden/Spotlight PA

November 13, 2025 | 6:08 PM

Pa. funding ‘not keeping up with reality’ for Lancaster County school districts

By Ashley Stalnecker/LNP | LancasterOnline

November 13, 2025 | 5:05 AM

Schools in Lancaster County to receive $21.8M increase in state funding with 2025-26 budget

By Ashley Stalnecker/LNP | LancasterOnline

November 1, 2025 | 5:05 AM

Pa. food pantries will receive more aid as demand rises with SNAP on pause

By Jade Campos and Tom Lisi / LNP | LancasterOnline

August 29, 2025 | 5:05 AM

Report finds Lancaster County independent colleges contribute $538M to Pa. economy annually

By Ashley Stalnecker/LNP | LancasterOnline

June 6, 2025 | 2:52 PM

Journalist Roundtable: Pa Budget Season Begins

By Asia Tabb

February 8, 2023 | 5:22 AM

Poorer districts win challenge to Pennsylvania’s public school funding

The school districts that sued included the School District of Lancaster and the Shenandoah Valley School District.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press, Michael Rubinkam/Associated Press and Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

March 31, 2022 | 5:30 AM

Private funding saved the 2020 election in some Pennsylvania counties. Now, some GOP-led states are banning it

In Chester County, it paid for body cameras for election workers picking up mail ballots from drop boxes.

By NPR

March 31, 2022 | 5:21 AM

Pitt students lobby for more funding for state-related universities

Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year would include a 5% increase.

By Julia Zenkevich/WESA

June 14, 2021 | 5:21 AM

‘No more excuses’: Pa. Democrats want to use stimulus to fix crumbling schools

The commonwealth is expected to have a $3 billion budget surplus and more than $7 billion available in American Rescue Plan dollars.

By Ximena Conde/WHYY

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