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Weekend Roundup with Sara Bozich
Plan your weekend with my weekly list of things to do around Harrisburg and central PA!. For something new: Get in the Olympic spirit with Wine & Food Olympics at Home 231 Worth noting: HBG Flea; Mount Gretna Tour of Homes on Saturday Things on my agenda this weekend: pretty low-key, maybe a market + Flea visit.
A First-Hand Account of the 2024 Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE, Wi. — The journey to the 2024 Republican National Convention began in February with delegate candidates getting 250 Republican voter signatures to get onto the primary ballot. Once the dust settled, there were eight names on the ballot vying to fill the top three spots in the 15th...
Community Health Systems to sell three Pennsylvania hospitals
On Tuesday, Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems, Inc. announced it had entered into an agreement to sell three Pennsylvania hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre to WoodBridge Healthcare, Inc. The $120 million deal would sell 186-bed Regional Hospital of Scranton and 122-bed Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, 369-bed Wilkes-Barre General Hospital in Wilkes-Barre, as well as […] The post Community Health Systems to sell three Pennsylvania hospitals appeared first on Pennsylvania Business Report.
Shapiro administration awards over $15 million for rural electric grid
Harrisburg, Pa. — The electric grid in Pennsylvania is getting a boost thanks to more than $15 million in grants through DEP. The 2024 Pennsylvania Grid Resilience Grants (PA GRG) funding will improve grid reliability in mostly rural counties across the state. “The impacts of these targeted investments across the Commonwealth are clear; power outages will be prevented and outage time when they occur will be reduced,” said DEP Acting...
Former Steelers Linebacker Creates Cannabis Line to be Sold Around PA, Including Paoli
Former Pittsburgh Steelers star linebacker Ryan Shazier’s football career ended with an unexpected spinal cord injury, and after learning how to walk again and move forward with his life, he has pursued a new business venture with Pennsylvania dispensary Organic Remedies, writes Brian Linder for Penn Live. Shazier was...
Pennsylvania DEP sends out $2.3M for alternative fuel vehicles, chargers
(The Center Square) — Local governments, schools, and businesses are set to receive funds to purchase dozens of alternative energy vehicles, hoping to curb emissions and clean up the air. The Department of Environmental Protection announced $2.3 million will fund 27 projects for 85 vehicles and two dozen chargers for electric vehicles. The money comes from the state’s Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant program. "This funding builds on the Shapiro Administration's...
PA casinos ask lawmakers to tax skill games
WEST PITTSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Pennsylvania casinos are filing a lawsuit against the state, asking for a level playing field. It’s regarding taxes and skill games. The lawsuit is against the highest court in Pennsylvania. It was filed on Monday and could result in one of two things, a tax on skill games or […]
State park to get new lease on life, who won the Pa. elk lottery, where to fish in Pa.
When a facility no longer makes sense for its surroundings, it’s time to do something different. That’s what’s happening with a state park in northcentral Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation...
Officials encourage more registered voters in PA to serve as poll workers in 2024 election
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- With the 2024 presidential election just a little over three months away, officials are encouraging registered voters in Pennsylvania to sign up and serve as poll workers. "Elections are something that we should be celebrating," Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Al Schmidt said. "This is not something we should be dreading." On the day before National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, Schmidt and Philly officials want more Pennsylvanians to step up and safeguard a free and fair election in November."And it is so encouraging to have people come up, to have people stand up to either serve as a...
Former frat leaders plead guilty to hazing that led to NJ student’s death
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Two former Penn State Beta Theta Pi leaders are in trouble with the law because of their roles in hazing in 2017 that led to the death of a New Jersey student. Brendan Young, the fraternity president at the time, and Daniel Casey, the pledge...
New Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Equalize Mental Health Care Costs for Military Families
Today, U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced the bipartisan Stop Copay Overpay Act, targeting improved affordability and access to mental and behavioral health care for military servicemembers, veterans, and their families via TRICARE. This legislation aims to align the cost of mental health care visits with those of primary healthcare visits across all TRICARE plans.
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