Order No. 678-S (Harrsch) Staff Physician 2 Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Norristown, PA 19401 ORDER SUMMARY: 1. Dennis Harrsch (“Harrsch”), as a Staff Physician 2 for the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, failed to comply with Section 1104(a) of the Public Official and Employee Ethics Act (“Ethics Act”), 65 Pa.C.S. § 1104(a), when […]
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Lancaster, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and South-Central Transit Authority (SCTA) will open the Christian Street Parking Lot on April 1 to assist Amtrak users originating in Lancaster. The lot is located on the corner of Christian Street and McGovern Avenue across from the Amtrak station and has 53 surface spaces including […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Child and maternal health advocates urged Pennsylvania to take advantage of an opportunity to extend coverage for new mothers on Medicaid. The United States has one of the highest maternal mortality rates of any industrialized country. But Medicaid usually only provides postpartum coverage for 60 days after the birth of a […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Some lawmakers want to add an amendment known as a “Taxpayers’ Bill of Rights” to Pennsylvania’s state Constitution, but fiscal experts say it would cripple the state’s ability to respond to its residents’ needs. The amendment, nicknamed TABOR, would limit increases in General Fund spending to a combination of […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday the biggest solar-energy commitment ever undertaken by any government in the United States. Known as Pennsylvania PULSE, the power-purchase agreement will result in construction of seven large solar arrays in six counties; enough to produce nearly half of the electricity used by state government. Robert […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. – Families are returning to visit relatives in Pennsylvania nursing homes, bringing a year of painful isolation to an end for many seniors. More than a year after the COVID pandemic put nursing homes and long-term care facilities in the Commonwealth in lockdown, visitors are being welcomed back. Over the past […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — Calling the issue a matter of “great public importance,” a judge has ruled parents challenging the constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s school-funding system are entitled to their day in court. The lawsuit claims the state’s heavy reliance on local property taxes to fund public education means children in low-income districts go without the […]
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By: Andrea Sears HARRISBURG, Pa. — A proposed amendment to Pennsylvania’s state constitution that would create judicial districts for the election of appellate court judges won’t be on the primary ballot in May, but it could still go to the voters this year. House Bill 38 was put on hold after two Republicans on the House […]
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