Lisa Scheid

Lancaster Country Day AI incident moves lawmakers to push changes in mandatory reporting law Three Lancaster County lawmakers are working on legislation that would require school administrators to report the discovery of any artificially generated sexually explicit images depicting minors, re...

“I honestly feel that the immediate breakdown was in the adults in the room not immediately contacting the police,” Sen. James Malone said Monday.

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Clearfield County to make $1 million over 5 years on detention center contracts Clearfield County will make $1 million to act as the middleman between ICE and GEO Group, which operates Moshannon Valley Processing Center.

Clearfield County will make $1 million over five years to act as the middleman between ICE and the private contractor that operates the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast.

The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.

This is an amazing piece.

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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County as part of a plea agreement, according to the state attorney general’s office.

The victim, Cindy Clemishire, who is now 55, said in a statement that “justice has finally been served, and the man who manipulated, groomed and abused me as a 12-year-old innocent girl is finally going to be behind bars.”
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Beautiful

Why preservation matters in a world on fire; 4 takeaways from a Lancaster County history summit In a world ravaged by war, climate crisis and famine, why does preservation matter?

In a world ravaged by war, climate crisis and famine, why does preservation matter?
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The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance

Wyomissing shakes off slow start to trounce Daniel Boone in L-L League Section 4 football Wyomissing tuned up for its much-anticipated showdown with Twin Valley by unleashing a series of big plays Thursday in a 55-6 win at Daniel Boone in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section

Wyomissing tuned up for its much-anticipated showdown with Twin Valley by unleashing a series of big plays Thursday in a 55-6 win at Daniel Boone in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four game.
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New website alerts Orthodox Church to 'clergy sex abuse problem it must reckon with' (RNS) — Prosopon Healing not only names names, but offers victims help in coming to terms with their trauma.

Prosopon Healing not only names names, but offers victims help in coming to terms with their trauma.
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Crossed street signs for Normal Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue at sunset

Kutztown, Pa.: At the intersection of Normal and Pennsylvania.

A ‘brazen’ Jeffrey Yass-backed mailer suggests the Pa. Supreme Court created the congressional map it actually threw out “It’s probably the most shameless political ad I’ve ever seen,” said Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht in a rare interview.

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The Echoes of 2007 Are Starting to Become Louder: Credit Weekly Massive leveraged buyouts. An ever-growing pile of risky debt. Early signs that subprime consumers are falling behind.

Massive leveraged buyouts. An ever-growing pile of risky debt. Early signs that subprime consumers are falling behind

This touches us all. FYI Reading Hospital in Berks had 30 H-1B visas approved this year.
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Sluggish market: A new Greater Reading Chamber Alliance report says, "Berks County’s labor market may be showing signs of moderation." The county's labor force recorded its second-ever decline between April and June, losing 1,200 workers.

Via @lisafscheid.bsky.social

Berks County PA, 50 miles outside Philly, experienced a labor market shrink.

Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs on Aluminum Kill U.S. Factory Jobs They’re costly for companies that use the metal to make things—including recyclers.

Steve Moore (!): Trump aims to bolster U.S. manufacturing—in part through steel and aluminum tariffs. But ...Trump’s order to raise the tax on imported aluminum to 50% will almost certainly cost far more manufacturing jobs than it will save. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

It Looks Like the ‘Vibecession’ Had It Right In this episode of Everybody’s Business, we discuss the massive revision in jobs numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and what it means.

In this episode of Everybody’s Business, we discuss the massive revision in jobs numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and what it means.

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan wrote a letter in support of the plan noting the connection to the Palmer explosion.
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PUC Finalizes Plan to Address Replacement of Older At-Risk Plastic Pipe in Natural Gas Systems PA Public Utility Commission regulates the services you rely on: electric, natural gas, pipeline, motor carrier, rail, telecomm, water and wastewater.

The PUC finalized a plan to address older at-risk plastic pipe in natural gas systems - like the ones the NTSB called a contributing factor to the fatal explosion at R.M. Palmer in West Reading. www.puc.pa.gov/press-releas...

Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts by the IRS to shut down a slew of aggressive tax shelters used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

Reminds me of Flo:

“During the kitchen renovations I cooked for two months without a real kitchen. I cooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner for over 85 people using just a microwave, toaster oven, tabletop burner, and air fryer.”

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The Federal Reserve sees a growing demand for loans According to the August Beige Book, nearly every district reported a modest rise in demand for loans.

Most Fed districts reported “little or no change” in economic activity in August compared to July. But there was a shift in one particular corner of the economy: Nearly every district reported a modest rise in demand for loans.

Here's what that means.👇

America 201: We are a nation of immigrants from places besides Europe, too It is likely that you have by now heard about Sen. Eric Schmitt's (R-Mo.) speech at a right-wing conference on Tuesday. In it, he rejected the idea that America was "an abstract and vaguely-defined pr...

Not only is America better because of global immigration, it’s dependent on immigrants in a way that the nouveau-fascists refuse to understand. www.pbump.net/o/america-20...

HOSIERY STRIKE MONDAY.; Workers in Berks County, Pa., Ask 33 1-3% Increase in Wages. (Published 1931)

Happy Labor Day, Berks.

Experts say Department of Homeland Security undermines credibility in hiring Pa. elections activist | WITF Experts in election law and administration say the appointment of Lebanon County activist Heather Honey to a top elections policy role in the U.S. […]

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I mean February. It ran after I left LNP.

Taylor Swift, Metallica and Ariana Grande are some of the artists who got Rock Lititz tax credits Since 2019, the state has given $48 million in tax breaks to the production companies of performers who rehearsed at Rock Lititz

just gonna re-post this from January. lancasteronline.com/business/loc...

Fired Wyomissing, PA, cop involved in $500K false arrest settlement Wyomissing officials fired the officer without revealing his name to the public, violating a Pennsylvania transparency law.

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PA Election 2025: Explaining tax collector, auditor, and more On Nov. 4, you may be asked to consider candidates who want to be in charge of collecting taxes or auditing local finances. Here’s what you need to know.

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FITCH: “U.S. Consumer Spending Slows Sharply as Labor Market Weakens, Tariffs Raise Inflation”

“.. the economy could take a stagflationary turn .. Higher prices expected to hit goods categories first, likely weakening consumer spending ahead of the holiday ..”

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