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Luzerne County keeping elected tax collectors
February 10, 2021
Luzerne County will keep using 68 elected municipal tax collectors and pay them more, but not as much as they had wanted.
LCTA life insurance for board members still under discussion
February 9, 2021
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority will evaluate a longtime practice of providing life insurance to past and present board members and provide a final determination to county council, board Chairman Charles Sciandra said in a letter forwarded to council members Monday.
Lake-Lehman approves $3.7 million contract for athletics facility improvements
February 9, 2021
LEHMAN TWP. — Lake-Lehman School Board approved a $3.7 million contract for athletic facility improvements at Monday’s monthly meeting.
Dallas School Board approves 5-year educational support personnel contract
February 9, 2021
DALLAS TWP. — With Board Member Patrick Musto sharply criticizing the move, the Dallas School Board approved a new contract with support staff running July 1 of this year through June 2026. The contract includes annual raises and some concessions in health care coverage.
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance $912M pandemic relief bill
February 6, 2021
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers on Friday began taking the final steps to approve legislation carrying over $900 million to aid hospitality-related businesses hit hard by the coronavirus, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.
Luzerne County voters invited to apply for election board chair seat
February 5, 2021
Luzerne County registered voters interested in chairing the county election board can now submit a letter of intent and resume.
State continues call for patience awaiting COVID-19 vaccines
February 3, 2021
A Pennsylvania health official continued the call for patience Wednesday in awaiting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Snow delays Wolf’s budget address a day
February 2, 2021
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf will move his annual budget address to Wednesday, amid a snowstorm that was prompting restrictions on highways across Pennsylvania and the cancelation of legislative hearings and sessions, his office said.
Wolf wants billions for workforce aid
January 29, 2021
HARRISBURG — Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit and a clock running down on his time in office, Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover.
Luzerne County releases report on coronavirus grant recipients
January 28, 2021
Eric Kuhn expressed gratitude Wednesday for Luzerne County’s decision to earmark $12,000 of its federal coronavirus funding to his retail clothing shop — The Haberdashery in Forty Fort.