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Legislators look to taxes on technology to help cover state spending needs

(EDITOR’S NOTE: Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters.) HARRISBURG — Taxes aimed at the tech industry are on the table as Pennsylvania lawmakers negotiate the upcoming budget and look for ways to help balance the commonwealth’s shaky books. Two options have been floated, including eliminating the state’s sales tax exemption for purchases related to building and maintaining data centers. The ...

Gardening camp in Williamsport grows more than vegetables

The Red Shield Garden was buzzing this week, not just with flying pollinators, but with young people learning where food comes from and how to grow it, as the garden’s first ever youth camp kicked off. A mission of the Salvation Army, the Red Shield Community Garden and Urban Farm is ...

Williamsport Area School Board approves tax increase

Property owners in the Williamsport Area School District will be paying an additional $86 for a total of $1,810 on each $100,000 of their property’s assessed value after the district approved its 2026-27 budget this week. Real estate taxes will increase from 17.24 mills to 18.01 for the ...

Dynamic pricing controversy sees flurry of legislation

With the rise of AI technology, grocery stores across the nation are exploring digitized price labels and dynamic pricing. While consumers are familiar with the price of an airplane ticket or Uber lift fluctuating, the price of milk or eggs changing depending on the time of day, is a new and ...

Police: No charges for shooter of ‘aggressive’ dog

A man who shot and killed one of two reportedly aggressive pit bulls Tuesday morning will not face charges, city police said in a post to crimewatch.com. Shortly before 7:30 a.m., dispatchers received a call of a white male with long hair, wearing a bulletproof vest, who fired approximately five shots toward the two pit bulls using what was described as an AR-style rifle, in the 300 block of Center Street, according to scanner reports. “One of the pit bulls involved in the recent incidents was shot and killed after entering a resident’s property and posing a threat to the safety ...

2 shot in assassination attempt file lawsuit

Two Pennsylvania men shot during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in 2024 are suing the federal government for allegedly failing to protect the crowd at a rally in Butler. James Copenhaver and David Dutch filed separate lawsuits last week in federal court, naming the United States of America as defendant. They were among those struck by bullets fired by Thomas Crooks, and the Secret Service is blamed for failing to stop him. Congressional investigations showed Crooks had been acting erratically before the rally and, despite being the subject of an intensive ...