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Lawmakers, governor push to end practice of counties taking Social Security money owed to foster children

(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.) Lawmakers are renewing a push to end the practice of Pennsylvania counties diverting Social Security benefits owed to children in foster care into their own budgets, after new federal directives called on states to take action. An investigation published last year by Resolve Philly and Spotlight PA that analyzed four years of data found at least 1,300 children in Pennsylvania ...

Sports drafts inspire senator’s proposal for redistricting law

When redistricting time arrives, the parties flip a coin and the winner picks one district and redraws it - then the other party picks a different district and redraws it - and then the first party goes again. And so on, until the whole process is done. That’s the essence of a new proposal from Pennsylvania Sen. Dan Laughlin to resolve the seemingly endless fights over redistricting - like this week’s blowup in Virginia. That situation was in the back of Laughlin’s mind as he issued a co-sponsor memo in the Legislature this week. “I don’t think any of these states ...

Human Resources Expo speakers urge action, compassion

For the fourth year, a Human Resources Expo hosted by State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, returned to Pennsylvania College of Technology last week. The topic of this year’s Speaker’s Series, entitled Opioid Addiction: Loss, Recovery and Hope, featured four highlighting the ...

Lawmakers discuss combating drugs

State Rep. Jamie Flick, R-South Williamsport, held his fourth Human Services Expo at Pennsylvania College of Technology Thursday, bringing together roughly 80 vendors representing a number of community based disciplines. Prior to the start of the Expo, Flick was joined by House Human Services ...

Real estate transactions

The following real estate transactions were recently recorded by Lycoming County officials. CASCADE TOWNSHIP Darren O. Mundrick to Sara C. Bobb and Riley B. Miller, $265,000, 4000 Slacks Run Road CLINTON TOWNSHIP Michael A. Welteroth to Sanguedolce LLC, $45,000, 149 Burley Drive Terry G. ...