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Pa. minimum wage proposal blocked by Senate GOP, marking 20 years since last lawmaker-led increase

Tuesday marked 20 years to the date since Pennsylvania lawmakers last raised the state’s minimum wage. That was to $7.15 in 2006. In the state Senate, the Republican majority voted unanimously to kill a Democratic-led effort to vote on raising it to $15 an hour with an annual cost of living increase. The effort to force the vote was proposed by Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny). The arcane procedural move effectively called a vote on whether to vote to bring a bill that passed the House to the floor. It’s one of the few tools members of the minority party have to force ...

Lock Haven VFW donates flag pole; ceremony planned for July 4

The Bland J. Rossman Veterans of Foreign Wars of Lock Haven recently donated a new flag pole near the J. Doyle Corman Amphitheatre. The pole, which is 50 feet tall, cost $9,000 with concrete donated by Harger Utility Charities and equipment donated by Harger Utility Contractors and Action ...

DLH Rotary donates water to first responders as heat wave hits

LOCK HAVEN — As temperatures continue to rise across Central Pennsylvania this week, the need for hydration and cooling supplies for first responders has become increasingly important. In response, the Rotary Club of Downtown Lock Haven came together to deliver cases of water and ...

Centre marks nation’s 250th with weekend of celebrations

BELLEFONTE — As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, Centre County has officially designated Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, as its Semiquincentennial Celebration Weekend. During their final meeting before the holiday weekend, the Centre County commissioners approved a ...

Another late state budget appears to be in the offing

With the budget deadline looming Tuesday night, few details have emerged from negotiations between Gov. Josh Shapiro and leaders of the Senate Republican and House Democratic majorities. And with Senate rules requiring the bill that will ultimately contain the budget to be read on three separate days, the earliest a budget could pass is Wednesday. A spokesperson for Shapiro pointed to comments he made at an event in Monroe County Friday. “There’s no excuses anymore. The legislature has a legal responsibility to show up for work, to do their jobs and to put a budget on my desk,” ...