County prison board to study jail privatization options
Lawrence County prison board forms an exploratory committee to research privatization of the county jail. The idea dates to a 2020 plan to outsource, later stalled by COVID 19 restrictions, amid staff harassment complaints and concerns over outside management. Commissioner Loretta Spielvogel opposes privatization citing Delaware County’s experience with George W Hill as a cautionary example.
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Lawrence County Prison Board
Morgan Boyd
Prison Board
Commis
Sioners
David Gettings
Loretta Spielvogel
Spielvogel
Pennsylvania
Delaware County
George W Hill
Gettings
Miracle nets over tragedy as New Castle man fights COVID
Michele Miller says her 61 year old father, a Navy veteran and former state employee from New Castle, survived multiple cardiac arrests and septic shock after a December COVID diagnosis. He spent about 50 days on a ventilator, endured dialysis and transfusions, amid diabetes and heart and kidney issues.
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Aid Miller
COVID
Michele Miller
New Castle
Michele
Hawaii
David
Jonah
UPMC
Jameson
David Miller
Budget Boosts Early Childhood Funding in Pennsylvania
Governor Wolf and lawmakers announced a 2021 2022 state budget increase of 30 million dollars for Pre K Counts and Head Start programs. The package adds 2800 children to Pre K Counts and allocates 5 million for the Head Start Supplemental Assistance program aiding 470 children.
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Tom Wolf
Republicans challenge decertification of Fulton County voting machines
Republicans in Pennsylvania criticize Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid for decertifying Fulton County voting machines used in 2020 after the county allowed a software firm to inspect them during a post election audit. Representative Jesse Topper urged reconsideration to let county officials argue for reinstate.
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Veronica Degraffenreid
Fulton County
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Jesse Topper
R-Fulton
Degraffenreich
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