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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 1d

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 1d

Per Moody’s Analytics. Hang in there, Pennsylvania.

Are we in a recession? Yes — if you live in one of these 22 states.

The U.S. economy is very close to falling into a damaging contraction — and many states are already in a recession, according to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 1d

If there is one phrase that makes me cringe (tbh there are many) it’s “right-size” Anyway: Reading says it needs to raise taxes.
Meanwhile, coming off a county tax increase last year Berks says it won’t raise taxes.

Raising property taxes may not be enough to keep Reading from dipping into reserve funds

Reading, PA, officials called the tax increase a difficult decision that they had successfully avoided for four years.

www.spotlightpa.org

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Ashley Stalnecker, LNP | LancasterOnline @ashleystal.bsky.social · 5d

“I honestly feel that the immediate breakdown was in the adults in the room not immediately contacting the police,” Sen. James Malone said Monday.

via @lancasteronline.bsky.social

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Lancaster Country Day AI incident moves lawmakers to push changes in mandatory reporting law

Three Lancaster County lawmakers are working on legislation that would require school administrators to report the discovery of any artificially generated sexually explicit images depicting minors, re...

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Marley Parish @marleyparish.bsky.social · 5d

Clearfield County will make $1 million over five years to act as the middleman between ICE and the private contractor that operates the Moshannon Valley Processing Center, the largest immigration detention facility in the Northeast.

Clearfield County to make $1 million over 5 years on detention center contracts

Clearfield County will make $1 million to act as the middleman between ICE and GEO Group, which operates Moshannon Valley Processing Center.

www.spotlightpa.org

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 5d

This is an amazing piece.

www.thebanner.com/community/ho...

The housing hustle igniting a foreclosure crisis in Baltimore

The foreclosures could send neighborhoods spiraling and make Baltimore America’s next great housing crisis.

www.thebanner.com

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RNS @rns.org · 6d

The victim, Cindy Clemishire, who is now 55, said in a statement that “justice has finally been served, and the man who manipulated, groomed and abused me as a 12-year-old innocent girl is finally going to be behind bars.”
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Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges

Robert Preston Morris, 64, entered the pleas before a judge in Oklahoma’s Osage County as part of a plea agreement, according to the state attorney general’s office.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 7d

Beautiful

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LNP | LancasterOnline @lancasteronline.bsky.social · 9d

In a world ravaged by war, climate crisis and famine, why does preservation matter?
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Why preservation matters in a world on fire; 4 takeaways from a Lancaster County history summit

In a world ravaged by war, climate crisis and famine, why does preservation matter?

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Stacey Vanek Smith @svaneksmith.bsky.social · 10d

The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy #shutdown #healthinsurance

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LNP | LancasterOnline @lancasteronline.bsky.social · 9d

Wyomissing tuned up for its much-anticipated showdown with Twin Valley by unleashing a series of big plays Thursday in a 55-6 win at Daniel Boone in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section Four game.
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Wyomissing shakes off slow start to trounce Daniel Boone in L-L League Section 4 football

Wyomissing tuned up for its much-anticipated showdown with Twin Valley by unleashing a series of big plays Thursday in a 55-6 win at Daniel Boone in a Lancaster-Lebanon League Section

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RNS @rns.org · 10d

Prosopon Healing not only names names, but offers victims help in coming to terms with their trauma.
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New website alerts Orthodox Church to 'clergy sex abuse problem it must reckon with'

(RNS) — Prosopon Healing not only names names, but offers victims help in coming to terms with their trauma.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 12d

Kutztown, Pa.: At the intersection of Normal and Pennsylvania.

Crossed street signs for Normal Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue at sunset

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 13d

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A ‘brazen’ Jeffrey Yass-backed mailer suggests the Pa. Supreme Court created the congressional map it actually threw out

“It’s probably the most shameless political ad I’ve ever seen,” said Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice David Wecht in a rare interview.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14d

Massive leveraged buyouts. An ever-growing pile of risky debt. Early signs that subprime consumers are falling behind

The Echoes of 2007 Are Starting to Become Louder: Credit Weekly

Massive leveraged buyouts. An ever-growing pile of risky debt. Early signs that subprime consumers are falling behind.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 16d

This touches us all. FYI Reading Hospital in Berks had 30 H-1B visas approved this year.
Per www.uscis.gov/tools/report...

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Third Summers Brother @hugetinymistake.bsky.social · 18d

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Berks County PA, 50 miles outside Philly, experienced a labor market shrink.

Sluggish market: A new Greater Reading Chamber Alliance report says, "Berks County’s labor market may be showing signs of moderation." The county's labor force recorded its second-ever decline between April and June, losing 1,200 workers.

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David Wessel @davidmwessel.bsky.social · 24d

Steve Moore (!): Trump aims to bolster U.S. manufacturing—in part through steel and aluminum tariffs. But ...Trump’s order to raise the tax on imported aluminum to 50% will almost certainly cost far more manufacturing jobs than it will save. www.wsj.com/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump’s Tariffs on Aluminum Kill U.S. Factory Jobs

They’re costly for companies that use the metal to make things—including recyclers.

www.wsj.com

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29d

In this episode of Everybody’s Business, we discuss the massive revision in jobs numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and what it means.

It Looks Like the ‘Vibecession’ Had It Right

In this episode of Everybody’s Business, we discuss the massive revision in jobs numbers from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics and what it means.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · Sep 11

U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan wrote a letter in support of the plan noting the connection to the Palmer explosion.
www.puc.pa.gov/pcdocs/18516...

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · Sep 11

The PUC finalized a plan to address older at-risk plastic pipe in natural gas systems - like the ones the NTSB called a contributing factor to the fatal explosion at R.M. Palmer in West Reading. www.puc.pa.gov/press-releas...

PUC Finalizes Plan to Address Replacement of Older At-Risk Plastic Pipe in Natural Gas Systems

PA Public Utility Commission regulates the services you rely on: electric, natural gas, pipeline, motor carrier, rail, telecomm, water and wastewater.

www.puc.pa.gov

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · Sep 10

The Trump administration is quietly dismantling efforts by the IRS to shut down a slew of aggressive tax shelters used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

The Treasury Department is rolling back efforts to shut down aggressive strategies used by America’s biggest multinational companies and wealthiest people.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · Sep 6

Reminds me of Flo:

“During the kitchen renovations I cooked for two months without a real kitchen. I cooked breakfast, lunch, and dinner for over 85 people using just a microwave, toaster oven, tabletop burner, and air fryer.”

www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2025/0...

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Marketplace @marketplace.org · Sep 5

Most Fed districts reported “little or no change” in economic activity in August compared to July. But there was a shift in one particular corner of the economy: Nearly every district reported a modest rise in demand for loans.

Here's what that means.👇

The Federal Reserve sees a growing demand for loans

According to the August Beige Book, nearly every district reported a modest rise in demand for loans.

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