The Lancaster County Democratic Committee will honor city Mayor Rick Gray with the Janice Stork and Russ Hay “Good Government Award” during a ceremony in Akron on Wednesday. “The award is being presented to Mayor Gray for excellence in public service and his commitment to good government during his first term as Mayor of Lancaster […]

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Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) called on the Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday to consider suspending its use of an end-of-life planning document that critics have dubbed the “death book for veterans.”
“There is an issue as to whether the VA document inappropriately pressures disabled veterans who […]

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U.S. Rep. Joe Pitts announced today he will hold a town hall meeting on health care reform here Thursday night. The Republican lawmaker, who had been criticized for not appearing before a public that is deeply skeptical of the proposals, said he will meet with constituents from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Conestoga Valley High […]

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State Senate Republicans will try today to override nearly $2.2 billion in spending items vetoed by Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell in the seven-week-old partisan budget stalemate. A successful veto override requires two-thirds majority votes in the House and Senate. Such an effort would face an uphill climb in the Senate, where cooperation from four Democrats […]

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