Rep. Smucker is joining a growing number of Republicans calling for an investigation into the fatal ICE shooting of Alex Pretti, a Minneapolis nurse. Pretti is the second person who has died from an ICE-related shooting this month in the city lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Is your New Year's resolution to be more politically active? Well, Lancaster County folks should keep an eye out for these races this year lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

You should read this! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

“I want to make sure our kids can study,” Morales Antezana said, “so they can decide who they want to be in the future, and come back [to the U.S.] as professionals with a different story than us.” www.inquirer.com/news/johny-m...

Some shelters in Lancaster County are preparing to stay open for 24/7 next week as forecasts call for upward of 19 inches of snow, starting tomorrow (!!!) lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker said that the city and federal government in 2006 signed a cooperative agreement that may require advance notice for changes to the site. The city is reviewing its options, she said. More details: www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...

Whole milk is back in schools. What does that mean for dairy farmers in Lancaster County, the #1 milk producer in the state? lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

A new nonprofit is trying to tackle the affordable housing shortage in Lancaster County lancasteronline.com/news/local/1...

ICYMI: Rep. Smucker is a part of an effort to allow nonprofit libraries to continue processing passports, a significant revenue source for libraries. The DOS told libraries a few months ago they were no longer able to do so lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

The PLCA summer journalism internship is still accepting applications! Jan. 31 is the deadline. I was an intern in 2022. Without the experience and mentorship I gained during those 12 weeks, I wouldn't have my current job. Apply here: www.pacapitolreporters.org

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State Rep. Tom Jones is leading in GOP straw poll votes for the party's endorsement in the 36th District race. The straw polls are nonbinding but are an early measure of a candidate's support among party officials. The party's endorsement convention is Feb. 17 lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

"I can’t think of a city in Pittsburgh’s weight class that is facing the prospect of not having any daily newspaper at all." www.publicsource.org/newspaper-pi...

Lancaster officially has a new mayor. Jaime Arroyo took the oath of office last night, becoming the city's first Latino mayor. “My promise to our residents is that we will deliver. You deserve to feel welcome in the City of Lancaster," Arroyo said last night lancasteronline.com/news/local/j...

Later today, Jaime Arroyo will be sworn in as Lancaster's next mayor. Mayor Danene Sorace is leaving behind eight turbulent years marked by public protests and the pandemic but also major investments in affordable housing and community development lancasteronline.com/news/local/c...

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is a part of a lawsuit against the $2.5 billion hydroelectric dam project

Happy New Year. One of the biggest moments in Lanco last year was the surprise win by Democratic State Sen. James Malone. What was his first year in office like? lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Big news from Lancaster County: Former House Speaker Bryan Cutler says he won’t run for reelection to represent the 100th state district lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Very excited to announce that today is my official first day as @lancasteronline.bsky.social's new politics reporter! I loved sharpening my skills as our suburbs reporter for the past three years, but will be covering Lancaster County politics more closely now. Reach out at [email protected]!!!!

A sea of bright red made its way through the Capitol Tuesday as Reps. Smith-Wade-El and Curry called for more awareness of youth homelessness. The state most recently reported more than 50,000 public school students were experiencing homelessness lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

A third Republican candidate has thrown their name into the mix to be considered to challenge Sen. James Malone in the 36th District race next year lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

ICYMI: Democrats secured big wins last week but still fell short of earning seats in some of Lancaster County's most red areas. The margins are closing, though. Does that mean a blue wave is coming in 2026? lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Jaime Arroyo will be Lancaster's next mayor -- the city's first Latino mayor -- after earning 84% of the vote Tuesday night. Democrats also secured seats on City Council, maintaining the party's total control of city government lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

In Lancaster County, Pa., Democrats regained control of municipal government in Manheim Township, the second-largest (by population) muni in the county and the richest by far. The won 3 of 3 seats on the 5 member board and now hold all 5 seats.

happy election day!!! @lancasteronline.bsky.social has all of your Lancaster County election news 😎

‘Now I have nothing’: Pennsylvanians expect hardship without SNAP Gov. Josh Shapiro joins Democrats’ lawsuit for emergency SNAP funds amid government shutdown www.witf.org/2025/10/28/n...

1 in 10 people in Lancaster County are enrolled in SNAP. Makes you wonder if the powers that be realize the sheer loss of spending power and economic activity that's about happen across the country.

Budget impasse pushes Lancaster County into financial crisis, won't pay social services next month lancasteronline.com/news/local/b... via @tommylisi.bsky.social at @lancasteronline.bsky.social

Rodney Feltenberger is a single father who lived in a motel for 1.5 years with his two teenage sons. Luke, his oldest, learned how to easily fall asleep on the floor. Luke and his younger brother were just two of 2,500 homeless students in Lancaster County lancasteronline.com/news/local/m...

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians who rely on SNAP will not receive their November payments due to Congress’ failure to enact a federal budget. www.witf.org/2025/10/16/s...

#ICYMI: After paying for hotel rooms to shelter homeless people, Seattle deliberately left them vacant. By the end of 2024, taxpayers were spending $4,200 a month per empty room at a time when thousands of residents were without a roof over their heads. By @ashleyhiruko.bsky.social, w/ @kuow.org

Take a look at today's @lancasteronline.bsky.social for our guide to the 2025 municipal election: lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker is claiming defamation after an Oct. 8 editorial published by LNP said the lawmaker is “lying to his constituents” by saying in a newsletter that Democrats are pushing for “taxpayer-funded free healthcare for illegal immigrants.” lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Former ICE director John Sandweg says the ways in which Holman is conducting operations is totally unprecedented for the agency and clearly appears calculated to be needlessly violent and provocative. It's as if they want a show of mayhem, he offers. www.politico.com/news/magazin...

Ron Hetrick, president and CEO of the company that owns WITF and LNP | LancasterOnline, announced his resignation Monday, effective immediately. lancasteronline.com/news/local/t...

Ephrata will be a place to watch this November. For the first time in decades, Democrats have fielded a full slate of candidates for school board, borough council and mayor. They're optimistic about their chances in the small, bright red borough lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Lawmakers spent the 100th day of the budget impasse venting frustrations about each other, claiming the other side is not negotiating in good faith. www.witf.org/2025/10/08/t...

The Department of Justice has removed a study showing that white supremacist and far-right violence “continues to outpace all other types of terrorism and domestic violent extremism” in the United States. 🔗 www.404media.co/doj-deletes-...

If you have not heard the news, Penn State has decided to shut down the local radio station, WPSU. This is devastating for the Central PA area in which a majority of WPSU's region covered rural areas with few other news sources radio.wpsu.org/2025-09-11/p...

This week, a local nonprofit brought a handful of unhoused people together to paint a mural on an old gazebo outside of McDonald's in Lancaster city. The makeover of this gazebo has been really cool to see in real time lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

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The only English- and Spanish-bilingual public radio station in Lancaster and York counties is expected to cut programming next year in the wake of Congress’ vote last month to rescind public broadcasting funds via @jaxonwhite.bsky.social lancasteronline.com/news/politic...

Officers who shatter car windows aren’t being disciplined — they’re being promoted. One ICE official who smashed a window in front of a local TV reporter now has a senior ICE position overseeing operations on the East Coast.

This is Sue’s story. But it could be the story of any of the roughly half a dozen families I spoke to for this investigation. And it’s the story of what failure over three decades means for real people, a mother and son.

The White House said on Monday that it had barred Wall Street Journal reporters from the traveling press pool for President Trump’s trip to Scotland, attacking the publication again for its reporting on ties between the president and Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Smucker, it should be noted, declined to speak with Jaxon about the meetings between his office staff and the activists, leaving Jaxon to rely on quotes from a spokesman. The story was about an attempt at actual dialogue ...

For those who have been following the Lanco's hazmat issue, here's the latest. The county is relying on regional mutual aid service moving forward, but officials say it's a "short-term" solution. lancasteronline.com/news/local/r...

“Sanchez came to the United States in 2022 from Colombia and applied for asylum; he was granted temporary permission to remain in the country while his claim was processed.
His pending asylum status required him to report for routine check-ins with federal authorities, which is what he did”

Update on Lancaster County hazmat contract that expires next week — the county says nothing is official but doesn’t seem likely to keep working with HazMat 2. HazMat 2 said it’s already been told to leave its building

Big Manheim Township news via @tommylisi.bsky.social !!!