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Pa. joins $4.87M settlement over past COVID-19 testing practices

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is among 18 states participating in a $4.87 million multistate settlement with GS Labs that resolves allegations the company overcharged patients for COVID-19 tests and failed to provide results within promised timeframes, Attorney General Dave Sunday announced Tuesday. Under the settlement, GS Labs will provide $3.6 million in restitution to affected patients nationwide and pay an additional $1.25 million to the participating states. “Pennsylvanians deserve medical testing with integrity, fair pricing, and timely results,” Sunday said in a statement. ...

Lawmakers look to taxes on Big Tech to help cover state spending needs

HARRISBURG — Taxes aimed at the tech industry are on the table as Pennsylvania lawmakers negotiate the upcoming budget and look for ways to help balance the commonwealth’s shaky books. Two options have been floated, including eliminating the state’s sales tax exemption for purchases related to building and maintaining data centers. The commonwealth is projected to miss out on $2 billion in accumulated tax revenue by 2031. The other proposal would extend the state’s 5% gross receipts tax to firms that sell digital ads. That tax could bring in hundreds of millions of dollars a ...

Local soldier succumbed to cancer before WWII deployment

LEWISTOWN — Prior to World War II, the majority of U.S. troops’ deaths were the result of non-battle-related causes. The U.S. Army sustained 300,445 deaths during the second World War. Of this total, 75,280 were the result of non-battle accidents and diseases. PVT William R. Long of Mifflin County died in the line of duty from non-battle-related causes. Born in Tobie, Ohio on May 21 or 25, 1911, William Russell Long was the surviving son of Pennsylvania natives Palmer and Mary Pauline Cubbison Long. His maternal grandparents were English immigrants. Long’s brother, Oscar, died ...

Kish Bank reaches 3,300 students through financial literacy program

STATE COLLEGE — Kish Bank reached a record 3,300 elementary students across Central Pennsylvania this year through the American Bankers Association Foundation’s “Teach Children to Save” program, the bank announced this week. The 2026 program delivered banker-led financial education lessons to students in Mifflin, Juniata, Centre, Huntingdon and Blair counties, marking the highest level of participation in the bank’s history. According to Kish Bank, 117 employees volunteered to visit 163 classrooms in 17 schools throughout the region, teaching lessons focused on saving ...

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