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Local Governments Need 12K People to Function. Experts Say You Could Be One of Them
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Pennsylvania local governments are designed to be led by ordinary citizens, but finding and keeping the right people to do the job have become challenging for municipalities of all sizes.
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Did a Centre County Township Missing $532K in Taxpayer Dollars Have Financial Safeguards? Officials Won’t Say.
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Local officials believe a suspended employee may have stolen more than half a million dollars in public funds. No one has been charged with a crime.
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A Half Million Dollars in Taxpayer Money Went Missing in a Penns Valley Township
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A Gregg Township official said Thursday that supervisors previously “didn’t see” bank and credit card statements.
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Local Governments Could Save Millions if Public Notice Requirements Change. Newspapers Oppose the Move
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Pennsylvania township and borough associations want the legislature to let them publish public notices online, but lobbyists for newspapers say voters prefer the status quo.
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DuBois Official’s Corruption Case Repeatedly Delayed as the City He Left Behind Grapples with $1M Deficit, Secret Bank Accounts
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As the federal case against former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio is beset by delays, officials in the small Pennsylvania city confront a nearly $1 million budget deficit.
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State College Area Encouraged to Consolidate to Improve Economy Almost 3 Decades After Failed Attempt
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Voters in the State College area rejected a proposal to consolidate three of its local governments in 1995. Is there renewed interest nearly three decades later?
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Why a Thorny Union of Two Pa. Municipalities Can Still Succeed Despite Lack of Legal Remedy
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The ongoing consolidation between DuBois and Sandy Township is only the second one in Pennsylvania after lawmakers standardized the process. It has shown the limits of state law.
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Pa. Local Governments Want Long-Term State Money for Cybersecurity as Federal Grant Fills the Gap
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Federal cybersecurity funding included in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal isn’t enough to help local governments keep up with rising costs, officials say.
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How to Judge the Effectiveness of Your Local Government in Pennsylvania
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Local governments in Pennsylvania are given certain powers to serve the public, but the services they provide vary widely by municipality.
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DuBois Paid More Than $307,000 in Legal Fees Related to City Manager Corruption Investigation, Records Show
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A version of this story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news and happenings in […]