• CRIZ Authority wants to acquire the former Kunzler plant in Lancaster city: CRIZ (The Lancaster City Revitalization and Improvement Zone Authority) wants to purchase the shutdown Kunzler & Co. hot dog production plant in Lancaster city in an effort to boost development of housing and small businesses. The organization voted last week to expand the zone to include the entire Kunzler property at 652-655 Manor St., and to begin negotiations to buy it from its current owner. The $2.9 million 3-acre site, includes buildings on both sides of Manor Street. The potential purchase from the authority would be the first time it has acquired property itself for redevelopment purposes. Waiting for state approval, CRIZ designation would make the property eligible for money generated from taxes paid by businesses in the zone. (Source: LNP)
• County Health Advisory Council discusses measles plan: Wednesday morning, the County’s Health Advisory Council met to discuss a plan if potential measles cases start popping up, due to concern of one confirmed measles care detected earlier this month. Health care professionals, school employees and community partners throughout the county, attend the meeting. Brian Pasquale, Lancaster County’s executive director of public safety, explained the council has the information and is in watch phase. Medical professionals at the meeting said the incubation period ended on Monday, Apr. 21 for the lone measles case in Lancaster County. Currently, none of the county’s health care systems have added services for measles, but Pasquale is staying prepared. (Source: ABC 27)
• Digital currency bill being considered by Pa. state Senate: A bill, headed to the Pennsylvania state Senate, looks to regulate virtual currencies due to the lack of regulation. This bill aims to expand current legislation on various forms of money to control online currencies. Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Centre County, sponsored the bill and released a statement that detailed the laws need to keep pace with virtual currency changes, to protect Pennsylvanians. (Source: WGAL)
• Bill advances in the House to expand data consumer privacy: Wednesday, The Pa. House moved to develop a consumer data privacy bill that would give Pennsylvanians permission to opt out of certain data collection practices by companies and require businesses that collect data to remove consumers’ information on request. State Rep. Stephenie Scialabba, R-Butler, recommended the amendment to expand the bill’s definition of sensitive information and align it with other state regulations. The bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. Ed Neilson, D-Philadelphia, supported the change. The bill, HB78, currently reaches protections for financial and identifying data by classifying them in the “sensitive data” category, along with personal information like race, sexuality, mental or physical health history, immigration status and data on a known child. The definition also includes geolocation data, which is collected by various apps and websites. (Source: LNP)
• Nation/world: Why Pa. Independent votes can’t vote in the primaries (Source: Spotlight PA) The impact of Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ (Source: MSNBC) Trump criticizes Russia attack (Source: AP News) St. Peter’s Basilica stays open all night (Source: UPI)
