• Lancaster Pride President removed: Wednesday, the organization announced the removal of its president due to ‘financial’ violations. Following an internal investigation and audit, the Board of Directors voted to remove President Tiffany Shirley, Lancaster Pride wrote in a statement on Facebook. (Source: ABC 27)
• Pa. healthcare workers rally against Medicare cuts: The launch of the “Nursing Home Workers, United to Win!” campaign started this week as 200 healthcare worker gathered in Cumberland County for a rally to voice their concerns about the future of skilled nursing facilities and possible Medicaid funding cuts. Over the course of two days, attendees, representing 4,000 workers from 93 facilities, advocated for important contract negotiations set for May. Rally organizers expressed that 70% of nursing home care funding comes from Medicaid, making potential cuts is worrisome. (Source: Fox43)
• PIAA revises transgender athlete policy to align with Trump’s executive order: Wednesday, the The Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) updated its Transgender Policy in adhere with an Executive Order signed by President Donald Trump earlier this month. Board of Pennsylvania high school athletics voted to remove its previous Transgender Policy from the PIAA Policy and Procedure Manual, effective immediately. The board also approved an amendment to Article XVI, Season and Out-of-Season Rules and Regulations, Section 4, regarding Mixed Gender Participation. (Source: Fox 43)
• Lancaster County libraries cut programming due to budget cuts: Museum passes, summer reading programs, and virtual tutoring are among the programs cut by the Library System of Lancaster County due to budget cuts by the county. The system saw its budget reduced from $2.1 million to $1.8 million. The library system is planning an educational campaign to teach the community about the value of libraries in a bid to get their funding increased. Other plans include running fundraisers and possibly adding a library tax. (Source: LNP)
• Manheim Township School Board learned of alleged indecent exposure incident from LNP story: Manheim Township’s school board told the public Thursday evening that they only learned of an indecent exposure incident involving the boy’s lacrosse team from a story LNP wrote on the incident. No report of the incident had been made, despite most school staff being mandated to report sexual abuse of students. The board meeting was spent looking for solutions to ensure incidents like it do not happen again. (Source: LNP)
• Nation/world: Alleged CEO shooter Luigi Mangione set to appear in court (Source: FOX 43)Trudeau pokes fun at Trump after Canada wins hockey match against U.S. (Source: BBC News) Israeli military says Hamas returned wrong body (Source: BBC News) Senate passes budget bill, but Republicans divided on Trump tax cuts (Source: NBC News) Potential school shooting in Texas thwarted by FBI (Source: WGAL)
