Jaxon White

2 days ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

A former Lancaster city police officer was mistakenly overpaid $114,000 in retirement benefits over the last three years, according to an audit of the bureau’s pension plan. The unnamed officer’s first pension payment in October 2022 was $10,422.50, including a regularly scheduled payment of $6,165.66 and what was intended to be a one-time partial payment of $4,256.84 for the time he spent retired in September.

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

Lancaster County Congressman Lloyd Smucker led 31 other House Republicans on Wednesday to reiterate their demand that this year’s budget slash federal spending by at least $2 trillion over the next decade. In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, first reported by Politico, Smucker and the group of fiscal hawks threatened to pull their support for President Donald Trump’s so-called “one big, beautiful” budget bill if it expands the U.S. spending deficit.

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

HARRISBURG — After an hour-and-a-half of heated debate, the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to ban transgender women and girls from joining women's and girls' sports teams. Five Democrats, including newly sworn in Lancaster County Sen. James Malone, joined all 27 Republicans in voting for it. The legislation, titled Save Women’s Sports Act, would govern child athletics in K-12 public schools and Pennsylvania colleges.

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

Confusion over a Quarryville Borough Council member’s expiring term likely caused the Lancaster County elections office to print an error on the May 20 Republican primary ballots. Those ballots instruct voters to choose no more than three candidates to nominate for council. But in actuality, four seats on the council are up for reelection this year, sought by four GOP candidates: Diane Hastings, James Kreider, Devin Groff and Lydia Watson.

1 week ago | lancasteronline.com | Jaxon White

HARRISBURG — James Malone recited the oath of office on Monday, officially starting his term as the lone Democratic senator from Lancaster County. Malone, 51, was joined by more than 15 guests granted access to the Senate floor to watch the ceremony. They included fiancee Beverly Brinkley, maternal uncle James Griffin and several supporters of his candidacy, including Manheim Township state Rep. Nikki Rivera.