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Lisa Scheid

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Spotlight PA Berks Bureau managing editor. Former LNP|LancasterOnline biz trends reporter. ❤️ good tacos, my kids & husband, pugs. Will still take factory tours.

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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I can’t stop thinking about this. www.cnn.com/2026/09/28/p...
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Inside the Texas courtroom where toddlers face immigration judges | CNN Politics
Migrant children as young as 2 are showing up at immigration courts nationwide, many without attorneys, to try make their case to stay in the US and avoid deportation.
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LNP | LancasterOnline @lancasteronline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Library use is up over 20%, Adamstown director tells East Cocalico supervisors lanc.news/4yk0Mfe
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Library use is up over 20%, Adamstown director tells East Cocalico supervisors
When: East Cocalico Supervisors meeting, Sept. 17.
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Jaxon White @jaxonwhite.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Pa's attorney general often stays away from hot-button political issues, but has been notably outspoken on Big Tech. It’s an issue Dave Sunday says is personal for him as a father, and one that observers note is helping him build a political brand. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/09...
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PA Attorney General Sunday suing big tech over kid influence
Sunday recently announced a major settlement with Meta, and is pursuing suits against TikTok and Snapchat’s parent company.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 22/09/2026
Pathfinder Meadows residents say Exeter Township has failed to hold University Rifle Club accountable for alleged safety issues. The club denies wrongdoing. www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/09/e…
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Tourism impact?
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Pietro Biroli @pietrobiroli.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Spending more money in schools works. It takes *a lot* of time, but it raises wages and GDP per capita around 30 yrs later, just as we should expect
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
BREAKING: diesel history is about to be made. $6/gal nationally — never seen before, days away, it's now in the pipeline, unavoidable.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/09/2026
Not BREAKING NEWS because the Trump admin has been deleting and altering federal datasets for over a year. You can argue about policy. But when the government starts eliminating the data we use to determine whether those policies are actually working, that deserves a hell of a lot more attention.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 08/09/2026
ICE has ramped up its use of Penn State's airport to move detainees between immigration facilities www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/20…
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Third Summers Brother @hugetinymistake.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“What seems to be the number one driver is the state of the state,” said one of the study authors, Robert Bruno, who leads the labor education program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “If the policy is anti-union, it suppresses worker will. Where the law allows worker will to flourish, as I would argue it should, then you see higher numbers. So you can’t ignore politics. You can’t ignore policy.”
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RecoveringXtian @recoveringxtian.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut U.S. Treasury holdings" "Norway’s mammoth wealth fund wants to cut its holdings of government bonds, chiefly affecting U.S. Treasurys, as it seeks greater returns elsewhere." www.cnbc.com/2026/09/04/w...
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World's biggest sovereign wealth fund plans to cut U.S. Treasury holdings
Norway's $2.3 trillion investment fund says it can diversify into new areas with greater risk and returns.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 03/09/2026
This isn’t the hottest story we’ve written, but it is another big indicator that ICE appears to be seriously considering purchasing GEO Group facilities such as the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma or Moshannon Valley in central Pennsylvania.
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🧵: something really fascinating (to a petroleum analyst) happened today, quietly, but very important: FERC just approved Buckeye's Laurel Pipeline Phase 3, clearing Midwest refiners to ship gasoline and diesel east into eastern Pennsylvania and upstate New York. service starts now.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
York. Central Pa. 👀
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Mobile detention sites, courtrooms inside the jails, and a clause saying state law does not apply. What ICE's new detention solicitation reveals
A contract solicitation posted Friday covers vans that hold people at arrest scenes, courtrooms inside private detention centers, and a clause declaring state law inapplicable.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/08/2026
We released a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,600 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who declined to identify former clients. Explore the database:
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Explore Financial Disclosures From President Trump and 1,600 of His Appointees - ProPublica
Use this database to explore potential conflicts of interest for President Donald Trump and his team. The documents disclose positions officials have held outside government, their assets and their de...
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We have an update
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Broken elevators leave Berks County seniors stranded
Broken elevators have left seniors stranded in a 10-story Berks County building, prompting citations and a district attorney inquiry.
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is a great local investigation. People have known about the broken elevators at the housing complex the federal government pays about $2M a year to a real estate investment firm. Some have tried to help to no avail. A woman broke her arm. Spotlight PA’s Gabriela Martìnez put it all together.
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Broken elevators leave Berks County seniors stranded
Broken elevators have left seniors stranded in a 10-story Berks County building, prompting citations and a District Attorney inquiry.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
In an unprecedented move, the Trump administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering exempting even more.
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Trump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.
In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is…
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
This is a great local investigation. People have known about the broken elevators at the housing complex the federal government pays about $2M a year to a real estate investment firm. Some have tried to help to no avail. A woman broke her arm. Spotlight PA’s Gabriela Martìnez put it all together.
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Broken elevators leave Berks County seniors stranded
Broken elevators have left seniors stranded in a 10-story Berks County building, prompting citations and a District Attorney inquiry.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
30-year T-Bills are yielding 5.3% even though the fed funds rate is 3.4%. That large gap is a reflection of the fact that investors are increasingly leery of buying US bonds due to Trump's reckless spending and spiraling debt. The last time T-bills paid this must was just before the 2008 crash.
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Trump Drives Key U.S. Rate to Level Not Seen Since Before 2007 Financial Crisis
The president is fiercely testing his own, statistically improbable claims of having created the greatest economy ever.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
1/ 10 There’s a lot more to the planned merger of two community health orgs in Berks and Lancaster than the “careful planning” narrative. Here’s our newsletter summary:
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Following an issue i wrote about in Lancaster. New research says eliminating sub-minimum wage does not hurt workers. Trump admin wants to keep it. www.disabilityscoop.com/2026/08/11/t...
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These Places Banned Subminimum Wage. Here's What Happened To Workers With Disabilities
Many states have moved in recent years to stop employers from paying workers with disabilities less than minimum wage. Now, it's starting to become clear how that decision is playing out on the ground...
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 10/08/2026
ICE considering buying immigrant detention facilities, other options to maintain capacity in Pa. www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/20…
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ICE ‘evaluating options’ for immigrant detention in PA
Activists worry ICE might buy Moshannon Valley Processing Center or contract directly with GEO Group and cut out Clearfield County and its “minor” oversight.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 11/08/2026
Activists worry ICE might buy Moshannon Valley Processing Center or contract directly with GEO Group and cut out Clearfield County and its “minor” oversight. www.spotlightpa.org/statecollege/20…
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ICE ‘evaluating options’ for immigrant detention in PA
Activists worry ICE might buy Moshannon Valley Processing Center or contract directly with GEO Group and cut out Clearfield County and its “minor” oversight.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This was fun to read on a Sunday night when I’m thinking about Monday. The comment section was a joy. Cooking comments tend to be helpful not snarky. cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/7851...
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Steakhouse Tomato-Onion Salad Recipe • 4★ • 15 min (Gift Recipe)
Inspired by the tomato and onion salad served at Peter Luger, this iteration is a little less, um, austere. A flavorsome doenjang vinaigrette takes the place of that Worcestershire-laden, umami-rich s...
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
I’m worried. The July jobs report was much worse than expected: 23,000 jobs lost and 100,000 erased from the previous two months. There are statistical quirks here. But there’s also a real signal: the labor market has less momentum than we thought. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/the-july-j...
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The July Jobs Report Should Worry You
This is my concerned face.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/08/2026
Starting to think Republican governance isn't a good idea.
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 07/08/2026
Also labor market has stagnated over the last year. Weak hires rate is particularly worrisome, falling since Fed's hikes (figure) Jobs have been stable for employed but tough for small share unemployed & wage growth decelerated
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Not surprising to me after covering Retreat Behavioral Health
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 31/07/2026
County will offer $7.2M to buy a Reading building to use while historic courthouse is repaired www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/b…
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Berks County moves ahead with 600 Penn St. purchase in Reading
Berks County approved a letter of intent to buy the former Wells Fargo building for $7.2 million as officials prepare for long-term courthouse renovations.
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Danielle Ohl @dtohl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I'll be in Scranton for an in-person event hosted by Spotlight PA! We'll be discussing my reporting on the mental health system, and hearing from people directly affected. Please join us!
Digital poster for the event says the following:

The Cost of Failing
A live storytelling event on the past, present, and future of Pennsylvania's mental health care systems.
- Discover mental health resources
- Participate in interactive exhibits
- Connect with your community
- Hear others' experiences

July 30, 2026
5pm - 7:30 p.m.
Albright Memorial Library,
500 Vine St., Scranton, PA 18509

Hosted by Danielle Ohl, Spotlight PA
Register now at spotlightpa.org/events
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Kevin Barnhardt, Berks County's COO, said commissioners had a brief conversation with U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser (R., Pa.) at a recent event who indicated DHS still plans to sell the warehouses, but "has nothing in writing." Meuser's office did not respond to Spotlight PA's request for information.
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ICE sale led PA district to temporarily freeze HS renovation
While Hamburg officials say the financial impact is limited, it does demonstrate the uncertainty that the ICE project is creating locally.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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The big exceptions to the American manufacturing jobs decline
A detailed snapshot of subsectors
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Reading charter dispute heads to court over ballot proposals
A lawsuit could determine whether Reading voters get to decide 13 proposed charter amendments after City Council blocked the ballot questions
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Sam Ro @tker.co · 17/07/2026
Craziest idea I've ever heard in my life
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Can your landlord do that? PA tenant rights, explained
Pennsylvania law protects renters in disputes over repairs, leases, and evictions. Here's what every tenant should know.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Berks County online civil court records unavailable for weeks
Officials say they don’t know why the system crashed, but say it will relaunch under a new vendor on Aug. 3.
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Jaxon White @jaxonwhite.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
When Pa. lawmakers passed a state budget, leaders praised it for being a fiscally responsible $50.8 billion product that doesn’t dip into the rainy day fund. That’s a misleading picture. To reach that number, they had to employ some accounting tricks. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07...
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PA’s budget is only balanced because of accounting tricks
The budget delays billions in payments to organizations that manage healthcare for PA Medicaid recipients
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
oil jumped ~9% yesterday- since yesterday evening, stations buying gasoline have been paying much more- but there's a lag- stations will have waited 12-24 hours before they *start* to move higher, even then, they're already behind. Look for ~$3.90/gal maybe today, then $4 soon.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 14/07/2026
Lawmakers break without addressing unconstitutional murder sentences, leave 1K PA lifers in limbo www.spotlightpa.org/news/2026/07/pe…
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Oh.
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
@jaxonwhite.bsky.social and @stephenjcaruso.bsky.social report: The deal allows the state to sell $125 million in tax credits to insurers that will subsidize venture capital firms and fund grants for the life sciences and biotechnology industries, under an “Innovate in PA 2.0” program.
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PA poised to adopt $50.8B budget
The plan also preserves the state’s nearly $8 billion rainy day fund — a key priority for Republicans, who control the state Senate.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 10/07/2026
Advocates want stronger renter protections in Reading. Here's which proposals City Council could adopt and which require state approval. www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/r…
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We still have no details on the supposed abandoning of the Hamburg and Tremont warehouses.
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Spotlight PA @spotlightpa.org · 07/07/2026
Albright College in Reading, PA, received an accreditation warning and has until 2027 to demonstrate compliance with financial standards.https://www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/07/albright-college-middle-states-accreditation-higher-education/
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Lisa Scheid @lisafscheid.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
What a great piece. The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Most Iconic American Artwork Is the Hardest to See (Gift Article)
The Statue of Liberty is caught between the sublime and the souvenir, our critic Jason Farago explains. Look again: She’s much stranger than you think.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I'm not saying it's cause and effect, but I'm also not not saying it. Either way, the manufacturing revival never came.
Line chart titled "The manufacturing revival never came" showing change in manufacturing payrolls since January 2025. Manufacturing employment fell by 75,000 jobs from January 2025 to June 2026, with losses every month through 2025 reaching 93,000 jobs lost by December. A brief recovery in early 2026 after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs proved temporary, with employment remaining 75,000 jobs below the baseline by June 2026, demonstrating no meaningful revival in the sector.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 29/06/2026
AI bots are showing up to remote meetings faster than humans can create social norms to guide them.
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The Uninvited Meeting Guest Is an AI Notetaker
AI bots are showing up to remote meetings faster than humans can create social norms to guide them.
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Carter Walker @bycarterwalker.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
BREAKING: A federal judge has DISMISSED a case brought by the Trump Justice Department seeking access to Pennsylvania’s voter rolls, including voters’ sensitive information. Background story in next post.
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