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WASHINGTON, DC — On February 3, U.S. Representative Rob Bresnahan, Jr. (PA-08) voted to reopen and fund the government. The package includes critical funding for national security and defense, health and human services initiatives, housing programs, infrastructure and more, according to Bresnahan's office.

On Dec. 16, 2024, 17 days before I was sworn into Congress, I joined community leaders to discuss the potential closure of three local hospitals, Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General, after a deal between WoodBridge Healthcare and Community Health Systems fell through. It was clear that what was truly at stake was the future of local healthcare in Northeast Pennsylvania. I vowed to make protecting it a top priority.

On Dec. 16, 2024, 17 days before I was sworn into Congress, I joined community leaders to discuss the potential closure of three local hospitals, Regional Hospital of Scranton, Moses Taylor Hospital and Wilkes-Barre General, after a deal between WoodBridge Healthcare and Community Health Systems fell through. It was clear that what was truly at stake was the future of local healthcare in Northeast Pennsylvania. I vowed to make protecting it a top priority.

WEST SIDE — Sen. Lisa Baker said on Thursday that the principle behind a regional police force is sound, practically and financially — greater coverage, protection, and accountability than what two smaller units could be expected to achieve.

Baker’s comments were delivered at the “official launch” of the new West Side Regional Police Department (WSRPD), which combines the Larksville Borough and Edwardsville police departments.

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s newest "neighborhood" concept hospital has opened in the Poconos.

On Jan. 27, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono Creek, located at 1328 Golden Slipper Road, Bartonsville, opened its doors.

This hospital in Pocono Township is LVHN’s first neighborhood hospital in the Poconos. Neighborhood hospitals have also opened in Macungie and Gilbertsville, and a fourth location in Hellertown is planned to open by early 2027.

Tenor Health Foundation has received the required Pennsylvania Department of Health approval to acquire Wilkes-Barre General Hospital and two Lackawanna County hospitals, Tenor Chief Executive Officer and founder Radha Savitala said in a statement Wednesday.

“We thank the Department for its review and thank the Shapiro Administration for their oversight in the process,” Savitala’s statement said, referring to state Gov. Josh Shapiro.