John Mcgrann News Today

Lancaster city’s Home Rule Study Commission is still undecided about whether the city should offer benefits to City Council members under home rule, divided on the cost to the city

The Lancaster Home Rule Study Commission will kick off its first committee meeting this week as it moves ahead with a new charter.

When: Lancaster City Council meeting, Feb. 13. Vice President Faith Craig was absent.

Lancaster city’s Home Rule Study Commission is ready to shake up the status quo across the state as it prepares to write a new charter to govern the city.

Lancaster’s home rule study commissioners say they understand their workload will increase in the coming months, but by and large they all see the next stage of their work as

Three former Lancaster mayors agree a home rule charter could be a positive step for the city if the proper guardrails are put in place to prevent over-taxation.

Lancaster Home Rule Study Commission meetings are long — two hours is the norm.

Polling places throughout Lancaster County were seeing a steady flow of voters early in the day, with many voters voicing interest in and concern over some highly contested school board

Lancaster city’s Home Rule Study Commission offered a glimpse into what a potential charter could include, particularly taxation and personnel changes, during a meeting Thursday night.

Congratulations to Lake County on its Centennial and to Gale Decker and others for assembling the insert in last week’s Leader. Two minor corrections should be noted: