radioNOVO News for Lewistown: July 1, 2026

RNN LEWISTOWN 07/01/26          PENNSYLVANIA HAS MISSED ITS STATE BUDGET DEADLINE FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR.  THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED TUESDAY WITHOUT A DEAL ON GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO’S PROPOSED FIFTY-THREE BILLION DOLLAR PLAN.  SENATE REPUBLICANS SAY THEY ARE ON TRACK FOR AN AGREEMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE FOURTH OF JULY, BUT HOUSE DEMOCRATS CRITICIZED THE DELAY.  STATE SERVICES WILL CONTINUE RUNNING NORMALLY IN THE SHORT TERM.          THE UNITED WAY OF MIFFLIN-JUNIATA IS LOOKING FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS FOR ITS 29TH ANNUAL DAY OF CARING THIS SEPTEMBER. THE MASSIVE VOLUNTEER EVENT HELPS LOCAL NONPROFITS, SCHOOLS, AND PARKS COMPLETE MAJOR SERVICE PROJECTS.           ORGANIZERS ANTICIPATE MORE THAN 35 PROJECT SITES PARTICIPATING THIS YEAR, WITH HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS WORKING THROUGHOUT THE TWO COUNTIES.           BUSINESSES HAVE UNTIL AUGUST 14TH TO SIGN UP FOR SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES RANGING FROM 250 TO 750 DOLLARS.