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News Tipoffs - Pennsylvania Editors Newsletter for 2026-08-24 ( 3 items )  
Geisinger Medical Center Implements Updated NICU Visitation Restrictions After Potential Measles Exposure is Identified (10)
DANVILLE, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- Geisinger Health posted the following news release: * * * Geisinger Medical Center implements updated NICU visitation restrictions after potential measles exposure is identified Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) in Danville is updating visitation rules to its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) following a potential measles exposure from a hospital visitor. Effective immediately, visitation to the GMC NICU will be limited to only the patient's parents or legal guardians if they do not have signs or symptoms a more PR

Pa. Agriculture Dept.: State Invests More Than $9.1 Million to Ensure That 34 Farms, 2,565 Acres of Prime Farmland in 16 Counties Stay Farms Forever (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Pennsylvania Invests More Than $9.1 Million to Ensure That 34 Farms, 2,565 Acres of Prime Farmland in 16 Counties Stay Farms Forever The Shapiro Administration has invested nearly $182 million to preserve 610 farms and 50,447 prime acres of farmland across the state. The State Agricultural Land Preservation Board approved conservation easements in Adams, Beaver, Bucks, Centre, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Frank more PR

Pa. Labor Dept.: State Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9 Percent, Now Under 4.0 Percent for First Time in Nearly Two Years (10)
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Aug. 22 -- The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry issued the following news on Aug. 21, 2026: * * * Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9 Percent, Now Under 4.0 Percent for First Time in Nearly Two Years Leisure and hospitality supersector reached a record high, indicating PA's economy is strong and growing. - The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today released its preliminary employment situation report for July 2026. Pennsylvania's unemployment rate was down two-tenths of a pe more PR