Good morning everyone! Here is today's Daily Briefing.
In Lehigh County, six of the seven commissioners have proposed withdrawing from the bicounty Health Department. A dispute over $2 million in billing between Allentown and its sewer signatories is going to an arbitrator. In Whitehall, construction has begun for a new Golden Corral.
In state-wide news, as we noted yesterday, Penn State was hit with severe penalties as a result of the Sandusky crimes and subsequent cover-up, including a massive $60 million fine and loss of bowl games. Governor Corbett has said that no tax money will be spent to pay that fine. The lawsuit over Voter ID will be argued in front of the Commonwealth Court on Wednesday.
In national news, a new survey shows that, for the first time in five years, home values have risen. According to a report from the General Accounting Office, the debt ceiling fight cost the United States government an extra $1.3 billion in added borrowing costs.
We have one Chamber event today: a benefit from our Women's Business Council for their scholarship programs.
That's it for now! Have a great day, and we'll see you later!
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