Good to have you with us tonight, folks. Thanks for watching. Ive been just Walking Around the office all day long, saying i cant believe they did it. I mean, they actually shut down the government. They actually have decided to hurt people because they didnt legislatively get their way. Elections dont matter. Oh, its the money that matters. You know, the backdrop of this is that the Republican Party always says that, oh, theyre for the private sector. The private sector. Theyre the champions of small business. Yet today theyre hurting small business. Theyre the champions of the entrepreneurs out there. You know what, folks, i come from the private sector. And you cant eat pr, okay . And if you dont do the work, you dont get paid. So a lot of americans, i think, are out there wondering, well, if the government is shut down, why are congressional members still on the payroll . Oh, wait a minute. They got this essential nonessential thing going on. What do you think . Health care essenti
Masks remain optional at Manheim Central after marathon, contentious school board meeting
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When: Manheim Central school board meeting, June 21.
What happened: In a split vote the board adopted a final $59.89 million 2021-22 budget with a 3% tax increase, the highest amount allowed by the state without seeking an exception. Board members Robert Iosue, Patrick McGeehan and Stacie Ritter cast the dissenting votes.
Impact: The budgetâs $235,447 deficit will be covered by reserve funds. The 3% tax hike will raise the tax levy to 15.10 mills. It will boost taxes $86 per year â from from $2,871 to $2,957 â for the owner of a home assessed at the districtâs median value of $195,800.
Dissenting votes: Iosue, McGeehan and Ritter expressed concern with the amount of tax increase because some residents are still facing negative economic impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Iosue said he would prefer a 1.5% increase. However, with a 1.5% tax increase, there would be a budget shortfall of $745,407, which would be covered by the districtâs reserves.
joining me now are three people who know how important the decision is. spike dolomite ward. stacie ritter, a mother of two girls who were diagnosed with childhood leukemia. she no longer has to worry they ll be denied coverage because of that preexisting condition. and louisa mcqueeny, the general manager of a small business who supports the affordable care act. thank you all for joining me today. thank you. thank you. thanks for having us. spike, let me start with you. you said in an article in december of last year that this health care law literally saved your life. how are you doing today? well, i m at the end of a very long treatment program for stage three breast cancer. i underwent five months of intensive chemotherapy and then nine days ago iç received a