Lebanon is grappling with its most severe economic crisis in modern history — NBC News spoke to people living through it.
Lebanon elected officials blast Wolf over withholding of millions in CARES funding
Lebanon’s four state elected officials strongly condemned Gov. Tom Wolf in a letter Friday over the withholding of millions in CARES Act funding from Lebanon County, calling the move “petty tyranny.” …
Gov. Wolf has pulled coronavirus funding from rebellious Lebanon County
Don’t come and say you want something from the state when you haven’t followed the rules. There are consequences. These are the consequences.” …
Lebanon County leaders ask Gov. Tom Wolf to reconsider decision to withhold federal COVID-19 funding
The Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce is also asking the governor to reconsider. In a letter to Wolf, President and CEO Karen Groh wrote, “Tourism, small business, nonprofits, and more have been …
Legislators rage after Wolf makes good on promise to withhold disaster aid from Lebanon County
All local leaders, except the Republican commissioners in Lebanon County, backed down … agreed that Wolf is only punishing residents and business owners with his out-of-line vindictiveness. “The …
Lebanon: Why the country is in crisis
An unprecedented economic crisis in Lebanon has pushed tens of thousands people into poverty and triggered the largest anti-government protests the country has seen in more than a decade. What went …
Lebanon County excluded from CARES funds; rules should have been followed: Gov. Wolf
The two out of three Lebanon County Commissioners who voted to reopen the county before they got the directive from the state should have listened to the rules, Gov. Tom Wolf said at a press …
Minister: No investors for Lebanon’s ailing power sector
Lebanon’s worsening economic crisis, which culminated with the tiny nation defaulting on its debt this year, is making it increasingly difficult to attract investors for …
What the sediment revealed in Lebanon
And what do the revelations tell us about the shadowy world of oil trading that the world relies on? Reporters Tim Whewell and Mohamad Chreyteh investigate. (Image: Zouk power station, Lebanon – where …
The lure of Lebanon
Once the byword for civil strife, Lebanon has long banished its image as a nation divided by war. Today, this diminutive eastern Mediterranean country is reinventing itself as a peaceful, prosperous, …