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Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

The union, representing about 10,000 guards in Pennsylvania's prisons, told Gov. Tom Wolf Thursday it plans legal action to stop his effort to force them to get vaccinated.

The goal is to give the teens, several of whom have criminal records, the knowledge and skills to go into business for themselves or join the city’s building trades unions.

The county applied about $4.8M in American Rescue Plan Act money to salaries and remaining 2021 costs and shifted $3.9M to design and IT purposes.

With 87% of students learning remotely or in a hybrid mix of online and in-person, it’s difficult to compare newly released test scores with prior years.

Aug. 12 - Aug. 15: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

For the first time, millions of taxpayer dollars that Pa. state senators and their staffs spend on travel, meals, per diems, and other expenses will be posted onlinline.

They are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment.

Krasner says his office sent out thousands of subpoenas asking for disciplinary records and received copies in which key information was redacted.

Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver signed into law a bill that would pilot service hubs in four cities to help young offenders reintegrate into their communities.

Here’s how museum and performance institutions have responded to Mayor Kenney’s COVID restrictions.

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

Pennsylvania has more than $1 billion in rental aid available to people who have fallen behind because of the pandemic.

The scheme allegedly involved a string of the transit agency’s facility managers who colluded with outside vendors to fabricate fraudulent supply and repair invoices.

Some 87 agencies in 19 counties reported at least one disciplinary action. Hundreds of law enforcement agencies reported no actions against officers.