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Politics & Policy

Vice President Pence speaks during a briefing at the White House on Saturday. The coronavirus task force is holding another briefing on Monday afternoon. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
Public Safety

WATCH: White House to give its daily update on coronavirus efforts

The White House is scheduled to convene another update about the coronavirus disaster on Monday afternoon as officials across the country struggle to keep pace with the spiral

6 years ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks outside her office on Capitol Hill, Monday, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Economy

Another attempt to move ahead on virus aid package snags

At the Capitol, tempers flared and emotions were raw as senators wrangled over critically needed aid.

6 years ago

There's a growing need for volunteer doctors to help treat patients infected with coronavirus. (Reza Estakhrian/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

There’s a federal system for signing up medical volunteers — but it’s neglected

The Trump administration has done little to take advantage of an emergency system built after 9/11 to recruit volunteer doctors, nurses and other health-care workers.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
PA Post

State gets nearly 10,000 requests for waivers from Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown order

Beginning Monday, violators could face fines, jail time

6 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives on Capitol Hill to attend a meeting to discuss a potential economic bill in response to the coronavirus on March 20, 2020.  (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Economy
National
Public Health

No deal yet for massive coronavirus aid package

Top congressional leaders said Sunday they have not yet reached an agreement on the latest — and largest — coronavirus response bill, but they plan to keep negotiating.

6 years ago

(Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

‘It’s going to hurt’: Struggling Pa. towns brace for financial gut punch from the coronavirus

Greenville, a small town in northwestern Pennsylvania, is one of more than a dozen municipalities struggling so badly they get extra help from the state government.

6 years ago

File photo: Energy Transfer, the parent company of Mariner East 2 pipeline builder, Sunoco, works at Snitz Creek in West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County after a drilling mud spill during the summer. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East construction shut down by governor’s order

An Energy Transfer spokesperson said that while product will continue to flow through the lines, the company is working to suspend construction on new sections of the pipe.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Government Accountability
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Challenges to Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandatory shutdown mount from businesses

A Harrisburg-based law firm is asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.

6 years ago

Venita Bracy at a laundromat in Northeast Philadelphia, on Feb. 15, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Government Accountability
Public Health

Wolf administration backtracks on closing laundromats for coronavirus

When Gov. Tom Wolf first issued a new order for businesses to close, laundromats were included. After public feedback, he’s reversing course.

6 years ago

Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, center, speaks with members of the media as he departs a meeting with Senate Republicans on an economic lifeline for Americans affected by the coronavirus outbreak. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March 16, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Public Health
Taxes

Income tax filing deadline moved to July 15 from April 15

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the Trump administration has decided to push the income tax filing date to July 15 from April 15.

6 years ago

Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Government Accountability
Public Health

Republican senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus

6 years ago

(Edward Lea/The Press of Atlantic City via AP)
Delaware
Income Inequality
New Jersey

Here’s how Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware say they’re helping laid off workers

As the coronavirus pandemic puts thousands of people out of work, state and federal governments are finding ways to help them survive.

6 years ago

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson
Housing
Income Inequality
Public Health

Most renters will not receive protections under WH proposal

Despite what Trump said this week, most renters, many of whom just lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic, will not be eligible for eviction protections.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019 photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Wolf’s coronavirus shutdown order appears to include Mariner East pipeline construction

Construction on the Mariner East pipeline appears to be halted by Gov. Wolf’s new order that shuts down all “non-life-sustaining” operations and businesses.

6 years ago

A closeup of Delaware's General Assembly seal
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware General Assembly postpones legislative session indefinitely

The Delaware General Assembly is on hiatus as Americans are asked to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

6 years ago

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