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Politics & Policy

(Elizabeth Robertson/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s death toll for Philadelphia lags behind city’s count, part of state’s ongoing struggle to compile timely data

State officials have blamed software upgrades gone wrong, troublesome algorithms, and a wonky web of disjointed technologies.

6 years ago

Hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19 at a Smithfield Foods hog-processing plant in Sioux Falls, S.D. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)
NPR
Economy
Public Safety

‘It’s the Wild West’: U.S. workplace safety rules missing in the pandemic

Some businesses and employee advocates say they're not getting much help from the federal government to ensure workers' safety from the coronavirus pandemic.

6 years ago

(Michael Bryant/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. sets modest goal to conduct 8,500 coronavirus tests per day, far less than what some experts say is needed

A Harvard estimate says the state should test about 19,000 Pennsylvanians per day — or more than twice the rate of the Wolf administration’s plan.

6 years ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Economy
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Red, yellow, green: What you can expect in each of Pa.’s tiers for reopening

The first step toward reopening still mandates the closure of schools, gyms, and other recreation centers, as well as hair and nail salons. Large gatherings are also banned.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. details plans for reopening

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that 24 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties will be allowed to start reopening certain businesses starting next Friday, May 8.

6 years ago

Business closed due to COVID-19 pandemic
Business
New Jersey
Politics
NJ Spotlight

Why were N.J.’s small businesses shortchanged by federal program to offset COVID-19 losses?

New Jersey is one of the states hardest hit by COVID-19, but less than 20% of small firms here got an award from the Paycheck Protection Program.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Elections
National

Biden on sexual assault allegation: ‘Never, never happened’

Biden's first public remarks on the allegation come at a critical moment as he tries to relieve mounting pressure after weeks of leaving denials to his campaign.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey
Elections
New Jersey

Both parties covet Jeff Van Drew’s South Jersey congressional seat

It seems like an eternity since U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew voted against impeachment and became a Republican, but the race for his seat will be expensive.

6 years ago

Listen 5:49
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine holds a daily briefing on COVID-19. (Commonwealth Media Services)
The Why
Pennsylvania
Politics
Public Health

What to know about the limits of COVID-19 stats

Every day, the Pa. Health Department releases data about COVID-19 cases in the state. But that data is incomplete — which makes it hard to understand how things are going.

Air Date: April 30, 2020

Listen 15:26
Pennsylvania Gov Tom Wolf
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Republicans subpoena Wolf administration for documents related to controversial business waiver process

The state’s auditor general said he has begun an audit into the controversial process, but won’t release the names of businesses that received a coveted waiver.

6 years ago

Cape Henlopen State Park in Lewes
Delaware
Public Health

Coronavirus update: Face masks now mandatory at Delaware parks

Anyone who doesn’t bring a face mask to a state park or wildlife area will be asked to leave.

6 years ago

In this March 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks about the coronavirus in Wilmington, Del. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
National

Joe Biden picks vetting team as he searches for running mate

Biden, a former vice president himself, has committed to picking a woman and has told donors he wants to make his choice far ahead of the August Democratic convention.

6 years ago

Republican U.S. Rep Brian Fitzpatrick (left), representing Pennsylvania's  1st District and Democratic U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (right), representing Pennsylvania's 7th District. (AP file photos)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. moderates find themselves straddling a widening rift over COVID-19 responses

After a short burst of bipartisan unity over COVID-19, Pa. moderates say their fellow politicians are dividing again.

6 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, left, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, listens as Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House coronavirus task force, talks during an Oval Office meeting with President Trump and Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Wednesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

White House’s social distancing guidelines will be ‘fading out,’ Trump says

The current coronavirus guidelines that were set to expire Thursday will not be extended as more governors begin steps to reopen their economies.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine holds a daily briefing on COVID-19. (Commonwealth Media Services)
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to begin

The state could need to conduct about 19,000 tests per day and employ as many as 2,000 contact tracers, numbers that far exceed current levels.

6 years ago

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