Politics & Policy

The state Department of Environmental Protection canceled seven public hearings

With the coronavirus outbreak leading to layoffs, and a record spike in unemployment claims, Pennsylvania has delayed the deadline for filing personal income tax returns.

The Wolf administration has laid off about 2,500 part-time and seasonal employees and interns as the financial fallout from the coronavirus deepens.

Governor says delay is due to ‘a number of moving parts,’ such as how state will pay its own bills, amount of federal support

Advocates for the poor say it's only a first step and that those at the lower end of the economic scale will need much more help in the months ahead.

Gov. Tom Wolf has allowed coal mines to stay open during that coronavirus pandemic.

Proponents say the economic impact of the new coronavirus pandemic should boost efforts to override the veto.

The House has approved a $2.2 trillion rescue package, rushing it to President Donald Trump for his signature.

Wolf's office said the state had rescinded a waiver granted to the governor's former cabinet supply company after inquiries from Spotlight PA and PA Post.

The taxpayer money will be spent on city payroll and operating testing sites as well as other emergency operations.

The Wolf administration has granted all of Energy Transfer's waiver requests.

The legislation includes direct payments to Americans, an aggressive expansion of unemployment insurance and billions of dollars in aid to large and small businesses.

It's not clear whether Pennsylvania has granted any or all of the company's requests.

Last-minute objections are holding up a massive aid package that President Trump had been expected to sign.

State police and other officials now have the power to order “non-life-sustaining” businesses to close. They say so far, they haven’t really had to use it.