Inside the politics of reopening Pa.
Gov. Tom Wolf is under pressure to get people back to work, while trying to bring the pandemic under control. And the issue has gotten political.
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More than 1.5 million people have filed for unemployment in Pennsylvania — more than any other state except California. Gov. Tom Wolf is under pressure to get people back to work, while trying to bring the pandemic under control in a state that has seen widely different impacts from county to county. Today, we examine how Pennsylvania lawmakers are navigating that balance — and political divisions — especially when there isn’t enough testing available for the coronavirus.
Guest: WHYY politics reporter Katie Meyer
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