
Wolf asserts emergency powers to justify withholding federal money from Lebanon County
The decision has set up a confrontation between the federal government’s directives, the state legislature’s intent, and the governor’s powers.
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N.J. coronavirus recovery: Gov. Murphy pledges transparency on COVID-19 funds
Gov. Phil Murphy pledged transparency a day after signing a bill allowing massive borrowing to keep the state government going.
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College football a no-go in Delaware this fall
Neither the University of Delaware nor Delaware State University will play football or other fall sports this fall.
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Survey finds no clear winner for Delaware’s back-to-school plans
Deciding the right way to return to school this fall depends on whom you ask. A survey of parents, students, and school leaders found mixed results.
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Pennsylvania sports teams ask to allow fans in the stands
The Wolf administration declined to reveal which organizations, teams or colleges have submitted plans, or whether it has approved any.
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Pa. coronavirus recovery: New suit seeks additional SNAP benefits for lowest-income Pa. residents
Currently, the lowest-income SNAP recipients are ineligible for the emergency allotments that other SNAP recipients have been receiving during the pandemic.
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These are, as they say, unprecedented times.
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Vacationing in the summer of COVID
Today we're going to talk about the smart and safe ways to get out of town this summer.
Air Date: July 17, 2020
Listen 48:58Wolf yanks virus funding from rebellious county
Wolf withheld nearly $13 million in funding from Lebanon County, where local Republican leaders voted in mid-May to lift pandemic restrictions in defiance of the governor.
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As Philadelphia’s doctors learn more about COVID-19, the death rate drops
The more they know about the novel coronavirus, the more hospitals adapt their treatment protocols. That evolution may be lowering the local death rate.
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Inside one Pa. county’s effort to stay ‘hot on the trail’ of every COVID-19 case
Across Pa., many counties reopened even as the state was still trying to get a patchwork system of contact tracing in place. Montco started from a better position than most.
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Listen 5:40Philly sanitation workers blame filthy streets on ‘poor management’; apologize for rotting trash
Philadelphia sanitation workers say Mayor Jim Kenney’s management is to blame for the mounds of stinky trash proliferating across the city.
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Child care dilemma: Philly parents scrambling to plan for three days a week of virtual school
Across the country, parents are scrambling to figure out child care plans that can accommodate a year, in which school will take place largely outside the classroom.
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Listen 2:00Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery
The virus is forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high.
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Murphy pledges to close the ‘digital divide’ in N.J. for new school year
When schools moved to online instruction in March, wide disparities in home computer and internet access were a roadblock.
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