Government Accountability
White House rejects government report projecting rising coronavirus death toll
The Trump administration on Monday pushed back against an internal government report that predicts the daily coronavirus death toll could nearly double in the U.S. by June.
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Coronavirus kills Philly street sweeping expansion
Mayor Kenney has canceled a long-awaited street sweeping program that would have reinstated regular cleaning in neighborhoods. Litter is one of city residents’ top complaints.
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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.
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Stateline and Spotlight PA surveyed six states — CO, GA, MD, PA, SC, and WA — to determine what information they have made accessible to the public via their websites.
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Speaker Pelosi: President Trump’s effort to sideline the WHO is ‘dangerous’
"It's stupid — it's more than stupid; it's dangerous," Pelosi told NPR.
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Pa. withholds records on pandemic plans, equipment and business waivers
Government accountability advocates say Wolf’s administration has fallen short during the COVID-19 crisis, withholding critical public documents.
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Pa. underreported 18% of COVID deaths this week; officials blame computer glitches
Pennsylvania officials underreported at least 162 confirmed coronavirus this week, likely due to issues linked to a software upgrade.
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Trump falsely claimed ‘total’ authority over states — now he’s backpedaling
President Trump's authority to unilaterally reopen states' economies was flatly rejected among experts this week
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Sex abuse at N.J. women’s prison ‘an open secret,’ DOJ report says
Investigators slammed New Jersey for failing to curb rampant sexual abuse at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women.
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The state Department of Health is not making hospital preparedness plans available or overseeing whether hospitals are following those plans.
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COVID-19 slows access to government records in Pa. and N.J.
Governments have suspended deadlines and told residents not to expect responses to public records requests as public officials focus on the coronavirus.
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Listen 3:37Americans start to see relief payments; some face a wait
Americans are beginning to see the first economic impact payments hit their bank accounts.
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As the state lays off thousands of employees and makes other cuts, Senate Republicans recently hired a politically connected budget consultant with a six-figure salary.
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Pa. Senate defends ‘legislative privilege’ claim, rejects appeal for redacted expense details
The chamber has so far blocked the release of details in official expense reports about who legislators and their staff met with and why.
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‘We don’t feel safe’: Sanitation workers anxiously wait for city masks to arrive
“We don’t feel safe, we don’t feel protected and we don’t feel appreciated by the city,” said a Streets Department employee who spoke to WHYY under the condition of anonymity.
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