Government Accountability
Wolf's office said the state had rescinded a waiver granted to the governor's former cabinet supply company after inquiries from Spotlight PA and PA Post.
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Nearly 400 people gathered remotely on a Zoom call with city lawmakers.
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Postal workers say they lack supplies, training to protect themselves from virus
The USPS says that employee safety is its highest priority. But some workers still fear becoming carriers of another kind — catching and spreading the virus themselves.
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Pandemic spotlights Delco’s long-standing health department fight
Delaware County doesn’t have a health department, and Democratic county officials say that’s a problem in the time of coronavirus.
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Listen 1:37Challenges to Gov. Tom Wolf’s mandatory shutdown mount from businesses
A Harrisburg-based law firm is asking the state Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.
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Wolf administration backtracks on closing laundromats for coronavirus
When Gov. Tom Wolf first issued a new order for businesses to close, laundromats were included. After public feedback, he’s reversing course.
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Right wing media’s coronavirus coverage
We talk about how different right-wing media outlets have been covering the pandemic, the effect it’s having on their viewers, and ...
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Listen 13:28Republican senators sold stock before steep market losses from virus
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., sold as much as $1.7 million in stocks just before the market dropped in February amid fears about the coronavirus
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Philadelphia struggles to make coronavirus info quickly available in Spanish
In Philadelphia, where 23% of residents speak a language besides English at home, the city has not been translating information for these communities as updates happen.
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Pennsylvania’s health department is keeping coronavirus details from local officials
Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine said Wednesday counties with local departments “have complete control” about what information they release.
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Protections for vulnerable Pa. seniors lag, reforms to guardianship system ‘stuck’
In Pennsylvania, there are about 18,400 adults living under guardianship. More than half are age 60 and up.
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‘Excuses to try to silence me’: Lawsuit alleges racial bias at Pa.’s anti-discrimination agency
The PHRC has long been haunted by allegations that it is ineffectual and that its leadership perpetuates the same kinds of discrimination it aims to combat.
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Pennsylvania isn’t releasing details on coronavirus cases because of a decades-old law
Pa. officials are citing a 1955 law authored in the heyday of syphilis to withhold details about coronavirus cases, including how many people have been tested.
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Mick Mulvaney out as White House chief of staff
Mulvaney was President Trump's third chief of staff, a job he had held in an acting capacity. Rep. Mark Meadows will succeed him in the role, Trump said.
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Pa. House drops ‘legislative privilege,’ will release lawmaker spending details
After shielding spending details for months, leaders in the Pennsylvania House are reversing course and will publicly disclose why lawmakers spend millions in taxpayer money.
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