
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lifts capacity restrictions for businesses, retail shops
Starting Monday, restaurants and businesses no longer have capacity limits or physical distancing requirements.
4 years ago
Internal PSERS documents show how Pa’s biggest pension fund got key financial calculation wrong
A federal probe is examining the $64 billion fund's exaggerated investment returns and real estate spending.
4 years ago
Cheltenham students, alumni work to change policy on police in district schools
A group called Police-Free CSD is working with the school board to recraft the memorandum of understanding with the local police department.
4 years ago
Trump looms large in Pennsylvania’s GOP primaries in 2022
GOP candidates with strong ties to Donald Trump are running and considered strong contenders for the party's nominations in both Pennsylvania's gubernatorial and Senate races.
4 years ago
AARP/Drexel report shows racial disparities in seniors’ health care in Pennsylvania
A new study from AARP and Drexel’s College of Nursing shows lack of broadband access thwarts telehealth for many older Black and brown residents.
4 years ago
COVID mask mandate credited with one of mildest flu seasons in state history
COVID-19 restrictions helped keep the flu at record low levels.
4 years ago
More than 20 Pa. counties turned to private philanthropy when it became apparent the Republican-led General Assembly wasn’t going to help them cover COVID-related expenses.
4 years ago
No sex offender treatment, no parole for Bill Cosby, 83
The 83-year-old Cosby has long said he would resist the programs and refuse to acknowledge wrongdoing even if it means serving the full 10-year sentence.
4 years ago
Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano unlikely to face consequences over newly-released Jan. 6 videos
Several social media accounts that are reviewing videos to try to identify people at the Capitol that day said they identified Mastriano in both videos based on his clothing.
4 years ago
The Hershey School says its founding deed prevents it from spending more money on its core mission, even though that hasn’t stopped the school from making changes before.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania to lift face mask mandate by the end of June
Pennsylvania's mask mandate will be lifted on June 28 or when 70% of adult residents are fully vaccinated — whichever comes first.
4 years ago
The Pa. legislature has new power to overrule Wolf on COVID. The two camps differ on details
Pennsylvania Republicans have chafed under Wolf’s COVID-19 orders for more than a year, and have tried repeatedly to take back some measure of control.
4 years ago
The report by the state inspector general’s office concluded that there was no evidence that the mistake was deliberate or the result of “intentional malfeasance."
4 years ago
Students or horses? Education advocates want to repurpose Pa.’s generous horse-racing subsidy
According to a new study, taxpayers are, in essence, funding racehorses at three times the rate they are investing in students in state universities.
4 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: 70% of adults at least partially vaccinated
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he will only lift face-mask requirements once the percentage of fully vaccinated people reaches 70%.
4 years ago