Pennsylvania
Coronavirus update: Pa. expands testing recommendations
“Previously we were recommending testing health care workers and seniors with symptoms. We have liberalized that now to anyone with symptoms,” said Health Secretary Levine.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
Two more people in Pa. state prisons die after testing positive for COVID-19
Two more people incarcerated in Pennsylvania state prisons have died after testing positive for COVID-19, bringing the total to three since the pandemic began.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Mayor Kenney announces first steps for reopening Philadelphia
Philadelphia will start lifting its coronavirus restrictions by reopening golf courses and resuming construction projects.
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The state could need to conduct about 19,000 tests per day and employ as many as 2,000 contact tracers, numbers that far exceed current levels.
4 years ago
Pa. counties struggle to find enough masks, gloves for in-person voting June 2
"Literally, ‘Pay me now and maybe you will get some stuff some time in the future,’ is where some vendors are starting," said one Berks County official.
4 years ago
How regulatory, price obstacles frustrate two counties’ COVID test goals
Montgomery and Chester counties want to do more tests in jails and nursing homes, but state and federal regulations are getting in the way.
4 years ago
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.
Air Date: April 28, 2020
Listen 16:00Zoos, pet groomers and garden centers: Pa. House Republicans push for more businesses to reopen
“It’s another Monday, and it’s another end-the-shutdown bill,” said state Rep. Kevin Boyle.
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If the Pennsylvania legislature issues a subpoena to Wolf for the records, the process could lead to a court fight, which could take months to resolve.
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Battleground 2020: the polls, mail-in voting, and political ads
We look at what the latest polls reveal about the state of the presidential race in Pa. and discuss mail-in voting and the expected onslaught of campaign ads.
Air Date: April 28, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:16Marking 150 years since Philly’s historic civil rights rally
150 years ago this week, Philadelphia was the site of a historic, but little-known march celebrating the ratification of the 15th Amendment giving black men the right to vote.
Air Date: April 27, 2020
Listen 17:05The coal industry was already struggling. Now it’s getting hammered by coronavirus.
Since the coronavirus hit the U.S., coal mines across the country have begun shutting down, laying off workers and slowing production. Bankruptcies loom over the industry.
4 years ago
Coronavirus update: Montco finds widespread, silent spread in prisons
“We’ve been checking temperatures in the correctional facility twice a day now for weeks,” said commission chair Val Arkoosh. “These are not people with symptoms.”
4 years ago
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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