Pennsylvania
Geisinger allowed employees’ relatives to skip vaccine line
The Pennsylvania Department of Health said it was unaware that Geisinger had arranged for family members to be inoculated until alerted by The Associated Press.
6 years ago
Legalizing recreational marijuana gets first GOP sponsor in Pennsylvania
Sens. Daniel Laughlin, R-Erie, and Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, outlined the recreational marijuana proposal in a memo distributed to fellow senators.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Montco now pre-registering vaccinations by phone
Montgomery County residents who pre-register by phone will get a call back notifying them of openings for vaccination appointments.
6 years ago
Voters may never again get to choose Pa.’s lieutenant governor candidates
A proposed constitutional amendment would allow a gubernatorial candidate to choose their running mate after the spring primary, much like the presidential race.
6 years ago
Here’s how to sign up to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Pennsylvania
Trying to sign up for the coronavirus vaccine in Bucks, Berks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia counties? WHYY has answers.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Philadelphians with HIV/AIDS now eligible for vaccine
Cases have continued to fall over the past two months, and the city has seen an 80% decrease in weekly case counts since the peak in mid-December.
6 years ago
‘They spread nurses dangerously thin’: Pa. nurses unions unite to back bills on staffing levels
Unions from around Pennsylvania that represent health care workers are throwing their support behind a set of safe-staffing measures.
6 years ago
Pa. says it will allow public schools to postpone standardized tests until fall
After the federal government said states have to give tests, Pa. said it will comply, but give districts the option to test students early next school year.
6 years ago
SCOTUS dismisses GOP lawsuits challenging 2020 election process in Pa.
Trump allies had challenged a decision from the Pa. Supreme Court to allow counties to accept mail ballots postmarked by Election Day up to three days later.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus update: Wolf promotes natural gas tax to boost pandemic economy
Gov. Tom Wolf is pushing a plan to prop up the pandemic economy by taxing natural gas drilling, but that proposal faces an uphill battle in the legislature.
6 years ago
More snow to hit Pa. suburbs, Lehigh Valley on Monday
Accumulating snow is likely across the northern and western suburbs as well as Berks and Lehigh counties during the day Monday.
6 years ago
In-person classes. Old buildings. Almost no COVID. Are Philly Catholic schools a blueprint?
Philly’s public and parochial school systems have run parallel paths for many decades. But only one has been open during the pandemic.
6 years ago
Listen 4:13Pennsylvania looks to boost electric vehicle sales
At least 12 states already have a requirement for zero-emission electric vehicles, including neighbors Maryland, New Jersey, and New York.
6 years ago
‘Stalin-like cancel culture’: Infighting among Pa. GOP pits ‘Never Trumpers’ against loyalists
Regrouping in the wake of Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential election loss, Pa. Republicans have become locked in a cycle of infighting over the party’s direction.
6 years ago
Listen 3:35Eaglesville man arrested on terrorism charges for shooting into Montgomery County Democratic HQ
The suspect fired into the Norristown Democratic Committee office after allegedly sending emails threatening violence. He faces felony terrorism charges.
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