Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania may seek federal loan to pay jobless benefits
Wolf has urged Congress to extend the $600 per-week benefit. Under Trump’s plan, a new $400 a week benefit requires a state to commit to providing $100.
6 years ago
Pa. schools to get more state coronavirus analysis to guide reopening
The Department of Health said Monday it plans to provide an analysis showing the seven-day rate of transmission in each county and group those rates into risk categories.
6 years ago
Poor People’s Campaign bolstered by 2016 data as it urges voter participation in 2020
In Pennsylvania, if 55% of low-income eligible voters who didn’t turn out in 2016 had voted, the outcome could have been different for the state’s 20 Electoral College votes.
6 years ago
Police: Man punches Sesame Place worker who reminded him to wear mask
The teen suffered a jaw injury and a damaged tooth. He was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Middletown on Sunday and underwent surgery on Monday.
6 years ago
Pa. legislature’s delays could result in chaos for election officials and voters in November
“If they get too far into the weeds or attempt to drop in other fixes now, my fear is nothing will get done.”
6 years ago
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newsroom votes overwhelmingly to strike
Union members at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette voted overwhelmingly to go on strike Monday after years of stalled contract negotiations.
6 years ago
The company that owns Three Mile Island’s Unit 1 reactor will scale back its emergency planning starting in January.
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Private company to help with Upper Darby trash; sanitation division remains quarantined
Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer made the announcement Sunday amid fears from residents that the two-week quarantine would lead to unsanitary conditions in the town.
6 years ago
Pa. coronavirus recovery: Free COVID-19 testing in Strawberry Mansion
The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will provide free COVID tests at Mander Recreation Center in Strawberry Mansion for people in the community experiencing symptoms Aug 8.
6 years ago
Governor Tom Wolf surprised school athletic departments Thursday with an announcement that he doesn’t want high school sports to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago
Lincoln U. board votes to reinstate president Brenda Allen
The board, which originally named Allen the university's 14th president in 2017, voted about a month ago not to renew her contract, offering no explanation.
6 years ago
Overall, most Pennsylvanians want lawmakers to do more, but the issue remains deeply partisan.
6 years ago
The partisan conflict behind a quest to purge up to 800,000 voters from Pa.’s rolls
Judicial Watch is suing Pa. and three suburban counties to more aggressively purge “inactive” voters. Opponents say that could lead to disenfranchisement.
6 years ago
Listen 2:03‘They’re cutting 30% of the time that we have left’: Census outreach goes into overdrive
The U.S. Census Bureau says all people need to be counted by Sept. 30. Now, leaders and community organizers find themselves adjusting their plans, again.
6 years ago
Ex-state lawmaker Johnson-Harrell ordered to begin house-arrest sentence
Johnson-Harrell was released from jail in April because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
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