Pennsylvania
Pa. state prison system ready to start ‘working back to normal’
The five-stage plan coincides with the state’s color-coded reopening plan.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: First Pa. counties go green; all counties to partially reopen by June 5
Under the state government’s three-tiered color-coded reopening system, all businesses in ‘green’ counties will be allowed to reopen without limits on social gathering
6 years ago
Pennsylvania jobless rate hits 15.1% as payrolls collapse
Meanwhile, payrolls fell by more than 1 million to the lowest level in at least three decades.
6 years ago
Pa.’s coronavirus data collection raises eyebrows
Pa.'s Department of Health confirmed reporting by The Atlantic magazine, that the state includes results of both viral and antibody tests in its total coronavirus case count.
6 years ago
Republicans in the Pa. House are moving forward with legislation to end the disaster emergency declaration Gov. Tom Wolf issued on March 6 in response to the spread of covid
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Philadelphians struggling to pay water bills get a reprieve
Philadelphians who are behind on their water bills don’t have to worry about the city shutting off service until at least July 10.
6 years ago
Pennsylvania working to pave the return of sporting events
Gov. Tom Wolf says he expects that his administration will, in the coming days, produce guidelines for the various sports venues and activities to resume.
6 years ago
‘Desperate’ Pa. child care industry to receive $51 million lifeline
The disbursement will be distributed to the state’s roughly 7,000 licensed child care providers in mid-to-late June.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Pa. gets federal funds to fight food waste and insecurity
More than $50 million in federal funding is coming to Pennsylvania to fight food insecurity during the pandemic.
6 years ago
Lobbyists become essential as Pa. debates who gets to reopen
Pennsylvania businesses seeking to reopen are finding success hiring lobbyists, but who can afford that access?
6 years ago
Pa. caves to pressure, reveals data showing COVID-19 battered smaller nursing homes
Among facilities in the 5-county region with 5 or more deaths, the average infection rate was 44%; nearly half of residents tested positive, new data show.
6 years ago
Gov. Wolf vetoes bill that would halt new regulations during pandemic
Environmental groups opposed the bill, while the Pennsylvania GOP says lawmakers and agencies need time to focus on COVID-19.
6 years ago
Lawsuit says Pa. is failing special needs kids during coronavirus school closures
The lawsuit is an early test of whether the state and school districts are doing enough for special needs students in the pandemic.
6 years ago
Coronavirus update: Masks and distancing still necessary outdoors, says Philly mayor
Kenney blamed the White House in part for spreading “ridicule and dangerous” ideas that social distancing isn’t necessary.
6 years ago
Lawsuit seeking to hold Cosmo DiNardo’s parents liable for Bucks County slayings can continue
Cosmo DiNardo confessed to luring four young men ages 19 to 22 to his family's Solebury Township farm in July 2017.
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