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Pennsylvania

Sidewalk cafe at Cross Keys Cafe (Danya Henninger / Billy Penn)
Community

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Philly continues slow slide toward reopening

City officials say they’re seeing continued, positive trends when it comes to new COVID-19 cases, but that doesn’t mean residents should throw caution to the wind.

6 years ago

A stack of ballots that arrived at the Berks County Office of Election Services June 4, two days after the deadline. Many thousands of ballots were late statewide, even in the seven jurisdictions covered by deadline extension orders. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Bill requiring detailed report on presidential primary heads to governor’s desk

Democrats and non-legislative stakeholders say officials need to start working on election code changes in earnest before the document is due.

6 years ago

File photo: A cyclist peddles up a hill in Allentown, Pa., on Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus

"If cities like Allentown begin to crumble, that’s how America crumbles."

6 years ago

(Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Top Republican Mike Turzai will resign from the Pa. House on June 15

Turzai announced in January he would not seek reelection this fall and would instead pursue a job in the private sector.

6 years ago

In this Dec. 29, 2015 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks with members of the media at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Wolf makes the case for keeping disaster declaration in place

“We’re missing the whole point of this,” said Wolf. “We’re trying to stay safe from a virus that is bent on infecting as many people as it can.”

6 years ago

(Yong Kim/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

The Pa. legislature approved a resolution ending Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration. What happens now?

The governor says he'll reject the measure, which Republicans say he doesn't have the power to do.

6 years ago

(Joe Hermitt/The Patriot-News)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. House Speaker Mike Turzai expected to resign before the end of his term, sources say

It's not clear exactly when House Speaker Mike Turzai will depart, though he’s expected to outline a timetable Wednesday.

6 years ago

NPR
Politics & Policy

As EPA steps back, states face wave of requests for environmental leniency

Companies across the country say the pandemic is interfering with their ability to comply with laws that protect the public from pollution.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania State Sen. Daylin Leach
Politics & Policy

After primary defeat, Pa. Sen. Daylin Leach may take his caucus leader to court

For the past year, the Montco senator has clashed with Jay Costa, his party leader, over sexual harassment allegations. Now, Leach might sue Costa.

6 years ago

Voters wait in line outside a polling place in Philadelphia.
The Why
Politics & Policy

Unprecedented Pa. primary has lessons for November

Civil unrest, a pandemic, widespread mail-in balloting, and new voting machines combined to make last week's Pa. primary a more unusual test run for November than expected.

Air Date: June 9, 2020

Listen 15:01
Voting stickers
Politics & Policy

Some counting continues, a week after Pennsylvania’s primary

The state says turnout was roughly 2.8 million voters, or 35%, with slightly more than half of all votes coming by mail.

6 years ago

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

Thousands of deaths later, Pa. finally mandates universal testing in nursing homes, but not for another month

The Wolf administration on Monday ordered facilities to test all staff and residents once by mid-summer.

6 years ago

An airwoman provides a COVID-19 test
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Pa. DOH orders measures to protect hospital staff and patients

The order covers medical and nursing staff as well as other employees like those in housekeeping and maintenance, and applies to all hospitals licensed by the department.

6 years ago

The Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020. (Russ Walker/PA Post)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Rush to dole out billions in coronavirus relief dollars in Pa. could lead to waste, fraud

State agencies, already stretched thin responding to the coronavirus outbreak, will have to oversee new programs created virtually from scratch.

6 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
The Why
Health

‘New normal’ for non-COVID health care

As the Philly restrictions, doctors are starting to reschedule routine visits. Here's why many of the changes they've made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic will stick.

Air Date: June 8, 2020

Listen 17:30
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