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Pennsylvania

(Dan Nott for Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

The coronavirus exploited failure of Pa. health officials to improve long-standing problems with nursing home oversight

The Wolf administration was repeatedly warned of dangerously low minimum staffing and weak and inconsistent inspections, all problems that could have made the outbreak worse.

6 years ago

Police and protesters clash Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. Protests were held throughout the country over the death of Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Harrisburg pols want to blow up union hearings that can shield bad cops

A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers are drafting legislation that could gut the system that makes it difficult to get bad police off the beat.

6 years ago

A shopper in a mask walks in front of a shuttered store in downtown Allentown, Pa., on Friday, May 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: Eight more counties go ‘green’

As of today, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Monroe, Perry, Pike, and Schuylkill have all entered into the least restrictive phase of reopening.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Why Gov. Tom Wolf’s big effort to grant coronavirus reprieves to Pa.’s incarcerated population came up small

The Department of Corrections has defended its response, saying it was a cautious approach that included all relevant parties to represent the public interest.

6 years ago

Former Vice President Joe Biden
Politics & Policy

Biden releases plan to reopen US economy amid coronavirus

Biden pitches COVID-19 reopening plan in Philly — saying Trump’s strategy leaves workers and small businesses in the lurch.

6 years ago

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

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