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Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Wolf faces 4 p.m. deadline to comply with subpoena for business waiver records. Here are his options.

The governor has at least two choices, experts say: turn over the information or invoke executive privilege, potentially setting off a court fight.

6 years ago

Health worker Eboni Smith, right, draws blood from a patient during a COVID-19 antibody test at the Volusia County Fairgrounds Tuesday, May 5, 2020, in DeLand, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Health

Coronavirus update: Chesco clears antibody testing hurdle; Philly launching rent-assistance program

Chester County has contracted with Lehigh Valley Genomics, an approved lab in Bethlehem, to monitor the tests and will offer them at two locations.

6 years ago

Public health nurses are needed to do the contact tracing necessary to slow the spread of COVID-19, but there is a shortage in Pennsylvania. (Bigstock/ Nosnibor137)
The Why
Health

Tracing COVID-19 with a barebones staff

Pennsylvania has one of the least funded public health departments in the country, which is making it more difficult to contain the coronavirus.

Air Date: May 7, 2020

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Gov. Tom Wolf
Health

Coronavirus update: Wolf extends stay-at-home orders for ‘red’ counties through June 4

Gov. Tom Wolf and Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine have extended the order for the state’s 43 counties in the “red” phase through June 4.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy

Wolf announces New-Deal-esqe ‘civilian corps’ to help with COVID-19 response

Gov. Tom Wolf wants to create a new, federally-funded ‘civilian corps’ to help respond to COVID-19. But many of the details are still unclear.

6 years ago

(Commonwealth Media Services)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

‘I’m trying to be transparent,’ Wolf says as his administration rejects bill to restart public records law

The governor championed government transparency during his campaigns, but now that commitment is being tested.

6 years ago

Amazon fulfillment facility
Health
Spotlight PA

Wolf says Pa. employees should refuse to go to work if they don’t feel safe, but some fear putting job at risk

Workers say they should not be forced to put their job on the line to be properly protected from COVID-19, noting that refusing to go to work is often tantamount to quitting.

6 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020.
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. Gov. Wolf grants immunity to health care providers 

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed an executive order that protects health care providers from malpractice suits for good faith COVID-19 care.

6 years ago

A voter fills out a ballot at Cecelia Snyder Middle School in Bensalem during a special election to choose a new member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in March 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

As Pa. poll workers worry about safety, staffing for June primary will be a challenge

Pa. is urging voters to take advantage of mail-in options this primary. Some county officials are worried it won’t be enough to prevent COVID-19 spread.

6 years ago

Listen 1:51
A health care worker stands by at a COVID-19 temporary testing site at Abington Hospital in Abington, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: Mandatory testing unlikely in Philly’s future

Congressman Dwight Evans called for mandatory COVID-19 testing on WHYY’s Radio Times Monday.

6 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Top Pa. health official says state won’t supply masks, other protective equipment to hospitals that resume elective surgeries

Instead, the state is focusing on providing personal protective equipment to nursing homes, which have been hard hit by the pandemic.

6 years ago

King of Prussia Mall
Lifestyle
Philadelphia Business Journal

King of Prussia Mall will eventually reopen, but the shopping mecca may never be the same

Bankruptcies for retailers such as J. Crew will take a toll on King of Prussia Mall when it eventually reopens.

6 years ago

Amazon fulfillment center
Health
Spotlight PA

Warehouse workers say their safety concerns are being ignored. Here’s their cautionary tale for reopening.

“Reopen?” said one Amazon fulfillment center employee. “We never closed. Plain truth: No one cares about us.”

6 years ago

Matthew Nelson watches Russian table tennis in the lobby of his apartment building after placing a bet. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pandemic Ping Pong: Pa. sports fans double down on table tennis during shutdown

Thousands of Pa. sports fans have begun placing bets on table tennis, darts, and the other obscure competitions that have soldiered on while the rest of the world is on pause.

6 years ago

Listen 4:10
Dr. Ala Stanford administers a COVID-19 swab test on Wade Jeffries in the parking lot of Pinn Memorial Baptist Church in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 22, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Relief coming for Pa. gig workers and freelancers

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

6 years ago

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