Pennsylvania

“It’s important to conserve the environment, and collect data that would help us do that. But at the same time, it’s more important right now to stop the spread of disease."

Mayor Jim Kenney publicly announced the creation of the COVID-19 Recovery Office, which is tasked with making “a more equitable and prosperous Philadelphia post-recovery.” 

The announcement was big news for Pa. hospitals, which has seen other states get the antiviral — the first somewhat effective coronavirus treatment.

Officials are scrambling to adapt the June 2 primary to a new, coronavirus-induced reality. Unknowns remain, but here’s a guide to navigating the process.

The GOP-controlled state Senate approved a bill that would give counties the power to opt out of Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closure and stay-at-home orders.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health said Wednesday that it is working to distribute an antiviral drug, remdesivir, to hospitals across the commonwealth.

Just hours before the Wolf administration disclosed the first details about which businesses received waivers, officials were still revoking exemptions without explanation.

Existing photos will be used for all renewals, allowing drivers to avoid having to go to a local Division of Motor Vehicles center.

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean talks to Jennifer Lynn about the passing of her mother in law from COVID-19, how Pa. should reopen, and the need for tests.

Pennsylvania and New Jersey both ranked in the top five states that saw anti-Semitic incidents in 2019.

The federal government sent its first shipment of 1,200 doses of investigational antiviral drug remdesivir to the Pennsylvania Health Department on Tuesday.

“We’re all doing the best we can in the new normal here,” said Kevin Gombotz, vice president of Envinity, a green design and construction company.

“It wasn’t about getting masks out to the public. It was about saving his company and making as much money as possible."

An AP review of more than 6,000 pages of 2019 spending line items found lawmakers often use the latitude their own rules provide to decide what to buy and from whom.

Here are some highlights of how the Pennsylvania General Assembly spent taxpayer money on its own operations during the fiscal year that ended June 30.