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Pennsylvania

Governor Phil Murphy makes a major announcement during his daily coronavirus briefing on March 21, 2020, at Rutgers Law School in Newark (Edwin J. Torres for Governor’s Office).
Courts & Law

COVID-19 slows access to government records in Pa. and N.J.

Governments have suspended deadlines and told residents not to expect responses to public records requests as public officials focus on the coronavirus.

6 years ago

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Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine (left) and House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler, R-Lancaster County (right). (WHYY and AP file photos)
Health

Health experts caution Pa. lawmakers against easing COVID-19 rules too fast

Pennsylvania lawmakers are debating when they can start easing certain coronavirus containment guidelines. Doctors say it’s too soon.

6 years ago

In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo, a lone shopping cart sits in an empty parking lot near a shopping mall closed due to coronavirus concerns in Pottsville, Pa. (Jacqueline Dormer/Republican-Herald via AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Here’s where coronavirus is causing unemployment to spike in Pa.

The coronavirus shutdown has caused a massive spike in claims in population centers but has been felt most acutely on a per-capita basis in some of the most rural counties.

6 years ago

A tent outside the the emergency room at the University of Pennsylvania allows patients to be screened for COVID-19 before they enter the building. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly pleads for federal government support

For the last week, the number of new cases in Pa. each day averaged around 9%, the first time the growth rate has been in the single digits.

6 years ago

A view of the Colver Power Project in Cambria County. (Courtesy of the Appalachian Region Independent Power Producers Association)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

EPA rolls back air regulations for waste coal plants in western Pa., W.Va.

Mercury rule exemption applies to three plants in Pennsylvania, one in West Virginia

6 years ago

A couple in protective masks walk past the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia, Friday, April 3, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: NJ Transit to cut train, bus capacity; former Ukrainian Catholic leader dies of COVID-19

Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order also requires NJ Transit and private carriers to supply their workers with gloves and face coverings.

6 years ago

Coronavirus testing
Health
Spotlight PA

Scarcity of coronavirus testing, lack of demographic data could hamper Pa.’s efforts to reopen parts of the state

Pennsylvania lacks key information about the coronavirus outbreak due to the continued scarcity of testing and a systemic failure to gather patient data from tests.

6 years ago

Prison union leaders have long expressed concern about the commonwealth's rising parolee population and shrinking inmate one. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

New Pa. program could release hundreds from state prisons during pandemic

After weeking of lobbying from advocacy groups and failed legislation, Gov. Tom Wolf issued the order to help stop the spread of COVID-19 behind bars.

6 years ago

(Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. legislature making few cuts, no promises to tap hefty reserves as state faces massive budget shortfall

As the state lays off thousands of employees and makes other cuts, Senate Republicans recently hired a politically connected budget consultant with a six-figure salary.

6 years ago

A shopper wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus crosses South 9th Street in the Italian Market neighborhood of Philadelphia, Thursday, April 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: 200,000+ unemployment claims as joblessness surges in Southeastern Pa.

New statistics from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry shows hundreds of thousands of unemployment claims have been filed in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

6 years ago

(David Maialetti/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. coroners, health department at odds over how to handle suspected coronavirus cases, potentially affecting death count

A lack of tests is just one problem the state's coroners are facing as they take on the coronavirus.

6 years ago

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Senate defends ‘legislative privilege’ claim, rejects appeal for redacted expense details

The chamber has so far blocked the release of details in official expense reports about who legislators and their staff met with and why.

6 years ago

Deavin Reaves, executive director of the PA Harm Reduction Coalition, in front of a shipment of Narcan COURTESY DEVIN REAVES
Health
Billy Penn

Record-breaking Narcan shipments to prevent Pa. coronavirus overdose spike

The city has started weekly trainings so people living with users are ready to help.

6 years ago

A mounted officer patrols while wearing a face mask to protect against the spread of new coronavirus, in Philadelphia, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Coronavirus update: Cases confirmed in all 67 Pa. counties; state prisons extend visitation ban

The number of confirmed cases in Pa. has increased by 1,989 over the past 24 hours, and there were 29 new deaths in that time.

6 years ago

Daaiyah Boone hands out bagged meals to students at Tilden Middle School during the coronavirus shutdown. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. closes schools for the rest of academic year, urges online learning

After closing down “indefinitely,” Pennsylvania has made it official: K-12 schools are closed for the rest of the academic year. Here’s what’s next.

6 years ago

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