Lehigh County’s new controller has become a leading voice in progressive politics for the region. Will it make a difference?
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State officials are trying again, this time with a grant program targeted at the smallest and most vulnerable operations.
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Changes to state law need to be effective by early September if counties are to implement them in time for the general election.
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GOP Rep. Russ Diamond denied he was mocking the official, though he falsely equated being transgender to a “lifestyle choice.”
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As the face of the state’s COVID-19 response, Health Secretary Rachel Levine has been the subject of numerous personal attacks.
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Sara Simon/Spotlight PA
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Sunrise Movement protesters used a projector to display statements of immigrant families being held in the Berks County Residential Center. The statements described the emotional cost of family detention and reported the center’s failure to take precautions against the spread of coronavirus.
The majority of claims filed between March 15 and June 20 have either been paid or determined eligible, but 8 percent needed to be reviewed manually — which means tens of thousands of people are waiting.
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Ivey DeJesus/PennLive
Health (It matters to all of us)
Dan Nott
Citing ‘overwhelming’ spread, Pa. moves to add staff, app to trace the coronavirus
There are currently 661 contact tracers across the state. The health department wants to add potentially thousands more.
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Gov. Tom Wolf imposes new restrictions on bars, restaurants, businesses as the coronavirus surges
The rollbacks are the first the administration has announced since it began reopening counties in May.
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The health system said a recent study backed up its assertion. But the study itself contradicts UPMC’s own takeaways.
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Anne Danahy/StateImpact Pennsylvania
State funding aims to help businesses, schools, agencies move to cleaner fuel vehicles
The state announced $2.1 million in grants
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Anne Danahy
Reid R. Frazier
Wolf, legislature draw closer to more tax breaks for the natural gas industry