With the shutdown about to enter its third month, sustained Republican pressure to lift more restrictions more quickly had begun to pick up support from local Democratic officials and lawmakers.
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate reached 15.1% in April and nearly two million Pennsylvanians have sought unemployment benefits since mid-March.
The state's top elections official said the volume of mailed-in ballots could make it impossible to produce a result in close races on election night.
A state Health Department spokesperson acknowledged the goal is ambitious, since that likely involves testing more than 135,000 people every week.
The programs benefit Pennsylvanians ages 65 and older, adults with disabilities, and widows and widowers ages 50 and older. The income limit is $35,000 a year for homeowners and $15,000 annually for renters.
"Misinformation is out there. You can’t take everything at face value."
Residents of nursing homes and personal care homes account for more than two-thirds of the state’s overall death toll of 4,624 — a higher proportion than in most other states.
Mental health experts fear the coronavirus will exacerbate the mental health crisis in the country by making treatment harder to access.
The deadline to register to vote in the June 2 primary is Monday, 11:59 PM.
All told, by the end of next week, more than 40% of Pennsylvania's population of 12.8 million will have seen an easing of pandemic restrictions.
