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‘The Clock’s Running Out’: Pennsylvania School Leaders Ask for More Help
Gov. Wolf’s administration has largely shunned a one-size-fits-all approach in a sprawling state where the coronavirus has wreaked havoc in some heavily populated counties while barely touching others.
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Lebanon County Sues Gov. Wolf for Withholding Aid After It Defied Shutdown Order
“They apparently didn’t feel they needed the money at that point,” Wolf said Tuesday.
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Pennsylvania’s Top Health Official Is Battling ‘Vile’ and ‘Toxic’ Transphobia
Dr. Rachel Levine, a pediatrician who became state health secretary in 2017, is one of the few transgender people nationwide serving in either elective office or as a high-ranking government appointee.
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Lebanon County Defied Pandemic Restrictions. Now It’s Paying the Price.
“Don’t come and say you want something from the state when you haven’t followed the rules. There are consequences. These are the consequences.”
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Gov. Wolf Issues New Coronavirus Restrictions So PA Doesn’t ‘Become Florida’
“We did everything we should’ve done, we were responsible, and yet we’re paying the price right now,” the governor said Wednesday.
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Philadelphia Schools to Limit In-Person Classes to 2 Days per Week
Philadelphia Superintendent William Hite Jr. and school board President Joyce Wilkerson emphasized the need for flexibility as the nation waits for a vaccine and outbreaks continue to occur.
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Protesters Call for Allentown Police Officer Who Kneeled on a Man’s Neck to be Fired
“These police officers should not have been restraining him. He needed help.”
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Video Showing Allentown Police Officer Kneeling on Man’s Neck Sparks Protests
Video posted on social media that shows a Pennsylvania police officer with his knee on a man’s neck while trying to restrain him has prompted protests.
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Pennsylvania Just Had Its Biggest One-Day Report of COVID-19 Cases Since May
Of the positive tests, about 360, or more than one-third, came from Philadelphia and Allegheny County.
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Workers of Color Make Up 87% of Coronavirus Infections in Meat Plants
A new CDC report studying the impact of the coronavirus on workers at meat processing plants has found that most infections were among people of color.
