Stories tagged: "Tom Wolf"

Coronavirus Learning support teacher Sabrina Werley holds the bottle of hand sanitizer for a student at Cumru Elementary School in Berks County. (Reading Eagle Photo via Getty Images/ Ben Hasty)
Coronavirus PA GOP Fights School Mask Safeguard as COVID Cases Continue to Rise

As coronavirus case numbers continue to climb, especially among school-aged children, Republicans want to end the mask requirement in schools and daycares.

Ashley Adams Ashley Adams September 20, 2021 5:23 pm EDT
Coronavirus Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf adjusts his face mask to protect against COVID-19 during a news conference in Harrisburg in November 2020. (AP File Photo/Julio Cortez)
Coronavirus Some Districts in Defiance as Mask Mandate for Pennsylvania Schools Takes Effect

With school back in session, Gov. Wolf's mask mandate prompted protests and non-compliance throughout the state.

Associated Press Associated Press September 8, 2021 11:27 am EDT
Coronavirus Tara Matise teaches her prekindergarten students virtually in her classroom prepared ahead of planned in-person learning at Nebinger Elementary School in Philadelphia, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Coronavirus Pennsylvania to Mandate Masks in All K-12 Schools, Day Cares

The order will take effect Tuesday, Sept. 7 and will require students, teachers, and staff to wear masks when inside.

Associated Press Associated Press August 31, 2021 12:04 pm EDT
Coronavirus Teacher Tara Matise exercise with her prekindergarten students participating virtually in her classroom ahead of planned in-person learning at Nebinger Elementary School in Philadelphia, Friday, March 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Coronavirus Wolf Asks Legislature for Law Mandating Masks in Classrooms

Gov. Tom Wolf wants lawmakers back in Harrisburg immediately to work on a bill to order schools and child care facilities to require masks in classrooms.

Associated Press Associated Press August 25, 2021 3:09 pm EDT
Coronavirus Gov. Tom Wolf speaks to someone at an event in York County in October. (Flickr/Office of Gov. Tom Wolf)
Coronavirus Court Tosses Out Ruling Against Wolf’s COVID-19 Regulations

A federal appeals court has dismissed a judge’s ruling that threw out Gov. Tom Wolf’s sweeping COVID-19 restrictions, saying the issue is now moot because statewide mitigation measures have expired.

Associated Press Associated Press August 11, 2021 12:34 pm EDT

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Health Wolf Signs 15th Opioid Disaster Declaration; Asks Legislature To Act

Gov. Tom Wolf has extended Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration for a 15th time. To extend the declaration further, the legislature will have to come back from recess.

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Coronavirus Pennsylvania’s Coronavirus Numbers Have Started Climbing Again

Pennsylvania's coronavirus numbers are rising, reversing a months-long trend.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla July 27, 2021 4:45 pm EDT