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Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 8, 2021. Editorial: Fetterman should stop flouting flag law and obey it Pennsylvania Lt....

Philadelphia to give away nearly $400,000 in vaccine prizes

By Claudia Lauer Jun. 07, 2021 02:14 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced Monday that the city will be giving away cash prizes as part of a multiweek lottery to entice...

State drops legal action against restaurants over pandemic

May. 26, 2021 12:18 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants that were accused of defying state...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. May 20, 2021. Editorial: Mayor Kenney is responsible for making new MOVE investigation the last one Philly needs ...

Olivia Edwards, left, 13, of Flourtown, Pa., receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination from registered nurse Philene Moore at a Montgomery County, Pa. Office of Public Health vaccination clinic at the King of Prussia Mall, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, in King of Prussia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Fewer renters applying for relief; pandemic rules easing

By Michael Rubinkam May. 11, 2021 10:40 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 14, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. April 9, 2021. Editorial: Transitioning away from fossil fuels means transitioning away from housing injustice ...

Italian Americans sue over Columbus holiday name change

Apr. 06, 2021 03:20 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia City Council member and Italian American groups are suing the mayor's administration in federal court over the decision to...

Philadelphia mayor warns of possible $450 million budget gap

Feb. 16, 2021 11:35 AM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city of Philadelphia is warning of a potential $450 million budget gap for the 2022 fiscal year and is asking residents to weigh in on...

Pennsylvania task force to look at COVID -19 vaccine speedup

By Michael Rubinkam Feb. 09, 2021 05:25 PM EST
The Wolf administration and a bipartisan group of state lawmakers are forming a vaccine task force that will brainstorm ways to get COVID-19 shots into...

Philadelphia Federation of Teachers President Jerry Jordan speaks during a news conference outside Samuel Gompers Public School in Philadelphia, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. A mediator will decide if Philadelphia school teachers must return to their classrooms despite safety concerns as the district plans to resume in-person instruction later this month. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia plans to vaccinate teachers and reopen schools

By Maryclaire Dale Feb. 08, 2021 11:18 AM EST

FILE—In this file photo from Jan. 29, 2021, Andrei Doroshin listens during a news conference in Philadelphia. City officials in Philadelphia promised Monday to improve the vetting of groups hired to administer COVID-19 vaccinations after it closed a convention center site run by the 22-year-old graduate student. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Philadelphia probes vaccination site awarded to student, 22

Feb. 01, 2021 03:57 PM EST

Andrei Doroshin, 22, poses for a portrait, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in Washington. Philadelphia officials have shut down a COVID-19 vaccine clinic after concerns grew about Dorshin, the 22-year-old graduate student running the effort. Drexel University psychology student Andrei Doroshin said he pitched a plan to the city to run the online registry and operate the clinic when he saw no one else doing it. Mayor Jim Kenney said he was concerned by reports they could try to sell patient data and profit from the operation. ( Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
A city's problematic vaccine rollout raises larger questions

By Maryclaire Dale Jan. 29, 2021 07:15 AM EST

US appeals court: Supervised injection site defies drug law

By Maryclaire Dale Jan. 12, 2021 01:26 PM EST
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A divided appeals court on Tuesday rejected a plan to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia to try to reduce overdose deaths,...

Costumed participants take to the streets of their south Philadelphia stomping grounds for a New Year’s celebration of Mummers tradition despite official cancellation of the annual event and a ban on large gatherings due to the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Ron Todt)
Some Mummers strut despite Philadelphia parade cancellation

By Ron Todt Jan. 01, 2021 06:50 PM EST

Snow falls in the central business district, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Johnstown, Pa. (Todd Berkey/The Tribune-Democrat via AP)
Virus testing 'strike teams' to fan out across Pennsylvania

Dec. 01, 2020 04:04 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2019 file photo, attorney Ilana Eisenstein representing Safehouse, a proposed supervised injection site, speaks with members of the media outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia. A federal appeals court became the latest panel to wrestle with the nation’s opioid epidemic as judges reviewed a plan Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, to open a medically supervised injection site in Philadelphia. Safehouse, a nonprofit group, had announced plans to open a site in South Philadelphia in February, but the plans were thwarted by neighborhood opposition and the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
US appeals court weighs law on supervised injection sites

By Maryclaire Dale Nov. 16, 2020 02:36 PM EST

FILE - In this April 14, 2020, file photo the Rocky statue is outfitted with a mock surgical face mask at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia. Philadelphia is banning indoor dining at restaurants and plans to shutter gyms, museums and libraries as the city battles a resurgence of the coronavirus, officials announced Monday, Nov. 16. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Philadelphia bans indoor gatherings, broadens virus rules

By Michael Rubinkam Nov. 16, 2020 10:51 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Nov. 05, 2020 10:36 AM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Rally sets bad example for public health ...

Urban Youth Racing School founder Anthony Martin, left, and his wife Michelle Martin pose for a photo at the school, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. The school has made it its mission to introduce inner-city youngsters, most of them black, to the motorsports world. (AP Photo/Dan Gelston)
Racing school for minorities extends olive branch to Larson

By Dan Gelston Nov. 04, 2020 11:18 AM EST

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Kenosha Regional Airport, Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, in Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The Latest: Trump predicts he'll 'so easily' win Michigan

Nov. 02, 2020 08:56 AM EST