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Pennsylvania drops mask mandate
Jun. 28, 2021 10:37 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania lifted its mask mandate on Monday, more than 14 months after the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf began requiring people to...
Lawmakers vote to bank pandemic funds, boost schools funding
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 25, 2021 11:37 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state budget that dumps billions in federal coronavirus money into savings, boosts spending on education and provides aid to nursing...
Lawmakers OK letting students repeat year because of COVID
Jun. 24, 2021 03:37 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers made a final vote Thursday to approve a bill to let parents decide whether to have their children repeat a year of school, a...
House votes for 'vaccine passports,' Health secretary limits
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 23, 2021 05:38 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday voted to ban the use of so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” by colleges,...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 22, 2021.
Editorial: By coming out, former Penn State standout Carl Nassib proves his courage
The...
Republicans juggle deficit, pandemic and schools in budget
By Marc Levy Jun. 17, 2021 11:26 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are working to assemble a budget plan that would use billions in federal pandemic relief and...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 14, 2021.
Editorial: Awful ‘audit’ idea hatched by GOP in Pa.
It seemed only a matter of time...
Pennsylvania's COVID-19 emergency declaration formally ends
Jun. 15, 2021 04:19 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf's administration on Tuesday certified the results of the May primary election, bringing a formal end to the disaster...

As virus cases wane, governors weigh ending emergency orders
By David A. Lieb Jun. 12, 2021 10:42 AM EDT
Wolf signs bill to extend pandemic regulatory waivers
Jun. 11, 2021 02:04 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed legislation to extend hundreds of waivers of regulations that his administration approved over the last...
Lawmakers vote to end emergency declaration, extend waivers
By Marc Levy Jun. 10, 2021 07:39 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Thursday voted to end Gov. Tom Wolf's pandemic disaster emergency declaration and to...
Lawmakers look to extend waivers under disaster declaration
By Marc Levy Jun. 09, 2021 05:43 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature appeared Wednesday to back off a wholesale end to the governor’s pandemic disaster...
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....
House votes to end governor's pandemic disaster declaration
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 08, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted on party lines Tuesday to put an end to the governor's pandemic disaster emergency...

Lawmakers return for June with big agenda, sharp differences
By Marc Levy Jun. 07, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 31, 2021.
Editorial: Baseball boondoggle shows why Nutting should sell Pirates
Step right...
Pennsylvania tax collections continue rebound from pandemic
Jun. 01, 2021 03:42 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania continued its rebound from the coronavirus pandemic, as the state reported Tuesday that tax collections through May were...

States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds
By David A. Lieb May. 27, 2021 11:49 AM EDT
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...