Gray area of mail-in voting law up to Pennsylvania court
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — With the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in federal court on hold until October, it […]
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Pa. House panel approves bills letting schools decide whether to hold fall sports
By: Jan Murphy Bills that would allow school districts to decide whether to hold sports and give parents the option […]
Pa. schools are worried about lawsuits if they ignore state COVID-19 guidance; ‘Don’t let the fear envelop you,’ lawmaker says
By: Jan Murphy School boards and superintendents are asking lawmakers for protection from lawsuits that may arise if they choose […]
Shapiro says Pa. will lead multistate coalition in suing against Postal Service changes
By: Ashley Murray Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Tuesday that his office will be filing a federal lawsuit to […]
Pennsylvania asks court to extend mail-in voting deadlines
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG — Citing a warning by the U.S. Postal Service about its delivery times, Gov. Tom Wolf’s […]
Pa. Health Department warns of contact-tracing scams
by: Lauren Lee The state’s Departments of Health and Aging sent out a press release Wednesday warning Pennsylvanians to be […]
Public record or trade secret? Battle over number of liquor licenses could go to Pa. high court
By: Julia Shanahan HARRISBURG — What began as a simple request for information about liquor licenses in Pennsylvania has turned […]
Pa. small businesses’ requests for COVID-19-relief grants outpaces funding available by more than $600 million
By: Jan Murphy Fifteen thousand applications were submitted In just three hours on the day the window opened for receiving […]
Georgia Legislative Update – August 7, 2020
The 40 day period after the end of the legislative session for the Governor to sign or veto bills ended […]
Gov. Wolf says other states with coronavirus surges are causing Pa. test result delays
By: Megan Guza Long lags in getting covid-19 test results to patients have Pennsylvania health officials concerned even as the […]
Pitt to launch study of medical marijuana use to ease pain in sickle cell patients
By: Deb Erdley Finding a way to use medical marijuana to treat sickle cell anemia will be the focus when […]
Pa. secretary of education set to leave post for new job in Lancaster
By: Andrew Goldstein Pedro A. Rivera, Pennsylvania’s secretary of education since 2015, will leave the post for another job this […]