Telehealth gains a wider role in post-pandemic health care
By: Steve Twedt In 2020 B.C. (Before COVID), telehealth had no discernable role in the day-to-day patient care provided by […]
Pennsylvania
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Voters’ guide: Meet Pa.’s 2020 primary election candidates
By: Megan Lavey-Heaton Welcome to your Voters Guide to Pennsylvania’s 2020 primary election. Republicans and Democrats across the state will head […]
Three Pa. counties still vow to reopen Friday without state approval, but Wolf thwarts larger rebellion
By: Charles Thompson It appears Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has limited, but not completely extinguished, a revolt from county commissioners […]
From frames to furniture to food, here’s how Pa. lawmakers spent millions of taxpayer dollars
By: Associated Press HARRISBURG — It takes hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars a year for the Pennsylvania General Assembly […]
Gov. Tom Wolf denounces Pa. counties reopening without his approval as ‘cowardly,’ ‘selfish’
By: Cynthia Fernandez HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf sternly rebuked Pennsylvania counties and businesses that plan to reopen without state […]
There are reasons Gov. Wolf’s red-yellow-green code draws questions
By: John Baer We’ve been through color codes before. Most notably, former Gov. Tom Ridge’s post-9/11 red, orange, yellow, blue, green […]
Pa. liquor stores will start to reopen for limited in-person sales in ‘yellow counties’
By: Jan Murphy It’s the news many Pennsylvanians have been waiting to hear for nearly two months: the state-run liquor […]
Nearly a million Pa. voters have applied to vote by mail in June primary election
By: Julian Routh Pennsylvania has received nearly a million applications for mail-in and absentee ballots for the June 2 primary, an […]
Senators examine Pa.’s reopening plan and what lies ahead
By: Jan Murphy With Pennsylvania now on the path toward reopening its economy, a lot of questions weigh in the […]
Arts groups upset over Gov. Tom Wolf’s sudden move to freeze Pa. grant money
by: Stephan Salisbury Facing his own burgeoning budget problems, Gov. Tom Wolf has directed some state agencies to rescind grant […]
Telemedicine bill vetoed, mixed drinks bill still alive; universities freeze tuition; more: Latest on coronavirus in Pa.
By: Paul Vigna There were a couple of bills of interest that moved through the Pennsylvania Legislature on Wednesday. A […]
Pa. restaurants, taverns may soon be able to sell mixed drinks to go
By: Jan Murphy Legislation teed up for a vote in the state House of Representatives as soon as Wednesday that […]