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On November 30, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vetoed controversial House Bill
1737. The Republican-backed Bill was passed by Pennsylvania legislators in November 2020, and extended the reach of Governor Wolf’s
May 6 executive order, which had granted civil liability protection to licensed or certified healthcare practitioners providing patient care during COVID-19. The executive order does not shield practitioners from claims of gross negligence, fraud, malice, or other willful misconduct; and does not protect nursing homes or other healthcare facilities from liability. House Bill 1737 would have temporarily extended civil liability protection to hospitals, nursing homes, schools, businesses, manufacturers, and other entities but like the executive order would have offered no protection against claims for gross negligence or willful misconduct. In his November 30 veto statement, Governor Wolf explained that despite the Bill’s benefi
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf renewed his call to increase the state’s embarrassingly low minimum wage to $12 per hour on July 1, with annual increases of $0.50 until reaching $15 per hour on July 1, 2027.
The Philadelphia native, now a better man than he was when he began his 20-year prison sentence at age 17, is seeking the help of his supporters as well as Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf to end his probation sentence early.
Wallo, 41, will be 68 years old when his probation is up. The petition was organized by Mel Wells of One Day at a Time, a Philadelphia based organization that offers counseling and substance abuse recovery for former and current drug and alcohol users.
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As of this article, the petition has just under 13,000 signatures, 2,000 short of Wallo’s 15,000 signature goal.
Wallo’s attempt at freedom falls on the back of another Philadelphia native, Meek Mill, who in 2019 saw his 12 year-long cases get dismissed with the help of Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner. After years of back to back jail sentences for violating probation, Meek plead guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge while other charges against the MMG rapper were dropped and he was free fr