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Pennsylvania Poised to Strip Dem Gov of Emergency COVID Powers Pennsylvania governor Tom Wolf / Getty Images Philip Caldwell • May 19, 2021 1:20 pm Pennsylvania voters are poised to curb their Democratic governors emergency powers. Two referendums on the ballot in Tuesdays primary election gave voters the choice to shift the balance of power in a disaster emergency from Gov. Tom Wolf (D.) to the Republican-controlled General Assembly. The latest election returns showed both referendums ...

WHYY Gov. Tom Wolf is recalling his nomination to the state’s utility regulator after GOP senators promised to block his candidates. Wolf nominated Hayley Book to the Public Utility Commission’s board, which has been short a member for over a year. Book, a Department of Environmental Protection climate adviser, is leading the administration’s effort to have the state join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI). Republicans oppose RGGI because they say it will hurt the state’s coa...

This comes two weeks before nearly all mitigation efforts are set to be lifted across the commonwealth. Author: Bryanna Gallagher (FOX43) Updated: 8:56 AM EDT May 17, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Capacity limits for events in Pennsylvania will increase today.  This comes two weeks before nearly all mitigation efforts are set to be lifted across the commonwealth. The Wolf Administration on Tuesday announced earlier this month that event and gathering maximum occupanc...

May 17, 2021 Restaurants, bars, and other businesses received nearly $72 million in pandemic relief in 41 additional counties through the Wolf Administration’s successful COVID-19 Hospitality Industry Recovery Program (CHIRP), Gov. Tom Wolf announced today. The $72 million is in addition to the nearly $50 million provided to 13 other counties highlighted last week. “The CHIRP program is doing exactly what we intended: provide more than $100 million to our state’s hospitality industry to h...

05/14/2021 Harrisburg, PA  – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today reminded Pennsylvanians that fully vaccinated individuals may choose not to wear a mask, unless a business or organization, such as a school, requires that added layer of protection, in accordance with updated masking guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  “By getting vaccinated with one of the three safe and effective vaccines, you are adding the best layer of protection for your...

​ Department of Health: Over 8.6 Million Vaccinations to Date, First Doses of Vaccine to 50.3% of Population, PA Ranks 10th Among 50 States for First Dose Vaccinations Two-Day Total of 4,381 New Cases, 2,161 Patients Hospitalized and 479 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit 05/03/2021 Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., May 3, there were 1,728 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 2,653 new cases reported Sunday, May 2, fo...

Unfortunately, primary elections are usually treated as a rather ho-hum event by the electorate. All too often it is seen as an occasion that draws only the hard-core political party

State Rep. Seth Grove Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus After holding a series of ten extensive oversight hearings on election law and administration in Pennsylvania, House State Government Committee Chairman Seth Grove has released a 98-page report that will likely kick-start conversations on how to overhaul the state’s hotly-debated Election Code. Pennsylvania’s election laws have been in the national spotlight since last year, when they were the subject of a barrage of criticisms and...

The Wolf Administration Tuesday announced that event and gathering maximum occupancy limits will be increased to 50 percent for indoor events and gatherings and

WHYY By Rachel McDevittMay 11, 2021 Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, March 22, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) This article originally appeared on StateImpact Pennsylvania. — State lawmakers are asking the administrators of a regional cap-and-trade program to bar Pennsylvania’s entrance unless the legislature approves. But the nonprofit RGGI, Inc. doesn’t require legislative backing to admit a new state. All Republicans and one coal-region Democrat on the House E...