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Harrisburg As Congress and the Trump administration continue to fail in negotiations to enact a COVID-19 assistance package, the recent example of bi-partisan cooperation in Pennsylvania could be an instructive example for our national leaders to follow. Faced with a nearly $5 billion budget hole, Republicans and Democrats negotiated effectively with Gov. Tom Wolf and passed a remaining fiscal year budget with minimal damage to existing state programs. By using a combination of federal CARES Act funding and Rainy-Day Funds, leaders were able to come together to keep the Commonwealth moving ...

By Gary Blumenthal As Congress and the Trump administration continue to fail in negotiations to enact a COVID-19 assistance package, the recent example of bi-partisan cooperation in Pennsylvania could be an instructive example for our national leaders to follow. Faced with a nearly $5 billion budget hole, Republicans and Democrats negotiated effectively with Governor Tom Wolf and passed a remaining fiscal year budget with minimal damage to existing state programs. By using a combination of federal CARES Act funding and Rainy-Day Funds, leaders were able to come together to keep the Commonweal...

New York State Professionals who are involved in the process of dealing with COVID-19 deaths are concerned about the dangerously low level of supplies involved in them performing their duties. In a release from the New York State Association of Counties professionals such as Coroners, Medical Examiners and Funeral Directors are issuing a warning about the surge in COVID-19 cases, the subsequent deaths and lack of financial support from the federal government. With the number of deaths rising across the state, supplies such as body bags, proper morgue space for the deceased and others are flee...