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The flashpoint in a legislative investigation of deaths related to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania nursing homes centers on just one word: “must.” Republican lawmakers claim Gov. Tom Wolf put lives at risk last year when his Health Department issued guidance saying nursing homes “must” admit stable COVID 19 patients. GOP lawmakers say their interest is not in assigning blame, but in fixing any laws or regulations to prevent unnecessary deaths in long-term care facilities should another pandemic occur. “We need to know what went wrong,” state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Alle...

ED MAHON and ESE OLUMHENSE The coronavirus forced many people to navigate the state’s public assistance system for the first time, advocates told Spotlight PA, which came with its own set of challenges. Spotlight PA is an independent, non-partisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — There are many ways to measure the pain being felt by people in Cumberland County. More families in the region are becoming homeless, social serv...

Harrisburg, Pa. – Governor Tom Wolf reiterated his commitment to phase out Pennsylvania’s gas tax. Phasing it out would require attention to other funding streams to support Pennsylvania's transportation network,

Gov. Wolf reiterates commitment to phasing out PA's gas tax, appoints new bipartisan commission to develop funding recommendations Pennsylvania has one of the largest state-owned transportation networks in the country, with nearly 40,000 miles of roads and over 25,400 bridges under its purview. Credit: FOX43 Author: FOX43 Newsroom Updated: 1:37 PM EST March 12, 2021 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Friday reiterated his commitment to phase out the state's gas tax, which he said "is becoming an unreliable source for funding Pennsylvania’s ...

More staff at Pa. unemployment call center after lawmaker broadcasts busy signal on call Updated Mar 11, 2021; It was a familiar sound to many Pennsylvanians who have called for help with unemployment claims during the COVID-19 pandemic -- a busy signal. The harsh repeat buzzing was broadcast last week from the phone of state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny/Washington. Mihalek called the unemployment compensation call center during a house appropriations committee budget hearing for the state Department of Labor and Industry. The droning sound filled the chamber. “Can you all hear that?�...