Regional Coalition Of Northeast Governors Announce Colleges Will Be Encouraged To Provide Testing For Students Before Leaving For Thanksgiving Break, Recommend Expanded Remote Instruction To End Fall Semester Safely

18 de noviembre de 2020

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Delaware Governor John Carney, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker...

Wolf Administration Provides Testing and Contact Tracing Update

18 de noviembre de 2020

Michael Huff, Director of Testing and Contact Tracing for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, presented an update on the commonwealth’s COVID-19 testing and contact tracing efforts, including Pennsylvania’s plans to distribute more than 3.8 million Abbott BinaxNOW...

Department Of Health Provides Update On COVID-19: 2,737 Patients Hospitalized And 579 Patients In The Intensive Care Unit

18 de noviembre de 2020

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., November 18, that there were 6,339 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 281,852. This is the highest daily increase of cases. There...

Department Of Health Adds Testing Site In Lackawanna County To Help Contain Local Spread Of COVID-19

18 de noviembre de 2020

Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced beginning Saturday, November 21, a drive-thru and outdoor testing clinic will be held in the parking lot at the former Dickson City K-Mart in Lackawanna County to help contain the recent...

News Digest :: November 18, 2020

18 de noviembre de 2020

Legislature Pa. Victim Advocate Jennifer Storm says personal vendetta foiled her bid for another term https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/11/pa-victim-advocate-jennifer-storm-says-personal-vendetta-foiled-her-bid-for-another-term.html ‘I spoke truth to power’: Ousted...

Department Of Agriculture Releases COVID-19 Restaurant Enforcement Actions, November 9 – November 15

18 de noviembre de 2020

Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Agriculture today released data related to COVID-19 restaurant enforcement actions from November 9 through November 15, 2020. The information is specific to COVID-19 mitigation requirements for restaurants including social...

Post Session Report :: Tuesday, November 17, 2020

November 17, 2020

SB 790, PN 1446 (Scarnati) – Establishes the Conventional Oil and Gas Wells Act. Senate concurred in House amendments. A vote of 29-19 was recorded. HB 30, PN 3853 (Petrarca) – Allows individuals to donate $6 to the ‘Governor Robert P. Casey Memorial Organ...

Senator Hughes praises the University of Pennsylvania’s $100 million pledge to address facilities needs in Philadelphia schools

November 17, 2020

Philadelphia, PA − November 17, 2020 − State Senator Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) issued the following statement after the University of Pennsylvania announced its $100 million pledge to the School District of Philadelphia for remediation of...

Wolf Administration COVID-19 Announcements: Protecting The Health Care System, New Traveler Testing Order, Strengthened Masking Order, Recommendations For Colleges And Universities

November 17, 2020

Harrisburg, PA– As Pennsylvania experiences a resurgence of COVID-19 cases with significantly higher daily case counts than in the spring and hospitalizations on the rise, the Wolf Administration has identified four new mitigation efforts, which Secretary of...

Tartaglione anuncia una subvención de 25.000 dólares para escuelas seguras a la Philadelphia Charter School for Arts & Sciences

November 17, 2020

Filadelfia, PA - 17 de noviembre de 2020 - El senador estatal Christine Tartaglione anunció hoy que la Escuela Charter de Filadelfia para las Artes y las Ciencias en H.R. Edmunds en Frankford ha sido galardonado con un $ 24,686 Escuelas Seguras...