May 13, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Governor Tom Wolf announced today that the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) has approved Pennsylvania’s application to obtain $523.8 million in one-time federal emergency funds to help schools respond to COVID-19 impacts. “Our schools...
May 13, 2020
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board today announced that 155 more Fine Wine & Good Spirits stores in counties designated in the yellow phase of COVID-19 mitigation efforts will resume limited in-store public access beginning Friday, May 15, abiding...
May 13, 2020
Philadelphia, May 13 – On Tuesday Senator Street joined colleagues in the PA Senate to approve new funding of $500 million, a significant increase to the initial amendment to provide $200 Million in aid to nursing homes, assisted living facilities and Emergency...
May 13, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf today took another step in his commitment to fair treatment and inclusion of LGBTQ Pennsylvanians by announcing ways the community will be counted in COVID-19 data. As counties in the commonwealth move from the red stay-at-home order to the...
May 13, 2020
Legislation Includes Senators Iovino & Kearney Amendment to Allow Volunteer Firefighter Relief Association Funds to be Used for COVID-19 Expenses Harrisburg, PA – May 13, 2020 – Yesterday evening, the Pennsylvania State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 1122,...
May 12, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today distributed the investigational antiviral medication, remdesivir, to treat patients in the hospital with COVID-19. The federal government distributed the first shipment of 1,200 doses to the department on...
May 12, 2020
SB 976, PN 1481 (Regan) – Specifically enables the establishment of veterans’ courts, including regional courts. Senator Hughes offered amendment A05557 which places a freeze on evictions filed 30 days prior to the declaration of the statewide judicial emergency...
May 12, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today emphasized the work being done to assist those in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, and shared information regarding the testing of all nursing home residents and staff as part of the...
May 12, 2020
Harrisburg, Pa. – May 12, 2020 — Senate Aging & Youth Democratic Chairwoman Senator Maria Collett (D-12 Montgomery/Bucks), who just last week pressed Secretary Levine on the Commonwealth’s ability to test long-term care residents and staff, was pleased and...
May 12, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., May 12, that there are 837 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 57,991. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. The...
