October 6, 2020
SB 810, PN 1398 (Phillips-Hill) – The bill amends Title 71 (State Government) by establishing the Office of Information Technology. A vote of 29-21 was recorded. SB 983, PN 2000 (DiSanto) – This bill would further provide for the screening of newborn...
October 6, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., October 6, that there were 1,036 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 165,243. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19....
October 6, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – As Pennsylvanians continue to do their part by adopting healthy behaviors to combat the spread of COVID-19, today Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine amended existing COVID-19 orders to allow for adjusted capacity to...
October 6, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today announced beginning Thursday, October 8, an outdoor walk-up and drive-thru testing clinic will be held at the Indiana Mall in Indiana County to help contain the recent rapid increase in COVID-19...
October 6, 2020
Legislature Pa. Senate panel vets bill creating education savings accounts to help students get their schooling ‘back on track’...
October 5, 2020
SB 890, PN 1814 (Mensch) – The bill amends the Tobacco Settlement Act by allow individuals with disabilities to increase their earnings. A vote of 50-0 was recorded. SB 1075, PN 2002 (Arnold) – Strengthens the enhancement on child pornography crimes...
October 5, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Department of Health today shared its weekly update on Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing data and encouraged Pennsylvanians to download the COVID Alert PA app to aid in contact tracing efforts. ...
October 5, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System Dashboard. Updates are released each Monday. The update includes the...
October 5, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania State Police Liquor Control Enforcement Officers visited 839 licensed liquor establishments from Friday, October 2 through Sunday, October 4 to ensure businesses are abiding by COVID-19 mitigation requirements that include social...
October 5, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today urged residents to get their flu vaccine at the start of flu season as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. “Every flu season is different, but this flu season leaves a lot of unknowns,” Dr. Levine...
