July 16, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf announced the availability of $10 million in grant funding through the COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments, and Therapies (CV-VTT) program to support the rapid advancement of vaccines, treatments, and therapies by qualified biotechnology entities in...
July 15, 2020
HB 196, PN 168 (Diamond) – This bill proposes an amendment to the Constitution to create judicial districts across the Commonwealth for the election of justices to the Supreme Court, judges to the Superior Court, and judges to the Commonwealth Court. A vote of...
July 15, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – In the June 2020 report, Pennsylvania Department of Health nursing home surveyors conducted 269 inspections of nursing homes, including 238 complaint investigations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of these, 105 were COVID-19 specific. In...
July 15, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – At the new Allison Hill Farmers Market in Harrisburg today, the Departments of Agriculture, Aging and Health reminded Pennsylvania’s low-income seniors and WIC recipients to use their vouchers from the Pennsylvania Farmers Market...
July 15, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today recognized nursing homes for reporting their COVID-19 facility information and 349 of the state’s 563 nursing homes for completing mandated universal testing. Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine...
July 15, 2020
Governor Tom Wolf and Sec. of Health Dr. Rachel Levine today signed new orders for targeted mitigation efforts in response to the recent rise in COVID cases, primarily in southwest Pennsylvania, but also in other counties in the state, influencing the decision for...
July 15, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., July 14, that there are 929 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 96,671. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. Of...
July 15, 2020
Legislature Democrats file lawsuit to ‘protect the franchise of absentee and mail-in voters’ https://www.pennlive.com/news/2020/07/democrats-file-lawsuit-to-protect-the-franchise-of-absentee-and-mail-in-voters.html Petrochemical tax break bill speeds through Senate...
July 15, 2020
July 14, 2020
SB 940, PN 1766 (DiSanto) – Amends the Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act (Act 99 of 2000) to define “condemnation order” and mandate a process of filing and recording of the order with the county. A vote of 49-0 was recorded. HB 1459, PN 3945...
