Senator Lindsey M. Williams Announces Grant Funding for Small Businesses Affected by COVID-19
Pittsburgh, Pa. − June 8, 2020 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams announced that the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) will be administering $225 million in grant funding to support the economic recovery of small businesses. This money...Department of Health Provides Update on COVID-19, 351 Positives Bring Statewide Total to 75,943
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 8, that there are 351 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 75,943. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...Gov. Wolf: Enhanced Dashboard Launched that Highlights Demographic, Testing and Reopening Data
Governor Tom Wolf announced today that his administration launched an enhanced dashboard to pull Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 data and information together to inform Pennsylvanians. The dashboard further enhances data on demographics of cases, demographics of deaths and...Gov. Wolf Announces $225 Million Grant Program for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19
Governor Tom Wolf today announced a $225 million statewide grant program to support small businesses that were impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis and subsequent business closure order. “As we continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and shift our focus...Wolf Administration Issues Universal Testing Order for Nursing Homes, Updates Testing Guidance for Long-Term Care Facilities
Harrisburg, PA – The Wolf Administration today issued a universal testing order requiring all nursing homes to complete initial baseline testing no later than July 24. Additionally, the department issued updated testing guidance to all...Limited Services Available at Additional PennDOT Driver License and Photo License Centers in Yellow Phase Counties
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that beginning Friday, June 5, 2020, additional Driver License and Photo License Centers in yellow phase counties will reopen, adhering to restrictions on work and social...News Digest :: June 7, 2020
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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., June 7, that there are 506 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 75,592. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have cases of COVID-19. There...The hard truths of racial injustice
Op-ed by Senator Tim Kearney
As a member of the Pennsylvania Senate, I am generally reluctant to call out my individual colleagues. I know my fellow senators love our Commonwealth and our country – we just have different ideas about how to best serve our people.
However, times arise when a fellow public servant’s statement demands a response. Senator Mike Regan, my colleague from Cumberland and York counties, recently published an op-ed on the recent protests against police brutality and racial injustices that requires such a response.