Articles by: Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA

Gov. Tom Wolf Rejects GOP Subpoena for Business Waiver Records, but Releases Some Information Online

Gov. Tom Wolf Rejects GOP Subpoena for Business Waiver Records, but Releases Some Information Online

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday rejected a GOP subpoena for records related to the administration’s coronavirus waiver process, potentially sparking a constitutional showdown in the courts, but did release a list of which businesses received approvals to reopen amid the shutdown. FULL ARTICLE
by · May 9, 2020 · Local News, News, PA News
Pa. to Set Coronavirus Testing, Contact Tracing Benchmarks Just Days Before Gradual Reopening Is Set to Begin

Pa. to Set Coronavirus Testing, Contact Tracing Benchmarks Just Days Before Gradual Reopening Is Set to Begin

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania officials on Friday will unveil the state’s goals for coronavirus testing and contact tracing, standards the Wolf administration has so far shied away from specifying despite insisting that a robust system is key to its plan to reopen the state. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 30, 2020 · Local News, News, PA News
Pa. Senators Threaten Subpoena If Wolf Administration Refuses to Turn Over List of Coronavirus Business Waivers

Pa. Senators Threaten Subpoena If Wolf Administration Refuses to Turn Over List of Coronavirus Business Waivers

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Two Republican state senators are threatening to issue a subpoena if the Wolf administration fails by Wednesday to produce all records related to its secretive process for awarding waivers to allow certain businesses to continue operating during the coronavirus shutdown. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 28, 2020 · Local News, News, PA News
Employees at Pa.’s ‘Life-Sustaining’ Businesses Question if Their Work is Worth the Risk

Employees at Pa.’s ‘Life-Sustaining’ Businesses Question if Their Work is Worth the Risk

JONESTOWN, Pa. — The paper sign taped to the glass doors of a warehouse for designer clothing and footwear warns employees that they might have their temperatures checked before entering. Outside, tractor-trailers lumber around the windowless gray facades of the industrial park, just off the noisy crossroads of two major highways in south-central Pennsylvania. FULL ARTICLE
by · April 17, 2020 · Local News, PA News
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