While Levine’s nomination was no surprise, considering the Biden administration’s focus on “inclusivity,” her lack of qualification for the job makes her confirmation by Congress baffling.
By Christine Flowers
Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey says Rachel Levine nomination ‘unearned’
Retiring Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., voted against Dr. Rachel Levine’s nomination based on her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic as the state’s former Secretary of Health.
By Christen Smith
The Editors: 5 questions for Dr. Rachel Levine
The U.S. Senate is set to vote on former PA Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s nomination to U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health. Before Levine is promoted, The Editors at Broad + Liberty have five questions on her record in Pennsylvania that deserve to be answered.
By The Editors
Levine nomination set to glide through Senate
Dr. Rachel Levine’s leadership as the Pa. DOH Secretary during the COVID-19 pandemic did not prove to be a significant hurdle at a U.S. Senate confirmation hearing regarding her nomination to be assistant secretary of health.
By Todd Shepherd
Wolf’s phone log ‘raises more questions than it answers,’ transparency expert says
Gov. Wolf’s office is withholding information on untold hundreds of phone calls, many made at the height of the COVID-19 crisis, in response to a Right to Know Law request from Delaware Valley Journal.
By Todd Shepherd
Docs reveal Montco’s fear over state’s failed Covid performance
Newly revealed emails and documents show that local public health leaders consistently implored Dr. Levine to bolster support for nursing homes amid Covid’s decimation of the elderly.
By Todd Shepherd
Guy Ciarrocchi: Haphazard Covid vaccine distribution reveals enormous national trust deficit
The long-term damage from Covid may not only be scores of deaths and economic and psychological turmoil. The Covid era may also be a breaking point for our nation’s ability to trust.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Pandemic lockdown closed 30 percent of Pennsylvania businesses, second most in nation
Gov. Wolf’s extended lockdowns throughout the spring–and now again in the winter–have come with a steep, and often fatal, price for businesses.
By Christen Smith
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf vetoes COVID-19 liability protections bill
Already faced with reduced income and minimal service, business owners now worry that liability lawsuits involving COVID-19 could put them under.
By Christen Smith
George Hofmann: Holiday shutdown restrictions are an assault on American values — and our mental health is the collateral damage
The latest wave of lockdowns in PA, aimed primarily at Thanksgiving and the holiday season, will only further isolate those feeling the most isolated and deteriorate residents’ mental health.
By George Hofmann