Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam, Pennsylvania’s top health official, said a statewide universal masking mandate remains off the table due to concerns that blowback may interfere with the Wolf administrations other COVID-19 response efforts.
By Christen Smith
PA Covid-19 cases climb, hospitalizations increase
The virus continues to haunt Pennsylvania — as COVID-19 cases rise and hospitalizations increase. Stay informed about the state of the pandemic in the Commonwealth and beyond.
By Chris Comisac
Is a mileage-based road fee in Pennsylvania’s future?
As gas tax revenue slips, Pennsylvania leaders are searching for new ways to meet the state’s long-term transportation needs and costs. A mileage-based road fee may be on the horizon, among other implementations to elevate funding.
By Rick Woelfel
Pennsylvania’s alternate transportation funding plan ‘dead on arrival,’ legislators say
A package of transportation revenue options proposed last week will not pass the General Assembly this year, legislators said, leaving questions about how the state will address its multibillion dollar infrastructure problem.
By Christen Smith
Poll flashes warning signs on Democrat-only “infrastructure” bill
As Democrats contemplate a three-to-four trillion dollar “human infrastructure” bill to add to a bipartisan infrastructure bill, a national poll shows significant vulnerability in key swing Congressional Districts.
By Joe Silverstein
Trial of Antifa leader accused of 2018 Marines assault set to begin this month
Alcoff has been charged with aggravated assault, ethnic intimidation, conspiracy, terroristic threats, receiving stolen property, and other felonies stemming from a 2018 attack on two U.S. Marines.
By Joe Silverstein
As Gov. Wolf flip-flops on voter ID, where do other Pa. Democrats stand?
Pa. Governor Tom Wolf has changed his stance on voter ID laws. Do other state Democrats view voter ID as “Jim Crow 2.0” still?
By Joe Silverstein
St. Joe’s drops contract for professor involved in free-speech controversy
Greg Manco was suspended by the St. Joseph’s University administration earlier this year due to a controversy over Tweets. Although he came out ahead in an investigation conducted by the university, St. Joe’s has now declined to renew Greg Manco’s teaching contract.
By Todd Shepherd
Rep. Davidson of Upper Darby resigns after charges of theft from state
The long serving Democrat representative has had a checkered past, including a hit-and-run while driving without a license, but has now resigned in the face of charges of theft from the state.
By Todd Shepherd
Krasner undermining murder conviction at Pa. Supreme Court, critics say
Philly DA Larry Krasner’s office has suddenly contradicted their own arguments in a decades-long murder trial after the case reached the commonwealth’s highest court. Critics say it “doesn’t make any logical sense whatsoever.”
By Todd Shepherd