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Could a Minimum Income Help Diminish Poverty? Pittsburgh Mayor and Others Want to Find Out
In Pittsburgh, Mayor William Peduto is launching a program later this year to give $500 a month to 200 families. Half of that money would go to families headed by Black women.
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Court Orders Green Party Candidate Off Pennsylvania Ballot
The state Supreme Court justices all agreed the Green Party did not meet the law’s requirements, but the Republicans said the party could fix the issue later.
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PA Mail-in Ballots Now Due Three Days After Election, Court Rules
The state Supreme Court also authorized counties to use satellite election offices and mail-in ballot drop boxes.
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PA Mailed Ballots Can’t Be Discarded Over Signature, State Says
The Pennsylvania Dept. of State issued the new guidance in response to a lawsuit that said more than 26,000 mail-in ballots were not counted in the primary because of signatures.
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Wolf Accuses GOP of Spreading Rumors, Promises to Protect Pennsylvanians Against Coronavirus
Gov. Tom Wolf vowed he wouldn’t heed the “irresponsible demands” of Republicans concerning the state’s coronavirus response, hitting back hard Tuesday after a federal judge ruled many of Wolf’s pandemic shutdown orders were unconstitutional.
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Trump, Biden Mark 9/11 With Very Different Tones in Pennsylvania
President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, marked the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on Friday at memorial services where their differences were sharply on display.
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Gov. Wolf Relaxes Indoor Dining Restrictions Despite Uptick in New COVID-19 Cases
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Tuesday he is relaxing restrictions on indoor dining, providing some relief to an industry that’s been hit hard by the crisis.
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The CDC’s New Eviction Freeze Might Not Be Enough To Help Philly Tenants
The CDC freeze applies only to evictions filed because of nonpayment of rent related to COVID-19. It requires an individual income of less than $99,000 and proof of the loss of income.
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At Least 30 Mail-Sorting Machines Have Been Removed in PA. Lawmakers Want Them Back.
Sen. Bob Casey was among 11 Pennsylvania’s members of Congress to ask the Postmaster General to return recently removed sorting machines.
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Biden’s Next Big Move: Calling Out Trump for Fomenting Violence
The Democratic presidential nominee is set to accuse Trump of long ago forfeiting “any moral leadership in this country. He can’t stop the violence — because for years he has fomented it.”
