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Wolf Vows to Veto Republican-Backed Legislation to Reopen Some Businesses
In a statement, Wolf’s office said “irresponsibly going against the direction of the secretary of health and reopening businesses too early will only extend the length of the economic hardships created by the pandemic.”
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So Many Pennsylvanians Want Booze That the State Is Reopening 106 Liquor Stores
Gov. Tom Wolf’s office gave the OK to reopen 106 of the state system’s 600 stores for online fulfillment but not for public retail sales.
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Wolf Warns the State Deficit Could Be as High as $5 Billion Due to Pandemic
“The magnitude of the crushing economic impact this virus has had on our states and residents cannot be overstated,” Wolf wrote in a letter to President Trump with the governors of Michigan and Wisconsin.
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Only Half of the People Are Getting Unemployment Checks
Roughly 22 million filed for unemployment benefits in the past month — easily the worst U.S. job losses. But only 12 million people are getting the checks.
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283,000 Pennsylvanians Have Already Requested Mail-In or Absentee Ballots for June Primary
Requests from Democrats are three times more common than from Republicans, state elections officials said Tuesday.
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WATCH: Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden for President
“I believe Joe has all the qualities we need in a president right now,” Obama said in a nearly 12- minute video.
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Bernie Sanders Just Endorsed Joe Biden for President
The backing is a crucial development for Biden, who must bridge the Democratic Party’s ideological divide to unify voters against President Donald Trump in the fall.
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Allegheny County Demands All-Mail Voting for State’s June 2 Primary
Asking people to work at polling places and vote there goes against the social-distancing requirements, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald said.
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Fauci Said a Quicker Response from U.S. Could Have Saved Lives. Trump Is Pissed About That.
Social restrictions aimed at stopping the spread of the coronavirus could have saved lives if they’d been started earlier, said the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Trump now wants him fired.
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A Pittsburgh Charity Gave Away Food on Friday. The Line Was a Mile Long.
The Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank distributed two boxes of food to each vehicle, enough to make 40 meals.
