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 Kalim A. Bhatti / Philadelphia Inquirer
Updated: May 26, 2020 | 2:53 pm

Facing nearly $5 billion shortfall, Pa. lawmakers plan to pass short-term budget

The plan will allow officials to get a clearer picture of the strain placed on Pennsylvania’s finances by efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
By Angela Couloumbis/Spotlight PA and Charlotte Keith/Spotlight PA
 Barcroft Media
May 26, 2020 | 2:12 PM

Trump team killed rule designed to protect health workers from pandemic like COVID-19

Making a new infectious disease regulation, affecting much of the American healthcare system, is time-consuming and contentious.

By Brian Mann/NPR
 Gerry Broome
May 26, 2020 | 2:05 PM

Parties target control of state legislatures, redistricting

Republican and Democratic operatives are quietly preparing for a battle of state legislative supremacy later this year that could have a profound effect on political power for the next decade.

By David A. Lieb/The Associated Press
 Rich Pedroncelli
May 26, 2020 | 1:47 PM

What parents should know about coronavirus as kids return to babysitters, day cares and camps

You never planned on raising kids during a pandemic, and there are no easy decisions. ProPublica scoured the latest research and talked to seven infectious disease and public health experts to help think through the issues facing parents.

By Marshall Allen, Megan Rose and Caroline Chen/ProPublica
 Robin Bell
May 26, 2020 | 12:32 PM

Memorializing those who died in the time of COVID-19

In the absence of collective public gatherings, people are coming up with new ways to memorialize those who have died from COVID-19.

By Melissa Block/NPR
 Gene J. Puskar
Updated: May 26, 2020 | 2:26 pm

Your daily coronavirus update: As virus ebbs, Wolf touts increased testing and contact tracing

Since early March, infections have been confirmed in more than 68,600 people in Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press and Staff
 Keith Srakocic
May 26, 2020 | 11:42 AM

Pennsylvania Supreme Court posts arguments on YouTube, but blocks media from airing them

Last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court live-streamed oral arguments for the first time in history, to limit the spread of COVID-19.

By An-Li Herring/WESA
 Brendan McDermid
May 26, 2020 | 10:57 AM

New York Stock Exchange reopens trading floor after two-month closure

"We are beginning cautiously with fewer traders, and those that are on the floor are wearing masks and keeping a safe distance."
By Bill Chappell/NPR
 Jacquelyn Martin
May 26, 2020 | 10:50 AM

Parent in Pennsylvania charged in admissions case, agrees to guilty plea

Robert Repella is the 55th person to be charged in the college admissions bribery scandal
By The Associated Press
 Matt Rourke
May 26, 2020 | 10:42 AM

Philadelphia to test, move homeless sheltering at airport

The airport began enforcing new rules today, allowing only workers and those with airport business in the terminals and baggage areas.
By The Associated Press
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