Politics & Policy
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Brett Sholtis / WITF
Gov. Wolf appeals for calm after protests turn violent in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg
“They are in a really difficult situation and they are trying … to balance the needs of keeping people safe and allowing people the freedom to protest.” -
Office of Gov. Tom Wolf
Governor Wolf signs budget to sustain education, support communities amid pandemic
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Ed Mahon / PA Post
‘No question’: Wolf says Pennsylvania schools will reopen in the fall
Most of western Pa. moves to green phase of coronavirus reopening plan next week.By Ed Mahon -
Gene J. Puskar
Lawyers still pushing case for extending ballot return deadline with days left until Pennsylvania’s primary
State law requires mail-in and absentee ballots to be returned to local county elections offices before 8 p.m. on Election Day.
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Bernie Sanders’ campaign could provide lessons for Biden Latino outreach
By Juana Summers/NPR -
Kate Landis
The battle between the masked and the masked-nots unveils political rifts
“It’s selfishness. Complete selfishness.”By Tovia Smith/NPR -
In Franklin County, politicians move to reopen. Doctors say COVID is already testing hospital capacity.
“I think that we’re not yet ready to return to normal, but I also think that it’s very important for us to learn to live with COVID-19.”By Laura Benshoff/Keystone Crossroads -
Joe Hermitt / The Patriot-News
Secrecy on midstate lawmaker’s COVID-19 illness roils the state Capitol
“To pretend that a member here coming to session only interacts with one, two, three people, that’s ridiculous, we all know better.” -
Ed Mahon
Pa. House passes resolution to limit Wolf’s coronavirus emergency declaration
Senate still needs to act, but resolution faces almost certain disapproval by governorBy Benjamin Pontz and Ed Mahon -
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Republicans say they followed public health guidelines, but Democrats remain unsatisfied
Speaker of the House says all members should self-disclose if they contract coronavirusBy Benjamin Pontz and Ed Mahon -
Jose F. Moreno
Pa. legislature sends $26 billion short-term budget to Gov. Tom Wolf
The stopgap measure flat-funds most state agencies for five months and the Department of Education for one year.
By Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA and Jordan Wolman of Spotlight PA