emergency powers

May 25, 2021 | 5:32 AM

House GOP tees up legislation on governor’s pandemic powers in Pennsylvania

A resolution aims to halt the use of no-bid contracts, force those getting jobless benefits to look for work and end social distancing mitigation orders.

By The Associated Press

March 6, 2021 | 10:49 AM

New York legislature strips Cuomo of extraordinary powers, with a caveat

New York lawmakers voted to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his extraordinary emergency powers on Friday, saying that current COVID-19 circumstances no longer justify the expansive powers Cuomo was granted last year.

By Bill Chappell/NPR

July 17, 2020 | 10:05 AM

Wolf asserts emergency powers to justify withholding federal money from Lebanon County

By Benjamin Pontz/PA Post

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House GOP tees up legislation on governor’s pandemic powers in Pennsylvania

New York legislature strips Cuomo of extraordinary powers, with a caveat

Wolf asserts emergency powers to justify withholding federal money from Lebanon County