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Pa. legislature to move sex abuse survivor stand-alone bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — The Pa. legislature is expected to move a stand-alone bill that would allow sex abuse survivors to sue after an emergency amendment failed last week. “Never forgot what they did to me. And it’s been 50 years. It weighs on my conscience and it...
Pennsylvania COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update for March 19-25
Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today released a weekly status update detailing the state’s mitigation efforts based on the COVID-19 Early Warning Monitoring System dashboard, highlighting a seven-day case increase of 17,811 a...
Gov. Wolf Announces Nearly $5 Billion In Federal COVID-19 Relief For Pre-K-12 Schools
Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania is expected to receive $4.9 billion in federal relief funds to help Pre-K to 12 schools return students to classroom learning and equitably expand opportunity for students who need it most. The...
Gov. Wolf Announces Nearly $5 Billion in Federal COVID-19 Relief for Pre-K-12 Schools
Governor Tom Wolf today announced that Pennsylvania is expected to receive $4.9 billion in federal relief funds to help Pre-K to 12 schools return students to classroom learning and equitably expand opportunity for students who need it most. The funding, and the...
Department Of Health Visits Masonic Village To Highlight Success In Vaccinating Residents And Staff And Updated Visitation Recommendation
Elizabethtown, PA – Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam today visited Masonic Villages to highlight the success of vaccination efforts in nursing homes and the measures facilities have taken to support the physical and mental wellbeing of some of...
Department Of Health: Nearly 5 Million Vaccinations To Date, PA Ranks 12th In The Country For First Doses
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania Department of Health today confirmed as of 12:00 a.m., March 29, there were 2,923 additional positive cases of COVID-19, in addition to 7,178 new cases reported for Saturday, March 27 and Sunday, March 28 combined, for a...
This Week in Pennsylvania with Dennis Owens: March 28
On This Week in Pennsylvania part one, Dennis Owens covers Pennsylvania hitting a very grim milestone – 1 million positive cases of COVID-19. He also reports on funding for schools to reopen, the latest on the sex abuse emergency amendment, anti-hate legislation and...
Department Of Health Announces Free COVID-19 Testing Site In Centre County, Stresses Need For Continued Testing
Harrisburg, PA - Stressing the need for continued COVID-19 testing even as vaccinations accelerate, the Department of Health today announced that beginning Tuesday, March 30, a long-term free indoor walk-in COVID-19 testing site will open for the general public...
Human Services Secretary Highlights Work Of Child Care Providers During The Pandemic, Availability Of COVID-19 Vaccines For Child Care Professionals
Shiremanstown, PA - Department of Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller today visited the Children’s Garden of St. John’s to highlight Pennsylvania’s ongoing work to facilitate COVID-19 vaccinations for child care providers through the retail pharmacy...