04.30.20 |
Governor Wolf says work is underway to keep people fed and farmers from wasting their crops. State Ag Secretary Russell Redding claims his team is working to make sure available food makes its way into the supply chain. He and Wolf are...
04.30.20 |
The governor says elective surgeries will be allowed in regions "that don't have a fear of a COVID surge." Cuomo noting 35 Upstate counties are included. Erie, Monroe, and Onondaga counties are not among that list.
04.30.20 |
In fact, Pedro Rivera says there's a very good chance they will not. Rivera adds until the state can "get a grip" on COVID-19 kids won't see the inside of a classroom for a very long time. The education secretary insists the state education...
04.30.20 |
The switch comes after a capitol physician recommended lawmakers stay away until they finalize plans for telework and maintaining social distancing. New York Congressman Tom Reed says his bipartisan group is working on a plan that would allow...
04.29.20 |
The veto drew strong criticism from Republican lawmakers and pro life organizations who condemned him for siding with pro-abortion activists and ignoring what they call the needs of underserved Pennsylvanians for access to medical care. The bill...
04.29.20 |
On Tuesday, 335 fatalities were blamed on the bug, the fewest for the entire month of April. Governor Cuomo says any re-opening of the state depends on hospital capacity. The Empire State begins to "unpause" on May 15th.
04.29.20 |
Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says the numbers continue to decline as the state looks at multi-day trends. Levine cautions that outbreaks will need to be dealt with "very, very quickly" as the state transitions from its red to yellow...
04.29.20 |
Dean Skelos was serving a 51-month term at Otisville Minimum Security Prison in Orange County when he tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month. The disgraced politician was sentenced to more than four years in prison after his conviction...
04.28.20 |
The state has released guidance for hospitals and ambulatory surgical facilities "to resume elective surgeries, procedures and admissions. Pennsylvania Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine says that means colonoscopies, minor surgeries and blood...
04.28.20 |
In an unprecedented move Monday, New York state canceled its June 23rd presidential primary amid the COVID-19 crisis. Officials say the state state still plans to hold congressional and state level primaries on June 23rd. Without the...