State News

Gov. Wolf urges counting ballots early, longer return time for November election

Friday, August 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remain at odds over how to update Pennsylvania’s voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election in the battleground state. Wolf, a Democrat, laid down several markers Thursday... Read More.

PA awards $10m to develop COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Friday, August 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Governor Tom Wolf announced that 23 awardees will receive $10 million in grant funding through the COVID-19 Vaccines, Treatments and Therapies (CV-VTT) program to support the rapid advancement of vaccines, treatments and therapies by qualified biotechnology entities in response to the... Read More.

Students invited to get creative with PennDOT Innovations Challenge

Friday, August 28 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) says students in grades 9-12 are invited to participate in the fourth annual PennDOT Innovations Challenge, which encourages students to use their problem-solving, creative and strategic-thinking abilities to solve real-world transportation challenges in a... Read More.

Resources for PA families with children during COVID-19 and back-to-school season

Thursday, August 27 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Pennsylvania’s secretaries of the departments of Health, Education and Human Services today assured Pennsylvania families that the Wolf Administration is committed to helping families with children overcome challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Human Services announced that it is creating flexibilities in child... Read More.

Wolf proposes legalizing recreational marijuana, details of how to spend $1.3b in fed funds

Wednesday, August 26 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) – Pennsylvania's governor is urging lawmakers to legalize recreational marijuana and spend down much of the remaining $1.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday outlined his priorities for the fall legislative session. His proposal on the... Read More.

Gov, Wolf cannot extend halt on evictions, foreclosures after Aug. 31

Wednesday, August 26 by wcednews

UNDATED (AP) — Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he does not have the legal authority to extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures beyond Aug. 31, meaning that renters will no longer be shielded from losing their homes for failing to pay rent during... Read More.

Demonstrator shot by man at business in Bedford County

Wednesday, August 26 by wcednews

Johnstown, PA (AP) — Police say a demonstrator has been treated for injuries after he was hit with bird shot in an exchange of gunfire with a rural Pennsylvania man as a group marched from Milwaukee to Washington, D.C., to bring awareness to to... Read More.

Jobless Pennsylvanians eligible for $300 a week through FEMA

Tuesday, August 25 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - It's been about a month since the extra $600 a week in unemployment stopped. However, now there is an extra $300 per week, a smaller amount but still something, for Pennsylvanians who are out of a job. FEMA just recently approved Pennsylvania's... Read More.

COVID-19 update from early warning system, county transmission levels

Tuesday, August 25 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania is starting to release a new weekly update with data from the early warning COVID-19 monitoring system each Monday, including yesterday. Each county has continued to be monitored for how many new cases it has in comparison to its population, which... Read More.

$20 million in school funding to help special needs students

Saturday, August 22 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - $20 million is being given to some Pennsylvania to help provide education services to students with special needs or disabilities who might have been otherwise negatively impacted by COVID-19 mitigation efforts this upcoming school year. Many of our local schools received several... Read More.

Gov. Wolf urges counting ballots early, longer return time for November election

PA awards $10m to develop COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Students invited to get creative with PennDOT Innovations Challenge

Resources for PA families with children during COVID-19 and back-to-school season

Wolf proposes legalizing recreational marijuana, details of how to spend $1.3b in fed funds

Gov, Wolf cannot extend halt on evictions, foreclosures after Aug. 31

Demonstrator shot by man at business in Bedford County

Jobless Pennsylvanians eligible for $300 a week through FEMA

COVID-19 update from early warning system, county transmission levels

$20 million in school funding to help special needs students

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