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Record number of firearms background checks in PA as more people buy guns, permits

Wednesday, October 7 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania State Police announced that the third quarter of 2020 was the busiest in the history of the Pennsylvania Instant Check System (PICS). The department also released the number of firearms purchase denials, subsequent investigations, and arrests resulting from such investigations for the... Read More.

Senator Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, won’t run for governor

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania says he will not be running for re-election in 2022. Toomey also says that, although he had previously considered it, he will not be running for PA Governor. He will finish out his term and then go... Read More.

Additional $96 million in grants for PA small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA - An additional $96 million in state grants have been approved for 5,373 Pennsylvania small businesses that were impacted by the business closure order due to the COVID-19 public health crisis. Some of the business in this round of funding include 19 businesses... Read More.

Online voter services restored in PA after outage

Tuesday, October 6 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — Online voter services are now restored after a contractor’s computer problem took down the online registration and mail ballot application system for less than two days. The Wolf administration said an equipment failure at a data center caused online outages for... Read More.

New overtime rule in Pennsylvania became effective over the weekend

Monday, October 5 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak announced Pennsylvania's new overtime rule will become effective when the final, approved regulation is published in the PA Bulletin on Saturday, October 3, 2020. "Oct. 3 marks the first update... Read More.

Online voter registration and other services affected by outage

Monday, October 5 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – Due to an equipment failure at a data center managed by Unisys for the commonwealth, multiple commonwealth agencies, including the Department of State, are experiencing an outage of many online services that began late Saturday. This includes online voter registration and online... Read More.

Gathering limits back in place, unclear how football crowds will be handled tonight

Friday, October 2 by wcednews

UNDATED (AP) — A federal appeals court says Pennsylvania can restore pandemic restrictions on indoor and outdoor gatherings, putting on hold a judge’s ruling that threw out statewide limits on crowd size. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday said the administration of... Read More.

PA Rep. Schemel tests positive for COVID-19, House cancels voting session

Friday, October 2 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA (AP) — A Republican lawmaker’s positive test for COVID-19 has prompted legislative leaders to immediately cancel the Pennsylvania House's voting session. Human resources workers were deployed Thursday to trace Rep. Paul Schemel's personal contacts to see if others should be quarantined. The Franklin County... Read More.

29 counties, including us, under at drought watch in PA

Thursday, October 1 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – After a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today moved Clinton and McKean counties to drought warning and added 13 counties to drought watch. There are now three counties on drought warning: Clinton, McKean,... Read More.

49 state employees honored with Governor’s Awards for Excellence

Thursday, October 1 by wcednews

Harrisburg, PA – 49 state employees were honored yesterday with the Governor's Awards for Excellence, showing bravery, innovation, persistence, and dedication to the residents of our state. This includes four PA State Police troopers, a couple employees from PennDOT centers, workers from the unemployment office... Read More.

Record number of firearms background checks in PA as more people buy guns, permits

Senator Pat Toomey will not seek re-election, won’t run for governor

Additional $96 million in grants for PA small businesses impacted by COVID-19

Online voter services restored in PA after outage

New overtime rule in Pennsylvania became effective over the weekend

Online voter registration and other services affected by outage

Gathering limits back in place, unclear how football crowds will be handled tonight

PA Rep. Schemel tests positive for COVID-19, House cancels voting session

29 counties, including us, under at drought watch in PA

49 state employees honored with Governor’s Awards for Excellence

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