Lebanon County’s majority Republican commissioners approved a non-binding resolution on Friday morning that defies Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 restrictions on individuals and business operations during the viral pandemic.
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Pa.’s largest nurses’ union accuses hospitals of misinforming state officials about protective equipment
The union says health systems are sitting on stockpiles of N95 respirators, leaving nurses without needed protection, as some hospitals restart elective procedures.
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With thousands of Pa. prisoners in near-solitary confinement, how long can coronavirus lockdown last?
Advocates have widely praised the department’s efforts, but are concerned about potential harms to inmate mental health.
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COVID shutdown: 2 of 3 commissioners remain firm on push to go yellow, state of county operations discussed
The Lebanon County Commissioners will meet again Friday morning to vote on a resolution regarding the county’s official stance on whether it should move into the “yellow” phase in advance of the state’s timeline.
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Pa. counties abandon plans to buck Wolf, as GOP lawmakers continue pushing doomed reopening bills
The GOP-controlled state Senate approved a bill that would give counties the power to opt out of Gov. Tom Wolf’s business closure and stay-at-home orders.
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WellSpan, VA urge public to prioritize mental and physical health
Doctors at WellSpan Health and the Lebanon Veterans Affairs Medical Center are urging the public to keep taking care of their mental and physical wellbeing.
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Outdoor meetings, working from home, cancelled events – county municipalities keep adapting to “new normal”
Myerstown, Annville, North Londonderry, and Palmyra officials share how they’re adapting in order to remain operable.
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Pa. officials revoked business waivers the night before publishing list of recipients
The Department of Community and Economic Development, which oversees the process, said it was part of ongoing “quality control.”
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In major reversal, Gov. Tom Wolf says Pa. will begin weekly testing of nursing home residents, employees
The announcement is a reversal for the administration, which for weeks has said it has done everything possible to protect nursing homes and maintained that only people with symptoms should be tested, despite the known spread of the disease from carriers with no signs of illness.
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Pa. GOP takes Gov. Tom Wolf to court as it seeks records on controversial business waiver process
The Wolf administration rejected the request on Friday, though it did for the first time release a list of more than 5,000 businesses that were granted waivers.
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Gov. Tom Wolf denounces Pa. counties reopening without his approval as ‘cowardly,’ ‘selfish’
The Democratic governor said counties that do so are risking federal stimulus dollars for coronavirus response.
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Workers in Pennsylvania with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to work
They are particularly at risk of serious complications or death if they get the coronavirus, but if they refuse to work, they could lose their job and unemployment.
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Republican elected officials tell Governor they intend to move Lebanon County to “Yellow Phase” on May 15
Lebanon County’s state legislators as well as a handful of other Republican elected officials released a joint letter to Governor Tom Wolf on Friday evening, May 8, informing him of a plan to move the county to the “Yellow Phase” on Friday, May 15.
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Some Pa. counties push to exclude nursing home cases from reopening formula, but experts caution against it
Reopening too soon could exacerbate the already devastating death toll in long-term care facilities, experts say.