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Ag. partnership with DoorDash delivers meals to Pa. seniors | Five for the Weekend
According to a statement shared by the state Department of Agriculture Thursday, the partnership is "designed to remove barriers and increase enrollment in the underutilized Pennsylvania Senior Food Box Program."
‘The goal is to act now’: state officials detail Pa.’s 2021 Climate Action Plan
The plan builds on six areas of impact noted in the 2021 Climate Change Impacts Assessment
Pa. vaccine providers ready to administer COVID boosters, Beam says | Wednesday Morning Coffee
Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. When the OK comes down from the federal government, state health officials said Tuesday that Pennsylvania vaccine providers are ready to begin administering COVID-19 booster shots. “Pennsylvania is well prepared to start providing vaccine booster shots just as soon as the CDC provides the approval and guidelines on who can […]
Pa. Health Dept: More than 4,939 new COVID cases; 2,386 hospitalized
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed 4,939 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, bringing the statewide total to more than 1.38 million cases of the virus. Hospitalizations due to the virus also continued to climb, increasing from 2,337 on Monday to 2,386 on Tuesday, according to state data. Of those hospitalized with the virus, 602 are […]
Presque Isle celebrates 100 years, announces net-zero initiatives | Tuesday Morning Coffee
The plan for Presque Isle State Park, which includes improvements such as shoreline enhancements and modifications to the park's wastewater system, was announced Monday by Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn.
Pa. Health Dept: More than 12,686 new COVID cases; 2,337 hospitalized
The new cases bring the statewide total to more than 1.38 million cases, according to state health data.
Slim majority sees reckoning over racial history as a positive | The Numbers Racket
More than 400 years after the first Africans were brought to what would become the United States on slave ships, 53 percent of American adults say that increased attention to that history is a good thing for society while 26 percent say the opposite.
Report finds decline in household income, rise in poverty rate | Monday Morning Coffee
According to the 2021 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement, the median household income decreased 2.9 percent from 2019 to 2020.
Pa. fall foliage reports to debut Sept. 30 | Five for the Weekend
Fall foliage reports and the top 5 stories from this week.
Two is the limit as Pa.’s state-run liquor stores tackle supply chain disruptions, shortages
The 43 rationed beverages include specific champagnes, bourbons, tequilas, cognacs and whiskeys, according to the AP report.
Pa. unemployment rate dropped slightly in August
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate has decreased for the sixth consecutive month, to 6.4 percent in August, according to state data released Friday. That’s 1.2 percent higher than the national rate of 5.2 percent. Department of Labor & Industry data confirmed that the commonwealth’s unemployment rate was 3.8 percentage points lower than its August 2020 level. The […]
Pa. logs 6.2% decrease in noneducation workers in state, local government | Friday Morning Coffee
Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Associate Editor Cassie Miller here, filling in for John. Let’s dive right in, shall we? While private sector jobs are rebounding from the COVID-19 closures, noneducation employment growth in state and local governments across the country have all but dried up, Pew Charitable Trusts data suggests. Noneducation state and local jobs, including jobs […]