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COVID-19 in Pa.: Wolf signs order allowing allowing state to move personal protective equipment and ventilators among healthcare facilities

By: Kim Lyons - Wednesday April 8, 2020

Under the order, which applies to both private and public healthcare providers, suppliers and manufacturers, Pa. will pay for the equipment.

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Liberal super PAC expands ad buy attacking Trump’s handling of COVID-19 in Pa., battleground states | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday April 2, 2020

Priorties USA drops an extra $1M on Pa. campaign attacking President Donald Trump’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Together, apart: How funerals and mourning have changed in Pa. during the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Kim Lyons - Thursday April 2, 2020

Funeral directors in Pennsylvania may not be on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, says East Pittsburgh funeral home owner Patrick Lanigan, but they’re definitely on the back lines, providing a crucial service to families in mourning. But now, with the entire state of Pennsylvania under a stay-at-home order and rules limiting […]

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Unlike Trump, Pa.’s Wolf, governors in no rush to reopen their states | Thursday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Thursday March 26, 2020

With the White House in disarray, Pa.’s Wolf, other governors have marched to their own drummers.

Emergency fund has raised more than $20K for Pittsburgh artists impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic

By: Kim Lyons - Thursday March 26, 2020

Artists, who often don’t have 9-5 jobs, have been scrambling to make ends meet since the pandemic closed down businesses in the Steel City.

Pa. up to 47 COVID-19 cases, officials say, announcing two new cases in Allegheny County

By: Elizabeth Hardison - Saturday March 14, 2020

The two people in Allegheny County who tested positive for the virus live in the same household in Pittsburgh, health officials there told journalists Saturday

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Wait? What? New report ranks Pa. 85/100 for financial reporting practices | Friday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Friday March 6, 2020

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. In news that will surely come as a surprise to, well, everyone, a new report ranks Pennsylvania 14th nationwide for its financial transparency, awarding the state a score of 85/100 for its bookkeeping skills. Yes, we’re talking about the Pennsylvania on the Earth you’re living on now — not the one where Jay […]

These W.Pa. women pols asked ‘WTF Pittsburgh?’ so they started a PAC to do something about it

By: Kim Lyons - Thursday March 5, 2020

Since its formation in 2016, Women for the Future of Pittsburgh have raised $47,000 and helped get 12 women elected to public office.

COMMENTARY

Quinnipiac Poll: 2020 Dems narrowly top Trump; Prez still underwater | Friday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Friday February 21, 2020

The 2020 Dem primary pack holds narrow leads over Trump in a critical battleground state.

Federal lawsuit over Pa.’s voting machines set for its first hearing in Philly | Tuesday Morning Coffee

By: John L. Micek - Tuesday February 18, 2020

The voting system at the heart of the challenge is among the most expensive and least secure, critics say.

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