Politics

The bills would expand and support children’s mental health services in Pennsylvania schools

Rep. Frank Farry introduced House Bill 2541 to allow local county commissioners, in consultation with local health officials, to reopen businesses if certain criteria are met

They said as long as social distancing and good hygiene is practiced, this will continue to flatten the curve while helping the economy

Senate Bill 327 would authorize counties to develop their own mitigation plans, while House Bills 2388 and 2412 would authorize various industries to reopen in red phase counties

Voters can apply for a mail-in ballot or visit the polling place on election day

This legislation assures that college emergency grants to students authorized by the CARES Act are not taxed

The Opportunities for Heroes Act recognizes the contributions made by workers such as firefighters and first responders, health care providers, grocery store employees and transportation workers to help Americans through the COVID-19 health emergency

The bill would increase support for state children’s health insurance programs during the COVID–19 emergency

Remdesivir received emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration, following data from a clinical trial indicated that it shortened the recovery time of hospitalized COVID-19 patients

The letter highlights the concerns of Democrats that a stay on evictions and foreclosures until a specific date will not adequately protect Pennsylvanians whose counties were among the first to shut down and will remain in the red phase for a longer period of time