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May 19, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesRebate checks may arrive earlier for some Pennsylvania homeowners and rentersby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 19, 2020DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAFULL LIST: Pa. releases names of nursing homes with coronavirus cases, deathsby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
May 19, 2020JESSICA GRIFFIN / Philadelphia InquirerPa. sold nursing home testing plan as ‘universal’ and ‘radical’, but advocates say it’s optional and insufficientby Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA
May 15, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. will allow 12 more counties to ease coronavirus restrictionsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 15, 2020Courtesy Maureen MayPa.’s largest nurses’ union accuses hospitals of misinforming state officials about protective equipmentby Brett Sholtis of WITF
May 15, 2020Samantha Melamed / Philadelphia InquirerWith thousands of Pa. prisoners in near-solitary confinement, how long can coronavirus lockdown last?by Matt McKinney of Spotlight PA
May 14, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesWolf warns requests for business waivers could reveal proprietary details as GOP presses court caseby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
May 13, 2020KENT M. WILHELM / For Spotlight PAPa. counties abandon plans to buck Wolf, as GOP lawmakers continue pushing doomed reopening billsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 13, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerPa. officials revoked business waivers the night before publishing list of recipientsby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
May 12, 2020JESSICA GRIFFIN / Philadelphia InquirerIn major reversal, Wolf administration says Pa. will begin widespread testing of nursing home residents, employeesby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
May 11, 2020TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia InquirerPa. GOP takes Gov. Tom Wolf to court as it seeks records on controversial business waiver processby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 11, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesGov. Tom Wolf denounces Pa. counties reopening without his approval as ‘cowardly,’ ‘selfish’by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 10, 2020Courtesy Dr. Faoud IshmaelWorkers in Pennsylvania with preexisting health conditions fear a call to return to workby Brett Sholtis of WITF
May 9, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerSome Pa. counties push to exclude nursing home cases from reopening formula, but experts caution against itby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
May 9, 2020JESSICA GRIFFIN / Philadelphia InquirerPa. had early plan to protect nursing homes from the coronavirus, but never fully implemented itby Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA and Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
May 8, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesGov. Tom Wolf rejects GOP subpoena for business waiver records, but releases some information onlineby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 8, 2020Andrew Rush / Pittsburgh Post-GazettePa. officials will allow Pittsburgh region to relax coronavirus-related restrictionsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 8, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesWolf faces 4 p.m. deadline to comply with subpoena for business waiver records. Here are his options.by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 7, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. extends eviction, foreclosure protections through July 10by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 6, 2020Commonwealth Media Services‘I’m trying to be transparent,’ Wolf says as his administration rejects bill to restart public records lawby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 6, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerWolf says Pa. employees should refuse to go to work if they don’t feel safe, but some fear putting job at riskby Wallace McKelvey of PennLive | The Patriot-News
May 5, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerTop Pa. health official says state won’t supply masks, other protective equipment to hospitals that resume elective surgeriesby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 5, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerWhy some small businesses didn’t stand a chance at getting relief from Pa.’s $61 million loan programby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
May 5, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerWarehouse workers say their safety concerns are being ignored. Here’s their cautionary tale for reopening.by Wallace McKelvey of PennLive | The Patriot-News
May 2, 2020ELIZABETH ROBERTSON / Philadelphia InquirerPa.’s death toll for Philadelphia lags behind city’s count, part of state’s ongoing struggle to compile timely databy Sara Simon of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2020MICHAEL BRYANT / Philadelphia InquirerPa. sets modest goal to conduct 8,500 coronavirus tests per day, far less than what some experts say is neededby Daniel Simmons-Ritchie of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2020ROBERT FRANK / For the InquirerHow Pa. plans to keep track of the coronavirus after reopening to prevent another outbreakby Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerRed, yellow, green: What to expect in each of Pa.’s tiers for reopeningby Spotlight PA Staff
May 1, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. will ease coronavirus restrictions in 24 northwest, north-central counties as reopening process beginsby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
May 1, 2020TYGER WILLIAMS / Philadelphia InquirerPa. tax revenues plummet $2.2 billion as top state official warns reopening won’t end economic painby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA