HomeTopicsCoronavirusThe latest reporting on the Pennsylvania state government's response to the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.
April 30, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesRepublicans subpoena Wolf administration for documents related to controversial business waiver processby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 29, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. to set coronavirus testing, contact tracing benchmarks just days before gradual reopening is set to beginby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Daniel Simmons-Ritchie of Spotlight PA
April 28, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesGov. Tom Wolf says he won’t abandon ambitious spending plan as massive budget deficit loomsby Gillian McGoldrick of LNP | LancasterOnline
April 27, 2020Courtesy office of Sen. Tom KillionPa. senators threaten subpoena if Wolf administration refuses to turn over list of coronavirus business waiversby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of The Caucus
April 27, 2020Patrick Siebert for Gov. Larry Hogan / FlickrStates need coronavirus data to make timely decisions. What they share with the public varies widely.by Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA, Anna Orso of the Philadelphia Inquirer, and Christine Vestal of Stateline
April 24, 2020DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAPa. slashed the ranks of its contact tracing nurses. Now, they are pivotal to reopening, but only a fraction remain.by Aneri Pattani of Spotlight PA
April 23, 2020DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAAARP calls on Pennsylvania to release list of nursing homes with coronavirus casesby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
April 23, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. removes more than 200 deaths from official coronavirus count as questions mount about reporting process, data accuracyby Sara Simon of Spotlight PA
April 23, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerThere’s no timeline to release list of Pa. businesses that received coveted coronavirus waivers, top official saysby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 23, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerSome GOP lawmakers are prepping a nuclear option to revoke Wolf’s emergency powers. But it probably won’t work.by Gillian McGoldrick of LNP | LancasterOnline
April 22, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa. regions with few coronavirus cases could begin reopening May 8 under new tiered system, Gov. Tom Wolf saysby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
April 22, 2020Gage Skidmore / FlickrPa. teachers’ pensions are invested in a NYC skyscraper linked to Jared Kushner, but they probably don’t know itby Matt McKinney of Spotlight PA
April 21, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesTight housing, lack of health care put migrant workers on Pa. farms at high risk for the coronavirusby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 20, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerGov. Tom Wolf vetoes bill that would have allowed more Pa. businesses to reopen over public health objectionsby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 20, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerGov. Tom Wolf extends stay-at-home order to May 8, will allow curbside liquor pick-up and online car salesby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
April 20, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerHundreds gather at Capitol in Harrisburg for anti-shutdown rally calling to ‘reopen’ Pennsylvaniaby Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 19, 2020Kalim A. Bhatti / Philadelphia InquirerThe backlash against the quarantine has begun in Pennsylvania, with anti-shutdown rally Monday in Harrisburgby Jason Nark of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 17, 2020Commonwealth Media Services‘I’m asking you to stay the course’: Gov. Tom Wolf outlines broad plan for reopening Pennsylvaniaby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
April 17, 2020DAN NOTT / For Spotlight PAPa. nursing homes left to largely police themselves as coronavirus deaths mountby Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA
April 17, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. released figures on the coronavirus and race, but not specific geographic data. Experts say that’s a problem.by Anna Orso of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 16, 2020HEATHER KHALIFA / Philadelphia InquirerDesperate for cash, self-employed Pennsylvanians face high-stakes choice between loans and unemployment benefitsby Charlotte Keith of Spotlight PA
April 16, 2020Robert Inglis / The Daily ItemEmployees at Pa.’s ‘life-sustaining’ businesses question if their work is worth the riskby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA
April 15, 2020Dan Gleiter / The Patriot-NewsGov. Tom Wolf will veto bill to reopen more Pa. businesses, as top health official warns legislation puts ‘more lives at risk’by Gillian McGoldrick of LNP | LancasterOnline and Cynthia Fernandez of Spotlight PA
April 15, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesPa.’s state universities facing immediate hit of up to $100 million as lawmaker floats closures as worst-case scenarioby Gillian McGoldrick of LNP | LancasterOnline
April 14, 2020BLAINE SHAHAN | LNPPa. keeps hospitals’ coronavirus emergency plans secret as health systems seek huge sums in tax relief, other financial helpby Brett Sholtis of WITF
April 13, 2020YONG KIM / Philadelphia InquirerGaps in Pa.’s coronavirus testing procedures led to systemic failure to collect critical databy Wallace McKelvey of PennLive | The Patriot-News
April 11, 2020TIM TAI / Philadelphia InquirerScarcity of coronavirus testing, lack of demographic data could hamper Pa.’s efforts to reopen parts of the stateby Wallace McKelvey of PennLive | The Patriot-News
April 10, 2020DAN GLEITER / PennLivePa. legislature making few cuts, no promises to tap hefty reserves as state faces massive budget shortfallby Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA and Brad Bumsted of The Caucus
April 10, 2020Commonwealth Media ServicesGov. Tom Wolf will temporarily release Pa. state inmates as legislative effort falls apartby Matt McKinney of Spotlight PA
April 10, 2020DAVID MAIALETTI / Philadelphia InquirerPa. coroners, health department at odds over how to handle suspected coronavirus cases, potentially affecting death countby Sara Simon of Spotlight PA