Andrew Seidman covers Pennsylvania politics, writing about statewide campaigns and officeholders, the Philadelphia suburbs, congressional races, and the 2020 presidential campaign.
As Pennsylvania tries to limit a surge that could overwhelm hospitals, officials reported at least five immigrants held in two ICE detention centers in the state have tested positive for COVID-19.
The suit, filed in Mercer County Superior Court, accuses the state agency of violating its contract by failing to pay Holtec the $26 million in tax credits owed to the company in 2019.
Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, and Bucks Counties each reported one new COVID-19 death on Saturday. A total of 35 deaths linked to the virus have been reported in Pennsylvania to date.
Lawmakers and aides were still scrambling to pin down exactly what was included against a backdrop of a spiraling national crisis that has killed hundreds and crippled the economy.
Amid uncertainty fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, grassroots candidates with limited budgets are trying to determine whether they need to stretch their resources beyond the scheduled April 28 primary date.
Allegheny County reported a coronavirus death Saturday, the second death in Pennsylvania to date. Drive-through testing sites for the coronavirus are now open in South Philadelphia and Upper Dublin, Montgomery County. And in Delaware, the governor closes beaches.
Philadelphia's move to limit nonessential business operations comes after the CDC recommended gatherings of 50 people or more be canceled or postponed for the next eight weeks.
The politics of fracking and energy policy in a state that sits on the second biggest natural gas reserves in the country is more nuanced than absolutist positions might indicate.
