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Gov. Tom Wolf ruled out a statewide mask mandate for kindergarten through grade 12 students in Pennsylvania, saying the state would only strongly recommend that masks are used in classes by students, teachers and staff. It was the latest indication the commonwealth...

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he will not mandate masks in K-12 schools this fall. The announcement came during a press event as he toured a vaccination site in Philadelphia's West Oak Lane section alongside democratic local, state and federal leaders. It...

Pennsylvania school districts shouldn't expect a mask mandate unless federal agencies require them, Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday. Wolf echoed past comments, telling reporters outside a vaccination clinic in Philadelphia he wouldn't mandate masks in public schools, while...

As Pennsylvania's vaccination rate continues to progress, Gov. Tom Wolf today thanked Pennsylvanians for doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 and urged individuals ages 12 and older to get vaccinated. Governor Wolf and local elected officials visited a...

As Pennsylvania's vaccination rate continues to progress, Gov. Tom Wolf today thanked Pennsylvanians for doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 and urged individuals ages 12 and older to get vaccinated. Governor Wolf and local elected officials visited a...

As Pennsylvania’s vaccination rate continues to progress, Gov. Tom Wolf today thanked Pennsylvanians for doing their part to stop the spread of COVID-19 and urged individuals ages 12 and older to get vaccinated. Governor Wolf and local elected officials visited a...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Pennsylvania’s bipartisan COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force is calling on state lawmakers to do what they can to encourage people to get vaccinated. Gov. Tom Wolf and members of the task force each signed the letter addressed to members of the...

GLENSIDE -- State Sen. Art Haywood presented Arcadia University with a $1 million grant from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP) for construction, renovation, and other related costs for a multi-purpose center on July 28. “The higher education...

Es una carrera contra el tiempo. En la pista además hay vallas. Este sábado terminará la moratoria de los CDC que impide el desalojo de las familias insolventes de sus casas. Aún hay dinero federal en Filadelfia destinado al recate de los afectados por la COVID-19....

Mayor Jim Kenney urged Philadelphians to apply for the city’s rental assistance program as the last emergency COVID-19 federal tenant protection, the CDC eviction moratorium, is set to expire Saturday. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Acting Secretary Meg...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — With the federal eviction moratorium expiring this weekend, state and local officials are pleading with people who are behind on their rent to apply for assistance that will keep them in their homes. The eviction moratorium has been...

State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a hybrid press conference at Kutztown University Wednesday, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at PASSHE...

State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a hybrid press conference at Kutztown University Wednesday, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives at PASSHE...

For Antonia Gunter, 33, of Frankford, it’s a chance to start her own business and take her kids to the beach. For Carolyn Hill, 64, of Franklinville, it’s money for bills and to go out to eat. For Lavern Riddick, 35, of Southwest Philadelphia, it’s a head start on...

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is putting its money where its mouth is. During an event Wednesday at Kutztown University, one of the 14 state-owned schools that make up the system, PASSHE and state government officials announced that the system will...

KUTZTOWN, Pa. | State Senator Art Haywood alongside officials from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education gathered at Kutztown University to announce a portion of money allocated to the state-run schools will go toward efforts to make a major transition...

KUTZTOWN, Pa. – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a hybrid press conference at Kutztown University Wednesday, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)...

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is putting its money where its mouth is. During an event Wednesday at Kutztown University, one of the 14 state-owned schools that make up the system, PASSHE and state government officials announced that the system will...

Harrisburg, Pa. – July 21, 2021 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Philadelphia/Montgomery) and Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) held a hybrid press conference at Kutztown University, to announce new funding for Diversity, Equity,...

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education is putting its money where its mouth is. During an event Wednesday at Kutztown University, one of the 14 state-owned schools that make up the system, PASSHE and state government officials announced that the system will...

State Sen. Art Haywood has held significant clout in the health care space over the course of the last year as both the minority chair of the Senate Health & Human Services Committee and a member of the governor’s COVID-19 Vaccine Joint Task Force. Haywood, alongside...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA — A local state senator is among a number of lawmakers – state, local and federal – calling for the Child Tax Credit payments made available under the American Rescue Plan to be made permanent. Senator Art Haywood, a Democrat representing the 4th...

HARRISBURG — Across the Lehigh Valley and the state, hiring signs offer pay well over the much-discussed minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, even as the set “wage” for plenty of people is a good bit less — $2.83 an hour — because they also collect tips. Those people being...

PHILADELPHIA – July 13, 2021 – Today, State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) hosted a press conference and rally, in partnership with Women of Color in the Global Women’s Strike, to call for permanent Child Tax Credit payments. The event was...

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday vetoed Senate Bill 618, anti-vaccination legislation that would have barred vaccine passports and limited the powers of Pennsylvania’s secretary of health. In his veto message, Wolf called the legislation “misguided and irresponsible.”

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday vetoed Senate Bill 618, anti-vaccination legislation that would have barred vaccine passports and limited the powers of the secretary of Health. Wolf said “this harmful legislation would eliminate the Department of Health’s...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday vetoed Senate Bill 618, anti-vaccination legislation that would have barred vaccine passports and limited the powers of the secretary of Health. Wolf said “this harmful legislation would eliminate the Department of Health’s...

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday vetoed Senate Bill 618, anti-vaccination legislation that would have barred vaccine passports and limited the powers of the secretary of Health. Wolf said “this harmful legislation would eliminate the Department of Health’s ability to respond...

We shouldn’t have to keep writing about gun violence. We are at risk of becoming numb to the regular reports of mass shootings around the country and the steady spate of firearm injuries and deaths here in Philadelphia. But we must keep this conversation at the...

Harrisburg, Pa. - Does your drivers license say you are an organ donor? If not, that is okay. But a new bill in the state legislature will allow Pennsylvania residents, either renewing their drivers license or registration, the chance to donate to the Pennsylvania...

Harrisburg, Pa. – June 26, 2021 – State Senator Art Haywood (D-Montgomery/Philadelphia) announced today that Harrisburg lawmakers approved the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s budget for fiscal year 2021-2022. “As our communities recover from COVID-19 and its many...

HARRISBURG — Citing government overreach and intrusions into citizen privacy, the Republican-controlled General Assembly on Thursday passed a ban on many uses of “vaccine passports” and a halt to the secretary of health’s ability to issue masking, social-distancing...

HARRISBURG — Citing government overreach and intrusions into citizen privacy, the Republican-controlled General Assembly on Thursday passed a ban on many uses of “vaccine passports” and a halt to the secretary of health’s ability to issue masking, social-distancing...

The state Senate voted Thursday to send two COVID-19 inspired bills to Gov. Tom Wolf — one offering students the option of repeating their 2020-2021 academic grade, and another that would ban vaccine passports and limit the powers of the secretary of Health. Wolf has...

Across the country, the renewable energy industry is building a new American workforce. The wind and solar sectors currently boast the fastest growing jobs thanks to higher clean energy demand, dropping technology costs and supportive policies and investments, as seen...

Across the country, the renewable energy industry is building a new American workforce. The wind and solar sectors currently boast the fastest growing jobs thanks to higher clean energy demand, dropping technology costs, and supportive policies and...

(The Center Square) – The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously backed the nomination of Suzanne V. Estrella to serve as the next victim advocate for Pennsylvania. Estrella was nominated by Gov. Tom Wolf in March of this year. She has served as legal director for the...

York, PA — It seems everywhere a person turns, help wanted signs are littering the streets. Some legislators worry that the government is doing too much to encourage people to not work. In April, Pennsylvania logged a 7.4 percent unemployment rate with 466,00 people...