9 discarded ballots weren't fraud, Pa. election chief says
It appears that an election worker’s decision to throw out nine military ballots in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, amounted to a mistake and not “intentional fraud,” the state’s top elections official said Wednesday.
Rally brings gun rights advocates to Harrisburg
A smaller than usual crowd of a few hundred people rallied for gun rights on the steps of Pennsylvania's Capitol on Tuesday, an annual event that also was attended by a few dozen state lawmakers.
Trump rallies flout virus rules, Gov. Tom Wolf warns
Wolf, a Democrat, in a strongly worded statement, criticized Trump and asked the Republican president to ensure Saturday's rally abides by guidance designed to stem the spread of the coronavirus.
Federal judge declines to stay ruling on Pennsylvania crowd size
U.S. District Judge William Stickman IV said the administration had failed to show "imminent and irreparable harm will occur" if the state can't limit event crowds to 25 people inside and 250 people outside.
Gov. Wolf vetoes school sports bill; override attempt expected
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday vetoed a bill that would give school districts the sole ability to make decisions on sports, including whether and how many spectators to allow.
Gov. Wolf touts successful partnership with businesses providing PPE and reopening Pa
Governor Tom Wolf announces his administration’s actions which made personal protective equipment, or PPE, readily available for frontline workers to do their jobs effectively across Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania asks judge to retain limits on crowd size
The office of Attorney General Josh Shapiro asked the judge, an appointee of President Donald Trump, to delay enforcement of his ruling that many of the Democratic governor’s pandemic shutdown orders were unconstitutional.
Wolf, Fetterman call on state legislature to legalize adult-use cannabis
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman on Wednesday renewed calls for the state legislature to legalize adult-use cannabis in an effort to boost the state's coronavirus-crippled economy.
Wolf administration renews calls for recreational marijuana legislation, House Republicans respond
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has once again called on the state legislature to take up the legalization of recreation cannabis as a way to help the state's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
Wolf responds to judge's ruling on Pa.'s pandemic restrictions, promises to appeal
Wolf addressed the ruling during a press conference on election procedures Tuesday morning.
Judge strikes down Pennsylvania's coronavirus restrictions, Wolf administration to appeal
A federal judge on Monday struck down Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic restrictions that required people to stay at home, placed size limits on gatherings and ordered “non-life-sustaining” businesses to shut down, calling them unconstitutional.
Wolf asks lawmakers to legalize pot, spend virus funds
Gov. Tom Wolf asks lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, and outlines how he thinks the state should spend more than $1.3 billion left in federal coronavirus relief funds during what's left of lawmakers' two-year session.
Wolf relaxes restrictions on fans in stands at school sports
Gov. Tom Wolf's administration is relaxing restrictions on spectators at some fall sporting events, though attendance at high school football and volleyball games might still prove to be impossible because of statewide limits on mass gatherings.
Gov. Wolf hints he will extend Pennsylvania eviction moratorium
Gov. Tom Wolf is hinting that he'll reverse himself and extend Pennsylvania’s moratorium on evictions beyond August.
Gov. Wolf, Republicans at odds over Pennsylvania election law
Gov. Tom Wolf and Republican state lawmakers remained at odds Thursday over how to update Pennsylvania’s voting laws to handle an expected avalanche of mail-in ballots in November’s presidential election in the battleground state, even as Philadelphia moved ahead with an ambitious election plan.
Philadelphia accepts $10M grant for 2020 election plan
Philadelphia on Thursday accepted a $10 million grant to help it advance an ambitious election plan to buy counting equipment and spread satellite election offices and secure drop boxes around the city to absorb growing demand for voting by mail in November's presidential election.
Wolf eyes legalizing marijuana to assist with COVID-19 recovery
Gov. Tom Wolf is renewing his call for Pennsylvania to legalize recreational marijuana, saying it could raise $90 million to supplement CARES Act funding aimed at helping people and business recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pennsylvania will opt in to Trump's $300-a-week jobless pay
Pennsylvania will ask the federal government for a new round of $300 in weekly unemployment benefits under a presidential order tapping into disaster relief aid, Gov. Tom Wolf's labor and industry secretary said Tuesday.
States cannot afford Trump's jobless aid plan, Wolf says
Pennsylvania does not have the money to provide $100 a week as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment assistance, Gov. Tom Wolf told the state's members of Congress.
States can’t afford Trump’s jobless aid plan, Wolf says
Pennsylvania does not have the money to provide $100 a week as President Donald Trump pushes states to help pay for a new round of federal unemployment assistance, Gov. Tom Wolf told the state’s members of Congress.