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Cambria County Legislators Call for Weekly ‘Employment Health’ Updates

Posted July 3, 2020
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Department of Health is no longer conducting weekly televised news conferences to update the spread of COVID-19. State Reps. Tommy Sankey (R-Hastings) and Jim Rigby (R-Johnstown) are now calling on the state’s Department of Labor and Industry to begin a similar practice by regularly addressing the Commonwealth’s economic “health” in a…

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Diamond, Klunk, Ecker Sponsor Bill to Open Local Garden Centers

Posted April 25, 2020
Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) has introduced House Bill 2429, which would grant a waiver to the governor’s COVID-19 Business Closure Order to all lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores that can adhere to the social distancing practices and other mitigation measures defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), effectively opening them…

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Economy faces grueling road to recovery from coronavirus

Posted April 19, 2020
© Getty Images President Trump is pushing to loosen coronavirus restrictions to help revive a devastated economy, a move he hopes will lead to a quick recovery before Election Day. The Trump administration this week rolled out guidelines for states to follow starting May 1, as some governors gradually allow businesses to reopen and scaled-down…

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President Donald J. Trump Convenes Members of Congress to Serve on the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group

Posted April 16, 2020
Today, President Donald J. Trump and members of his Administration hosted phone calls with Republican and Democrat Members of the House of Representatives and Senate serving on the Opening Up America Again Congressional Group.  The President announced that he will soon provide guidance to America’s Governors to determine their ability to reignite the economies in…

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Senate Approves Measures to Create a Better Process for COVID-19 Mitigation

Posted April 15, 2020
HARRISBURG – The state Senate approved two bills today that would provide some much-needed clarity and common sense to the process of deciding which businesses can safely operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Senator Lisa Baker (R-20). Governor Wolf ordered the closure of all businesses not deemed “life-sustaining” on March 16 in response to…

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PA GOP Chairman Lawrence Tabas Calls on Wolf to Re-open businesses

Posted April 15, 2020
Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas issued the following statement urging Governor Wolf to sign legislation (SB 613 and SB 327) which would start to safely re-opening Pennsylvania’s economy:  “The Pennsylvania Legislature is taking a bold lead on measures to safely re-open businesses which closed on the unilateral order of Governor Wolf.  On March 16, offering…

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