Pennsylvania State Police said its Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement will be out over the Independence Day holiday weekend, visiting businesses with liquor licenses to make sure they are doing their part to prevent the spread of COVID 19.

Pennsylvania’s top court ruled against Republican lawmakers’ attempt to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration without his approval.

“These laws will pay a critical role in helping our hospital families feel protected from violence in their workplaces,” said Andy Carter, president and CEO of the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.

The U.S. economy added a record 4.8 million jobs in June as states continued to allow businesses shuttered by the coronavirus to reopen and more Americans went back to work, even as massive layoffs have persisted. 

A handful of Republican state lawmakers and industry leaders this week discussed the prolonged economic damages of the Wolf administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some advocating defiance of the governor’s orders.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is now accepting unsolicited proposals for transportation projects from the private sector.

Heisey: Capital BlueCross continues to make strategic investments in technology that are making it easier for people to choose coverage, monitor the use of that coverage, and make smart decisions about their overall healthcare.

The move comes as Univest increases its presence in the competitive financial services industry in Berks County, Univest President Mike Keim said in an interview this week.

Kerry A. Wrobel is the president and chief executive officer of Lehigh Valley Industrial Park Inc.  He has served in this capacity for 19 years.  Wrobel is responsible for LVIP’s seven industrial parks and his work includes the development of Lehigh Valley Industrial Park VII at the Bethlehem Commerce Center, the former site of Bethlehem Steel. 

Beginning today, anyone leaving their homes are required to wear a mask to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, according to an order issued by Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine.