The Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by landlord advocates that challenged Gov. Tom Wolf’s statewide order banning evictions during the coronavirus pandemic.

State officials awarded grants for three major health networks to create medication-assisted treatment programs as part of the Wolf administration’s multi-year effort to provide addiction recovery services for underinsured Pennsylvanians suffering from opioid use disorder.

Industry trade groups are calling on state officials to enact a relief package to support Pennsylvania’s restaurants in the wake of the Wolf administration’s tightening of restrictions on business operations.

State legislators gave their final approval last week for legislation that would create a new tax credit to encourage the use of natural gas in the commonwealth’s manufacturing sector.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Thursday a reimbursement-based grant program that will provide hazard pay for essential industries to help retain their front-line workforce amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Wolf administration officials unveiled a $10 million program to ensure food retailers whose business has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can provide fresh and healthy products in low-to-moderate income communities.

Gov. Tom Wolf extended the state’s suspension of evictions and foreclosures until Aug. 31. The executive order issued May 7 was set to expire Friday.

“People have a right to affordable health care and to get the best price possible for their prescription drugs,” state Rep. Valerie Gaydos

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.