Republicans who control both chambers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly are taking another crack at sending Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, a comprehensive change of the state’s voting laws. Wolf vetoed the first version of the Voting Right Protection Act, House Bill 1300, in late June.
The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Pennsylvania received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $7.75 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
There were 120 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending August 7, a 5.3 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 95 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending August 7, a 2.1 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 39 deaths with COVID-19 listed as a contributing cause reported in Pennsylvania in the week ending July 17, making up 1.6 percent of total deaths by all causes in Pennsylvania.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for April in the Bloomsburg-Berwick metropolitan statistical area was 42,000, a 0.7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for April in the Gettysburg metropolitan statistical area was 33,100, a 1.2 percent decrease from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan statistical area was 2,774,600, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Pittsburgh metropolitan statistical area was 1,096,500, a 0.8 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton metropolitan statistical area was 358,300, a 0.7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
There were 72 deaths with Alzheimer's disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending August 7, a 1.4 percent decrease from the previous week.
There were 64 deaths with diabetes mellitus listed as the underlying cause reported in Pennsylvania during the week ending August 7, a 16.4 percent increase over the previous week.
There were 507 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Pennsylvania in the week ending July 17, making up 21.3 percent of total deaths by all causes in Pennsylvania.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Harrisburg-Carlisle metropolitan statistical area was 333,900, a 0.7 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Lancaster metropolitan statistical area was 244,000, a 0.8 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton metropolitan statistical area was 243,600, a 0.6 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the York-Hanover metropolitan statistical area was 178,600, a 0.2 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The number of employees on nonfarm payrolls for March in the Reading metropolitan statistical area was 165,900, a 0.5 percent increase over the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.