COVID-19 Update, May 18: New case numbers hold steady; Wolf highlights PEMA, Nat. Guard role in crisis

By Mike McGann, Editor, The Times @mikemcgannpa As COVID-19 new cases in the state stabilize, but not drop significantly, officials said that health providers who provided testing and treatment for the virus for uninsured patients will be reimbursed through federal stimulus funds. “All Pennsylvanians should have access to necessary testing for COVID-19 and this federal funding will help eliminate...

Op/Ed: Remembering and honoring those who serve and sacrifice

By Tom Wolf, Governor, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf welcomes National Guard members returning home from duty in Kuwait last month. On sunny Saturday afternoon last month, a military aircraft carrying returning servicemen and women approached the runway at Harrisburg International Airport, and families – parents, spouses, siblings, and children dressed in red, white and blue – raised handmade signs...

Op/Ed: Restore state tax exemption for active-duty military

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the Veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.” ~ President George Washington By Tim Gwinn, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Guard Associations Tim Gwinn For 47 years from 1965 to 2012, a grateful Pennsylvania...