Gov. Tom Wolf announced the expansion of early childhood education to more than 3,200 children today during a visit to Community Services for Children’s Learning Hub in Allentown.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Governor Tom Wolf is calling for more than half a billion dollars in funds from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support on-farm efforts by Pennsylvania farmers fighting climate change.

Allentown-based Tobyhanna Site was approved for a 15-year, $2 million state loan to build a 28,000-square-foot medical facility in Tobyhanna Township, Monroe County.

Pennsylvania will lift all COVID-19 restrictions except the order to wear a mask in public on Memorial Day. Restaurants, bars, and indoor and outdoor gatherings will no longer have capacity restrictions as of May 31.

Northampton Community College was granted $200,000 to enhance a 10-week training program that helps students develop industrial skills for manufacturing.

Restaurants can resume bar service, sell alcohol without customers needing to purchase food first and fill their dining room to 75% capacity beginning April 4, Gov. Wolf announced in a press release on Monday.

Citing declining COVID-19 cases, the Wolf Administration announced that it would be lifting its out-of-state travel restrictions as of Monday.

After about three weeks of shutdown because of the latest spike in COVID-19 leading up to the holidays, bars, restaurants and other food service businesses can start offering indoor service again starting today.

State lawmakers praised the coming of the $900 billion federal stimulus package approved by the Senate and Congress this week but noted that much more must be done before the nation recovers from its public health and economic crisis.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board voted today to waive most liquor licensing fees for 2021, a move that the Pennsylvania Licensed Beverage and Tavern Association is calling it a step in the right direction.