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Protesters rally at the Capitol to 're-open' Arizona against the governor's stay-at-home order due to the coronavirus Monday, April 20, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Coronavirus protests spread as conservatives reject restrictions, rally for reopening

By Dave Boyer and David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

In this April 16, 2020 photo, a worker puts four-pack covers on canned beers after they came off the filling conveyor at the ShuBrew craft brewery in Harmony, Pa. After the Pennsylvania liquor control board closed the Pennsylvania state-owned stores that retail nearly all of Pennsylvania's liquor in March, the 25-employee microbrewery business pulled an all-nighter to retool its website and operations and went to online ordering and curbside pickup for patrons at their Zelienople, Pa. restaurant. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Wolf sets May 8 as target launch date for gradual reopening

By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Gov. Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania speaks at a new conference at Pennsylvania Emergency Management Headquarters where he said he was ordering schools and other facilities to close in a suburban Philadelphia county, Montgomery County, that has been hard-hit by the COVID-19, Thursday, March 12, 2020 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania governor, targets May 8 to start lifting coronavirus restrictions

By Marc Levy, Michael Rubinkam and Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

A person receives food during the coronavirus outbreak as part of a new initiative called Step Up to the Plate in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, April 17, 2020. The program aims to help those with food insecurity and is a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, and Project HOME, with the City of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Wolf offers ‘framework,’ no timeline for reopening state

By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM AND MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Michelle Boran, from left, Meghan Boran and Wendy Eaby, all of Pottsville, Pa., walk under a blooming tree while keeping their social distance along Mahantongo Street in Pottsville, Pa., on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. The trio came outside for some exercise and to support their mental health. (Lindsey Shuey/The Republican-Herald via AP)

Wolf resists calls to reopen economy, ease stay-home order

By MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

Kris Jaeger with Broad Street Ministry distributes food as part of a new initiative called Step Up to the Plate, during a rainstorm outside of City Hall in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. The program aims to help those with food insecurity and is a partnership of Broad Street Ministry, Prevention Point Philadelphia, and Project HOME, with the City of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania counties press governor for all-mail election

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

In this Nov. 27, 2017 file photo, a guard stands watch at the State Correctional Institution in Chester, Pa. As officials consider releasing some inmates to lessen the impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania prisons, county prosecutors are telling lawmakers that passing legislation to address that would avoid leaving those decisions to the governor alone. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Wolf suggests Pennsylvania virus cases could surge next week

By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARYCLAIRE DALE - Associated Press

Dr. Jignesh Sheth, chief medical officer for The Wright Center, explains the workings of a new negative pressure tent to triage patients with possible coronavirus infections in Jermyn. Pa., Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The military style tent cycles air out about 15 times an hour to help stop the disease from spreading. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Schools ordered to remain closed until end of academic year

By MARK SCOLFORO and MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARC LEVY - Associated Press

A stay-at-home order in response to the new coronavirus has meant little traffic on Pittsburgh's busiest streets, as seen with this sparse assortment of cars on the Parkway North during rush hour on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, in Pittsburgh. (Andrew Rush/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Pennsylvania to seize medical supplies for COVID-19 fight

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO and MARC LEVY - Associated Press

Customers enter and exit the Walmart in Hazle Township, Pa. Saturday, April 4, 2020. (Sean McKeag/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

Pennsylvania jobless claims exceed 1 million since outbreak

By MARC LEVY and MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, April 1, 2020 photo, protestors from Philadelphia's chapter of Put People First Pennsylvania, safely and respecting social distancing protocols, break the shelter-in-place order to demand the re-opening of the former Hahnemann hospital to save the lives of COVID-19 patients in Philadelphia. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Deadline looms for Pennsylvania virus-shutdown waivers

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

Bothers Mark, left and Tim Ott stand together with Geraniums at Cleveland Ott &amp; Son in Collegeville, a wholesale nursery that sells its flowers and plants to smaller garden centers in the region, most of whom are closed. Tuesday, March 24, 2020. &quot;The coronavirus has been spreading across the globe since January, and now has been identified in the Philadelphia region.&quot;(Steven M. Falk/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

All of Pennsylvania now under orders to stay home

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM - Associated Press

James Lin, D.O., walks down a hallway at the LECOM Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Erie, Pa., on Monday, March 30, 2020. The staff at the facility have prepared this wing of the facility for possible future LECOM patients, including those who have tested positive for COVID-19, and those who need to be tested. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP)

Wolf places 7 more counties under stay-home order

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press

A federal medical station is set up at Temple University's Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Monday, March 30, 2020, to accommodate an influx in hospital patients due to the coronavirus outbreak. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Trump declares disaster as Wolf shuts schools indefinitely

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM and MARK SCOLFORO and CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press

Governor again expanding order for residents to stay home

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Governor vetoes petrochemical plant tax break bill

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American Red Cross mobile phlebotomist April Evanitus sanitizes a bed during a blood drive at the Carbondale YMCA in Carbondale, Pa., on Thursday, March 26, 2020. The American Red Cross reports a critical need of blood due the coronavirus. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)

Stay-at-home order expands as overflow facilities get ready

By MARC LEVY and CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press

A Costco employee, right, looks towards a shopper wearing a mask and snorkel to go shopping, as she sanitizes carts that are returned from the parking lot to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, in King of Prussia, Pa., Wednesday, March 25, 2020. (Michael Bryant/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Jobless claims swamp Pennsylvania amid rise in virus cases

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO and CLAUDIA LAUER - Associated Press

A skateboarder makes the Hang Loose sign as he rolls a sidewalk in Wilkes-Barre Pa., Tuesday, March 24, 2020 while wearing a gas mask. (Dave Scherbenco/The Citizens' Voice via AP)

Governor extending stay-at-home order to two more counties

By MARC LEVY and MARK SCOLFORO - Associated Press