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- Politicians in Beaver, Dauphin, and Lebanon declared that their counties would begin returning to business as usual on May 15, despite being some of the worst-hit parts of Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- "It is time to reopen the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and return our state to the people (as prescribed by our Constitution) and not run it as a dictatorship," Dauphin County Board of Commissioners Chairman Jeff Haste wrote in a letter published May 8.
- Gov. Tom Wolf responded on Monday, threatening to withhold federal stimulus money from counties — and take away liquor licenses from restaurants — that open up in defiance of state law.
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has had it up to here: counties that reopen for business, in defiance of his shut-down order, risk losing out on federal stimulus money, he's warning — and any restaurant that follows suit could lose their coveted liquor license.
Last week, local politicians in Beaver, Dauphin, and Lebanon declared that their counties would begin returning to business as usual on May 15 despite still being in the "red": the commonwealth's designation for the worst-hit parts of the state.
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