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HARRISBURG – A new report from the Pennsylvania Department of State (DOS) credits a “lack of executive oversight” as the chief reason why a state constitutional amendment which would have retroactively extended the timeline for victims to file civil actions against their abusers, stalled in a procedural snafu that won’t see it be considered as a ballot question until 2023 at the earliest.
The proposed amendment,
House Bill 14, would have provided “an individual for whom a statutory limitations period has already expired, [to] have a period of two years from the time that this subsection becomes effective to commence an action arising from childhood sexual abuse, in such cases as provided by law at the time that [the legislation] becomes effective.”
How can Pennsylvania speed up the COVID-19 vaccine rollout? Pressure mounts as frustration rises
Pennsylvania lawmakers continue to grill state health leaders on what is causing delays and frustration in the COVID-19 rollout Author: Jamie Bittner (FOX43) Updated: 5:18 PM EST February 8, 2021
Frustration continues across Pennsylvania as up to 4 million people are currently eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, yet the state has only received nearly 2.9 million doses of the shot according to the CDC.
On Monday it was democratic lawmakers turn to question Pennsylvania s Department of Health about the rollout. Many asked why the state has not yet unveiled a central system to sign up for the vaccine rather than making people wade through dozens of dots on a statewide map to find a vaccine provider.