Dr. Rachel Levine was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's first openly transgender four-star admiral. The former Pennsylvania health secretary, who now serves as President Joe Biden's assistant health secretary, joins the ranks of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
Governor Wolf's announced that Pennsylvania has hit the milestone set by his office earlier this year to have 70 percent of the state's adults fully vaccinated.
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut and New York signed an agreement that will allow law enforcement agencies to share gun crime data in an effort to investigate gun crimes and apprehend gun traffickers and straw purchasers. All four states saw increases in gun violence in 2020.
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