> or the business now owned by the Senate’s most powerful member <
Now, that’s interesting. He evidently owns an “essential” candy factory. Thanks for the post.
Business owners and lawmakers have cried foul over these waivers that have allowed select businesses to reopen. Workers across the state have been laid off or sent home while others, sometimes in the same industry, continue working–and there’s been no clear rationale for why.
More than 42,000 waiver requests were submitted before Wolf again surprised employers by suddenly shutting the process down on April 3.
At that time, more than 11,000 requests had gone unanswered. For those that did receive a response, approvals and rejections seemed to have little rhyme or reason. Meanwhile, hundreds of businesses have received police warnings for remaining open.
It’s easy to understand the misgivings about these waivers, especially when the governor’s former business, Wolf Home Products, received a waiver. Public outcry resulted in the waiver being pulled–but neither the waiver nor its cancellation was explained.
https://www.lockhaven.com/opinion/columns/2020/04/pa-lawmakers-offered-way-out-of-virus-chaos/