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Allegheny and Westmoreland counties are among the counties Gov. Tom Wolf announced can begin the first phase of a gradual reopening and easing of coronavirus-related restrictions next week. A majority of the Southwest and South-Central regions will get the go-ahead to proceed to the yellow phase of the tiered reopening plan on May 15. That includes Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland counties, the governor said. The governor made the announcement today at a 2 p.m. virtual news conference.

WASHINGTON (Talon News) -- A potential candidate for the United States Senate has called on South Dakota's leading newspaper to disclose one of its reporter's ties to Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD). Sioux Falls businessman Neal Tapio issued a press release Tuesday in which he demanded the Argus Leader reveal to readers the relationship that its top political reporter has with the three-term Senator. The connection that Tapio makes between Daschle and David Kranz, who has covered politics for 30 years, began at South Dakota State University in 1968. Daschle was president of the Political Science club that staged...