Brady Kokitus, of Pottsville, plays basketball at General Joulwan East Side Park in Pottsville, Pa. on Thursday, March 19, 2020. With schools closed and colleges moving to online courses due to the coronavirus pandemic, Kokitus, a Temple University student, has been spending time training for a triathlon. (Lindsey Shuey/The Republican-Herald via AP)
March 20, 2020
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March 20, 2020 9:09 p.m.
Wolf retrenches sweeping order, amid complaints, lawsuits
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Under fire from business groups and Republican lawmakers and facing lawsuits over a broad shutdown order designed to slow the spreading of the coronavirus, Gov. Tom Wolf's administration defended its actions as critical to preventing hospitals from being overwhelmed, but it also made a series of concessions.