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A U.S Postal Service mail carrier wears gloves while delivering mail, Friday March 20, 2020, in South Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Aimee Dilger/The Times Leader via AP)

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Wolf retrenches sweeping order, amid complaints, lawsuits
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.