More than 40,000 businesses applied for exemptions.
Pennsylvania Auditor General Taking Closer Look At Nonessential Business Waiver Process
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CAPACITY N CENTER CITY, HOWARDMONROE FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".WHEN GOVERNOR WOLF ORDEREDNONESSENTIAL BUSINESS TOSSCLOSE IN MARCH THERE WERECOMPLAINTS OVER WAIVERPROCESS, MORE THAN 40,000BUSINESSES APPLIED FOR AEXCEPTION.NOW PENNSYLVANIA AUDITORJENNIES TAKING A CLOSE LEAR ATHOW DECISIONS WERE MADE.BUSINESS OWNERS AND ALLPENNSYLVANIANS DESERVE TO KNOWIF WAIVERS WERE GRANTEDCONSISTENTLY WITHOUT UNDUEOUTSIDE INFLUENCE AND ALSO AFAIR INTERNAL PROCESS AS WELL.BECAUSE COVID-19 IS GOING TOBE WITH US FOR QUITE SOMETIME,I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEWAIVER PROCESS REFLECTS THEDELICATE BALANCE BETWEENPROTECTING LIVES ANDPROTECTING LIVELIHOODS.PENNSYLVANIA USED A