Headlines for Thursday, July 2, 2020:
• State Supreme Court says legislature can't overrule Gov. Wolf's emergency declaration: The court majority said the legislature failed to comply with state law in attempting to circumvent Wolf's authority. (Source: PennLive)
• Central Market to add security: The move comes in response to concerns over a man carrying a long gun there this past weekend. (Source: LNP)
• Proposal advances to allow fireworks bans: An amendment allowing some municipalities to ban consumer-grade fireworks passed the state Senate. (Source: CBS 21)
• Fewer Lancaster County residents file for unemployment: There were 784 new claims over the past week, down 5.9% from the week before. (Source: LNP)
• National roundup: The U.S. added a record 4.8 million jobs in June (Source: Reuters) while another 1.4 million Americans filed for unemployment over the past week. (Source: UPI) Supreme Court to decide if U.S. House investigators can see Mueller grand jury material. (Source: NBC News) U.S. notched 50,000 new Covid-19 cases Wednesday. (Source: NPR) Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, arrested. (Source: AP)
