Josh Shapiro Aban­dons Dra­con­ian Pow­er Grab Fol­low­ing Dai­ly Wire Report

Pennsylvania’s Depart­ment of Health announced on Fri­day that it was aban­don­ing a pro­posed over­haul of the state’s health code that would have giv­en Demo­c­rat Gov­er­nor Josh Shapiro author­i­tar­i­an police pow­ers ahead of his re-elec­tion cam­paign.
Sec­re­tary of Health Debra Bogen sub­mit­ted a let­ter to Pennsylvania’s Inde­pen­dent Reg­u­la­to­ry Review Com­mis­sion on Sep­tem­ber 25 stat­ing the Depart­ment was with­draw­ing its pro­posed reg­u­la­tion, which would have giv­en bureau­crats unchecked author­i­tar­i­an pow­ers in the name of “dis­ease con­trol mea­sures,” includ­ing the abil­i­ty to enter homes and schools with­out a war­rant, access con­fi­den­tial med­ical records, and impose statewide school mask man­dates.
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