Four counties in our region have filed a lawsuit against the Wolf Administration, asking U.S. District Court to issue a permanent injunction against the governor’s business shutdown order and his controversial waiver system that allows some businesses to open while others who offer similar products and services must remain closed.
Four state senators, including Joe Pittman, say they strongly support the lawsuit, claiming that Butler, Fayette, Greene, and Washington counties are “more than justified” in filing the suit which names Governor Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine.
The suit says the shutdown is unconstitutional and the waiver system is “arbitrary and capricious”.
Pittman says families are suffering and he hopes Wolf “will quickly come to his senses” and allow the counties in the 41st district to get back to work.
Pittman is joined in his support of the lawsuit by senators Camera Bartolotta, Scott Hutchinson, and Pat Stefano.
In addition to the four counties, other plaintiffs include businesses and residents of Butler County, state representatives Mike Kelly, Marci Mustello, Daryle Metcalf, and Tim Bonner. Wolf and Levine are the only defendants in the lawsuit.
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