HARRISBURG, Pa. (KDKA) — A federal judge has given Gov. Tom Wolf until Friday to respond to a lawsuit filed by a group led by Butler County.
Fayette, Greene and Washington counties are also suing the governor.
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State Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine is the only other named defendant.
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