Saturday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.1.20

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AP- Marc Levy: What To Watch For In Gov. Wolf’s Budget Proposal
Op-Ed: Redistricting Reform Must Get Done In Pennsylvania This Year

Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse Survivor Announces Democratic Bid To Challenge Sen. Langerholc

Republican Challenger To Rep. Zimmerman Suspends Campaign After Failing To Get Endorsement

IRRC Approves Final Overtime Rules Expanding Coverage To 82,000 More Workers

AP-Marc Levy: PA On Track To Expand Overtime Pay Eligibility

Op-Ed: PA Seniors, Their Families Need Governor To Address Their Needs In 2020-21 Budget

AP-Mark Scolforo: PA Judge Puts Hold On State Ghost Guns Policy

Legislators To Introduce Legislation To Lesson Impact Of State Facility Closures In Luzerne

AP: Pennsylvania Rejects Trump’s New Medicaid Offer

Jan Murphy: Which PA Counties, Lawmakers Received Most Grant Money Under Wolf?

33 Deaths In PA, Nearly 4,000 Cases Of Flu In Lehigh Valley Alone This Year

48,000 Cases Of Flu So Far In Pennsylvania This Season

Dept. Of Health: Pennsylvania Flu Season By The Numbers: 33 Deaths, 48,510 Cases

Pitt, Penn State Tell Students, Employees To Cancel Travel To China Amid Virus Outbreak

Pitt Cancels Spring Programs In China

Philadelphia Archdiocese Tells Students Returning From China To Stay Home

Editorial: Calm, Urgency Needed As Virus Spreads To U.S.

State Sets Filing Deadlines For Erie Community College Hearing

Charles Thompson: Dickinson College Students Register Complaints Over Handling Of Sexual Assault Cases

Paul Muschik: Cameras Catch Drivers Zooming Past Stopped Allentown School Buses Endangering Over 200 Students

Why Philly Parents Lined Up At 4:00 a.m. To Get Their Kids Into Kindergarten

Lebanon County Student Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Over Refusal to Stand For Pledge Of Allegiance

Op-Ed: Private Cyber Charter Schools Are Awash In Taxpayer Money They Waste

Editorial: Private Charter School Funding, Time To Fix Flawed System

Drones Create Hazards For Police, Medical Helicopters In PA, Could Result In Criminal Charges

AP: Prosecutors: Owners Of Shuttered Organic Dairy In Franklin County Ran $60 Million Fraud

Monroe County Judge Blasts DA’s Office As Unprofessional In Homicide Case

ACLU Asks PA Supreme Court To Tell Philly To Stop Jailing People Who Can’t Afford Cash Bail

Lawsuits Allege Cruel And Unusual Punishment At SCI Mercer

Editorial: End Second Amendment Sanctuaries

Editorial: Open Records, Not Open Identity Info

Hershey Crushes Guinness World Record With 5,943 Pound Reeese’s Take 5 Bar

Public Square Vigil Planned For Mr. Peanut In Wilkes-Barre

Wilkes-Barre Artist Adds Mr. Peanut To Picasso

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National/International

Laura Olson/Ford Turner/Nicole Radzievich: How Pennsylvania Will Make Or Break Donald Trump’s Re-Election Bid

Casey, Toomey Split On Senate Vote To Allow Impeachment Witnesses

NPR: 64 Service Members Diagnosed With Traumatic Brain Injuries From Iranian Attack

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[Posted: February 1, 2020]