Thursday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.20.20

Senate & House Agency-By-Agency Budget Hearings Continue Today At 10:00 a.m.:

Senate: 10:00- State System of Higher Ed, 1:00 Dept. of State, 3:00 Attorney General. Click Here to Watch Senate Hearings Live. Click Here for Senate Republican hearing videos/summaries. 

House: 10:00 State Police/Homeland Security, 1:00 Dept. of Corrections, Probation & Parole, Board of Pardons. Click Here to Watch House Hearings Live.  Click Here for House Republican hearing vidoes/written testimony

Complete Hearing Schedule.   

Op-Ed: What if PA Redistricting Reform Doesn’t Get Done In 2020?
FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process
John Baer: When It Comes To PA Politics, We Should Be Addicted To Hope

PA Primary Ballot Finalized For Presidential Races, Congress, State Legislature

PLS Reporter: List Of All 2020 House, Senate Candidates

Ford Turner: 8 Candidates Running For 2 Open House Seats In Lehigh Valley With Property Taxes A Big Issue

Who’s Running To Represent Centre County In April Primary

Musto Plans To Correct Petition To Be On Ballot To Oppose Rep. Boback

Spotlight PA: With Dozens Of Lawmakers Heading For The Exits, Do Democrats Have The Edge In 2020?

AP-Marc Levy: Complaints About Privacy Follow Switch To Paper Ballots

Allegheny County Democratic Committee Chair Responds To Endorsement Criticism

Allegheny County Democratic Chair Fires Back At Critics Over Endorsements
Stephen Caruso: In Philly, Progressive Candidates Slug It Out With Democratic Incumbents
Philly Museum Founder To Run For Rep. Youngblood’s House Seat

PA Gaming Board Reports Total Revenue From All Gaming Up Nearly 17% In January Compared To Last Year

Op-Ed: There’s A History Lesson In Raising Turnpike Tolls
Shame On Us - L&I Secretary Says Of PA’s Stalled Minimum Wage Hike

Jan Murphy: State Corrections Officers Sound The Alarm About Dangers In Prisons
PA Prison Suicides At All-Time High, Families Blame Reprehensible Mental Health Care
Saddled With Vacancies, Parole Board Struggling To Keep Up With Growing Backlog

AP-Mark Scolforo: Harrisburg Catholic Dioceses Latest To Seek Bankruptcy Protection After Clergy Child Sex Abuse Deals

Katie Meyer/Ed Mahon: Harrisburg Catholic Dioceses Becomes First In PA To Declare Bankruptcy As A Result Of Clergy Child Sex Abuse Scandals

Harrisburg Catholic Bishop Talks About Bankruptcy Filing Due To Clergy Child Sex Abuse

Determining Harrisburg Catholic Diocese’s Assets Will Be Complicated Process Under Bankruptcy

Here’s What Harrisburg Catholic Diocese Might Look Like In Bankruptcy

WITF Smart Talk: Harrisburg Catholic Diocese  Bankruptcy TODAY 9.00 a.m.

Erie Catholic Bishop: Finances Strained, But No Bankruptcy

Philly DA Won’t Call Controversial Witness In Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse Retrial

PA Nursing Home Company To Pay $15.4 Million In Overbilling Case
Spotlight PA: Fight Rages Over Medical Malpractice Lawsuits In PA, Report Fails To Settle Dispute
Op-Ed: Insurance Companies, Big Pharma Are Fighting And Patients Are Left Holding The Bag

Op-Ed: PA’s Seniors Should Be A Priority

Editorial: People Should Not Have To Choose Between Medical Treatment, Affordable Housing

How Penn State, Students Handling Coronavirus Fears

Robert Morris University Turns Over Its Presidency To Groundskeeper For 1 Day

Op-Ed: Walking Away From Student Loan Debt Should Not Be An Option

Pittsburgh School Board May Endorse Bills On Private Charter School Reform

Failed Philly Private Cyber Charter Application Highlights Weaknesses In State Law

Western PA School For Students With Visual Impairments Calls Attention to Chronic Teacher Shortage

Editorial: Use Caution During School Shooter Drills

Rep. Rothman Bill Would Speed Up Eviction Process

Editorial: The Surprising Costs Of Surviving, Thriving In Philadelphia

Learning How To Use Opportunity Zones In Pittsburgh
Philly Soda Tax Was Supposed To Rebuild 200 Parks, Rec Centers, 4 Years Later Little Work Has Been Done

Op-Ed: Philly Can Become Less Anti-Business By Looking At The Courts

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 2.20.20 -- Click Here

Other States/National/International

Toomey Pushes Back On Democrat Efforts To Ban Fracking

Toomey Resolution Would Prohibit President From Banning Fracking

Pro/Con: Should The Next President Ban Fracking?
Fitzgerald, Davis Pledge As Biden Delegates, Wagner For Warren

Op-Ed: Working To Improve Healthcare Affordability, Availability - Cong. Cartwright

Opponents Of Berks County Migrant Detention Center Are Trying A New Way To Shut It Down

Editorial: Immigration Benefits Pennsylvania

Editorial: No Toasts To Trump Tariff Wars
Editorial: Tariff Pain: A Reprieve Could Save A Steel Mill

The Guardian: Court Proceedings: Trump Offered Julian Assange A Pardon If He Denied Russia Link To Clinton Email Hack
Editorial: Trump, AG Barr Should Discipline Their Tongues

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[Posted: February 20, 2020]