Sunday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.5.20

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Report: PA Could See $4 Billion+ Deficit; Revenue Down $294.6M In March [PaCN]
Retiring Sen. Scarnati, Who Doesn’t Represent The Area, Says Erie’s Community College Plan Is Flawed

Planned Parenthood PAC Endorses Fmr Anti-Choice Lawmaker For House

Joint Police Work Sends Erie-Area Gun Seizures Up Again

Coronavirus

Workers ‘Terrified’ At Limerick Nuclear Plant Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Concerns

Lawmakers Upset Over Exelon’s Handling Of Limerick Nuclear Plant Refueling During COVID-19 Outbreak

Dept. Of Health Reports 14 New Deaths Due To COVID-19; Total Cases 11,510 [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Reports 34 New Deaths Due To COVID-19; Total Cases 10,017 [PaCN]

AP: Number Of PA Coronavirus Cases Tops 10,000; 136 Deaths

Surge Is Coming: Racing For Supplies: PA Hopes To Avoid Disaster, New Jersey Fears It’s Here

PA National Guard Help Continues Responding To COVID-19 Outbreak [PaCN]

DCED Announces New Manufacturers Portal to Produce COVID-19-Related Supplies [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf, Religious Leaders Encourage Alternative Forms Of Religious Gatherings
Editorial: Public Health, Religious Freedom Can Coexist

State Says Food Supply Safe, Western PA Farmers Slammed By COVID-19 Shutdowns

In The COVID-19 Age, Supermarket Workers Have Become Our Heroes

AP-Marc Levy: A Mounting Casualty Of COVID-19 Crisis: Health Care Jobs
Stephen Caruso: As Cases Grow, Human Service Workers Say They Can’t Use COVID-19 Leave Offered To Other State Employees

Caseworkers Accept Risk To Protect Children During COVID-19 Crisis

Erie’s Essential Workers Struggle With Child Care

Lehigh Valley Child Care Centers Could Collapse, Will Federal Aid Rescue The Industry?

High-Speed Disinfecting Process proves Invaluable To Westeern PA Ambulance Crews

Spotlight PA: COVID-19 Will Accelerate EMS Crisis In PA’s Small Towns, Rural Areas, Experts Say
Erie County Health Dept. Redeploying Staff To Address COVID-19

David Templeton: UPMC Close To Immunity Test That Could Help End Lockdown

West Virginia County Bans Liquor Sales To Out-Of-State Residents

A $2.3 Trillion Question: What More Is Needed For Pittsburgh?

Is 2020 A Lost Year?  Philadelphia Had Big Plans, Then The Pandemic

Proposed Community Reinvestment Act Changes Have Community Groups Concerned

Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop Hopes To Avoid Bankruptcy After Child Sexual Abuse Scandal, Canceling Fish Frys

Churches Reeling As Coronavirus Hits Collection Plates

Most Charities, Nonprofits Asking You To Keep Your Donations Of Excess Clothes For Now

Duquesne President: In Times Of Crisis Is When America Makes Its Biggest Mistakes

Contura Coal Mines In Temporarily Idling A Majority Of Its Mines In PA, WV, VA

Camp Hill Council President Describes Being Zoombombed With Hate Speech

Editorial: COVID-19 Requires Drastic Measures From All Fronts

Editorial: Virus Crisis Raises Some Issues Anew [How Schools Are Funded, Broadband]

Editorial: Be Shocked, But Not Surprised By Massive Unemployment
Editorial: Businesses Trying To Keep Employees On Payroll
Op-Ed: So You Bought A New Gun, Should You Lock It Up?  It Depends

Edgewood Residents Invited To Decorate Windows With Paper Eggs

PA Fire Companies Helping Kids Celebrate Birthdays

Ad Crable: Lancaster County’s Trails, Parks Swarmed As Residents Seek Relief From Worry

PA Officials: Play Alone So Parks Can Stay Open

Editorial: Caring For Pennsylvanians: AG Shapiro, PNC Launch Laudable Initiative

Editorial: Census Crucial To Recovery

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Other States/National/International

AP: U.S. Braces For More Virus Deaths

AP: Trump Tells Americans To Take Unproven Malaria Drug To Prevent COVID-19

Editorial: Create Pandemic Commission To Get Answers On Federal Government’s Poor Response, Just like 9/11

Cong. Reschenthaler Takes Wait-And-See Approach On Possible 4th Stimulus Package

AP: Trump Suggests Firing Watchdog Was Payback For Impeachment

Editorial: Pompeo Wrong To Accost International Criminal Court Personnel

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[Posted: April 5, 2020]