Sunday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.26.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session April 27, 28 and 29. 

Senate is scheduled to return to session April 28, 29

No Live COVID-19 Briefing Scheduled At This Time

Jan Murphy: House Republicans Freeze STAFF Pay, Look At Other Cost-Cutting Measures [No Word On Committing Senate/House $172 Million Surplus To COVID-19 Fight]

Gasoline Tax Revenue Drying Up

School Property Tax Freeze off The Table, For Now

Bagenstose: PA, NJ Casinos Lose $274 Million In A Month

Virus Pandemic Affects Sales Of Lottery Tickets

Registered Republicans Increase In Luzerne County Since Last Presidential Primary

Blair County Sees Huge Overdose Increase

Colleges Reimburse Room, Board Amid Concerns Over Lost Revenue

Colleges Holding On-Campus Classes In The Fall?  Maybe

Pitt Chancellor, Top Leader Pledge Portion Of Earnings To University

Allentown Students Starting Remote Learning Monday, Weeks Behind Suburban Peers
Op-Ed: A Lot Will Change After COVID-19 And That’s Good

Editorial: Newspapers Prove Their Worth In This Unprecedented Crisis

Other States/National/International

Charles Thompson: DePasquale Opponent Alleges Campaign Finance Violation

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports Total Of 1,537 COVID-19 Deaths In PA, Up From 1,492 Yesterday [PaCN] 4.25.20

Health Secretary Doesn’t Want Its Regional Health Districts Getting In The Way Of Reopening  List of counties in each district.  Map.

Health Secretary Doesn’t Know When Her Agency Will Respond To Public Records Requests

Despite PA’s Stay At Home Order, COVID-19 Continues To Spread, Why?

Gov. Wolf Further Explains Red-Yellow-Green Reopening Standards, Provides An Example [PaCN]

AP: Secretary Of Health: Quick Return To Normal Unlikely Amid Reopening

Wolf Fears 2nd Virus Wave, Says Public Can Help Avoid One

It’s A Sinking Ship: State-Run Vets Nursing Home Sees COVID-19 Deaths Triple

COVID-19 Update: Don’t Count On National Stockpile For Masks, Gloves, Feds Tell PA

Cong. Lamb: We Are On Our Own When It Comes To Protective Equipment

Why So Many COVID-19 Deaths In PA Will Never Be Counted

Editorial: 3 Things Wolf Should Do In Next Phase Of COVID-19 Fight

Editorial: It’s Time to More Directly Involve State Residents

Dept. of Agriculture: Priority COVID-19 Testing Available To Workforce Supporting PA’s Food Supply

Homeless Camps Growing In Lehigh Valley, Creating COVID-19 Time Bomb

Several NE PA Banks Vow Not To Garnish Stimulus Payments From Indebted Customers

Editorial: State, Local Aid From Feds Is Essential

Colleges Reimburse Room, Board Amid Concerns Over Lost Revenue

Colleges Holding On-Campus Classes In The Fall?  Maybe

Pitt Chancellor, Top Leader Pledge Portion Of Earnings To University

Allentown Students Starting Remote Learning Monday, Weeks Behind Suburban Peers

National

Toomey Releases Plan For Gradually, Safely Reopening PA Economy

AP: Dr. Fauci Urges Careful Science On COVID-19 Drugs

The Guardian: Trump Says COVID-19 Briefings Not Worth The Effort Amid Fallout From Disinfectant Comments

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[Posted: April 26, 2020]