Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.20.20

House in voting session May 20, 26 & 27 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate CANCELED session May 20 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

Dept. Of Health: COVID-19 Data Delayed Until This Afternoon Sometime

Op-Ed: Time’s Running Out For Republicans On Redistricting - Fair Districts PA

PA Republicans Have A New Campaign Season Villain - Gov. Wolf
Katie Meyer: Lobbyists Become Essential As PA Debates Who Gets To Reopen

Represent PA Aims To Elect Democratic Women To Legislature

PA State Republican Summer Meeting Pushed Back To July 10

Allegheny County Expects To Have Sufficient Poll Workers For Scaled-Back June Primary

30% Of Allegheny County Voters Apply For Voting By Mail

Allegheny County Election Officials Describe Around-The-Clock Efforts Amid Perfect Storm

Democratic House Candidate Sues Allegheny County Democrats In Dispute

Outreach Group Pushes For College Students Displaced By Pandemic To Vote By Mail

Independent Fiscal Office Presentation On FY 2019-20, FY 2020-21 Revenue Estimates May 26

PA Supreme Court: Should People On Probation For Crimes Be Allowed To Use Medical Marijuana?

Penn State Planning For In-Person Classes This Fall, But

Editorial: Restoring Due Process In College Sexual Misconduct Allegations

Editorial: Horse Racing Must Restore Public Confidence

Editorial: Philly Mayor’s Budget Makes Tough Cuts, Are They The Right Ones?

Other States/National/International

Fox News Labels PA As A Toss-Up For Presidential Race

Coronavirus

Lawmakers, Advocates Question Wolf’s Decisions, Fear He’s Ruining PA Businesses

Wolf Responds To Roethlisberger Barbershop Visit: I  Don’t Care Who You Are, You Are At Risk

Jan Murphy: Another Republican Lawmaker Calls For Health Secretary To Resign

Dept. Of Health Reports 119 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.19.20

Dept. Of Health Releases Data On COVID-19 Cases By Long-Term Care Facility

AP: Virus Toll Steep At Dozens Of Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

Spotlight PA: PA Releases Names Of Nursing Homes With COVID-19 Cases, Deaths

Dept. Of Health Report Sheds Light On COVID-19 Impact In Long-Term Care Facilities

Some Central PA Nursing Homes Plagued By COVID-19 Infections, Deaths

Rep. Everett: Health Dept. ‘Grossly Negligent’ For Not Know About COVID-19 Situation At Nursing Home

Delaware County Has Region’s Highest 14-Day Rate Of COVID-19 Cases

Luzerne Community College Grads Going To The COVID-19 Frontline

Gov. Wolf Vetoes SB 327 [Allowing Counties To Reopen On Their Own], HB 2388, HB 2412

Wolf Vetoes Republican Reopening Bills; Then Allows Real Estate Agencies To Reopen

Gov. Wolf Announces Real Estate Industry May Conduct Limited Business Transactions Statewide

Pennsylvanias Can Buy And Sell At House In Person Again

Gov. Wolf To Sign Law Allowing To-Go Cocktail Sales

Gov. Wolf, Treasurer Torsella: Property Tax/Rent Rebates Arriving Early To Help Seniors

Wolf Signs Bills Allowing For Early Release Of Property Tax/Rent Rebates

Spotlight PA: PA Sold Nursing Home Testing Plan As Universal, Radical, But Advocates Say It’s Optional And Insufficient

PA Gets $300 Million For Virus Testing Called Essential To A Safe Reopening

Dept. Of Human Services Provides Update On Public Assistance Data Trends

Elizabethtown Council Doesn’t Back State Republicans’ Move To Reopen

Gov. Wolf: PA Food Distributors Receive $50 Million For Farmers To Families Food Boxes

Food Stamp Recipients In PA Will Soon Be Able To Have Groceries Delivered

Guidance Available For People Needing FBI Background Checks During Stay-At-Home, Reopening Phases

PennDOT Filling Pent-Up Demand At Driver’s License Centers

Disability Community Struggling During Pandemic, Warily Eyes Reopening

Op-Ed: Call to Reopen Lancaster County Should Have Stressed Readiness - Commissioner Lehman

Editorial: Dept. Of Health Not Exactly A Model Of Transparency In COVID-19 Crisis

Religious Freedom Bill Proposed In PA As Churches Navigate Reopening

Kids With Autism Being Denied An Education During Pandemic, PA Class Action Suit Says

Human Parking Spots Could Help Philly Residents Keep Social Distance At Parks

National

Penn Wharton Model Predicts 5 Million+ Will Get COVID-19, Nearly 300,000 Deaths By End Of July If States Fully Reopen

AP: Governors Warming To The Idea Of The Return Of Pro Sports [PA Included]

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[Posted: May 20, 2020]