Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.1.20

*Senate returns to voting session Sept. 8 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Editorial: Fmr Gov. Ridge Once Again Leads Amid Crisis

PA To Provide Postage-Paid Return Envelopes With Mail-In, Absentee Ballots

AP: PA To Pay For Mail-In Ballot Postage In Election

Editorial: False Narratives About Mail-In Ballots Are Threat To Democracy

Earlier Census Deadline Could Cause Western PA Officials To Accelerate Counts

Republican Reps. Dush, Ryan, Keefer, Day Sign Letter Opposing Federal Bailout Of States

More Than 4,300 People Died From Drug Overdoses Last Year In PA

Report: Probation, Parole Feed Mass Incarceration, Problem Particularly Acute In PA

PA Supreme Court Receives Briefs On Catholic Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Case

Camden’s Catholic Diocese Suspends Payments To Victims Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse

Lehigh U. To Pay $200,000 To Settle NASA Fraud Allegations Related To Ex-Prof

Editorial: State Higher Ed Faces Its Future

With Immigrant Parents In Philly Church Sanctuary, DACA Student Accepted To Columbia U., But Has No Way To Pay

The Trough Is Behind U.S. Steel CEO Says

National/International

Libertarian Candidate For VP Stops In Williamsport

Editorial: Deal With Federal Health Insurance Crisis

AP: PA Man Gets 20 Years For Threatening Trump, Prosecutor

AP: Foreign Threats Loom Ahead Of U.S. Presidential Election

George Floyd Protests

Op-Ed: Cong. Perry Wrong To Vote Against Removing Confederate Statues

Op-Ed: How Suburban School Districts Like Lower Merion Can Show Black Lives Matter

Editorial: Independent Review Of Philly’s Response To Protests Is Best Bet To Answer Questions

Philly DA Says He Was Left Out Of Policing Talks During Protests

Murrysville Vetern Organizes Vets For Black Lives Protest In Pittsburgh Sunday

Coronavirus

Jan Murphy: Wolf Says He’s Not Ordering Schools To Close, Addresses Rumors
Gov. Wolf: Dashboard Shows Multiple Counties With High Percent Positives, 1 State Taken Off Self-Quarantine List

Dept. Of Health Reported 13 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 970 New Cases [PaCN] 7.31.20

Study: Children Of All Ages Susceptible To Coronavirus

Clergy Criticize Sen. Mastriano’s Views On COVID-19 Pandemic

Dept. Health, Partners To Hire 1,000 More COVID-19 Contact Tracers

Editorial: Following Clues In COVID-19 Contact

Blair County Residents Report Long Delays For COVID-19 Test Results

Op-Ed: Let’s Democratize COVID-19 Testing

Op-Ed: I’m An Immigrant Doctor In Philadelphia, It Shouldn’t Be So Hard To Do Our Jobs

Paul Muschick: COVID-19 Kindness: Kids Inspire Lonely Nursing Home Residents

Slatington Man Charged With Attempted Murder In Mask Dispute Remains At Large

Cap-Star: 139,000 Pennsylvanians Still Didn’t Receive Unemployment Benefits

Column: The Trustrating Perils Of Unemployment Compensation

Pennsylvanians Worry How They’ll Pay Bills As $600 Federal Benefit Expires

Spotlight PA: Minority-Owned Small Businesses Were Largely Shut Out Of PA’s First COVID-19 Assistance Program

How Many Lehigh Valley Businesses Have Permanently Closed During Pandemic?

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 32 More Warnings, 2 Notices Of Violation For COVID-19 

AP: PA Supreme Court Tosses Challenge To Eviction Ban

Westmoreland County Judge, Staff Being Tested For COVID-19

Jury Trials Set To Resume In Lehigh Valley Socially Distranced, Layers Of Plexiglass

Thousands In Limbo As Philly Courts Remain Mostly Stalled By COVID-19

Mass Testing At Lewisburg Federal Prison Underway After First Positive Case

Pittsburgh Public Students Will Learn Remotely Until November

Scranton Schools Release Proposed Hybrid, Virtual Plans For The Fall

Philly Schools Are Going All Virtual, Some Working Parents Feel Left Out

Philly Private Schools Embrace In-Person Learning

Enrollment Booming For Cyber Schools, Online Academies

Editorial: Pandemic Puts Focus On Parents As Schools Plan Reopenings

Westmoreland Community College To Offer Remote And In-Person Classes

California U. To Go Remote For Fall Semester

What Happens After A Penn State Student, Faculty Or Staff Tests Positive For Virus?

Could COVID-19 Inspire The Faithful?  Scholars Predict Spirituality Surge In Our Future

National

Feds Put $35 Million For Economic Development Into PA To Help Save Small Business Jobs

AP: Dr. Fauci Optimistic Virus Vaccine Will Be Widely Available Within A Reasonable Time In 2021

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[Posted: August 1, 2020]