Saturday, November 21, 2020

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.21.20


Senate
recessed to the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House recessed to the Call Of The House Speaker


Dept. Of State Election ResultsVoting Results Dashboard

[Note: By law, counties must certify their election results to the Dept. of State by Nov. 23]

[Note: PA Presidential Electors Will Cast Votes On Dec. 14 ]


Nov. 20: Biden Leads Trump In PA By 81,159 Votes; Trump Won PA In 2016 By 44,292 Votes


Gov. Tom Ridge: "The integrity of our election system is the foundation of our democracy. Votes have been counted. It is time to move on and let President-elect @JoeBiden prepare to do the job he was elected to do. These baseless allegations must end now.”  Click Here


Cap-Star: Lawmakers Send Gun, Environmental Bills To Wolf On Their Way Out Of Town

AP: $11 Billion Budget Package Passes PA Legislature

Senate Republican Leaders’ Statement On Final Budget

Statement From Senate Democratic Leader On Final Budget

House Republican Leaders’ Statement On Final Budget

Spotlight PA: PA Budget Doesn’t Raise Taxes Or Bail Out Industries Hit By COVID

Ford Turner: Restaurants, Taverns, Other Lose Out As Lawmakers Use $1.3 Billion In Federal COVID Aid To Plug Budget Gap

Stephen Caruso: Amid COVID In Capitol, General Assembly Finishes Budget With No New Taxes, No Furloughs, And No New Aid

Spotlight PA: Lawmaker Claims Capitol Unsafe After 5th House Member Tests Positive For COVID

Charles Thompson: House Wraps Legislative Session Under A Cloud Of COVID Case Tracing

AP: Republican Lawmakers Send Governor Bill To Limit COVID Lawsuits

Fiscal Code Bill Extends Ability Of Harrisburg To Tax People Working In The City

House Republicans Amplify Trump’s Election Fraud Claims By Highlighting A Baseless Conspiracy Theory About Venezuelan-Backed Effort To Undermine The Election

Spotlight PA: PA Counties Expect To Sign Off On Election Results By Monday Despite Trump’s Attempts To Delay Certification

PA Supreme Court Ruling Deprives Trump Campaign Of Meaningful Challenges To Mail-In Ballots

Trump Lawyers Say Defense Team Has Burden To Prove Ballots Were Valid

Chief Judge Halts All Federal Civil, Criminal Trials In U.S. Middle District Court In PA Due To COVID

PA Supreme Court Stayed Lower Court Ruling Not Allowing Votes To Be Counted In Tied State Senate Race

Allegheny County Ballot Challenges In State Senate Race Heads To PA Supreme Court

Lt. Gov. Fetterman Flies Pro-Marijuana Legalization Flag From Capitol Balcony

Cap-Star: Harrisburg Republicans To Fetterman: Go Fly A Kite, Not A Flag

Scranton Designates Street Outside Biden Childhood Home As ‘Joe Biden Way’

PA Supreme Court Says Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits Against Catholic Dioceses Can Proceed

Senate Confirms The Nomination Of Richard Vague To Be Secretary Of Banking & Securities

Editorial: College Experience Reinvented

What It’s Like To Live Amid Gunfire: Harrisburg Residents React To Shootings

Spate Of Overdoses Hits Service Workers In Philly Who Thought They Were Doing Cocaine

PA's October Unemployment Rate At 7.3%, Down 1% Since September; Labor Force Down 75,000 [PaCN]

AP: PA Jobless Rate Falls Because Labor Force Shrank

Editorial: At Long Last, Raise State, Federal Minimum Wage

National/International

Lawyers: Asylum Seekers Whose Claims Were Rejected Under Illegal Rules Should Get Another Chance

Casey, 39 Colleagues Say Biden Transition Delay Creates ‘Unacceptable Risks’

AP: Who Needs Russia?  Loudest Attacks On U.S. Vote Are From Trump

Trump Gains In North Philly Show Latino Voters Not A ‘Gimme’ For Democrats

Mapping Philly’s Most Surprising Election Takeaways

Here’s How Joe Biden Won Erie County

AP: Trump Makes Late-Term Bid To Lower Prescription Drug Costs

Civil Justice

Editorial: Allegheny County Judge Resignation Last Word After Charges Of Racist Statements

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 112 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,778 New Cases-- 11.21.20

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Warns Of New National Unemployment Benefits Scam [PaCN]

Stephen Caruso: Amid COVID In Capitol, General Assembly Finishes Budget With No New Taxes, No Furloughs, And No New Aid

AP: Republican Lawmakers Send Governor Bill To Limit COVID Lawsuits

Spotlight PA: Lawmaker Claims Capitol Unsafe After 5th House Member Tests Positive For COVID

Charles Thompson: House Wraps Legislative Session Under A Cloud Of COVID Case Tracing

PLS Reporter: Rep. Fiedler Files Health Complaint Against House, While Reports Of Positive COVID Cases Trickle In

Cap-Star: Rep. Gregory (R-Blair) Tests Positive For COVID In Second House Case This Week

Dept. Of Health Reports 108 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,808 New Cases-- 11.20.20 

Dept. Of Health To Distribute New COVID Therapy To Healthcare Systems

‘Dangerous Trajectory’ For Western PA Hospitals As COVID Cases Surge

Erie County Losing Battle With COVID

Erie County Hospitals Brace For COVID Cases

Philadelphia Counting On Public To Do The Right Thing Under Latest COVID Restrictions

Philly To Open 2nd Quarantine Hotel For Vulnerable COVID Patients As Cases Surge

VA Pittsburgh Contends With New COVID Outbreaks

Berks County Woman Deliberately Coughed On Nurse Arrested, Employee Assault Over Mask In Separate COVID Incidents

Striking Bucks County Nurses To Return To Work Sunday

With COVID Cases Surging, Nurses Appeal To Public To Do Their Part

Op-Ed: Please Be Vigilant On COVID - Western PA Nurses

Editorial: A Model COVID Testing Program

Dept. Of Health: Ways To Reduce Your Risk Of Diabetes During Pandemic

COVID Death Counts Between Coroners, State Will Likely Never Match, Here’s Why

Dept. Of Health Reports 402 Confirmed Influenza Cases In 32 Counties As Of Nov. 14

As COVID Cases Soar, Lehigh Valley School Districts Face Conflicting Concerns, But Plow Ahead With In-Person Learning

Allegheny County School District Moves To Full Remote To Address Hike In COVID Cases

Westmoreland Elementary School To Close Monday

85 People Under Quarantine From Centre County School District, Moves To In-Person Learning

Montgomery County Judge Denies Parents’ Effort To Stop Health Board’s Order To Shut Down Schools; Another Lawsuit Filed

Nov. 20: COVID Data From Select Western PA Colleges

Penn State Sees Expected Increase In Active COVID Cases Ahead Of Fall Break

Western PA International Student College Enrollment Declined With Pandemic

Chief Judge Halts All Federal Civil, Criminal Trials In U.S. Middle District Court In PA Due To COVID

Allegheny County Courts Postpone Most In-Person Hearings As COVID Cases Rise

Allegheny County Sheriff Postpones License To Carry Guns Application Event Amid Outbreak

COVID Outbreak In Philly Federal Prison Leads To Full Lockdown

Easton Orders City Buildings Closed Monday Amid COVID Surge

Philadelphia Eagles Forced To Wear Masks During Games [Steelers Get Exemption]

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 11 NOVs, 37 Warnings On COVID Violations

Federal Judge Rules Against Emergency Request To Life Indoor Dining Ban In Philly

Study Shows Disparate Economic Impact Over Months Of COVID Pandemic

NE PA Caterers Adapt To Smaller Events

Op-Ed: Small Business Owners Face Uncertain Future In COVID Pandemic

PA's October Unemployment Rate At 7.3%, Down 1% Since September; Labor Force Down 75,000 [PaCN]

AP: PA Jobless Rate Falls Because Labor Force Shrank

National/International

Editorial:  Congress, Specifically The Senate, Must Pass COVID Relief Immediately After Thanksgiving

AP: Pfizer Seeking Emergency Use Of Its COVID Vaccine In U.S.

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[Posted: November 21, 2020]

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