Thursday, November 12, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.12.20


*Senate
returns to voting session Nov. 12 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

*House returns to voting session Nov. 16, 17, 18, 19 or at 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]

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


Op-Ed: Partisan Chaos In Harrisburg Threatens Everyone, End Gerrymandering - Fair Districts PA

Paul Muschick: PA Faces $5 Billion Deficit, These Taxes And Fees Would Help

Gov. Wolf To Nominate Jennifer Berrier To Serve As Dept. Of Labor & Industry Secretary; Secretary Oleksiak Retires

Editorial: Thank You, Election Workers

Republican Philly Elections Commissioner To Trump: Your Personal Attacks Are A Distraction

AP Explains: Election’s Validity Intact Despite Trump Claims

AP: Few Legal Wins So Far As Trump Team Hunts For Proof Of Fraud In PA, Other States

Emily Previti: Trump Campaign Lawsuit A Longshot, Could Complicate Vote Count, Certification

Trump Campaign Seeks To Disqualify More Than 2,200 Votes In Bucks County

Trump’s Campaign Challenging Mail, Provisional Ballots At Record Rates In Philly, Suburbs

Cap-Star: ACLU Of PA, Civil Rights Groups File Motion To Intervene On ‘Outrageous’ Trump Campaign Lawsuit

Editorial: Fraud Lies In Claims Of Fraud

Lt. Gov. Fetterman Seeks Claim Of $1 Million Voter Fraud Reward From Texas Lt. Gov.

Allegheny County Tallies Nearly 15,000 More Votes, Count Continues Thursday

Good Job Philly: Only 1% Of City Mail Ballots Were ‘Naked’

Here’s How Historic Centre County’s Voter Turnout Was

Senate Republicans Will Review PA Election Results

Senate Republicans To Be The Latest To Review Election Results

Stephen Caruso: House Republicans Will Review Election, But It’s Unlikely To Change The Results

Editorial: Rep. Keefer Has Gone Fishing For Voting Fraud

Robert Swift: House Republicans Keep Most Of Their Leadership Team

Stephen Caruso: Dermody Loss Clears Way For Democratic Leadership Free-For-All

Western PA Democrats Poised For Reckoning After Rash Of Down-Ballot Losses

Jan Murphy: Dauphin County Native Tim DeFoor Readies For New Role As Auditor General

WHYY: More Than 1 Million In PA Would Lose Coverage If Federal Health Insurance Law overturned

Pitt Finds Federal Health Insurance Medicaid Expansions Led To Earlier Detection Of Cancer

Penn State Reimplements Alternative Grading System For Undergrads During COVID Pandemic

Penn State Student Reports Sexual Assault In East Halls, 6th Since August

King’s College Signs Agreement With Duquesne University

Misericordia Faculty Question Timing, Methods Used In Making Cuts

Editorial: Necessary Cuts At Indiana University

Lancaster City District Judge Charged With Misconduct

Alex Trebek Colored Quietly With PA’s Crayola Crayons On Jeopardy! Set

Biden-Harris Transition

Toomey Urges Trump To Work With Biden On Transition

Pittsburgh And PA People Named To Biden’s Transition Team

West Philly Voters Want Biden To Deliver On Police Reform, Education, An ‘Even’ Playing Field

Gov. Wolf Contragulates Fmr Education Secretary Pedro Rivera On Being Named To Biden’s Agency Review Team

National/International

Philadelphia Progressives Fought To Elect A Candidate They Didn’t Like, Now Organizing To Move Biden Left

AP: Money To Support Trump Court Fight Could Flow To President For Campaign Debt, New PAC

Bill White: How I Celebrated Biden’s Victory And Trump’s Defeat

So What Happened With Polls In PA?  Here Are Some Theories

Civil Justice

Haverford Students End Strike After Getting Demands Met To Improve Conditions For Black Students

Editorial: Scranton Cops’ Racist Texts Require Strong Action

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 49 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,488 New Cases-- 11.12.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 59 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,711 New Cases-- 11.11.20 

PA Sets New COVID Daily Record With 4,711 Cases

COVID Cases Surge In Allegheny County, PA

Allegheny County Reports Record 366 New COVID Cases

Western PA Hospitals On Alert As COVID Cases Surge

As COVID Surges, PA’s Largest Medical System Says It’s Prepared

Erie County Faces Worst COVID Surge

Philadelphia’s Weekly Average For COVID Positive Tests Jumps 5 Fold

COVID Resurgence Causing Staffing Issues At Delaware County 911 Center

Delware County Hospitals Diverting Patients Due To Lack Of Space During COVID Spike

Column: Delaware County Hospitals Are Swamped By COVID, Can Suburban Philly Schools Stay Open?

Virus Activity Grown In UPMC Medical System In Blair, Surrounding Counties

UPMC Docs Urge Ongoing COVID Caution With Thanksgiving, Family Time Near

WellSpan Health Models: Third COVID Wave Could Hit In Early 2021

Winter COVID Surge Seems Inevitable, What Can We Do?

Serious COVID Outbreak Threatens Hundreds At PA Prison For Medically Vulnerable

Spotlight PA: PA Prisons Face A Deadly ‘Full-Blown Resurgence’ Of COVID

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Recommends Philly-Area Schools Close Amid COVID Surge: ‘We Are In A Catastrophic Situation’

WHYY: CHOP Researchers Call For All Philly-Area Schools To Go Fully Virtual

Children’s Hospital Recommends Philly -Area Schools Close, Some Say They’re Staying Put

AP: Teachers Union: More PA Schools Should Go Virtual

Allentown Central Catholic Going Online For Rest Of Week After COVID Diagnoses

More Allegheny County Schools Report COVID Cases, Move To Online Learning

COVID Cases Lead To More School Closures Across Western PA Region

Easton H.S. To Close For Remainder Of Week Due To 2 More COVID Cases

Luzerne County School District Closes Schools For 3 Days After COVID Cases

Lancaster County H.S., Middle School To Continue Online Learning As COVID Cases Rise

Eastern PA H.S. Sports Conference Announces Winter Sports COVID Plan

PA State Athletic Conference Cancels College Fall Sports, Winter Sports Up In The Air

Pitt Tightens Student Restrictions After Case Spike, Prepares For Winter

Erie Colleges Fight Rise In COVID Cases

More Than 6,000 Penn State Students Have Scheduled COVID Tests

Penn State Reimplements Alternative Grading System For Undergrads During COVID Pandemic

Hundreds Of Thousands Of People Face Utility Shutoffs As Pandemic Surges

With COVID Roaring Again, Giant Reinstates Limits On Some Items; Wegmans And Weis Keep Restrictions In Effect

PLS Reporter: House Republicans Will Look To Distribute Remaining Federal COVID Funding

John Baer: Can We Take Politics Out Of COVID Pandemic?

Penn Scientist Paved The Way For Pfizer COVID Vaccine

National/International

New York Orders 10 p.m. Curfew On New York Restaurants, Gyms, Private Parties Capped At 10 As COVID Cases Climb

AP: Texas Tops 1 Million Cases As COVID Surge Engulfs The U.S.

CDC Declares Masks Also Protect Wearers From COVID

Editorial: Vaccine News Brings Hope

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