Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.9.20


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Brad Bumsted: Legislators Tuck Special Projects Into PA Fiscal Code Bill

WITF Smart Talk: PA Senate Democrats Unveil Big COVID Relief Plan - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

AP: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republican Bid To Halt Biden’s PA Election Win

AP: Trump Looks Past U.S. Supreme Court Loss To New Lawsuit Challenging PA Election Results

Stephen Caruso: Without Dissent, U.S. Supreme Court Tosses Republican Challenge To PA Election Results, All Mail-In Ballots

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against Republicans, PA Cong. Kelley In Election Challenge

PA Officials Tell U.S. Supreme Court Republican Challenge To Mail-In Votes Would ‘Sow Chaos And Confusion’

PA Officials Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Deny Republican Challenge To PA Election Results

AP: Trump Campaign Loses Another Round Of PA Election Challenges At PA Supreme Court

Trump Thanks Republican House Speaker Cutler In A Tweet For Post-Election Moves To Challenge PA Election Results

Toomey Calls Trump’s Campaign To Overturn PA Election ‘Completely Unacceptable’

Op-Ed: PA Republicans, We Are Better Than This - Murray Dickman

Op-Ed: Some PA Republicans Still Take Elections Seriously

John Micek: PA Republicans Are Abetting Trump’s Coup, Voters Deserve Better Than This

AP: ‘A New Movement’: Trump’s False Claims On 2020 Election Take Hold In PA, Other States

The Atlantic: Is This Your First Coup?

Spotlight PA: Firm That Ran Sen. DiSanto’s Campaign Also Worked With Super PAC To Attach Opponent, But Denies Coordination

Jan Murphy: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Continues To Display Marijuana Flag At Capitol Office, Despite State Law

Wolf Administration Highlights Resources To Address Opioid Crisis

Cap-Star: COVID Pandemic Contributes To Increase In Overdose Deaths, State Officials Say

Federal Judge Dismisses FTC Bid To Block Jefferson’s Acquisition Of Einstein Healthcare Network

Political Activist Gene Stilp Settles Suit Against Mifflinburg For $6,000

Amid Pittsburgh Area Charter School Unionization Fight, Organizers Accuse Administration Of Aggressive Tactics

Nearly A Year Early, Robert Morris U. Tops A $100 Million Fundraising Goal

Bucks Community College Signs Nursing Deal With Ohio University

Award-Winning PA Playwright To Be Honored On U.S. Black Heritage Forever Stamp

Netflix Gives Holiday Makeover To Stroudsburg, Monroe County

Coca-Cola Sells Its Centre County Production Facility For $5.6 Million

National/International

Another Trump Lawyer Reportedly Tests Positive For COVID

Departing Trump Administration Wants To Weaken Nutrition Rules For School Meals

Civil Justice

Allegheny County Council Revives Police Review Board Talks, Aims For January Vote

AG Shapiro Recommends Retraining For Montgomery County Police Dept. After Allegations Of Racism

Questions About New Civilian Police Unit Dominate City Of Harrisburg Budget Hearing

Harrisburg Program Looks At Alternatives To Locking Kids Up

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Tests Positive For COVID

AP-Marc Levy: Gov. Wolf Announces He Tests Positive For COVID

Jan Murphy: Gov. Wolf Tests Positive For COVID

Stephen Caruso: Gov. Wolf Tests Positive For COVID

WHYY: Gov. Wolf Quarantining After Testing Positive For COVID

Spotlight PA: Gov. Wolf Tests Positive For COVID

Dept. Of Health Reports 220 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 8,703 New Cases-- 12.9.20

Reports: New PA COVID Restrictions Coming On Restaurants, Schools; Governor’s Office Denies Reports

Wolf Hesitates To Take More Aggressive Action Despite Accelerating Spread Of COVID

Western PA Officials, Businesses Brace For Possible COVID Restrictions

Central PA Restaurant, Bar Owners Fear Another Holiday Alcohol Ban, Or Worse, A Shutdown

Dept. Of Health Reports 169 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 10,170 New Cases-- 12.8.20 

New COVID Cases Ease Slightly In PA, But  Remain Higher Than A Week Ago

Philly Officials Urge Caution, Pointing To Post-Thanksgiving COVID Spike

Philly Major Quarantining Again, Officials Blame Thanksgiving Gatherings For COVID Spike

NE PA Region COVID Cases In Last 2 Months Surpass Infections In First 7 Months Of Pandemic

Gov. Wolf, Religious Leaders Ask Pennsylvanians To Help Keep Each Other Safe During Holidays

Churches, Synagogues Take COVID Precautions: ‘Put The Needs Of Others First’

COVID Contact Tracing, Case Investigations In PA Remain A Struggle

Lehigh Valley’s Largest Manufacturer Sees Outbreak Of COVID Cases, Amazon, Walmart Warehouses Adjust To Surge

Erie Eateries Inspected For COVID Compliance

Cap-Star: COVID Pandemic Contributes To Increase In Overdose Deaths, State Officials Say

Ford Turner: PA Drug Crisis Gets Worse During Pandemic; Isolation ‘Incredibly Challenging’

Opioid Crisis Rages Alongside COVID Pandemic In PA

Dept. Of Health Week 2 Of Regional Testing Extension Clinics In 5 Counties

Dept. Of Health Week 9 Rapid Antigen Test Card Distributions

Wallace McKelvey: Penn State Health Caps Elective Surgeries As COVID Hospitalizations Double

UPMC Shares Vaccine Plan, Antibody Treatments And More Beds

UPMC Hospitals Are Busy, Not Overwhelmed By COVID, Officials Say

UPMC Won’t Require Employees To Get COVID Vaccine

From COVID Data To In-Person School, Bucks County Health Dept. Goes Its Own Way

AP: PA Nursing Home Industry Files Lawsuit Against State For Illegally Withheld $150 Million In Federal CARES Funds

Long-Term Care Facilities Accuse PA Of ‘Stealing’ $153 Million; ‘Simply False’ State Says

Op-Ed: Thanks To PA National Guard, Regional Response Teams For Saving Lives In Nursing Homes

Here’s How Much Food Bank Demand Increased In Lehigh Valley During Pandemic

Allentown, Bethlehem Schools Should Have Received $4.5 Million More In COVID Relief Money

Gov. Mifflin School Director Censured, Asked To Resign Over Remarks About Secretary Of Health

Lycoming County H.S. Going Remote Thru End Of 2020

Bucks County Schools Shut Down Wrestling Due To COVID Concerns

New PA Data Shows How Pandemic Gave Big Boost To Private Cyber Charter Schools

Editorial: Having A Conversation With Children Is A Powerful Tool For Parents During Pandemic

Westmoreland County Reaches 250 COVID Deaths; 80% Have Come Since Sept.

Westmoreland County Suspends Criminal Trials Until February

Republican Westmoreland County Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID

Westmoreland County Officials Quarantining After Testing Positive For COVID

Dozens Of Allegheny County Jail Inmates, Employees Test Positive For COVID

Editorial: Unhealthy State Of Allegheny County Jail

Fayette County Offices Will Begin Operating With Restrictions Until January

New Case Of COVID Reported At York County Judicial Center

Dauphin County DA Tests Positive For COVID

Pittsburgh Council Approves Law Requiring Paid COVID Sick Leave

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Leaves Many Out In Cold With COVID Liability Veto - PA Chamber

Rent Disputes, Broken Leases: How Philly Businesses, Landlords Are Handling COVID Crush

Philly Shopkeepers React To City’s New Round Of COVID Restrictions

Midstate Housing Advocates Warn Of Mounting Eviction Crisis

Pittsburgh-Area Nonprofits Surprised By Success Of Some Of Their Virtual Innovations

IFO Reports Federal Paycheck Protection Program Cost $150K to $300K Per Business Job ‘Saved’ In PA For $20.7 Billion; Federal Tax Issues Still Unresolved

Philly’s Old City Is Loved By Tourists, Residents, But It Takes A Hit From Pandemic

Wilkes-Barre Mayor: Expect Layoffs, Cuts In Services In 2021

Editorial: Be Ready If Congress Whiffs On More COVID Aid

2021 Farm Show Butter Sculpture Canceled Amid COVID Resurgence

AP: Farm Show Cancels Butter Sculpture, Citing COVID Concerns

Editorial: At Marvel Comics, Scrubs Are New Capes

Editorial: Pick Up Your Pencil For The Lonely

National/International

The Guardian: Biden Pledges ‘100 Million Shots In 100 Days’ As He Introduces Health Team

NPR: Congressional Democrats, Some Republicans Push To Add Checks To Individual To COVID Relief Bill

AP: New White House Offer Adds $600 Checks To COVID Relief Package

AP: ‘Quite Frankly Shocking’: U.S. COVID Deaths Hit Record Levels

AP: U.S. Regulators Post Positive Review Of Pfizer Vaccine Data

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