Saturday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.29.20

Lycoming County Lawmakers Surprised By Claims Colleagues Shielded Expenses

Luzerne Lawmakers Want Inmates Counted As Local Residents In Drawing Voting Districts

Mail-In Ballots Prove Popular In Weeks Since Their Debut

Editorial: Allow Early Counts Of Mail-In Ballots

Op-Ed: League Of Women Voters Helps Ease Transition To New Bucks County Voting Machines

Op-Ed: Fmr Philadelphia City Council Member’s Nobody’s Business But Mine Attitude Sums Up Today’s Politics

Pittsburgh Infectious Disease Specialist: Time To Prepare For Coronavirus Surge

Lehigh Valley Health Officials Prepare For Coronavirus As Pharmacies Run Out Of Masks

Duquesne U. To Remove U.S. Students From Rome Over Coronavirus Concerns

Pitt Tells Students Abroad To Return Home, Self-Isolate, Over Coronavirus Concerns

Penn, Temple Among Colleges Canceling Trips, Programs Abroad As Coronavirus Spreads

Erie Schools Set Coronavirus Protocol

Gateway, Other School Districts Call For Private Charter School Funding Reform

Op-Ed: Penn Student In Wuhan: How My Life Has Changed Since Coronavirus

Editorial: Coronavirus Might Never Hit Philadelphia, But City Needs To Be Prepared For Worst

AP: Coronavirus Effects Take Hold As Trump Calls Criticisms A Hoax

Paul Muschick: We Should Parole Sick And Old Inmates To Save $22 Million A Year

Pharmacy Worker Accused Of Stealing Over $500,000 Worth Of Addiction Treatment Drug

Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters Rally, Speaking Out Against Recent PA Supreme Court Order

Spotlight Is On Marijuana At This Year’s Philadelphia Flower Show

PA Gives Out School Safety Funding For 2nd Year, Demands Remains Strong

Editorial: DA To Blame For Failure To Convict Wilkinsburg Mass Shooter

Westmoreland, Other Counties Identify Internet Access As Critical Need, Plan Service Expansion

Coding Coding The Coal Region To Teach Students Advanced Computer Skills

Penn State Professor Focuses On Women Of Color In Suffrage Movement

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Other States/National/International

Second Republican’s Petition Challenged In Race To Oppose Cong. Cartwright

Democrats Opposing Cong. Perry To Participate In Climate Forum, Cong. Perry Doubtful

Joe Biden Has A Few Fans In Scranton, South Carolina, Not The PA Scranton

Trump Coming To Scranton To Hold Town Hall Meeting Thursday

There Are Fewer Registered Republicans Than Independents For The First Time Ever

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[Posted: February 29, 2020]