Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 3.27.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 7 More Deaths From COVID-19, Total Now 22; Total Cases Now 2,218 [PaCN]

Live Briefing: Secretary Of Health Provides Coronavirus Update TODAY at 2:00 p.m.  Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

AP- Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo, Claudia Lauer: Jobless Claims Swamp PA Amid Rise In Virus Cases

Jan Murphy: State Universities Expecting Up To $100 Million Loss From Student Refunds
Spotlight PA: Businesses Tied To Gov. Wolf, Sen. Scarnati Close After Questions Raised About How They Qualified As Life-Sustaining

Local Governments Still Seeking Guidance On Open Meetings Rules Amid Outbreak

Republican House Candidate Challenges Constitutionality Of Gov. Wolf’s COVID-19 Shutdown Measures Before PA Supreme Court

16 Days Later, No Ruling In Western PA House Race Petition Challenge

Liberal Group Aims To Flip PA House, Senate

AP: PA Supreme Court Upholds Sexually Violent Predator Laws

PA Supreme Court: State-Owned Universities Can Make All Faculty, Coaches Undergo Criminal, Child Abuse Checks

Federal Investigation Finds Serious Deficiencies In Penn State’s Response To Sexual Abuse Complaints

Dept. Of Health Reports 5 New Deaths From COVID-19, Total 16; Total Positive Cases 1,687

Spotlight PA: More Than Half Of PA COVID-19 Victims Under 50 Years Old

David Templeton: Pitt Disease Modeling Platform Predicts High COVID-19 Hospitalizations

Pennsylvanians Doing Well At Social Distancing, Location Data Shows

Philadelphia-Based Flight Attendant Dies, Colleagues On Edge

Gov. Wolf: PA Should Be Prepared To Be In This For The Long Haul

Spotlight PA: Latinx Groups Slam Wolf For Not Providing Updates In Spanish

Gov. Wolf To Get $50 Million Authorized By General Assembly For COVID-19 Medical Supplies Moving Quickly [PaCN]

Wolf Administration Opens Web Portal To Expedite Procurement Of Critical Medical Supplies [PaCN]

Editorial: We Must Prioritize Mental Health During Pandemic

Dept. Of Health Issues Revised Guidance For Dental Health Care Personnel In PA

PA Reverses Order Shutting Down Dentists During COVID-19 Crisis

PA Writing Guidelines On Which COVID-19 Patients Get Priority If Ventilators Are Scarce

Gannon Staff Build Face Masks For COVID-19 Effort In Erie

PA Hotels Volunteer To Make Room For Patients As State Braces For Possible Surge

Philly Gives Up On Reopening Hahnemann Hospital For COVID-19 Patients

Philly Rushing To Add Morgue Space In Advance Of COVID-19 Death Surge

Philly Council Advances $85.4 Million COVID-19 Emergency Spending Bill

Pittsburgh Mayor: Only Collaboration Will Slow Spread Of COVID-19

COVID-19 Highlights Rural Health Care Disparities In PA

Dept. Of Agriculture Offers Guidance To Protect Grocery Store Workers [PaCN]

Giant Grocery Stores Add Extra Security During COVID-19 Pandemic

Editorial: Some Ways To Help Truckers Keep Food On Your Table

PUC Ratifies Emergency Order To Prevent Utility Service Interruptions

PA One Call Reminds Users System Remains Fully Operational: Call Before You Dig

Megabus Trips To New York City, PA Locations Suspended Until April 9

Dept. Of Transportation: REAL ID Enforcement Postponed Until October 2021

Woman Charged In Store Coughing Spree, Now In Jail

Construction Workers Look To Looming Coronavirus Shutdown And See Sinking Boat 

Fund Created To Help NE PA Nonprofits Grappling With Coronavirus Fallout

AP: Marshmallow Peeps Production Stops - But Easter Is Taken Care Of

National

The Hill: Top CDC Official Warns New York’s COVID-19 Outbreak Is Just A Preview

Army Corps Looks At Western PA Sites For Possible Overflow Medical Facilities

The Guardian: What A $2 Trillion Relief Bill Means For American Workers

The Hill: States Brace For Massive Budget Gaps In Coronavirus Recession

Laura Colson: How Does Toomey Reconcile Fiscal Conservatism With Massive COVID-19 Relief Bill?

AP: Asian Shares Advance After Stimulus Surge On Wall Street

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[Posted: March 27, 2020]