Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 3.28.20

Op-Ed: Waiting Another Decade For Fair Voting District Maps Is Unacceptable

Senate, House Should Use Their Own $172 Million Operating Surplus First For Response Costs

Letter: Shouldn’t The Legislature Stop Automatic Raises?

Editorial: Post-Crisis, Build Out Broadband

AG Shapiro: Trump Administration Should Stop Efforts To Rewrite Policy On Sexual Assault, Harassment At Schools

Op-Ed: PA Voters Overwhelmingly Approved Victims Rights Amendment, We Need It Now - Gov. Rendell

Penn, For The First Time, Becomes Less Selective, Slightly

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Extends Stay At Home Order To Berks, Butler, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Westmoreland, York Counties, Total Of 19 [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy, Claudia Lauer: Governor Expands Stay At Home Order As Overflow Medical Facilities Get Ready

Gov. Wolf: Essential Services For Vulnerable Populations Will Continue Regardless Of COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Reports 6 More Deaths From COVID-19, Total Now 22; Total Cases Now 2,218  [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf Signs COVID-19 Bills To Bolster Health Care System, Workers, Education, Reschedule Primary Election

Paul Muschick: Why Gov. Wolf Needs To Reveal Businesses Granted Life-Sustaining Waivers

Penn Med School Dean Says Philly’s COVID-19 Crisis Won’t Peak Until May

Franklin & Marshall Tracks COVID-19 Cases In PA Counties

UPMC: We Are Prepared For A Surge We Hope Never Arrives

Easton Hospital Gets $8 Million In State Funding To Stay Open For 4 Weeks

PPG Donating 80,000 Masks To Hospital In Pittsburgh, Elsewhere

AP-Marc Levy: Shuttered Philadelphia Reform School Eyed As Medical Overflow Facility

Temple’s Liacouras Center Set To Be Philly’s Overflow Facility

Dept. Of State Extends License Renewal Deadlines For Nurses, Others During Emergency

Dept. Of Human Services Encourages Use Of Telemedicine Access For Opioid Use Disorder Centers

Editorial: Nursing Shortage? 3 Ways To Get More Nurses Now

Deb Erdley: PA Now Leaves It Up To Those With COVID-19 To Warn Others About Exposure

Spotlight PA: PA Corrections Officers, Advocates Worry A Prison Outbreak Is Inevitable

Giant Eagle Employees At 5 Stores In Western PA Test Positive In Western PA

Allegheny County Jail Employee Tests Positive For COVID-19

Allegheny County Map Shows Municipalities Where Coronavirus Patients Live

For Pennsylvania Amish, Call For Social Distancing Is A Real Challenge

Stephen Caruso: DHS Philadelphia Office Staff Leave Posts Unstaffed After 3 Coworkers Tested Positive For COVID-19

Jan Murphy: 3 DHS Offices In Philadelphia Closed Due To COVID-19 Exposure Concerns

How COVID-19 Multiplied The Risk For Children In Abusive Households

Dept. Of Human Services Creates Online Tool For Essential Workers To Find Child Care Providers [PaCN]

PA Offers Searchable Database Of Open Child Care Centers

PA State Police Issue Total Of 78 Warnings To Businesses For Violating Shutdown Order

Spotlight PA: Businesses Tied To Gov. Wolf, Sen. Scarnati Close After Questions Raised About How They Qualified As Life-Sustaining

A Few Lucky Golf Courses In PA Get To Play On While Others Closed

Jan Murphy: State Liquor Stores Working On A Way To Restore Access To Wine, Spirits

U.S. Steel To Delay Construction On Mon Valley Works Complex

$1 Million Fund Established To Help Local Businesses By Parent Company Of Williamsport Sun-Gazette

Editorial: Keeping Nonprofits In Mind

PennDOT Again Extends Expiration Dates On Drivers Licences, ID Cards, Vehicle Registrations [PaCN]

Dept. Of Transportation Reopens 5 Additional Rest Areas

How Coronavirus Impacts People On Food Stamps

Comcast CEO Gave $5 Million To Philadelphia School District To Help Kids Learn During School Closures

Remote Learning Set To Begin In Centre County School Districts, Access Still A Problem

Op-Ed: During Outbreak, School Districts Must Deliver Online Learning Now

University Of Pittsburgh Moves Summer Classes Online

Gannon Adopts Temporary Pass/Fail Grading Option

National

AP: Trump Signs $2T Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes

AP: Trump Boosts Of Virus Aid, Warns Governors To Be Appreciative

AG Shapiro Warns Of COVID-19 Federal Stimulus Check Scams

AG Shapiro, Other AGs Lobby For Federal Student Loan Relief Amid Pandemic

Congressman Mike Kelly Tests Positive For COVID-19

Amid Virus Threat, Feds Release 2 Immigrant Detainees In PA

Editorial: COVID-19 Relief Bill Does A Lot Of Good, But It’s Just A Start

Rhode Island Police To Hunt Down New Yorkers Seeking Refuge

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[Posted: March 28, 2020]