Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 3.26.20

The House will be on a 12-hour call of the House Speaker.  Now scheduled to be back April 6.

The Senate recessed and is at the call of the President Pro Tempore.

AP: 650,000 People Filed For Unemployment In PA Over The Last 11 Days

AP-Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo: PA Lawmakers Vote To Delay Primary To June 2

Stephen Caruso: House, Senate Votes Remotely to Send COVID-19 Relief Bills To Wolf’s Desk
John Baer: Some COVID-19 Stay At Home Political Observations

Veteran Staffer Running For Erie Senate Seat: I Really Believe That This Is A Big Year For Women

Micek: Gun-Violence PAC Brady Getting Into 2 Key PA Congressional Races

Pro-Choice, Anti-Abortion Groups Target PA Races

DNC Campaign Targets African American, Latino Voters In PA

Editorial: PA Was So Close To Mattering In National Election, The The Virus Happened

Gov. Wolf Extends Stay At Home Order To Lehigh, Northampton Counties To Mitigate Spread Of COVID-19 [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy, Mark Scolforo: Governor Extends Stay At Home Order To Lehigh, Northampton

Dept. Of Health Reports 4 New Deaths From COVID-19, Total 11; Total Statewide Cases 1,127 [PaCN]

Many Of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Victims Are Young People
Allegheny County Woman Who Died Of COVID-19 Refused To Go To Hospital Because She Didn’t Have Insurance, Was Worried About Bills

Gov. Wolf: $60 Million State Small Business Financial Assistance Program Now Available [PaCN]

Deb Eradly: PA Senate, House Pass $50 Million COVID-19 Aid Package [To Be Used Only If Federal Funding Is Not Adequate, The Bill Does Not Use ANY of the Senate/House $172 Million Surplus Operating Funds]

Casey, Toomey: PA May Get $5 Billion For Virus Response

Small Business Development Centers Host 4 Webinars On Applying For SBA Disaster Loan [PaCN]

Jan Murphy: Bill To Shorten School Year, Ensure School Employees Get Paid Goes To Wolf

Fmr Gov. Ridge Thinks Gov. Wolf, Other Governors Are Getting It Right On Coronavirus

Editorial: No Fantasies At State Level About COVID-19

PA State Police Issues 44 Warnings To Non-Life-Sustaining Businesses Failing To Comply With Closure Order
Ed Mahon: York To Issue First Citation Against Business For Not Complying With Closure Order

Spotlight PA: PA Businesses Are Challenging Gov. Wolf’s Emergency Power, So Far, Wolf’s Winning

Jan Murphy: PA Manufacturers Say They’re Hamstrung By Wolf’s Business Closure Order, Even If They Produce Essential Goods

Sheetz Gives Workers $3/Hour Raise During Virus Outbreak

Pittsburgh Tourism/Convention Business Crushed Overnight By COVID-19

Luzerne County Woman Coughed All Over Store, Tainting $35,000 Worth Of Food; Charges Pending

Spotlight PA: Long-Term Care Workers Demand More Protection As PA Reports First Virus Cases At Nursing Homes

PA Supreme Court Cancels April Session

Education Secretary: No Matter How Long Shutdown Lasts, School Year Must End June 30

Dept. Of Education Strongly Encouraging Districts To Continue Teaching During Shutdown

Dept. Of Education Preparing For Learning Continuity

Distance Learning In Your School District; When Classes Could Resume [Western PA]
Cyber Charter Schools Shut Out Of Taxpayer Money For New Students During Shutdown

Attorney General Shapiro: Safe2Say Tip Line Stays Online For Students With Concerns about Themselves Or Others

Attorney General Shapiro Joins Other AGs Give Amazon, Facebook, Ebay, Walmart, Craigslist Notice They Must Stop Site Price Gouging By Online Sellers

Column: Price Gouging During A Crisis Is A Good Thing - Duquesne U. Professor

Dept. Of State Allows Retired Health Care Professionals To Bolster COVID-19 Response

Dept. Of Human Services Submits Waiver For Flexibility In Medicaid, CHIP Programs During COVID-19 Mitigation

Dept. Of Human Services Submits Waiver Request To Support Food Security, SNAP Access For College Students & Their Families

Can Philly Use Eminent Domain To Take Over Closed Hahnemann Hospital?

PUC Warns Public About Telemarketing Scams During COVID-19 Pandemic; Do Not Call List

Dept. Of Corrections Extends Visit Suspensions, Enhanced Screening Of Employees To April 10

Blair County DA Considering Prisoner Petitions To Be Released On Case-By-Case Basis
Philadelphia Will Push To Cut Jail Population
Emergency Fund Raised $20,000 For Pittsburgh Artists Impacted By COVID-19 Pandemic

Dept. Of Agriculture Enforcement Guidance On Weights & Measures Act, Fuel Testing, Disclosure Program
No Deed, No Deal: PA Real Estate Industry Stymied By Move Online

Dick’s Sporting Goods Executives To Take Pay Cut During Pandemic

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Other States/National/International

Casey, Toomey: PA May Get $5 Billion For Virus Response

Toomey, Casey: No PA Business, Eligible Resident Will Be Left Out Of Stimulus Bill Help

Laura Olson: Trump Signs Cong. Wild Bill Boosting Funding For Meals On Wheels

AP: U.S. Deaths Top 1,000 As $2.2 Trillion In Virus Aid Approved

Wash Post: Congress To Bail Out Firms That Avoided Taxes, Safety Regulations And Spent Billions Boosting Their Stock

AP: Trump’s Push To Open Economy Could Come At The Cost Of Lives

AP: Many Businesses Cautious About Restarting Economy Amid Virus

AP: Asian Stocks Mixed After U.S. Senate Approves Virus Aid
Editorial: Questionable Stock Sales By U.S. Senators On Virus Information

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[Posted: March 26, 2020]