Tuesday PA Capitol NewsClips 3.3.20

Senate & House Agency-By-Agency Budget Hearings Continue At 10:00 a.m.:

House: 10:00- State Universities; 1:00- State-Related Universities

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Senate: 10:00- State Related Universities; 1:00- DCNR; 3:00- Penn College, Thaddeus Stevens, Community Colleges

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Complete Hearing Schedule.   

PA Officials Warn Public Of Census Scams From Republicans

Paul Muschick: Census Scam Letters Hitting Lehigh Valley From Republican Party

Lt. Governor’s Wife Asks Immigrants In Lancaster County To Trust The Census

Editorial: Privacy Concerns About Census Data May Impede Count

AP: 4 Groups Seek To Intervene In Lawsuit Over Pruning Allegheny County Voter Rolls

Editorial: How To Ensure You’re Ready To Vote April 28

Stephen Caruso: After Committing A ‘Jerk Move’, Veteran Vitali Faces First Primary In 20 Years

PA State February Revenues $90.5 Million, 4.4% Over Estimates; $249.1 Million Over Estimate For FY [PaCN]
Op-Ed: Western PA Lawmaker’s Plan To Fix Property Taxes, Will Legislature Act On It?

State Police Crack Down On Erie-Area Illegal Gambling Devices

AP- Marck Scolforo: PA Supreme Court To Review Catholic Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Case

WITF Smart Talk: Crime And Incarceration Rates Falling In PA - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Bill Would Explicitly Criminalize Supervised Drug Injection Sites

2 Bills In Harrisburg To Regulate Supervised Drug Injection Sites
Editorial: Let More Doctors Prescribe Drugs To Help Addicts

Op-Ed: Firing Montgomery County’s Top Public Defenders A Step Backward

Editorial: The People Have A Right To Know

Editorial: Renew The War On Smoking

PA Fines Independence Health Group $165,000 For Insurance Violations

Op-Ed: Local Ambulance Services Will Be Hurt By Bill To Address Surprise Medical Billing

Industries: Community College In Erie Could Fill Workforce Needs
Erie County’s Community College Debate May Soon Be Over

State-Owned Universities Indicates Early Retirement Goal Reached

State Universities Will Accept Early Retirement Requests After 200+ Sign Up

Edinboro U. Launches Honors College

Carnegie Mellon Tops List Of U.S. Universities Pulling In Foreign Cash

Two Visions Of School Safety Dominate House, Senate Hearings

Court: Catholic School Blatantly Violated Student’s Rights By Expelling Her Not Helping Her

Court Orders Split Of Steelton-Highspire School District

Gaps In Childcare Cost PA’s Economy More Than $3 Billion Each Year

Parents Sue State-Funded Van Service After Preschoolers Tied Up With Duct Tape

Rachel McDevitt: Lancaster County School District Latest To Shift School Start Times

ATI Workers To Stay On The Job After Contract Expires

Pittsburgh Business Opportunities For Immigrants Focus Of New Effort

Arabian Horse Owners Drawn To Upper Burrell Training Center

Coronavirus
Coronavirus Test Expected To Be Available In PA By End Of Week

Allegheny County Health Dept: County Can Expect Coronavirus In Coming Weeks

Dillsburg Couple’s Return Home After Coronavirus Quarantine Delayed

Pittsburgh Pirates Address Spring Training After 2 Coronavirus Cases Found In Florida

Editorial: When It Comes To Coronavirus, Trust Health Officials

Coronavirus Fears Pushing Oil, Gasoline Prices Lower

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Other States/National/International

Leaders Across Western PA Endorse Biden

Fitzgerald, Other Allegheny County Officials Back Biden

Bloomberg To Campaign In Pittsburgh Thursday

Editorial: Money Can’t Buy You Love, But It Can Get You On TV

AP: Trump To Make First Visit Of 2020 To PA In Scranton

Reid Frazier: Democrats Could Field An Anti-Fracking Candidate In 2020, Can They Win In PA?

On Super Tuesday, Don’t Expect Quick Election Results From The West

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[Posted: March 3, 2020]