Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.3.20

Poll: 62% Of Pennsylvanians Say Gov. Wolf Responding Well To Health Crisis

John Baer: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Has Things To Say On COVID-19
Gaming Control Board Approves 4 Central PA Truck Stops For Video Gaming Terminals

Corruption Trial For Philly Councilmember Set For 2021

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 16 New Deaths Due To COVID-19; Total Cases 7,016; Live Update 2:00 [PaCN]

Secretary Of Health: None Of Us Know When The Peak Will Be

Spotlight PA: State Needs Up To 1,400 Ventilators Governor Says

UPMC Doctors Say They’ve Developed A Coronavirus Vaccine

UPMC Develops Possible COVID-19 Vaccine, Asks FDA To Fast-Track It

Highmark Waives Deductibles, Co-Insurance, Co-pays For Inpatient Members With COVID-19

Philadelphia Could Close Section Of Spruce Street For Tent Hospital

A Day In The Life Of An EMS Provider Battling Coronavirus

Murrysville Company Ramping Up Ventilator Production

Documents Show What Supplies PA Received From FEMA To Combat Virus

PA Receives Less Than Half Of Emergency Supplies Requested From Feds

Paul Muschick: How Lehigh Valley Blew A Big Opportunity To Prepare For COVID-19

State Treasurer Announces Bond Purchasing Program For Nonprofit, Public Healthcare Systems

AP-Michael Rubinkam,Mark Scolforo: Deadline Looms For PA Virus-Shutdown Waivers

State Urges Those Laid Off, Self-Employed, Independent Contracts To Apply For Unemployment, Business Aid

Emily Previti: 12% Of PA Workers- 705,000- Submitted Unemployment Claims Between March 15-28

Andrew Maykuth: PA On Track To Surpass 1 Million Unemployment Claims In 3 Weeks

AG Shapiro Issues Alert For Unemployment Scams

Displaced Workers Face Grim Future As Pandemic Persists

Closed PA Businesses Cry Foul As Competitors Snag Waivers To Reopen

Republican House Speaker Says Bill Opening Construction Projects Statewide To Be Considered By Committee Next Week [In The Face Of A Mounting Statewide Death Toll From COVID-19]

PLS Reporter: Governor’s Spokesperson: Claims To Frame Pennsylvania As An Outlier In Its Approach To Shutting Down Construction Are “Completely False”

State Responds To Warren Businesses Challenging Wolf Shutdown Order Saying They Construct A “Fantasy-World In Which There Is No Pandemic”

Editorial: Saving Lives Will Save PA Economy

AG Shapiro: Reports Of Price Gouging Rise Into The Thousands Amid Pandemic

Op-Ed: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Practice Prescription Drug Price Gouging During Pandemic

State Police Issues Total Of 136 Warning To Businesses Not Complying With Shutdown

State Police: Number Of Open Business Violations Down From Earlier This Week

State Police Issue Warning To Liquor Establishments To Close Illegal Video Gambling Operations

State Police Warn Liquor Establishments With People Gathering For Illegal Video Gambling

Demand For PA’s COVID-19 Small Business Assistance Program Exhausts Available Funds

Washington County Pastor To Hold Service Like Woodstock Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Jan Murphy: York County Woman Faces $200 Ticket From State Police For Violating Stay At Home Order

State Police Reinforces Commitment To Prevent, Investigate Bias-Based Crimes

State Lawmakers Want To Address Hate Crimes Amid COVID-10 Outbreak

Charles Thompson: Online Liquor Sales: How It Works, And Why It Might Not Always Work For You

Charles Thompson: Cross-State Line Booze Run: Bootlegging Still A Crime In PA

Dept. Of Revenue: Filing Deadline Extension Applies To Trusts/Estates, Partnerships, S Corps

Secret Service Warns Of Tax Scams During COVID-19 Tax Filing Deadline Extension
Crime And Crashes Plummet Across Pennsylvania - COVID-19 Silver Lining

Central PA Legislators Call For Wolf To Stop Transport Of Youths To Perry County Juvenile Justice Center

Staff Member At SCI-Retreat Tests Positive For COVID-19

Editorial: Defuse The Ticking Time Bomb Of COVID-19 In Prisons

Allegheny County Courts Extend Judicial Emergency Into May

PUC Urges Extra Caution With Spring Projects, Increased Awareness Of Home Electric Safety

Dept. Of Agriculture: COVID-19 Not Transmissible Through Food, Supply Chain Is Secure

Thousands Of Philly Students Stuck At Home With No Computer Or Internet

15,000 Private Charter, Parochial School Students In Philly Getting Computers To Learn

Penn State Athletic Director: There Will Be Football When It’s Safe, Season Could Move To Spring 2021

Dept. Of Agriculture Waives Spay/Neuter Requirement For Pet Adoptions, Concerns Personal Protection Equipment For Human Care

Other States/National/International

The Guardian: Gov. Cuomo: New York Has Enough Ventilators For 6 More Days

Trump Administration Ended Pandemic Early-Warning Program To Detect Coronaviruses 2 Months Before Virus Hit

FT: Business Activity Crashes Across Europe

AP: Global Stocks Lower On U.S. Job Losses, Pricier Oil

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[Posted: April 3, 2020]