Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.24.20

Despite Shutdown, Most Voters In PA Support Wolf’s Handling Of COVID-19 Crisis

AP-Marc Levy: Swing-State Republicans Pin Virus Fallout On Democrats

Katie Meyer: Inside The Tug-Of-War Over PA’s Strict Business Closure List

Allegheny County Votes To Consolidate Primary Polling Locations

Allegheny Alone Among Western PA Counties Concerned About In-Person Voting

Editorial: On June 2, Just Mail It In

Op-Ed: Erie County Needs Community College Now More Than Ever
Jan Murphy: PHEAA: College Students Have To Wait To May On Amount Of State Grant

Lancaster County Unemployment Rate Rises To 19.2% As 3,175 File For Unemployment

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Issues Guidance On Reopening Of Construction Industry On May 1 [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Revises Number Of COVID-19 Deaths Downward; Live Briefing 1:30 [PaCN]

AP: Pennsylvania Slashes Virus Death Total; Reopening Plan Explained

Spotlight PA: PA Removes More Than 200 Deaths From Official COVID-19 County

Wolf Acknowledges State’s Lack Of Virus Testing

Lack Of Testing Materials Concerns Philly Health Commissioner

Charles Thompson: State COVID-19 Status Formula Shows Most Of Central PA Counties Not Ready For Yellow

NE PA Region Not Close To Meeting State’s Reopening Benchmark

NE PA Officials Want More Virus Testing, Warn Against Rush To Reopen Region

Carnegie Mellon Map Helps Predict Spikes Of COVID-19 Illness Across U.S.

Editorial: Reopening Must Be Empirical

Spotlight PA: AARP Calls On State To Release List Of Nursing Homes With COVID-19

Gov. Wolf: Online Portal For Donations Of Critical Medical Supplies Launches
Stephen Caruso: Senate, House Members Received Masks Made By Prisoners, But It’s Unclear Who Used Them

Spotlight PA: No Timeline To Release List Of Businesses Receiving Shutdown Waivers

DCED: New Funding Available To Support Technology-Based Companies Impacted By COVID-19

PA Small Businesses Still Waiting For Loans, Grants To Weather COVID-19 Economy

Target Employees Staging Mass Sick-Out To Protest Unsafe Working Conditions During Pandemic

More Liquor Stores To Open For Curbside Sales, Stores Rake In $2.3 Million In First Days Open

Penn State Furloughs Some Employees With 50% Pay, Doesn’t Rule Out Future Layoffs

Facing $260M In Losses, Penn State Announces Cost-Cutting Measures, Potential Layoffs

Penn State To Freeze Tuition In Response To Pandemic

COVID-19 Fallout Could Devastate Philly Schools, Cause Billion-Dollar Deficit

Philly Schools Face $1 Billion Hole Over 5 Years; City Cuts Budgets By 20%

Editorial: Lawmakers Should Anticipate Avalanche Of Evictions After Pandemic

National

Op-Ed: Leadership From PA Congressional Democrats In Short Supply As PPP Funds Run Dry
The Guardian: Push By Governors To Reopen States Risks 2nd Wave Of Infection, Experts Warn

AP: Virus Pushes U.S. Unemployment Toward Highest Since 1930s Depression

AP: Feds Put Pressure On Public Companies To Return SBA COVID-19 Loans

AP: Somber Congress Delivers Nearly $500 Billion More In Virus Aid

AP: Trump Showcases Idea Heat, Humidity Could Help Fight Virus, Encourages States To Reopen

The Guardian: Medical Experts Denounce Trump’s Theory Of Disinfectant Injection
Lysol Warns: Don’t Inject Disinfectants As Trump Raises The Idea To Fight COVID-19

AP: Global Shares Fall As Wall Street Rally Fizzles Amid Virus Fears

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[Posted: April 24, 2020]