Monday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.6.20

Senate, House Scheduled To Be In Session Today Using Remote Voting Rules

Pennsylvania Has Time To Prepare For June Primary

Editorial: State Must Ensure Access To Voting

Op-Ed: Politics Aside, Everyone’s Focused On Coronavirus

Op-Ed: No Distractions In November

Editorial: Wartime President Targets Wrong Enemy
PA, NY, NJ Governors Tackle COVID-19, The Darling, The Technocrat And The PhD
Micek: Republican Fundraiser Now Selling COVID-19 Supplies Has Ties To Toomey/Perry

Democratic Groups Flood PA With Anti-Trump Coronavirus Ads

Arcadia University Adds Esports To Curriculum

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 14 New Deaths Due To COVID-19; Total Cases 11,510 [PaCN]

High-Income Philadelphians Getting Tested For Virus At Far Higher Rates

Editorial: The Deadly Flu vs. The Coronavirus Pandemic

Secretary Of Health Order Offers Direction On Cleaning, Disinfection Of Life-Sustaining Businesses Open For In-Person Operations [PaCN]

AP-Mark Scolforo: PA Sets COVID-19 Cleaning Rules For Big Buildings
DCED Webinar On How To Apply For SBA Emergency Loan Now On Demand
AP: PA Jobless Claims Exceed 1 Million Since Outbreak

Jan Murphy: Lawmakers Press For New Definition Of What Is, Isn’t Life-Sustaining Business

Ford Turner: PA Lawmakers Squabble Over COVID-19 Measures, Including Business Shutdown Order

Contractor At Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant In Luzerne County Tests Positive For COVID-19 [2nd PA Nuclear Plant Affected]

Workers ‘Terrified’ At Limerick Nuclear Plant Amid COVID-19 Outbreak Concerns

Lawmakers Upset Over Exelon’s Handling Of Limerick Nuclear Plant Refueling During COVID-19 Outbreak

Limerick Nuclear Power Plant, Beaver Valley and Susquehanna Station are scheduled for Spring refueling and Peach Bottom in Fall
Charles Thompson: My Paycheck Or My Health, Warehouse Workers See Themselves As Reluctant Heroes

Northampton County Jail On Lockdown After 2 Employees Test Positive

Employee At Berks County Jail Tests Positive For Virus

Staff Member From Wayne County Federal Prison Tests Positive

State Police Cite 2 People In Westmoreland For Purposely Coughing On Workers

2 Men Face Charges For Violating Wolf’s Stay At Home Order In Columbia County

2 Charged With Violating Stay At Home Order In Lancaster County After Drinking On Sidewalk

Documentary: How Are Grocery Workers Handling The Pandemic?

Penn State, Local Businesses Team Up To 3D-Print Personal Protection Equipment

NE Colleges Faces Furloughs, Financial Losses And Uncertainty

Penn State Seniors Lament Loss Of University Experience Cut Short By COVID-19

State College Landlords, PSU Tenants Butting Heads Over Rent

Nonprofits Facing Layoffs, Funding Shortfalls As They Keep Serving Needy During Pandemic

Public Officials Experiment With New Approaches To Transparency In Lycoming County

PennDOT Eases Back To Work On Critical Road Project After COVID-19 Hiatus

9 Employee Testing Positive Force Walmart To Shut Down Bethlehem Warehouse

Editorial: Give Jobless Clear Path To Benefits
Sorry We’re Closed Sign Pops Up Near PA Welcome Sign In Monroe County

National

AP: Surgeon General Warns U.S. This Will Be The Hardest, Saddest Week Of Most Americans’ Lives

AP: Trump Tempers Officials’ Grave Assessments With Optimism

AP: Trump Pitches Drug Not Approved As Safe To Treat Coronavirus

The Guardian: Fauci: No Evidence Anti-Malaria Drug Tump Pushes Works Against Virus

NPR: Hospitals Reject Trump’s Claim They Are Really Thrilled With Supplies

AP: Governors Plead For Food Stamp Flexibility Amid Pandemic

AP: Trump Administration Squandered 2 Months Before Preparing For Virus Pandemic

AP: In Years Before Outbreak, Investment In Public Health Fell

AP: Shares Rebound On Signs Of Progress In Battling Virus

FT: Global Stocks Rally On Hopes Pandemic Is Stabilising

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[Posted: April 6, 2020]