Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.11.20

House canceled voting session April 14, 15, 16 on a 12-hour call, possibly returning April 20

Senate scheduled back May 4

SATURDAY Live Briefing: Secretary Of Health Provide Coronavirus Update at Noon.  Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Spotlight PA: Republican Senate, House Leaders Make No Promises To Tap Their $172 Million Reserves As State Faces Massive Budget Shortfall

Activist Calls For Senate, House To Use Their $172 Million Budget Surplus To Fight COVID-19

Officials In 2 Southeast Counties Call For All Mail-In Ballots, 1 Will Not Use New Voting Machines

Editorial: Voting Shouldn’t Require Risking People’s Health

Trial Attorneys Say Request For Civil Immunity By Nursing Homes Too Much To Ask During Pandemic

Coronavirus Shows Inequities Among Western PA Schools

Editorial: Educational Inequities Laid Bare

School Closures Could Create Complications For College-Bound Seniors Looking To Continue Athletic Careers

Jan Murphy: Interim President At East Stroudsburg U. A Familiar Face

AP: PA Superior Court Voids $10M Payout In Fatal Spinal Surgery Case

Other States/National/International

Cong. Doyle to Face Progressive Challenger In June Primary

Editorial: Now Is The Time For Congress to Approve Infrastructure Funding Plan

Editorial: Valuable Lessons Being Delivered By COVID-19 At A Terrible Price

Editorial: Trump’s War On Independent Oversight

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 78 New Deaths Due To COVID-19 [PaCN]

164 Workers Test Positive For COVID-19 At Cargill Meat Plant In Schuylkill County

Gov. Wolf: PA’s COVID-19 Surge Expected In Next Week, Could Affect Shutdown Order

AP: Wolf Suggests PA Virus Cases Could Surge Next Week

Sec. Of Health: There Isn’t Going To Be One Peak, But Different Peaks Across PA

UPMC Chief Medical Officer Says Central PA’s COVID-19 Peak Weeks Away

Philly Mayor Says COVID-19 New Normal Will Continue Thru Summer

PA Still Has A Cushion Of Beds, Ventilators As It Nears 20,000 COVID-19 Cases

PennVEST Board Approves Up To $450 Million In Financial Aid To PA Hospitals [PaEN]

Gov. Wolf Announces $450 Million Loan Program For Financially Strained Hospitals

Micek: PA Hospitals Will Receive $1.25 Billion In First Wave Of COVID-19 Funding

Gov. Wolf: PA Begins Implementing Federal Unemployment Benefits: $600 More A Week

Charles Thompson: Wolf Says New Jobless Benefits For Gig Workers, Freelancers Still Nearly 2 Weeks Away

1.3 Million PA Workers Applied For Unemployment Compensation Over Last 4 Weeks Overwhelming Call Centers

AG Shapiro Releases Rights & Resources Guide For Pennsylvanians During COVID-19 Emergency

Gov. Wolf Orders Dept. Of Corrections To Establish Temporary Program To Reprieve Sentences Of Incarceration [PaCN]

AP: PA Moves Ahead With Plan To Free Up To 1,800 Prison Inmates

Spotlight PA: Wolf Will Temporarily Release Some State Prison Inmates As Legislative Effort Falls Apart

York County DA, Judges Reviewing List Of State Inmates Eligible For Early Release

House Speaker Turzai: Inmate Release Inappropriate Overreach Of Executive Authority

Tensions High In Philly Jails As Court Hearings Are Delayed, Case Numbers Mount

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Can Avert Public Health Disaster In PA’s Prisons

PA National Guard Troops Are Fighting, Becoming Casualties In Battle Against COVID-19

PA National Guard Supports Communities, DMVA Continues To Help Veterans During Pandemic

Dept. of Human Services Announces COVID-19 Protocols For State-Run Facility Admissions

Temple Liacouras Center To Open For Overflow COVID-19 Patients Next Week

Philadelphia Closes Test Site Despite FEMA Reversal, Looks For Rapid Testing Instead

Spotlight PA: Health Dept., Coroners At Odds Over How To Handle Suspected COVID-19 

Cases, Potentially Affecting Death Count

Editorial: PA Must Do More To Protect Nursing Home Patients, Workers

Charles Thompson: More Capacity On LCB Liquor Website, But Way More Demand

Philly-Area Small Business Owners Starting To Get SBA Loans

Op-Ed: Grocery, Convenience Stores Do Their Best To Minimize Exposure

Outside PPG Paints Arena, Rivers Casino, Groups Rally To Feed The Hungry

Dairy Farmers Struggle With Lowered Milk Demand

Police Forcibly Eject Man Without Face Mask From SEPTA Bus, SEPTA Drops Mask Mandate

Hillman Foundation Giving More Than $4 Million In Grants To Help Fight COVID-19

Despite Stay At Home Order, Erie County Executive Joined Her Family Across The Border In New York

Pittsburgh School Officially Begin Remote Learning April 22

National

TNS: COVID-19 Creating Sense Of Urgency To Change Medical Care Across U.S.

AP: As Trump Rails Against Mail-In Voting, Some Allies Embrace It

The Guardian: Wisconsin: The State Where American Democracy Went To Die

AP: Consumer Prices Slump As Virus Suppresses Spending

AP: Markets Table Amid Holidays, Oil Down On OPEC Uncertainty

FT: G20 Backs Largest Oil Supply Agreement In History

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[Posted: April 11, 2020]