Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.18.20

BTW: It’s now been 30 days since the March 19 statewide COVID-19 shutdown in PA and there is still no word from the Senate or House about using their $172 million surplus to help taxpayers and small businesses through this pandemic.

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

Editorial: Time For Leadership: Senate, House Should Relinquish Its Reserve Fund

Letter: PA Taxpayers Continue To Absorb Costs Imposed By Legislators

Ed Mahon: Counties Home To More Than A Third Of PA Voters Call For Mail-In Only Primary

Allegheny County To Send Mail-In Ballot Forms To Every Voter

Luzerne County Seeking Mail-In Only Primary

Other States/National/International

Laura Olson: Congressional Campaign Fundraising During A Pandemic

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Unveils Broad Plan For Pennsylvania's COVID-19 Recovery, More Details Next Week [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy, Michael Rubinkam, Mark Scolforo: Wolf Offers Framework, Few Details For Reopening State

Spotlight PA: Wolf: I’m Asking You To Stay The Course As He Outlines Broad Plan For Reopening

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Outlines Reopening Plan, But Doesn’t Say When It Will Happen

Wolf Says These 6 Things Will Guide State’s Reopening

Jan Murphy: Reaction To Wolf’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan

COVID-19 Outbreak Reported At York County Defense Contractor BAE Systems

Real Estate Agents Lobby Legislators To Be Essential

Dept. Of Health Reports 49 New Deaths Due To COVID-19 [PaCN]

New PA COVID-19 Cases Increase Sharply

Ford Turner: State Sees Big Jump In COVID-19 Cases But Curve Still Flat

Deaths At Nursing Homes In PA, Lehigh Valley Continue To Mount

Spotlight PA: PA Nursing Homes Largely Left To Police Themselves As COVID-19 Deaths Mount

COVID-19 Killed At Least 10 At State-Run Veterans Home In Chester County

PA Underreported 18% Of COVID-19 Deaths This Week, Officials Blame Computer Glitches

IUP Partners With Hospital To Provide Same-Day Testing For COVID-19

Gov. Wolf: Statewide Support For Health Disparity Task Force

Paul Muschick: Why Are We Catering To People Too Lazy To Wear A Mask In Public?

Dept. Of L&I Launching Unemployment Assistance Website For Self-Employed, Independent Contractors, Gig Workers Others In Days [PaCN]

One Month Into Non-Life-Sustaining Business Closure State Unemployment Nears 1.5 Million

Pennsylvania's Unemployment Rate Jumped To 6 Percent In March At Very Beginning Of COVID-19 Shutdowns [PaCN]

AP: Initial Virus Fallout Sends PA Jobless Rate To 6%

Lancaster County Unemployment Soars To 18% Due To COVID-19, Twice 2008 Recession

Philly Tells Nonessential Construction Firms To Stop Or They Will Be Shut Down

Turnpike Considers Cutting Capital Budget Projects, Transit Payments

Erie County To Furlough Nonessential Employees

Dept. of Agriculture Offers Guidance To Food Processing Facilities to Ensure Worker Safety

Dept. of Agriculture Provides Guidance For Community Gardens On COVID-19

How PA Residents Run For Border To Bootleg Liquor

Micek: Is The LCB Mulling A Post-Shutdown Price Hike, Liquor Lobby Protests

State-Owned Universities Place 700+ Employees On Unpaid Leave Due To Campus Closures

Duquesne U. Creates Leave Day Bank For Employees Unable To Work From Home

Children With Disabilities Face Greater Educational Challenges With COVID-19 Pandemic

National

AP: Analysis: With New Virus Plan, Trump Passes Buck To States So He Can Blame Them Later 

AP: Trump Pushes States To Lift Virus Restrictions

The Guardian: Trump Calls Protesters Against Stay At Home Orders Very Responsible

The Guardian: The Right Wing Groups Behind Wave Of Protests Against COVID-19 Restrictions

AP: No Federal Virus Testing Plan In Sight, Troubles Cloud Trump Recovery Effort

AP: Independent Maine Senator Tells VP Pence That Failed Federal Virus Testing is Dereliction Of Duty

AP: New Pressure On Congressional Lawmakers As Virus Aid For Firms Hits Limit

AP: New Wave Of Infections Threatens To Collapse Hospitals In Japan

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[Posted: April 18, 2020]