Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.2.20

[Note: Heard On NPR-- You Can Fix The Economy, But You Can’t Fix Being Dead]

IFO To Issue First Estimates Of COVID-19 Impact On State Revenues April 8 [PaCN]

March State Revenues $294.6 Million Less Than Estimate; $45.6 Million Less For Fiscal Year [PaCN]

Stephen Caruso: PA Tax Revenues Down In March, Officials Brace For Bigger Future Hit

Spotlight PA: First Look At How COVID-19 Is Gutting PA State Finances, And It’s Not Pretty

PA Legislative Services: Dept. Of State Reports 250,000 Have Requested Mail-In Ballots, 78% Online, Voters Have Until May 26 To Request Mail-In Ballots.

Wolf Administration Reminds Pennsylvanians To Respond To 2020 Census

John Micek: Study: Women Still Make Less Than Men Especially In Jobs Impacted By COVID-19

Op-Ed: With COVID-19 We Failed A Basic Preparedness Test, We Can’t Repeat That Mistake

PA’s Minor League Towns Hope For Baseball’s Return

Cook Political Report: PA Stays A Toss-Up For General Election

Conservative Leaders Conference Meeting Rescheduled For Sept. 25-26

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Extends Stay At Home Order Statewide [PaCN]

AP-Michael Rubinkam: All Of Pennsylvania Now Under Orders To Stay Home

Dept. Of Health Reports 11 New Deaths Due To COVID-19; Total Cases 5,805 [PaCN]

DCED: Business Exemption Requests From Shutdown Order Will Not Be Accepted After April 3 [PaCN]
John Baer: How Wolf’s Business Shutdown Bit Him Where It Hurts

DCED No Longer Accepting Applications For $60 Million In Business Aid, More Applications Than Funding.  Click Here for other assistance.

Jan Murphy: Senate Republicans Want To Know More About Wolf’s Post-COVID-19 Plan To Return to Normalcy

Senate Republicans' Letter To Wolf: "Businesses That Want To Stay Open Should Have The Opportunity”

COVID-19 Brings PA Construction Industry To Near Standstill

Central PA Construction Projects Affected By COVID-19 Shutdown

Emily Previt: Why Is PA Leading The Nation In Unemployment Claims?

Worker At Limerick Nuclear Power Plant Test Positive For COVID-19, Plant Undergoing Refueling, Maintenance
Washington County Pastor To Hold Service Like Woodstock Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

Comcast Commits $500 Million To Help Its Workers Affected By COVID-19

Lehigh Valley Lawmakers: Companies That Don’t Keep Workers Safe Should Be Embarrassed, Fined

Rep. Bizzarro Speaks Out Against Wabtec Manufacturing In Erie After Seeing Worker Sanitation Conditions

Laid-Off Philly Workers Face Life Without Health Insurance- It’s Like We Are Just A Piece Of Garbage

SEPTA Employees Call For Greater Protections

Editorial: Those Still On The Job Need Protection

State Police Issue Total Of 123 Warnings To Businesses For Not Complying With Shutdown

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Should Better Enforce Stay At Home Order

Liquor Control Board Resumes Limited Online Sales Of Wine & Spirits [PaCN]

Charles Thompson: State Liquor Store Accepting Limited Online Sales

Losing $6.5 Million A Day, State Liquor Board Restarts Online Sales

LCB Closes Nanticoke Bar For Violating Shutdown Order

Prosecutors, Victim Advocates Object To Suggested Methods For Reducing State Jail Population

Inmate At Wayne County Federal Prison Tests Positive For COVID-19

Allegheny County Court Officials Release Information On Remaining Jail Population

Social Distancing Is Our Best Tool To Fight COVID-19, But How Long Must We Do It?

Coronavirus Myths?  Pittsburgh Doctor Has Answers For You

Medical Students Throughout Philly Region Are Helping Fight The Virus

AP-Mark Scolforo, Claudia Lauer: Fears, Infection Thin Staff At Beaver County Nursing Home With 2 Deaths

Drug & Alcohol Secretary Says State Can Handle Substance Abuse Treatment During COVID-19 Outbreak
PA Residents With Disabilities Worry COVID-19 Rationing Will Deem Them Expendable

Paul Muschick: Why We Should Welcome New Yorkers To PA During Virus Crisis

Editorial: Pittsburgh Can Take The Lead On Ventilator Production

Editorial: Sunsets Must Be Placed On Emergency Powers

PA Supreme Court Extends Closure Of All Courts To Public, Ban On Evictions Thru April 30

Spotlight PA: PA Supreme Court Extends Closure, Ban On Evictions To April 30

PA Supreme Court: Justice Wecht Family End Self-Quarantine, All Family Members Healthy

State Police Grant Extension To License To Carry Firearm Permits

Juvenile Justice Group Asks Courts To Send Home Youth In Detention During Pandemic

FBI Issues Warning About Hijacking Of Online Classes By Intruders After Reports Of Serious Disruptions

Paul Muschik: Why Are School Districts Waiting To Start Online Classes?

Penn State To Begin Issuing Room And Meal Refunds

Dept. Of Human Services: Child, Adult Protective Services, Domestic Violence And Rape Crisis Programs Still Operating

Spotlight PA: Calls To PA’s Child-Abuse Hotline Fell Sharply During First Weeks Of COVID-19, Here’s Why That’s Bad

State Police Issue Guidelines For Responding To Certain Non-Emergency Incidents

Dept. Of Banking Warns Of COVID-19-Related Investment Schemes

Air Traffic Plummets At Western PA Airports

Local Erie Online Music Performance Guide, April 2  And Later

National

AP: Despite Grim Projections, Trump Resists National Quarantine

AP Poll: Broad Support For State, Local COVID-19 Control Efforts

AP Poll: Less Than Half Back Trump’s Pandemic Response

AP: What’s Known, Not Known About Number Of Deaths In Other Countries

The Hill: Dr. Anthony Fauci Given Security Detail After Threats

AP: Asian Stocks Mixed As Economic Toll Of Virus Worsens

FT: Europe And Asian Stock Slip Following Sharp Drop On Wall Street

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[Posted: April 2, 2020]