Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.30.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session April 30. 

Senate has adjourned to the call of the President Pro Tempore

Wolf Directs Previously Awarded Arts Funding To Be Frozen

Judge Rejects Effort To Decertify Philly Voting Machines As Daft, Ill-Considered And Pointless

Emily Previti: PA Counties Struggle To Find Enough Masks, Gloves For In-Person Voting June 2

Luzerne County Manager Explains Details Of Primary Plans

How The Pandemic Further Divides Western PA Voters
John Baer: Thoughts About PA’s Post-Pandemic Presidential Race

State Board Of Ed Adds Erie Community College Discussion To Agenda, Supporters Ask For More

Jan Murphy: State-Owned Universities Offer Retirement Incentive To Non-Faculty Employees

Tuition Freeze Approved Across PA’s 14 State-Owned Universities
Jan Murphy: Mansfield U. Given Loan Of Up To $6 Million To Covering Operating Shortfall

Fmr Penn State Team Doctor’s Lawsuit Against Coach, Penn State Dismissed By Judge

Lancaster County Schools Could Lose $46 Million In Local Revenue Next Year

Pittsburgh School Board Questions District’s Remote Learning Rollout - Woefully Inadequate

Montoursville Schools Saved Money By Closing For Pandemic

PA Detention Centers Accused Of Abusing Juveniles

Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino Working On Reopening Plan, But Don’t Expect A Return To Normal
Horse Racing Industry Asks Wolf to Open Starting Gates Before Money For Care Runs Out

Pro-Con: Should PA Freeze Rent, Mortgages During COVID-19 Crisis?

Central PA Hospital That Laid Off 400 Workers Evaluating Staff Needs Under New Normal

Wabtec To Cut 300 Erie Jobs

Pittsburgh Area March Jobless Rate Rises To 6%, Economist Sees 16% In April

Erie March Unemployment Rate Doesn’t Reflect Risis - 6.5%

NE PA Unemployment Jumps To 7.4% In March As Pandemic Disrupts Economy

Pennsylvania Postpones Bar Exam, Introduces Limited License Due To COVID-19

Jan Murphy: Bill Setting Minimum Marrying Age At 18 Heading To Governor

COVID-19 Ruining A Rite Of Summer In Rural PA - The County Fair

AMC Says It Will Ban Comcast/Universal Movies From Its Theaters

The Angry Grammarian: How COVID-19 Made Zoom A Verb

Fmr Philly DA Seth Williams Released From Federal Prison After 3 Years

National/International

Cong. Fitzpatrick Wants To Hold Union Elections Electronically

Republican Poll Has Trump, Biden Tied In Pennsylvania At 46.7 Percent

Charles Thompson: Trump Re-Election Ad Features Democrat Governors, But Not Wolf

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports Total Of 2,195 COVID-19 Deaths In PA, Up From 1,716 Yesterday [PaCN]  4.29.20

AP: Nursing Homes Stricken As PA Death Toll Tops 2,000

Health Secretary Explains Higher COVID-19 Death Toll, Reopening Counties, Nursing Home Cases

State Still Plans Regional Approach To Reopening, But Backs Off Original Definition Of Regions

Yellow Phase Doesn’t Mean A Return To Normal, Official Warns

With Some New Rules, Construction Work Can Resume Friday

Spotlight PA: PA To Set Virus Testing, Contact Tracing Benchmarks Before Gradual Reopening

Virus Testing Lags In PA As Federal Government Promises Help

Philadelphia Mayor Announces First Steps For Reopening City

Officials: Allegheny County On Track For Reopening

Editorial: Recovery Hinges On Our Conduct

Auditor General Calls For Greater Transparency, More Testing At Nursing Homes

TNS: Officials, Families Call For Investigation Into State Veterans’ Nursing Home After 26 Virus Deaths

2 More People In PA State Prisons Die After Testing Positive For Virus

Yudichak Announces Program To Help Nursing Homes Combat COVID-19

No Mass Testing For Allegheny County Jail Despite COVID-19 Uptick

Emily Previti: PA Counties Struggle To Find Enough Masks, Gloves For In-Person Voting June 2

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Proves All Children Need Quality Healthcare In This Country

Wallace McKelvey: Right Wing Web Trolls Inundate Health’s Employee Complaint System With Fake Messages

Gov. Wolf Releases Cross-Agency Guidance For Telemedicine

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Vetoes Telemedicine Bill Over Abortion Concerns

Editorial: Telemedicine Bill Should Be Reconsidered, Minus Anti-Abortion Amendment

Stephen Caruso: Republican House, Senate Try To Force Wolf To Pull Back Curtain On COVID-19 Response

Republican Senators Call For Auditor General To Examine DCED’s COVID-19 Response

Senate Republicans Vote To Subpoena Records Over Business Shutdown Waivers

Wolf Administration Highlights Comprehensive Food Security Efforts

Gov. Wolf: Food Insecurity In PA Rises During Pandemic

Fearful Shoppers Overbuying Meats Putting Strain On Supply Chain

Dept. Of Aging: PA Receives $34 Million Federal Funding To Provide Essential Services To Older Adults

Dept. Of Agriculture Adopts Temporary FDA Food Labeling Policy In Groceries, For Restaurant Delivery

Anya Litvak: Utilities Know Their Customers Are Struggling, But They Don’t Know How Much

Philadelphia Water Department Extends Shut-Off Moratorium

Tuition Freeze Approved Across PA’s 14 State-Owned Universities

Penn Veterinary School Conducting Research To Determine If Dogs Can Detect COVID-19

AP: From A Loft Studio On A Farm, Professor Teaches Painting

National

Op-Ed: Selfish Protests Against Stay-At-Home Orders Dishonor America’s Veterans - Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge

PNC Accused Of Processing Federal Paycheck Protection Loan Applications Unfairly

AP: Drug Proves Effective Against COVID-19 As Economic Damage Rises

AP: Trump Says He Won’t Extend Social Distancing Guidelines Into May

Trump Adds Sanctuary Cities Restrictions To Local Aid Package Demands

The Guardian: U.S. Economy Shrinks 4.8% As COVID-19 Ends Longest Expansion In History

AP: Trump Erupts At Campaign Team As His Poll Numbers Slide

The Guardian: Trump Claims China Will Do Anything To Stop His Re-Election

52 Who Worked Or Voted In Wisconsin Election Have COVID-19

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[Posted: April 30, 2020]