Tuesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.21.20

House will be in voting session April 21, 27, 28 and 29. 

Senate will be in session April 21

Westmoreland Won’t Send Mail-In Ballot Applications Unless Voters Request Them

Luzerne County Manager Continues to Push For Mail-In Only Primary Election

How Hard Will It Be To Vote During Pandemic?  Depends Where You Live In PA

Judge Dismisses Age Discrimination Lawsuit Against Penn State

Editorial: Reimburse Victims Of Unjust Civil Asset Forfeiture

Pent-Up Demand Overwhelms PA Liquor Stores On First Day Of Curbside Pickup
PA Distillers Selling Unreal Amounts Of Booze During COVID-19 Pandemic

Man Who Threatened To Bomb Lafayette College Pleads Guilty

Other States/National/International

Politico Moves Cong. Fitzpatrick Race From Toss-Up To Leans Republican

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 92 New Deaths Due To COVID-19 [PaCN] 4.20.20

Einstein Hospital In Philly Transported Bodies To Medical Examiner's Office In Bed Of Open Pick Up Truck

Despite Ban By Gov. Wolf, UPMC Ramping Up Elective Surgeries

Protest Canceled After Wilkes-Barre Hospital Agrees To Negotiate Nurse Layoffs

COVID-19 Testing Facility In NE PA Opens Amid Heavy Security

New Luzerne County Testing Site Praised By County Manager
Erie’s Lessons Learned After A Month Of COVID-19

Patient Advocate, Nursing Home Officials Says PA Needs More Aggressive Action To Confront COVID-19 Deaths

What You Need To Know To Recover From COVID-19 At Home

Children's Hospital In Philadelphia Seeing Fewer Kids With Asthma During Lockdown

Allegheny County Council To Take Up Paid Sick Leave Bill

Gov. Wolf Allows Online Vehicle Sales, LCB Curbside Pick Up, Target Of May 8 For Limited Reopening Of Construction [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf Extends Statewide Stay At Home Order Until May 8 [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy, MichaelRubinkam,Mark Scolforo: Wolf Sets May 8 Target Launch Date For Gradual Reopening

Wolf Lays Out Plan For May 8 Gradual Reopening ‘We’ve Given Up A Lot’

Laura Olson: Wolf Set May 8 As A Target Date For Reopening, What Exactly Does That Mean?

Wolf Extends Stay At Home Order To May 8, Will Allow Online Car Sales

Editorial: May 8 Could Be Moving Target For Pandemic Reopening, You Can’t Negotiate With A Virus

Gov. Wolf Vetoes Republican Plan To Open Businesses Immediately [PaCN]

Spotlight PA: Wolf Vetoes Bill To Reopen Businesses Over Public Health Objections

Senate Republicans Leaders Condemn Wolf's Veto Of Bill To Open Businesses Immediately

House Republican Speaker Says Efforts To Save Livelihoods Erased By A Stroke Of Governor’s Pen

Gov. Wolf Signs Bill To Provide Flexibility To Local Govts., Businesses During Pandemic

Editorial: Partisanship Is More Deadly Than COVID-19

Armed Civilian Group At Pittsburgh’s Anti-Shutdown Rally Sports Symbols Linked To White Nationalism

Jan Murphy: Lawmakers See Capitol Protest Of Shutdown As Democracy In Action

Stephen Caruso: In Raucous Capitol Protest, Thousands Call On Wolf To Reopen All Of PA

Spotlight PA: Hundreds Gather At Capitol For Anti-Shutdown Rally Calling To Reopen PA

More Than 1,000 Gather In Capitol Rally To Reopen PA

Health Care Workers Show Up At Reopen PA Protest To Urge People To Stay Home

AP: It’s Going To Backfire: Dr. Fauci Warns Against Reopening Too Quickly

Paul Muschick: For Those Gathering Their Torches, Pitchforks And Ar-15s, Take Time To Understand Masking Rule

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Offer A Way Out Of COVID-19 Chaos

Editorial: Learn From Spanish Flu At End Of World War I

Lawmakers Voice Concern Over Unemployment Compensation Claims Backlog

Confusion, Frustration For Freelancers, Gig Workers Seeking Unemployment Comp In PA

50,000 Gig Workers In PA Seek New Federal Unemployment Benefit

Still Going To Work In PA Amid Pandemic? Chances Are You’re A Low-Wage Worker

Philly Jails Face New Federal Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Conditions

Depts. Of Human Services & Education Submit State Plan Request To Support Food Access For Students During COVID-19 Crisis

Colleges Will Receive Millions In Stimulus Money, But COVID-19 Expenses Are Greater

Penn State Cancels All Nonessential Meetings, Events Through At Least June 19

Luzerne County Will Furlough 128 Employees

Toilet Paper Manufacturers In PA Flush With Demand

Other States/National/International

Casey: No Reason To Lunge Forward Recklessly In Reopening Economy

Cong. Evans: Let Community Banks, Nonprofit Lenders Give Small Businesses Emergency Loans

AP: Brushing Trump Criticism Aside, Governors Call For More Federal Help
The Guardian: Maryland Obtains 500,000 COVID-19 Test Kids From South Korea, Going Around Federal Govt.

AP: Trump Says In Tweet He’ll Suspend Immigration During COVID-19 Crisis, Offers No Details
Reuters: Corporate America Seeks Legal Protection For When COVID-19 Lockdowns Lift

AP: Oil Price Goes Negative For First Time In History As Demand Collapses

Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Trading At Premium Over Oil After Crude Price Collapse
AP: World Shares Skid After Oil Prices Plunge Below Zero

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[Posted: April 21, 2020]