Tuesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.28.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session April 28 and 29. 

Senate is scheduled to return April 28, 29

Laura Olson: PA: 1.65 Claims For Unemployment, Including 107,000 From Self-Employed, Gig Workers
Counties Look To Consolidate Polling Places, Advocates Worry About Voter Disenfranchisement

Community Colleges Expect An Enrollment Spike Because Of Pandemic

Southeast PA Universities To Freeze 2020-21 Tuition

Penn State Cuts Budgets, Announces Furloughs Amid COVID-19 Loses

Reinstated Lock Haven U. Prof Loses Bid For Damages For Unlawful Termination

Editorial: Penn State Must Enforce Title IV

John Micek: Reopening Isn’t Good Enough, After COVID-19 We Need To Reset Everything

Lawsuit Seeks To Relax State’s Absentee Ballot Deadline Amid Pandemic

Other States/National/International

Republican Cong. Perry Jumps Out To Early Fundraising Lead

Gloves Off In Republican Primary To Challenge Cong. Cartwright

Editorial: Federal EARN IT Bill Would Compromise Digital Privacy, Security

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports Total Of 1,597 COVID-19 Deaths In PA, Up From 1,550 Yesterday [PaCN] 4.27.20

Dept. Of Health Issues Guidance Allowing Elective Surgery; Revised Order

Elective Surgeries May Resume Under New Dept. Of Health Order

Gov. Wolf Calls For Mandated Race, Ethnicity Data Collection Amid COVID-19 Health Disparity Task Force Discussion

Editorial: Nursing Home Virus Data Should Be Public

Wolf Administration Released Clearer Metrics Regions Must Meet To Qualify For Reopening

PA Faces Next Big COVID-19 Challenge: Tracing Everybody Who Might Be Infected

Dauphin, York Coroners On COVID-19: Not Like Anything We Have Ever Faced

Almost 200 Inmates, Guards Test Positive For COVID-19 At Montgomery County Prison

Montgomery County Finds Widespread, Silent Spread Of COVID-19 In Prison

State Wants More People With Symptoms To Seek Testing In Luzerne County

NPR: CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List

Philly Expands Testing To New COVID-19 Symptoms

Amid Pandemic, Black Churches Aid Free Testing

Editorial: System Needs Latent Virus Testing Capacity

Laura Olson: PA: 1.65 Claims For Unemployment, Including 107,000 From Self-Employed, Gig Workers

With Unemployment Benefits Slow To Arrive, Many Are Left Treading Water To Meet Basic Needs

Bucks County May Accused Of Threatening Governor’s Family Over Unemployment Delay

Gov. Wolf Announces May 1 Statewide Limited Reopening Of Recreational Activities [PaEN]

AP: Pennsylvanians Get Governor’s OK To Resume Golfing, Boating

Jan Murphy: Lawmakers Push Bills To Reopen Garden Centers, Zoos, Animal Groomers, Realtors, Lawyers

Editorial: Pittsburgh Construction Signs Of Life

COVID-19’s Economic Blow To Rural PA Far Outstrips The Pandemic, But Reopening Won’t Be Easy

Farms In PA Scramble For Answers As COVID-19 Threatens Workers

Farming Is Essential During The Pandemic, But A Far Cry From Business As Usual

Editorial: State Must Enforce Farm Worker Health Guidelines

National Guard Stepping In For Lehigh Nursing Home As Staffers Call Off Work

Op-Ed: A Vote To Overturn Public Health Protections Is A Vote Against Working People

Paul Muschick: Could Politics Keep People From Seeing Doctors Via Telemedicine?

PennDOT Extends Drivers’ License, Vehicle Registration Deadlines To May 31

Jan Murphy: Senators Threaten Subpoena Wolf Administration Records On Business Waivers

Spotlight PA: Senators Threaten Subpoena If Wolf Refuses To Turn Over List Of Business Waivers

Federal Judge: ICE Detainees Freed Over COVID-19 Fears Must Return To 2 PA County Prisons

Witnesses Claim ICE Detainee With COVID-19 For Days Before Being Removed From York County Jail

How To Manage Your COVID-19 Anxiety: Mental Health Professionals

Commonwealth Court To Hold First Hearings Via Live Streams On YouTube

Community Colleges Expect An Enrollment Spike Because Of Pandemic

Southeast PA Universities To Freeze 2020-21 Tuition

Penn State Cuts Budgets, Announces Furloughs Amid COVID-19 Loses

Homeless, Hungry College Students Will Face Greater Challenges Due To COVID-19

Gov. Wolf Shares Message For Class Of 2020

2 Million+ Chickens Killed Due To Processing Plant Employee Shortage, Some In PA

Controller: COVID-19 Could Cost Philly Up To $647 Million, Layoffs Are Avoidable

Op-Ed: A Criminal Record Shouldn’t Be A Barrier Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Westmoreland Prison Population Cut By Almost 30 Percent

National

The Guardian: U.S. States Uniting To Combat COVID-19 Amid Leadership Vacuum

AP: U.S. Reopening Is Coming, But Normal Is Still A Ways Off

Spotlight PA: COVID-19 Information Shared By States Varies Widely

The Guardian: Major U.S. Meat Producer Warns Food Supply Chain Is Breaking

AP: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Directs Prosecutors To Look For State, Local COVID-19 Rules Violating Civil Liberties Of Individuals 

AP: Out To Regain Footing, Trump Shifts Virus Focus To Economy

AP: Trump Urges States To Consider Opening Schools Before Summer
BBC: Trump 'Can't Imagine Why' Calls On Disinfectants Spiked To Poison Control Centers

USA Today: Trump Denies Responsibility For Spike In Calls To Poison Control Centers

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[Posted: April 28, 2020]