Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 4.15.20

House adjourns on a 12-hour call, but could be back in voting session this week

Senate will be in session April 15

National Safety Council, More Than 50 Other Groups Call For COVID-19 Testing For All U.S. Businesses, Worksites [PaCN]
Spotlight PA: State-Owned Universities Facing $100 Million Hit, Lancaster Republican Senator Floats Closures As Worst-Case Scenario

AP-Mark Scolforo, Michael Rubinkam: Mail-In, Absentee Ballot Applications Surge For June Primary To 283,000
Wallace McKelvey: Hunt For Missing Centre County DA: 15 Years Of Clues, Theories

State Police: Gun Purchase Checks Have Shot Up, So Have Denials
Op-Ed: COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores Urgency Of Ending Cash Bail

Amazon Is Hiring Another 75,000, Some In Harrisburg-Carlisle Region

Erie Moves Forward With Plan For Free Public Wi-Fi

Other States/National/International

Laura Olson: No Handshakes, Door-Knocking, Debates Have PA Candidates Finding New Ways To Campaign

Casey, 32 Other Senators, Call For $300 Million In Domestic Violence Funding

Cong. Kelly 30 Pounds Lighter After COVID-19 Bout

Labor, Progressive Groups Team Up For Organizing Effort In PA

TNS: National Highway Funding Shortfall Made Worse By Drop In Gasoline Tax Revenue

Coronavirus

National Safety Council, More Than 50 Other Groups Call For COVID-19 Testing For All U.S. Businesses, Worksites [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Reports 60 New Deaths Due To COVID-19 [PaCN] 4.14.20

Health Secretary: COVID-19 Curve Has Been Flattened Significantly In PA

Health Secretary: Doesn’t Have Racial Data On Most COVID-19 Cases

VA Hospitals Staffing Up In Anticipation Of COVID-19 Surge

Wolf: States, Not President, Should Decide When To Lift COVID-19 Restrictions

Editorial: Governors Unite To Fight Virus

Editorial: During COVID-19 Pandemic, Governors’ Leadership Is Critical

Editorial: Governors In Best Position To Lead

Signs Of Encouragement Appear In Windows Across Western PA

Wolf Talks About Reopening Businesses, A Primary By Mail, PA Budget Crunch

AP: Dr. Fauci: We’re Not There Yet On Key Steps To Reopen Economy

Jan Murphy: House Republicans [Override Medical Professionals] Send Its Plan For Reactivating State’s Economy To Senate

Ford Turner: House Republicans Vote To [Ignore Medical Professionals] And Can Wolf’s COVID-19 Closure System Replace With Federal Guidance

John Micek: With Vote To Reopen PA Looming, Health Secretary Levine Again Urges Caution

Katie Meyer: Health Experts Caution Lawmakers Against Easing COVID-19 Rules Too Fast

Ed Mahon: The Debate Over Restarting Construction Projects In PA Explained

Editorial: Reopening America, Nation Has To Think, Talk About When We Can Go Back To Work

Editorial: The Economy Needs An Immune System

Brett Sholtis: State Keeps Hospitals’ COVID-19 Emergency Plans Secret As Health Systems 

Seek Huge Sums In Tax Relief, Other Financial Help

PA Businesses To Benefit From 3-Month Waiver For Prepayments Of Sales Tax

With Businesses Struggling, Wolf Temporarily Waives Sales Tax Prepayments

Some Black-Owned Businesses Are Worried About How They Will Survive Pandemic

Car Dealerships Want To Start Sales Again In PA

Consumer Groups Push For More Auto Insurance Refunds As Millions Sit At Home
Anya Litvak: Shell Doesn’t Need A Waiver To Resume Some Work On Ethane Plant

Federal Inmates Left Behind Amid Releases From Allegheny County Jail

Philly Reports First COVID-19 Death In Its Prisons

Philly DA, Chief Defender Praise State Prison Release Program, Urge Wolf To Go Further

First Person To Die Of COVID-19 In PA Prisons Was Fighting For Innocence

PA School Employees Retirement Fund: Market Movements Will Have No Impact On FY 2020-21 Contribution Rate

PA’s Child Abuse Hotline Receiving Far Fewer Tips Than Normal

40% Of Parents Considering College Delay For High School Seniors Due To COVID-19, Want Students To Attend Colleges Closer To Home

For Some, An Eerily Silent College Campus Is Still The Best Bet In A Pandemic

WITF Smart Talk: PA Education Secretary; College Towns Without Students - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Poconos Were Marketed As A Pandemic Have, Not It’s A COVID-19 Hot Spot

Centre County To Furlough Employees, Leave Positions Unfilled

COVID-19 Slows Access To Government Records In PA, NJ

Editorial: Public Access To Meetings, Tape Delays Don’t Meet Sunshine Act Standards

Coors Light Answers 93-Year-Old PA Woman’s Plea For More Beer

Other States/National

National Safety Council, More Than 50 Other Groups Call For COVID-19 Testing For All U.S. Businesses, Worksites [PaCN]

AP: Dr. Fauci: We’re Not There Yet On Key Steps To Reopen Economy

AP: U.S. Military Sees No Quick Exit From New World Of COVID-19

AP: State Confront Practical Dilemmas On Reopening Economies

AP: California Governor Provides Complex Outline For Reopening

AP: We Don’t Have A King: Backlash At Trump’s Authority Claims

AP: Trump’s I Alone Can Fix It View And State Powers Collide

AP: Far-Right U.S. Politicians Label Lockdowns Anti-Constitutional

The Hill: Trump Sparks Republican Backlash With Claim Of Total Power To Reopen Country

AP: In Nod To Governors, Trump Walks Back Total Authority Claim

AP: Trump Directs Halt To U.S. Payments To World Health Organization During Pandemic

The Guardian: Analysis: Trump Turns Against WHO To Mask His Own Stark Failings On COVID-19 Crisis

The Guardian: The Disinformation Trump Spread About The Coronavirus - A Timeline

Putting Trump’s Name On COVID-19 Stimulus Checks Causes Delays

NPR: Hoping To Save The Postal Service [When Trump Wouldn’t], People Rush To Buy Stamps

Op-Ed: It Didn’t Have To Be This Way: Our Federal Government Failed Us

Op-Ed: We Need To Elect A President Capable Of Leading The Battle Against The Next Pandemic

AP: Asian Stocks Sink After IMF Says Global Economy Will Shrink

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[Posted: April 15, 2020]