Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.15.20

House in voting session May 18, 19, 20, 26 & 27 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate CANCELED session May 18, 19, 20 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

Both the House and Senate Are Operating Under Remote Voting Rules That Limit Debate and Public Access To Legislators

AP: Lockdown To Lift In 12 More PA Counties May 22: Adams, Beaver, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, Juniata, Mifflin, Perry, Susquehanna, Wyoming, Wayne and York

Emily Previti/Katie Meyer: How To Vote During A Pandemic In PA

Glitch Sends Duplicate Mail-In Ballots To Voters In Allegheny County

Mail-In Voting Applications Adding Up In Luzerne County

Philadelphia Voters Most Likely To Vote In Person Live In COVID-19 Hot Spots

Op-Ed: Philadelphia Needs To Get Youth Voting

Putting A Megaphone To The Lips Of PA’s Latinos

Wolf Administration Reminds Pennsylvanians To Respond To 2020 Census

Erie Continues 2020 Census Push

Editorial: Require State Responses To Right-To-Know Requests

Gov. Wolf Declares May 22 1-4-3 Day Of Kindness In Honor Of PA’s Fred Rogers

Penn State Again Accused Of Manipulating Frat Pledge’s Death For Its Own Benefit

Lackawanna College Signs Nursing Transfer Agreement With Harrisburg U.

Pittsburgh Schools Preparing Multitude Of Options For Fall

Greene County President Judge Charged With Judicial Misconduct

PA Court Reinstates Manslaughter Charges Against Amtrak Engineer Over Train Crash

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Has Too Many People In Prison

Penn State Changes Zoom Meeting Defaults To Head Off Zoom-Bombing

Zoom Announces Plans For Research Center In Pittsburgh

Other States/National/International

Cong. Perry Leads Both Democratic Opponents In Fundraising Last Quarter

AG Shapiro Files Amicus Brief Defending Federal Health Insurance Law For Pennsylvanians

Trump Campaign Has Walked Away From PA Republican Party As 2020 Heats Up

NYT: Republican Defiance Of PA’s Lockdown Has 2020 Implications

AP-Levy: In PA, Democratic Governor Aims To Contain Republican Revolt

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Plans To Announce Reopening Of More PA Counties Friday

AP-Marc Levy: Wolf To Ease Restrictions Elsewhere, But Still Has Concerns

Wolf, Health Update Orders For Counties Moving To Yellow May 15

Dept. Of Health Outlines Process For Signing Up To Assist With COVID-19 Contact Tracing

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Discloses List Of Businesses Denied Waivers To Open

Spotlight PA: Wolf Warns Requests For Business Waivers Could Reveal Proprietary Info As Republicans Press Court Case

NYT: Republican Defiance Of PA’s Lockdown Has 2020 Implications

AP-Levy: In PA, Democratic Governor Aims To Contain Republican Revolt

Westmoreland Plan Who Threatened  Gov. Wolf Is Free On Bail

As Counties Reopen, What About The Correctional Facilities Inside Their Borders?

City Of Pittsburgh Looks Ahead To Opportunities, Concerns As Region Moves To Yellow

From Sanitizer To Social Distancing, Contractors Face Challenges As They Return To Job Sites

Small Businesses Eager To Open In Western PA, But No Sure How Public Will Respond

Westmoreland Restaurant Owners Not In A Rush To Break Rules

Editorial: Finding Grace As We Live Through A Pandemic

Andrew Maykuth: PA Paid Out Almost $7 Billion In Unemployment Benefits

Cumberland County Lawmakers Drafted Letter Saying County Would Move To Yellow PHase, But Scrapped It Amid County Commissioners’ Complaints Of Political Pressure

Republican Lawmaker: Beaver County To Begin Reopening May 22, Defying Shutdown Order

Lancaster County Republican’s Informal Declaration Of Reopening Makes it Every Business For Itself

Here’s Lancaster County’s Republican Plan To Reopen Friday Ahead Of Governor’s Timeline

Lancaster County Republican Officials Answer Newspaper’s Questions On Reopening ‘Necessary To Act On The Will Of The People’

Editorial: Lancaster County Clearly Isn’t Prepared To Reopen, Even Partially Friday

About 200 Protesters Call To Reopen Bucks County At Rally

Crowd, Republican Politicians Roar Support For Central PA Barber Defying Shutdown

Sean Sauro: Business Owners Put Themselves At Risk By Opening Before Allowed: Attorneys

Dept. Of Health Reports 275 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 5.14.20

PA Revises Death Toll Upward, But Other Numbers Paint Brighter Picture

PA Will Soon Reveal COVID-19 Infections, Deaths At Nursing Homes, Identify Facilities

Universal Testing At PA Nursing Homes?  Some Say It’s An Idea Without A Plan

Wallace McKelvey: Health Secretary’s Removal Of Mom From Care Home Amid Pandemic Draws Scrutiny

Under Fire, Health Secretary Levine Remains An Icon To PA’s Trans Community

Ford Turner: Health Secretary Plans To Consult 2 Lehigh Valley Disease Specialists

How Workers At A South Philly Nursing Home Managed To Get Raises And Hazard Pay

Editorial: Lackawanna County Coroner Puts Emphasis Where It Belongs - Nursing Homes

Editorial: State Had Aggressive Nursing Home Plan That Wasn’t Used

Health Secretary: Luzerne County Can’t Be Evaluated By Zip Code For Reopening

Auditor General Provides Update Of Business Waiver Program Audit

Op-Ed: Time To End The COVID-19 Hysteria - Cyril H. Wecht

John Baer: We’ll Soon See What PA’s COVID-19 Divide Brings Us

PennDOT: Limited Services Available At Driver License, Photo Centers In Yellow Phase Counties

Editorial: Tuition Refunds: Schools Did Best To Provide Courses During Pandemic

Just Over Half Of Philly Students Participate In  School Online

Dept. Of Agriculture Outlines Steps To Enforce Against Restaurants In Violation Of Dine-In Order

Dept. Of Agriculture Advocates For Senior Feeding Program Flexibility, Congressional Action Needed

Gov. Wolf Declares May 22 1-4-3 Day Of Kindness In Honor Of PA’s Fred Rogers

Pandemic Deals Big Blow To Luzerne County Transit Ridership

Zoom Announces Plans For Research Center In Pittsburgh

Report: GNC Gets Temporary Reprieve On Debt Payment

National

Republicans In PA Congressional Delegation Blast Wolf On COVID-19 Response

AP: Oversight Of Veterans Homes To Be Probed After Virus Deaths [Includes PA]

The Hill: Trump Says Virus Testing May Be ‘Frankly Overrated’

The Guardian: Trump Goes Maskless To Tour Medical Equipment Facility In Allentown

Here’s What Trump Said About PA During His Lehigh Valley Visit

Laura Olson: Trump Praises PA Workers, Calls On State To Reopen During Allentown Visit

Laura Olson: 5 Takeaways From Trump’s Visit To The Lehigh Valley

Supporters Finally Got To Welcome Trump To Lehigh Valley, Protesters Also Turned Out

In Allentown, Trump Suggests PA Should Reopen Faster, Talks Plans To Replenish National Stockpile

AP: Trump Says He’ll Restock Stockpile For Future Pandemics

Laura Olson: Ahead Of Trump’s PA Visit Biden Say Trump Simply Hasn’t Done The Work On COVID-19

Trump Policies Are Killing All Of Use: Protest Caravan Rolls Thru Ahead Of President’s Visit To PA

The Hill: Trump Attacks Point To PA’s Critical Role In Reelection Bid

The Guardian: Where’s The CDC? How Trump Sidelined The CDC In A Pandemic

The Guardian: Whistleblower Warns America Facing ‘Darkest Winter In Modern History’

AP: Virus Whistleblower Tells Lawmakers U.S. Lacks Vaccine Plan

AP: Public Officials Site Virus While Limiting Access To Public Records

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[Posted: May 15, 2020]