Monday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.4.20

House is scheduled to be in voting session May 4, 5, [6-Canceled]

Senate has CANCELED session for May 4, 5, 6

TODAY: Senate Committee Hearing On COVID-19 Reopening Plan 10:00 a.m.

TOMORROW: Senate Committee Hearing On Unemployment Compensation 1:00 p.m.
TODAY 3:30: Live Briefing by Gov. Wolf, Secretary Of State Providing Update On Primary Election, Voting By Mail.  Watch Live: Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/

Editorial: The High Cost Of Safe Elections

AP: Unimpressed By Online Classes, College Students Seek Refunds

Penn State Student Sues Over Decision To Close Campus Amid Pandemic

WITF Smart Talk: Public Schools In PA Facing Billion Dollar Tax Loss - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Report Predicts Erie Horse Racing To Start In June

State Police Honors Fallen Troopers On 115th Anniversary

Study Shows Low Recidivism Rates Among Released Philly Juvenile Lifers

Analysis: Blacks At Allegheny County Jail Face Inequity In Bookings, Releases

Editorial: Juvenile Justice During COVID-19 Is Closer To No Justice At All

Editorial: Opportunists Leverage Crisis To Erode Civil Liberties

Op-Ed: Tech Tools Give Minority-Owned Small Businesses A Chance At Persisting Thru Outbreak

National/International

NPR: Ballot Printers Increase Capacity To Prepare For Mail Voting Surge

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 26 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.3.20

Erie Woman With COVID-19 Jailed For Not Self-Isolating

Northeast States To Work Together To Buy Supplies, Expand Testing

AP: NY, PA Joining 5 Other States To Buy Vital COVID-19 Gear In Bulk

TNS: Still A COVID-19 Hotspot, Hazleton Keeps Fighting

Those With Lyme Disease Must Be Cautions About COVID-19

Coronavirus Blamed For Drug Overdose Spike In Central PA

COVID-19 Reunites Hospitals Normally Locked In Rivalry

Editorial: Nurses On COVID-19 Front Lines

Senate Committee Holds Hearing Monday On Wolf Reopening Plan

Editorial: It’s Frustrating, But Lancaster Residents Still Need To Stay Home

Philly’s Tourism Economy Has Already Lost $1 Billion Because Of COVID-19

Op-Ed: Tech Tools Give Minority-Owned Small Businesses A Chance At Persisting Thru Outbreak

AP: Unimpressed By Online Classes, College Students Seek Refunds

Penn State Student Sues Over Decision To Close Campus Amid Pandemic

WITF Smart Talk: Public Schools In PA Facing Billion Dollar Tax Loss - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Moosic Native Now Helping To Shape National Testing Policy

National

Trump Criticizes George W. Bush Over Call For Unity Amid COVID-19

NPR: Trump Moves To Replace Another Watchdog, This One Reported Medical Shortages

NBC: Dr. Birx: Protesters Not Practicing Social Distancing Are ‘Devastatingly Worrisome’

Op-Ed: COVID-19 And The Presidential Election

Op-Ed: The Best Is Yet To Come From President Trump

AP: Faced With 20,000 Dead, Senior Care Homes Seek Shield From Lawsuits

The Hill: Terrorist Threats Rise Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

AP: China Hid Virus’ Severity To Hoard Supplies

Op-Ed: How COVID-19 Is Going To Reset World Order And U.S.’s Place In It

AP: Markets Drop In Asia On Rising China-U.S. Tensions Over Virus

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[Posted: May 4, 2020]