Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.16.20

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]

No Live COVID-19 Briefings Saturday or Sunday are scheduled at this time.

PA Supreme Court Dismisses Lawsuit To Extend Mail-In Ballot Deadline Because Of Virus

Software Glitch Results In 61 Lycoming County Voters Getting 8 Mail-In Ballots

Allegheny County Doesn’t Know How Many Duplicate Ballots It Mailed Out

Allegheny County Announces Consolidated Voting Places For June 2 PA Primary

Reuters: In PA, Signs Trump’s Attacks On Mail-In Voting Could Backfire

Judicial Watch Sues Bucks County, State Over Purging Voter Rolls

Stephen Caruso: May 18 Last Day To Register For June 2 Primary

Editorial: Help States Fund Election

Independent Pharmacies Sue Major Prescription Benefit Manager Over Illegal Price Discrimination, Reimbursement Violations

PA Gaming Control Board May 20 Meeting To Be Held With Audio Links

Op-Ed: Community Colleges - Poised To Re-Skill The Post-Pandemic Workforce

Mercyhurst Moves Up North East Campus Move

Muslim Inmates Struggle During Ramadan In Franklin County Prison

Union: Post-Gazette Seeking Buyouts In Bid to Shrink Newsroom By 20%

Other States/National/International

Sophie’s Choice For Immigrant Families In PA: Separate Or Remain In Custody Indefinitely

Appeals Court Rejects Ex-Cong. Fattah’s Bid To Shorten 10 Year Corruption Sentence

AP: Pandemic Planning Becomes Political Weapon As Deaths Mount

AP: Biden Says He Would Not Pardon Trump Or Block Investigations

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf: 12 More Counties To Move To Yellow Phase COVID-19 Reopening On May 22 [PaCN]

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

PA Has Benchmarks For Reopening, Here’s How The Regions Are Stacking Up

A Look Back At How PA Arrived At A New Normal During COVID-19 Pandemic

If Your Business Didn’t Get An Exemption, There Might Be A Workaround

Local Professionals, Utilities Offer Businesses Tips For Reopening

Erie County Executive To Lobby For Green Phase If COVID-19 Cases Remain Low

Why Isn’t Dauphin County In The Yellow Phase?

Daunting Outlook For 18 Counties Remaining Under COVID-19 Lockdown

Lancaster County Faith Leaders ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Partial Reopening Decision By Republicans

After Republicans Reopen Lancaster County, Some Businesses Open, Others Wish They Could

Human Services Union Objects As Northampton County Calls Employees Back Monday

Midstate Transit Union Worries About Premature County Reopenings, Pushes For Hazard Pay

Can NASCAR Run At Pocono In Late June?  PA Not Ready To Make A Decision Yet

Anti-Shutdown Protesters Gather For 2nd Time In Harrisburg

Wolf Plans To Veto Bill To Reopen Real Estate Statewide

People Didn’t Wait For Virus Shutdowns To Stop Spending, Reopening  Doesn’t Reopen Their Wallets

Shoppers Enjoy Spring Day As Region Moves Into Yellow Phase, Some Businesses Reopen

Op-Ed: COVID-19, Opioid Deaths, How Much Collateral Damage Is Acceptable?

Editorial: 22 Questions For The Wolf Administration On Handling Of COVID-19 Pandemic

Editorial: Reopen Garden Centers, Local Stores Can Be As Safe As Big Retailers

Editorial: Wolf Just Doesn’t See Green Light

Editorial: Wolf Administration Not As Transparent As Governor Pledged

Editorial: Nature Scoffs At Political Boundaries

Editorial: Wolf’s Fair Balance

Lehigh Valley Business Owners, Churches Shell Out Thousands To Provide Masks, PPE, Food

Air National Guard To Fly Over 3 Pittsburgh, Johnstown, Harrisburg To Salute Everyone Working To Stop The Spread Of COVID-19

National Guard Helping Scranton Nursing Home

Dept. Of Health Reports 124 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 5.15.20

Spotlight PA: PA’s Largest Nurses’ Union Accuses Hospitals Of Misinforming State Officials About Protective Equipment

AP: PA Nurses’ Union Alleges Continued Rationing Of PPE

A Day In The Life Of A Nurse Working In A COVID-19 Unit

Health Chief Says State Is Doing Well On Contract Tracing As Counties Reopen, But Others Fear We’re Lagging

Dept. Of Health Distributes 2nd Shipment Of Remdesivir To Help Treat COVID-19 Patients

Editorial: More Transparency Needed From Gov. Wolf As Some Protest Pandemic Shutdown

Stephen Caruso: Rep. Metcalfe Calls For Wolf’s Impeachment Over COVID-19 Response

Wallace McKelvey: Rep. Metcalfe Calls For Wolf’s Impeachment Over COVID-19 Response

Katie Meyer: PA Counties Push To Reopen With Little Power To Protect Businesses Caught In The Middle

Clash Over Reopening Economy Simmers Below The Surface In Franklin County COVID-19 Hotspot

Charles Thompson: Republican Lebanon County Commissioners Rebel, Vote 2-1 To Move To yellow

Laura Olson: Toomey Rips Gov. Wolf Over Slow Reopening, Calls For Lifting Lehigh Valley Restrictions

Op-Ed: Civilian Coronavirus Corps Fails To Solve Problem Of Wolf’s Making

Paul Muschick: Why Virus Testing In Nursing Homes Could Delay Lehigh Valley’s Reopening

Spotlight PA: Thousands Of PA Prisoners In Near Solitary Confinement, How Long Can Virus Lockdown Last?

Dept. Of Agriculture Highlights PA Food Rescues, Steps To Reduce Food Waste, Feed Hungry

National

Laura Olson: Cong. Wild Votes No On $3 Trillion Coronavirus Bailout Bill

AP: Democrats Push New $3 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill Thru U.S. House

Op-Ed: We Must Save Lives And Livelihoods - Cong. Meuser

Op-Ed: 7 Ways Elected Officials Can Change America For The Better Amid COVID-19 - Gov. Rendell

Wearing A Mask Was A Political Decision For People At Trump’s Lehigh Valley Rally

AP: Veterans Administration Won’t Stop Use Of Unapproved Drug To Treat Virus In Veterans

AP: Most States Still Fall Short Of Recommended Virus Testing Levels

The Guardian: World Looks On In Horror As Trump Flails Over Pandemic Despite Claims U.S. Leads The Way

The Guardian: Faced With An Appalling U.S. Toll, The Right Denies The Figures

AP: U.S. Believers See Virus As A Message From God On The Need To Change Our Ways

AP: U.S. Retail Sales Plunged A Record 16% In April As Virus Hit

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[Posted: May 16, 2020]