Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.30.20

CHANGE: Senate canceled voting session June 1, 2, 3; returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of House Speaker]

Gov. Wolf Signs Budget To Sustain Education, Support Communities Amid Pandemic; Vetoes Overtime Resolution, Republican COVID-19 Bill [PaCN]

Editorial: Pass Budget Before The Election

Editorial: PA Budget Issue Inescapable

State Ends Threat Of School Property Tax Hike Due To Casino Shutdown

Editorial: The Virus Doesn’t Recognize Political Parties 

Editorial: No Time For Politics: Republican Lawmaker Tested Positive, But Dems Weren’t Told\

Editorial: PA Republicans Betrayed Our Trust, Risked Lives By Not Disclosing Virus Diagnosis

FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process 

Who Will Succeed Rep. Simmons In Lehigh Valley?

Who Will Succeed Rep. Hahn In Lehigh Valley?

AP: Ruling Gives Blind Voters Accessible Ballots For Primary

Democrats, Progressive Groups Continue Push For More Time To Vote By Mail

PA Republicans Don’t Want To Vote By Mail “We’re Listening To Trump On This’

Editorial: Prepare For The Changes At The Polls

Lafayette College Campus Closure Prompts Pay Cuts, Furloughs

Federal Judge Refuses To Take Case Trying To Stop Penn State From Acquiring Frat House

Ed Mahon: No Question, Wolf Says, PA Schools Will Reopen In The Fall

Ford Turner: Wolf Says Schools Will Reopen In Fall, State Has New Criteria For Lifting County Restrictions

PA School Districts Will Reopen This Fall

Kiski School District To Continue Remote Learning This Fall

Op-Ed: Private Cyber Charter Schools Are Providing Quality Education During The Pandemic

Philly Slashing Millions From Budget, But Not From Soda Tax Programs

Delaware County Wants To Establish Its Own Health Department By 2021

Inside Franklin County Prison’s Hunger Strike Over COVID-19 Protection

In Franklin County, [Republican] Politicians Move To Reopen, Doctors Say COVID Is Already Testing Hospital Capacity

For Opioid Users, Pandemic Means New Dangers, But New Treatment Options

Private Fund Provides Cash Assistance To Undocumented Immigrants, Families In PA

Other States/National/International

AP: Analysis: Trump Fuels New Tensions In Moment Of Crisis [Minneapolis] 

AP: Trump Walks Back His Incendiary Minneapolis ‘Thugs’ Post

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf: 16 More Counties To Move To Green Phase Of Reopening On June 5 [PaCN]

AP: Governor To Move 16 More Counties To Green Phase June 5

Liquor Control Board Issues Guidance To Licensees In Green Phase Of Reopening Plan

Dept. Of Health Reports 91 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.29.20

Inept Boss Ignored Warnings At State Vets’ Nursing Home With 38 Virus Deaths

Lehigh Valley: Gracedale Nursing Home Death Rise To 56, Nearly 10% Of Residents

How Did Amish Schools Handle The COVID-19 Pandemic?

Editorial: Lancaster County Makes Good Efforts To Help Farmers, Those Who Need Food

Jan Murphy: House Looks To Require Disclosure Of COVID-19; Senator Wants That And More

U.S. Senator Casey Tests Positive For COVID-19

Editorial: The Virus Doesn’t Recognize Political Parties 

Editorial: No Time For Politics: Republican Lawmaker Tested Positive, But Dems Weren’t Told

Editorial: PA Republicans Betrayed Our Trust, Risked Lives By Not Disclosing Virus Diagnosis

Ford Turner: House Pass Late-High Resolution To End Statewide Business Shutdown

Inside Franklin County Prison’s Hunger Strike Over COVID-19 Protection

In Franklin County, Republican Politicians Move To Reopen, Doctors Say COVID Is Already Testing Hospital Capacity

State Treasurer To Temporarily Pay All Unemployment Claims By Check To Combat Recent Fraud

UPMC To Get $1 Billion In Federal COVID-19 Aid, After Losing $150 Million

Brett Sholtis: UPMC Rakes In $228 Million In COVID-19 Stimulus Cash, Dwarfing Competitors

Lockdown Costs Allegheny Health Network Hospitals $160M, System Gets $300M In Federal Aid

Pittsburgh Transit Will Receive $100M From Feds, Begins Collecting Fares Again In June

NASCAR To Race At Pocono Raceway Without Fans

Other States/National/International

U.S. HHS Secretary Says Feds Investigating Beaver County Nursing Home Outbreak

The Guardian: Trump Announces U.S. To Sever All Ties With World Health Organization During A Pandemic

AP: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge To Limits On Church Services

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[Posted: May 30, 2020]