Sunday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.17.20

No Live COVID-19 Briefing Sunday is scheduled at this time.

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Report: Gov. Wolf Issues Stern Warning On Illegal Reopenings; 12 More Counties Moving To Yellow Phase [PaCN]

Pandemic Challenges Candidates Looking To Win June 2 Primaries

Virus Forces Changes To Primary Election

Allegheny County Releases Scaled-Down List Of Polling Places

Editorial: York County Republican Rep. Flynn Almost As Ridiculous As Per Diems

Students Still On Campus, Hundreds Couldn’t Go Home

Remote Learning At The Neighborhood Academy In Pittsburgh A Seamless Transition

Other States/National/International

Editorial: Expanding Veteran Care Thru Community-Based Options Won’t End VA

Editorial: Bloomberg’s Vanity Run For President Looks Especially Silly Now

Coronavirus

TNS: Gov. Wolf Plans To Veto Bill To Reopen Real Estate Throughout PA

Dept. Of Health Reports 61 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.16.20

Wallace McKelvey: Health Secretary’s Removal Of Mom From Care Home Draw Scrutiny

Could COVID-19 Surcharges Be Coming From Businesses Trying To Recover Costs Of Reopening?

Philly Businesses Are Taking Insurance Companies To Court To Pay Virus Shutdown Losses

Here’s What Experts Say PA, Philly Can Do To Protect Workers During The Pandemic

Charles Thompson: Some Businesses Keep Gambling Skill Games Plugged In Despite Orders To Shut Them Down

Schuylkill Residents Eager To Break Quarantine, County Officials Backed Off Threat To Reopen

Monroe County Anticipates Turn To Yellow, Asks Wolf To Move More Quickly

Lackawanna County Offering Relief Grants, Other Resources To Pandemic-Impacted Businesses

Black Leaders Seeking Voice In Reopening Say Republican Dauphin County Commissioner Trying To Out-Trump Trump

Westmoreland County Rally Participants Want Fewer COVID-19 Restrictions, More Open Businesses

PA Racetracks Idling, Wondering Whether COVID-19 Restrictions Will Empty Tanks

Lancaster Chamber To Local Businesses: Look Before You Leap Into Reopening As Yellow

Merchants Face Uncertain Future In Downtown Lancaster

Erie Dentists Strive To Meet COVID-19 Guidelines

Coronavirus Pandemic Highlights Problems At Nursing Homes

Families Share Heartbreaking Stories Of Loved Ones In Nursing Homes

COVID-19 Highlights Erie County Race, Class Disparities

John Micek: Health Secretary’s Policies Are Fair Game For Criticism, Attacking Her Identity Is Vile Bigotry

Op-Ed: Safety Must Come Before Elective Procedures

Op-Ed: With District Attorneys Declining To Enforce Shutdown Orders, Is It Legal To Get Back To Business In PA?  Know The Risks

Op-Ed: Construction Unions Have Led The Way On Safe Reopening

Op-Ed: Philadelphia Nursing Homes Need Help, Not Blame

Op-Ed: It Shouldn’t Take A Pandemic to Address Societal Inequality

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf, PA’s Master Of Malaise

Editorial: Choose Prudence Over Pandemic Pandering

Editorial:  COVID-19 Takes Toll On Erie Minorities

Editorial: Accounting For The Way Wolf’s Waivers Went

Editorial: We’re Using A Machete To Fight Virus When A Scalpel Might Be Better

Federal Money Won’t Be Enough For Lehigh Valley Health Systems To Recoup Losses

Prison Reprieves Mostly Skip Inmates From Erie County

Why 25,000 Penn State Students Will Receive Cash Grants Of Up to $1,000 To Cover Virus Expenses

Erie Schools Aim For Hybrid Plan For Reopening

Other States/National/International

Cong. Lamb Breaks With Democrats On Virus Relief Bill He Calls Not Focused

Op-Ed: Republican Cong. Perry Calls For Federal Investigation Of PA Nursing Home Response - Cong. Perry

Editorial: Federal Govt. COVID-19 Urgency Uneven

NPR: Us vs. Them In A Pandemic: Researchers Warn Divisions Could Get Dangerous

The Guardian: Trump’s Top Health Officials Seen But Not Heard As Virus Focus Shifts

The Guardian: Swing States Become Partisan Battlegrounds In America’s Fight Against COVID-19

The Guardian: Fmr President Obama Attacks Trump Administration’s Response To COVID-19 Pandemic

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[Posted: May 17, 2020]