Sunday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.31.20

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Weekly Report: 5-Month State Budget Puts Off Hard Decisions Until After Nov. 3 Election [PaCN]

Editorial: Legislature Eclipses Satire
AP: Businesses Begin Cleanup After Protests Turn Into Disorder

AP: Fires Set, Stores Damaged As Peaceful Protests Turn Violent Across PA

George Floyd Protests In Pittsburgh Turn Violent, Police Cars Torched

Curfew Declared As Pittsburgh Protest Of Police Brutality Turns Ugly

Daylong Clash Between Harrisburg Police, Protesters Ends At Night In Tense, But Quiet Standoff

In Harrisburg, Around PA Peaceful George Floyd Protests Unfurl Into Violent Clashes With Police

Cap-Star: Harrisburg Protest Over George Floyd Turns Violent, Police Use Pepper Spray

Head Of Harrisburg NAACP Condemns Violent Protest, Blames Outside Agitators

Peaceful Philly Protests Over George Floyd’s Death Give Way To Violence, Looting, Arrests

As Philly Protests Descended Into Chaos, Police Restraint Was No Match For Volatility

After Years Of Pent-Up Anger, Philadelphia Erupts

Erie Declares State Of Emergency Amid Unrest Downtown

Wilkes-Barre Demonstration Turns Heated As Dozens Protest Minnesota Man’s Death

Bethlehem, Allentown George Floyd Protests Draw Hundreds Of Peaceful Demonstrators

Peaceful Protest In Scranton Marks Call For Justice

Gov. Wolf Issues Statement On Injustice, Encourages Pennsylvanians To Keep Each Other Safe

Gov. Wolf Signs Emergency Declaration To Assist Municipalities During Protests

Editorial: Violence Is A Different Kind of Virus

5 Things To Watch In Tuesday’s Primary Election

Political Novice Challenging Senate Democratic Leader In Primary

100,000 Mail-In Ballot Requests In Lehigh, Northampton Counties Will Cap A Daunting Election

Philadelphia Will Have Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes For Voters On Weekend, Election Day

Scranton Catholic Diocese Finances Rebound After Clergy Child Sex Abuse Scandal, But Future Uncertain

NE PA School Districts Considering Virtual Learning, Hybrid Models For School In Fall

Other States/National/International

AP: ‘We’re Sick Of It’: Anger Over Police Killings Shatters U.S.

AP: ‘Death By Racism”: Part Of America’s DNA From Start?

AP: Protesters Converge On White House For Second Straight Day

Op-Ed: Why Democrats Should Embrace A Second New Deal

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 73 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.30.20

Secretary Of Health Meets With Future Health Care Professions To Talk About COVID-19

Virus Is Forcing Small Businesses To Close For Good: ‘There’s Nothing We Can Do’

In PA Green Phase Bradford County, People Head Out For Haircuts, Spin Class, Beer

Op-Ed: PA’s Richest County-- Chester-- Is Helping Neighboring Delaware County With One Of The Region’s Highest Poverty Rates

For Lehigh Valley Foster Kids Awaiting Adoption, Pandemic Sows Uncertainty

AP: Some Old Order Mennonites Feel Called To Return To Church During Pandemic

Other States/National/International

AP: Massive Protests Raise Fears Of New Virus Outbreaks

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[Posted: May 31, 2020]