Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.7.20

Wolf To Announce The Next Counties That Will Move Into Yellow Phase Of Reopening Friday

CBS: U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Lift PA Stay At Home Order

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request To Suspend Wolf’s Shutdown Order

Editorial: Lawmakers Should Cut Pay
John Baer: There Are Reasons Gov. Wolf’s Red-Yellow-Green Code Draws Questions

What Will Voting Be Like On June 2 In Luzerne County?
Andrew Maykuth: PA Is Burning Thru Unemployment Comp Funds And That Could Mean Higher Taxes Later

WITF Smart Talk: Independent Pharmacies Call For Action Against Price Gouging
Amid COVID-19 Epidemic, Families Of Opioid Dead Feel Slighted

PA Post: Two Very Different Ways Prisons And Courts Help Some Veterans

Pollster To Republicans: Grass Is Greener On The Side Of Pot Legalization

Virtual Hearing On Erie County Community College to Happen In June

Millersville U. Receives $3 Million Gift For Business College

Editorial: New Federal College Sexual Assault Rules A Valid Revision

Editorial: NCAA Takes First Step In Allowing Players To Cash In

Wolf Announces Progress To Modernize Science Education Standards

No School Tax Hike As Erie Deals With COVID-19

Convicted Fmr Allentown Mayor Again Asks To Be Released From Prison During Pandemic

Editorial: Census Response Lags Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

Editorial: Census Response Rate Shows Northcentral PA Region Only Half Counted

Other States/National/International

Charles Thompson: Cong. Perry Stays On List Of Most Vulnerable Incumbents In 2020

Democratic Group To Boost Biden In October PA TV Ad Buy

Coronavirus

CBS: U.S. Supreme Court Declines To Lift PA Stay At Home Order

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Request To Suspend Wolf’s Shutdown Order

Brad Bumsted: How PA Lawmakers Are Trying To Limit Wolf’s Power In A Pandemic

AP: Businesses Open In Defiance Of PA Shutdown Order

Philly Mayor ‘Not Going To Sacrifice Lives’ Ahead Of Friday Open Up Philly Rally

Who’s Behind Reopen Allies Planned For Friday In Philadelphia

Wolf Signs Executive Order To Provide Civil Immunity For Health Care Provider Workforce

Wolf’s Order Grants Civil Immunity To Health Care Workers During Pandemic

Wolf Outlines Plans To Create Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps To Support Fall COVID-19 Recovery Efforts [PaCN]

Ford Turner: State Will Employ People To Expand Tracing And Testing To Help Fight Virus

Republican Lawmakers Criticize Wolf’s Planned Coronavirus Corps

Dept. Of Health Reports 94 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 5.6.20

Gov. Wolf: Free N95 Decontamination System For Healthcare Facilities, First Responders Now Available

Spotlight PA: Wolf Says PA Employees Should Refuse To Go To Work If They Don’t Feel Safe, But Some Fear Putting Job At Risk

Philly Health Commissioner Takes Issue With Mandatory Testing For City’s Black Community

Longest State Prison Lockdown In History Is Pushing Prisoners To The Brink

LCB: 77 Liquor Stores To Begin Limited In-Store Public Access In Yellow Phase Counties On May 8

Jan Murphy: Senate Hearing Examines Liquor Store Closures During Pandemic

Editorial: State Should Open Or Offer Help For Smaller Counties

Stephen Caruso: Pandemic Putting Wolf’s Claim Of Champion Of Government Transparency To Test

Spotlight PA: Wolf Says His Administration Rejects Bill To Restart Public Records Law

Ford Turner: House Unanimously Backs Bill To Restart Right-To-Know Process

Brad Bumsted: Wolf: Lawmakers Grandstanding In Open Records Fight

Wolf Administration: No One Should Go Hungry, Pennsylvanians Should Apply For Programs Designed For Times Like These

Their Colleague At Whole Foods Got COVID-19, No One Told Them For Days

Patient Safety Group Gives A Grades To Lehigh Valley’s Biggest Hospitals

Empty Surgical Waiting Rooms Prompt Furloughs At Western PA Hospitals

How Lancaster County Is Going To Spend $95 Million In Emergency COVID-19 Money

Private PA 30 Day Fund: Help For Small Businesses That Doesn’t Involve Red Tape

Lehigh Valley Nonprofits Project $17.6 Million In Lost Revenue Due To Virus

Yuengling Suspends Keg Sales Due To Bar, Restaurant Closures During Pandemic

COVID-19 Could Bring Pop-Up Drive-In Theaters To Pittsburgh

Drive-Thru Plant Sale Culmination Of Student Projects At Ligonier Valley Greenhouse

Rats Are Eating Each Other In Pittsburgh Amid Waste Shortage

National

The Guardian: Trump’s Push To Reopen U.S. Risks Death Sentence For Many, Experts Warn

FT: Poll: 71% Of Americans Trust State Governors Over Trump On Reopening

Post: Trump Vows Complete End Of Federal Healthcare Law Despite Pandemic

The Guardian: Washington State Sees Sudden Rise In COVID Parties With Intent Of Catching The Virus

AP: Fears Of Second Wave Of Virus Hang Over Successes

AP: Trump Administration Shelves CDC Guide To Reopening Country

AP: In Reversal, Trump Says Virus Task Force To Stay But Evolve

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[Posted: May 7, 2020]