Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.14.20

Change: House in voting session May 14-New, 18, 19, 20, 26 & 27 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

Both the House and Senate Are Operating Under Remote Voting Rules That Limit Debate and Public Access To Legislators

John Baer: We’ll Soon See What PA’s COVID-19 Divide Brings Us NE Legislators Break Promise, Accept Controversial Per Diems With Receipts

Reps. Boback, Pashinski Accepted Per-Diem Rate

AP: Bankruptcy Judge Sets Deadline For Abuse Claims vs. Harrisburg Catholic Diocese

Lackawanna College To Offer Full-Tuition Scholarships To Region’s High-Ranking Seniors

Wilkes U. Implements Layoffs, Salary Cuts, Other Fiscal Tightening

Schools Mull Ways To Make Up Lost Time: Saturday Classes, Year-Around Attendance?

Charges Filed In Greater Latrobe Junior High Hazing Incidents

Liquor Control Board Appeals Court Decision On Direct Shipment Of Wines To Restaurants

Philly’s Overdose Deaths Rose Again In 2019

Editorial: Gun Arrest Proves Need For Controls

Editorial: Westinghouse Sale Show Flaw In Deed Transfer Tax

Other States/National/International

The Hill: Trump Attacks Point To PA’s Critical Role In Reelection Bid
Cong. Fitzpatrick Ranked As Most Bipartisan Member Of Congress

Cong. Cartwright Campaign Donation Haul Leads PA Delegation

AP: U.S. Supreme Court Justices Fear Chaos If States Can’t Bind Electoral College Voters

AP: U.S. Supreme Court Appears Likely To Reject Trump Immunity Claim

Editorial: Stop Strikes In Somalia, U.S. Action Has Little Positive Value

Coronavirus

Spotlight PA: Counties Abandoned Plans To Buck Wolf, As Republican Lawmakers Continue Pushing Doomed Reopening Bills

AP-Marc Levy: A Pressure Cooker; PA Governor Aims To Contain Republican Revolt

Republicans Demand Protections For Businesses That Reopen Against Governor’s Orders

Republican Legislators Now Want To Push Reopening Of Restaurants In Yellow Counties

PA Republicans Are Echoing Trump On Coronavirus: It’s China’s Fault

Dauphin County Commissioners Back Off Plan To Jump Ahead Of Reopening Schedule

Schuylkill County Commissioners Reverse On County Reopening Friday

Plum Borough Votes Down Resolution Defying Gov. Wolf’s Orders

Commissioners: Bucks Rapidly Moving Toward Reopening Phase

West Shore Barber Threatened With Loss Of License For Reopening In Defiance Of Shutdown

State Police Don’t Plan To Crack Down On Counties that Defy Shutdown

State Police Have Not Cited A NE PA Business, Individual For Violating Wolf’s Orders

AP: Some Counties Undeterred By Wolf’s Threat; Others Back Down

Lebanon County Commissioners Push To Reopen Friday, Defying Governor’s Orders

Here’s Lancaster County’s Plan To Reopen Friday Ahead Of Governor’s Timeline

Lancaster City Council Warns Against Haphazardly Reopening

Editorial: 12 More Questions [In Addition To 22 Earlier] For Republicans Who Want To Reopen Lancaster County Without State’s OK

Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Disease Experts Favor Some Reopening

Wayne County Officials Urge Wolf to Relax Restrictions

2nd Anti-Shutdown Protest To Be Held Friday At The Capitol In Harrisburg

Another COVID-19 Lockdown Protest Will Hit PA’s Capitol On Friday

Wallace McKelvey: Virus Testing Still Lags, Creating Possible Impediment For PA Reopening Efforts

Dept. Of Health Reports 137 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.13.20

National Guard Sends 13 More Members To Troubled Beaver County Nursing Home

Ford Turner: PA Pulling Together Timeline To Give Virus Tests At More Than 1,800 Long-Term Care Facilities

DCED Awards Additional $12 Million In COVID-19 Working Capital Access Grants

Spotlight PA: PA Officials Revoked Business Waivers The Night Before Publishing List Of Recipients

PA Receives $532 Million In One-Time Federal Funds To Support Schools

Post: No Deaths And An Army Of Hospital Workers Ready To Fight - Danville, PA

Charles Thompson: Senate Sends Bill Allowing Take-Out Mixed Drinks Goes To Governor

Liquor Control Board: 155 More Liquor Stores To Open In Yellow Phase Areas May 15

Gov. Wolf Announces Inclusion Of Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation In COVID-19 Data

Released Early From Bucks Prison Due To COVID-19, Dies In Bucks County Police Standoff

Dept. Of Human Services Reminds Pennsylvanians Online Services Are Available

Dept. Of Agriculture Reminded The Public Of Mutual Respect When Patronizing Essential Businesses

Dept. Of Agriculture Urges Congress To Support PA’s Agriculture, Food Industries Thru Federal Stimulus

City Of Pittsburgh Reports Severe Dip In Revenues

Health Secretary Corrects Pittsburgh Radio Host During Call ‘Please Stop Misgendering Me’

National

NPR: Dr. Fauci Says U.S. Death Toll Is Likely Higher

NPR: Trump Accuses Dr. Fauci Of Wanting To Play All Sides On Reopening

AP: Trump Ramps Up Expulsions Of Migrant Youth, Citing Virus Concerns

The Guardian: U.S. Nursing Homes Seek Legal Immunity As COVID-19 Spreads Like Brushfire

The Guardian: New U.S. COVID-19 Hotspots Appear In Republican Heartlands

AP: As Virus Rolls On, Republicans Hit Pause On New Aid

The Guardian: Fed Warns More Cash Is Needed As U.S. Figures Reveal Widening Inequity

FT: Fed Chair Warns Further Economic Stimulus May Be Needed

The Guardian: China Hacking Poses Significant Threat To U.S. COVID-19 Response, Says FBI

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Shows Donald Trump Never Learned To Be President

AP: Republicans On Wisconsin High Court Tosses Out Governor’s Stay At Home Order

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[Posted: May 14, 2020]