Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 5.27.20

House in voting session May 27; canceled session for June 1, 2, 3 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate in voting session May 27, 28 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

Cap-Star: 2020-21 Budget Talks Resume With A Lot Of Unknowns, Wolf Says

Stephen Caruso: House [Republicans] Pass Stopgap Budget Measures In Close Vote, Sending It To Senate

Spotlight PA: Facing Nearly $5 Billion Shortfall, Lawmakers Plan To Pass Short-Term Budget

AP: PA Preps Short-Term Budget Amid Virus Uncertainty
IFO Estimates Show FY 2019-20 Revenue Down $1.6 Billion Below Estimates Due To COVID-19 Mitigation Measures [PaEN]
Jan Murphy: Liquor Privatization Gets Another Push In PA
Jan Murphy: 6 Democrats Vying For Nomination In PA’s Auditor General’s Race
Joe Biden Gets Endorsement From Gov. Wolf

1,000s Of PA Voters Might Not Get Their Mail-in Ballots In Time To Actually Vote

Montgomery County Goes To Court To Extend PA Deadlines For Mail-In Ballots

Budget Cuts A Threat To November Election In Philadelphia Elections Chief Warns

Furloughed York County Workers Help With 40,000 Mail-In Ballot Requests

3 Democrats Hope To Unseat Republican Sen. Regan In Cumberland, York Counties

Aid To Jobless Workers In PA Reaches $10.6 Billion

PA Unemployment Claims Continue To Level Off; State Launches Fraud Investigation

Rep. Rozzi Files New Lawsuit Alleging Sexual Abuse By Allentown Priest Tries To Get Around Statute Of Limitations

Erie Catholic Diocese Wants Out Of New York Lawsuit Against Priest

Editorial: Courts Get Back to Speedy Trials

Editorial: Pandemic Amplifies Broadband Access Limits

Community College Of Philadelphia Will Start Fall With Online Classes

Pitt Approves $1 Million Base Salary For New Medical School Dean Plus Bonus Pay

Pittsburgh Ranks As 7th Best City To Start A Career

Other States/National/International

Tribune Review: On Memorial Day, Trump Insults Marine Corps Veteran Cong. Lamb By Calling Him American Fraud

AP: In A First, Twitter Adds Fact-Check Warnings To Trump Tweets About Mail-In Voting

Some PA Seniors Are Turning On Trump, That Could Be A Problem

AP: Can Trump Feel Your Pain? U.S. Nears Haunting Virus Milestone

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Announces Centre County To Move To Green May 29

Laura Olson: Wolf: Declining PA Case Counties Very Good News

AP: As Virus Ebbs, Wolf Touts Increased Testing, Contract Tracing

Ed Mahon: Wolf Says He’ll Meet Face-To-Face With Press Starting Friday

Aid To Jobless Workers In PA Reaches $10.6 Billion

PA Unemployment Claims Continue To Level Off; State Launches Fraud Investigation

Dept. Of Health Reports 13 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  5.26.20

We Thought Kids Were Safe From Virus, New Illness Popping Up In PA Suggests Otherwise

Philly Boosts Virus Testing Access For City Residents Who Need It Most

HACC Launches Contact Tracing Program At Lancaster Campus

2 Top Officials At State-Run Veterans Nursing Home Suspended Amid Probe Of Virus Response

New Virus Protection Requirements Could Raise Dentist Prices For Patients

Jan Murphy: Senators Pressure Wolf To Allow Pocono Raceway NASCAR Races

AP: Police, Regulators Target Business Flouting Wolf Shutdown

State Police Cite Lehigh Valley Gym Owner Who Reopened In Defiance To Closure Orders

They Waited Weeks For Federal Loans, Grants, Small Businesses Found Other Options To Survive

Op-Ed: It’s Not As Simple As Just Opening Back Up

Editorial: There Is Much We Must Reinvent As Lancaster County Reopens

Cap-Star: Search The List Of Business Shutdown Waivers

National

AP: Trump’s Convention Demand Comes Amid Charlotte, NC Virus Surge

AP: Republican Governors Offer States As Alternative RNC Convention Host

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[Posted: May 27, 2020]