Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.5.20

Senate returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House returns to voting session June 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24 [Call Of House Speaker]

AP-Marc Levy: Vote Counting Drags Into 3rd Day After PA Primary

Emily Previti: Provisional Ballots Adding To Delay In PA Primary Results

Candidates Across PA Have No idea If They Won Or Lost, ‘It Sucks’

Lehigh County To Keep Counting Ballots 3 Days After Election, One Winner Still Unknown

Luzerne County’s Mail-In Ballots Processed, But More Work Remains For Complete Results

Lycoming County Elections Director: Changes Needed For Fall Including Allowing Voters To Drop Off Mail-In Ballots

Cap-Star: Wolf’s PAC Showered More Than $85,000 On Democratic Candidates In PA Primary

Primary Was Practice Game For Pittsburgh-Area Counties

Lawmakers Call On Republican Leadership To Take Up Police-Community Legislation

PA Gaming Control Board June 10 Meeting To Be Held Telephonically

John Micek: Pitt Study: PA Municipalities In Line To Lose $3.4 Billion In Tax Revenue In Next 2 Years

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Shut Down Illegal ‘Skills’ Games, Reject Expanded Gambling

Workforce Study: Erie Community College Would Address Employer Needs

PA’s Community Colleges & Career, Technical Education Centers Assure Students Of Educational Opportunities

Court Approves Township’s Secession From Dover School District, Transfer To Northern York

Franklin County Townships One Step Closer To Turning From Dry To Allowing Liquor Sales

National/International

DePasquale Still Easily Beating Opponent In Race To Challenge Cong. Perry

Bognet Wins Republican Nod To Challenge Cong. Cartwright

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Announces Multi-Million Dollar Ad Buy In PA

AP: Trump Skews History By Saying He Fired Fmr Defense Secretary Mattis

George Floyd Protests

Gov. Wolf Takes Action To Address Law Enforcement Reform, Accountability

AP: Cities See Protests Rage On As Wolf Vows Changing To Policing

Ford Turner: Wolf Announces Watchdog To Investigate Police Misconduct, Other Reforms

Spotlight PA: Wolf To Appoint Watchdog, Establish Commission To Oversee  State Troopers, Correctional Officers

Stephen Caruso: Wolf, Shapiro Announce First Steps Of Police Reform After Days Of Unrest

AG Shapiro: Law Enforcement, Union Leaders Call For Police Hiring Reforms

Charles Thompson: Major Police Executives, Officer Unions Sign On To Support Red Flag Police Officer Reforms

Lawmakers Call On Republican Leadership To Take Up Police-Community Legislation

PA State Troopers Union Slams Wolf’s Law Enforcement Reforms

PA Commissions Jointly Issue Statement Defending First Amendment Right To Protest, Air Grievances

Lawmakers Call On Republican Leadership To Take Up Police-Community Legislation

Protesters Take To Pittsburgh Streets For 6th Straight Day In 4-Hour Long March

Vandergrift Braced For Unrest, But Protest Remained Peaceful

Cap-Star: Erie Police Officers Quarantining For COVID-19 Called To Saturday Protests

Protest In Honesdale Peaceful, Despite Rumors

Protests Kick Off Simultaneously In Allentown, Bethlehem Demanding Justice For George Floyd

Lehigh Valley Chamber Launch Open Call For Black Business Directory

Protests Ripple Across Philly Suburbs, From Main Line To Norristown

Hundreds Rally In Montgomery County To Demand [Republican] County Commissioner Resignation Over Calling Black Lives Matters  ‘Left-Wing Hate Group’

For 6th Day Protesters In Philadelphia Demand Police Reforms, Elected Officials Say They’re Listening

The Guardian: The Armed White Men Who Terrorized Philadelphia’s Black Lives Matter Supporters

Police Commissioner, Philly Mayor Announce Reconciliation Plan As Protests Continue For 6th Day

Nightly Booms Supr Conspiracy Theories In Philly: Military Psy-Ops Or ATM Explosions?

Philly To Slash Police Oversight, Anti-Violence Measures While Increasing Police Budget

Colleges In Philly, Elsewhere Pledging To Address National Unrest And Criminal Justice Inequalities

Vince Fumo Attacks Philly Mayor For Frank Rizzo Statue Removal ‘You Betrayed The Trust’

Protests Resemble Those Of 1960s, But This Time It Feels Different Black Leader Say

Op-Ed: How Do I Battle Racial Injustice When My Race Is The Problem?

Op-Ed: 3 Black Philadelphians Whose Statues Should Replace Frank Rizzo

Editorial: Frank Rizzo Statue Is Gone But Not Yet Forgotten

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pulls Black Reporter From Protest Over Objectivity Concerns

AP News Photographer Punched, Knocked To Ground In Philadelphia

Editorial: Events Of Recent Days Remind Us Of Need For Local Journalism

National

John Baer: Protests For Racial Justice Could Mean Re-Election For Trump

Americans Disapprove of Trump Response To George Floyd Death, Protests, Polls Find

AP: Trump Denies Tear Gas Use To Clear Peaceful Protest In Church Photo Op Despite Evidence

The Guardian: Civil Rights Groups Sue Trump Over Assault On Peaceful Protesters Near White House

AP: Analysis: Trump Emulates Strongman Tactics, Tests His Limits

Coronavirus

AP: Wolf To Announce More Counties Can Enter Green Phase Friday

Reminder: Reopening Phase Orders Updated To Include 10 Counties Moving To Yellow, 16 Counties To Green On June 5

Dept. Of Health Reports 75 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.4.20

Dept. Of Health Distributes 4th Shipment Of Remdesivir To Help Treat COVID-19 Patients

UPMC Doctor Says COVID-19 Has Become ‘Less Prevalent”, Isn’t Making People As Sick

COVID-19 Has Been Devastating For People Over 80, But Many Are Surviving

Gov. Wolf: $50 Million To Be Made Available To Support Local Fire, EMS Affected By COVID-19 [Details Not Available Yet]

Dept. Of Aging Partners With AARP To Provide Communication Devices For Seniors In Long-Term Care Facilities

Op-Ed: Plan To Distribute Federal COVID-19 Aid Meets Most Pressing PA Needs - Sen. Browne

Editorial: Federal COVID-19 Aid Not Reaching Hometown America

Whole Foods, Other Retailers End Hazard Pay Even As Virus Remains A Threat

Citations Pile Up For Defiant Harvey’s Lake Restaurants

Small Business Owners Pandemic Support Groups

For Erie-Area Farmers, COVID-19 Sows Uncertainty

Pocono Raceway ‘Heartbroken’ No Fans Will Be Allowed For Historic NASCAR Weekend

Penn State Announces Phased Return To Campus Starting With 75 Football Players

National/International

The Guardian: Lancet Medical Journal Retracts Paper That Halted Hydroxychloroquine Trials
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[Posted: June 5, 2020]