Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.12.20

CHANGE: Senate scheduled to return to voting session June 22, 23, 24 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House scheduled to return to voting session June 22, 23, 24 [Call Of House Speaker]

Senate Republicans: Commonwealth Court Agrees To Expedite Review Ending Wolf’s Emergency Declaration

Nina Ahmad Declares Victory In Democratic Primary For Auditor General

Column: PA Republicans May Spark Another Party Fight In Its Bid For ‘Unity’

John Micek: Progressive Super PAC Launches $20 Million Ad Blitz In PA, Battleground States

Cap-Star: Black Lives Matter Protests Swept Small Towns In PA This Week, Here’s Why That Matters

John Baer: Feeling Green?  Could Be The Sickness Of Racial Inequality Or The Sprouts Of Post-Virus Life

Emily Previti: Bill Requiring Detailed Report On Presidential Primary Heads To Governor’s Desk

Luzerne County Woman Spit On Election Worker After She Was Told To Wear A Mask

State Board Approves Erie County Community College

State Board Of Education Approves Erie County Community College Application

AP: State Board Approves Erie Community College

Cap-Star: Erie County To Become Home Of PA’s 15th Community College

Projected First-Year Enrollment Down At PA’s 14 State-Owned Universities

State Treasurer Torsella Announces Most Favorable Private Student Relief Package In The Country

Reaction To East Penn School Reopening Proposal: A Working Parent’s Nightmare

Computers For All: Erie School Districts Taps Virus Aid

Stephen Caruso: School Employee Pension Board Travel Policy Reforms Meet Pushback From Teachers

Scranton’s Designation As Financially Distressed Extended Thru 2021

Embraced Heavily During COVID-19, Is Telemedicine Here To Stay?

National/International

Rendell, Wolf Host Biden Virtual Fundraiser

AP: Suit Seeks Immediate Citizenship For those Waiting On Oath

AP: ‘It’s Broken:’ Fears Grow About Patchwork U.S. Election System

NYT: 2020 Republican Platform Rolls Over From 2016, Condemns The ‘Current President’

Economist: Model Gives Trump On-In-Five Chance Of Reelection

George Floyd Protests

Police Misconduct Records Kept Secret In Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf’s Action On Law Enforcement Reform Receives Praise

Rachel McDevitt: What Was The National Guard Doing In Philadelphia Anyway?

Cap-Star: Black Lives Matter Protests Swept Small Towns In PA This Week, Here’s Why That Matters

Cap-Star: Students In Western PA School District Leading Call For Reform After Years Of Unchecked Racist Incidents

Peaceful Anti-Racism Rally Draws 500 In O’Hara

South Hills Protest Organizer Vows To Keep Up Anti-Racism Fight

Peaceful Protests Planned In 8 Lancaster County Boroughs Today Thru Sunday

Millersville Students Not Notified When A Swastika, Threatening Language Spray-Painted On Campus

Confederate Flag At Ebensburg Parade Draws Ire

Luzerne County Police Depts Struggling To Fill Open Positions

Philly Pharmacies Reeling, Rebuilding After More Than A Third Were Looted

Penn State Announces Plan To Include Required Racism/Bias Classes For Students

Editorial: Erie Police Case Will Be Test For Mayor

Editorial: Common Ground On Police Reform

Editorial: Debate Over Policing Needs To Be Clear-Eyed, Inclusive And Urgent

National

AP: Analysis: As U.S. Reckons Over Race, Trump Becomes A Bystander

The Guardian: Trump Complains About ‘Ugly Anarchists’ As Police Continue Aggression On U.S. Protesters

AP: Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Says He Was Wrong To Accompany Trump On Church Walk

AP: Headline-Making Missteps Put Focus On Newsroom Diversity

Coronavirus

Wolf: Reopening Orders Updated To Include 12 Additional Counties Moving To Green June 12

Dept. Of Health Reports 51 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.11.20

PA Releases Data On COVID-19 Deaths Among Latinos

Black Clergy Convene To Discuss Toll Of COVID-19 And A Way Forward

COVID-19 Hits Allentown Family Hard: A Dozen Infected, 3 Died

Dept Of Human Services Issues Request For Application For Regional Response Health Collaboration Program

Mercyhurst University Staff Will Do Contact Tracing

DCED: Guidance Now Available For $225 Million COVID-19 Relief Statewide Small Business Assistance Grants Funded By Federal CARES Act [PaCN]

DCED Announces New Federally Funded COVID-19 Funding Available for Pennsylvania Counties

Dept. Of Human Services Extends Emergency Assistance Program, Help With Energy Crisis Funding, School Meals

Spotlight PA: Why Wolf’s COVID-19 Reprieves To PA Inmates Came Up Small

Scott Twp. Officials Apologize After Disrespectful State Toward Health Secretary

Editorial: Resist Big Pharma Influence, COVID-19 Treatments Must Be Affordable, Accessible

Editorial: Businesses Need Money, Taxpayers Need Oversight On That Money

Beaver County Nudist Park Cancels Volleyball Tournament Due To COVID-19 Concerns

National

Feds Fine Beaver County Nursing Home For COVID-19 Deficiencies

Biden Releases Plan To Reopen Economy Amid Coronavirus

Harvard Health Expert Says To Expect 100,000 More Virus Deaths By September

AP: Alarming Rise In COVID-19 Cases As States Roll Back Lockdowns

AP: Downplaying Virus Risk, Trump Gets Back To Business As Usual

Trump Campaign Asks Rally-Goers To Waive COVID-19 Liability

Tickets For Trump Campaign Rally Include Liability Disclaimer About Possible Exposure To COVID-19

The Guardian: An American Fiasco: U.S. Hits Grim Milestone Of 2 Million COVID-19 Cases

AP: Asia Shares Drop After Wall Street Route As Virus Cases Rise

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[Posted: June 12, 2020]