Friday, June 19, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.19.20

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 [Last Scheduled Voting Days Before Summer Break]


Letter: Time Is Running Out To Draw Fair Voting Districts

John Micek: Preparing For The Unexpected: 4 Questions With Interim House Speaker Bryan Cutler

Stephen Caruso: The Capitol Reopens Monday, Visitors Must Wear Masks, Will Lawmakers?

PA NAACP Sues State For Changes To Election Law Before November’s Election

Cap-Star: These Are All The Lawmakers Who Won’t Be Back In 2021

Editorial: Turzai Dives Through Revolving Door

Gov. Wolf Signs Law To Help Prepare For November General Election

Gov. Wolf, Latino Affairs Commission Release Statements On Upholding Federal DACA Program

Gov. Wolf Honors Juneteenth, State Workers Get Special Holiday

Spotlight PA: Despite Ruling, PA Republicans In No Hurry To Extend LGBTQ Protections Under State Law

Mount Airy Casino Resort In Monroe County Plans To Reopen Monday

More Than 200 Expected To Be Permanently Furloughed At Meadows, Off-Track Facility

AP: PA Supreme Court Ends County Ban On Probationers Using Medical Pot

PLS Reporter: Community Colleges Expected To Play Major Role In COVID-19 Recovery, But Funding, Enrollment Questions Remain

AP: PA Supreme Court Orders Easton School District To Release School Bus Video

Bucks County Commissioners’ Transition Team Recommends ‘Sweeping’ Reforms

U.S Commerce Secretary In Exton Talking Up Business In Space, Recovery On Earth

U.S. Commerce Secretary Predicts Strong Recovery In Wilkes-Barre Visit

National/International

U.S. Supreme Court DACA Decision A Cause For Celebration In Pennsylvania

McNulty Steps Down As National Democratic Committee Woman

AP: Facebook Removes Trump Ads With Symbols Once Used By Nazis

NPR: Facebook Removes Trump Political Ad With Nazi Symbol, Campaign Calls It An “Emoji’

Column: Team Trump Goes Full Nazi

George Floyd Protests

Gov. Wolf Honors Juneteenth, State Workers Get Special Holiday

Erie’s Juneteenth: ‘It’s Beyond Celebration’

Black Americans Continue Fight For Equality On Juneteenth

PLS Reporter: Senate Hearing Examines Law Enforcement Recruitment, Training

Two Years After Antwon Rose Killing, His Mother Continues Call For Police Reform

Republican Montgomery County Commissioner Called Black Lives Matter A ‘Hate Group’ Now More Isolated Than Ever

At Board Hearing, Philly Students, Advocates Call For Police-Free Schools

Philly Budget Cancels $19 Million Police Increase, Restores Some Housing, Arts Funds

Black Trans Lives Rally Held In Downtown Pittsburgh

PNC Commits $1 Billion To Programs, Efforts To Stem Systemic Racism

Erie Police Officer Fired Over Email About Race, Protests

Inside PA’s Latino Communities, A Frank Discussion Of Race And Prejudice

Businesses That Called Militia At Elizabethtown Protest Not Disclosed

Op-Ed: Education Is An Institution Rife With Historic Inequities, We Have Work To Do - Secretary Of Education

Column: Philly Democratic Party Chair Bob Brady Should Resign Over Lack Of Diversity

Editorial: What Lessons Will We Take From May 31 Clashes In Lancaster City?

Coronavirus

Reopening Phase Orders Updated To Include 8 Additional Counties Moving To Green June 19

Dept. Of Health Reports 42 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaEN] 6.18.20

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Gov. Wolf’s Disaster Declaration Needed To Help People Out Of Work, Reduce Employer Costs

Gov. Wolf: Mask-Wearing Is Required When Entering Businesses, Critical To Stopping COVID-19 Spread

Charles Thompson: Wolf Reinforces Orders To Mask Up In Businesses, Workplaces, Public Indoor Settings

Stephen Caruso: The Capitol Reopens Monday, Visitors Must Wear Masks, Will Lawmakers?

Cap-Star: House, Senate Democrats Call For ‘Recover And Healing” As State Emerges From COVID-19 Pandemic

PA Democratic Lawmakers Push COVID-19 Recovery Plans That Go Beyond A ‘Return To Normal’

Philadelphia Lawmakers Lay Out Path For A ‘Just Recovery’ In PA

Pennsylvania Needs A ‘Just Recovery’ See What House Democrats Are Doing To Ensure An Economic Recovery That Works For Everyone

Wolf Lauds State Response To COVID-19, But Sen. Corman Disagrees Saying It Was Overdone

Ed Mahon: Not Every Democrat In Legislature Happy With Wolf’s Handling Of COVID-19 Emergency

3,400 Tea Lights Placed On Capitol Steps To Represent COVID-19 Deaths In Nursing Homes By Nursing Home Workers, Union Advocates

Spotlight PA: PA To Give Health Systems $175 Million To Lead COVID-19 Response Inside Struggling Nursing Homes

Easton Hospital Unions Stage Protest After St. Luke’s Cut Staff, Disband Bargaining Units

Mount Nittany Health Eliminates 250 Positions, Citing $70 Million Revenue Shortfall

COVID-19 Response Puts Doylestown Health In $35 Million Hole

SE PA Approaching Green Phase Of Reopening, But Philly Is Taking It Slower

Philly Preparing To Move Into Green Phase Of Reopening

Wolf’s March With Protesters Becomes An Issues In Bid To Shut Down Carlisle Car Show

Mass-Testing Bill Gets Thumbs Down From Allegheny County Council Panel

Dept. Of Health Applies For $301 Million Federal Grant For COVID-19 Response, $100 Million For Local Health Depts.

Scranton Businesses Encouraged To Pledge Safe Practices

Worst Of COVID Crash Economic Damage Is Behind Us, Lancaster County Experts Say

Comcast Extending Free Internet For Low-Income Customers As Pandemic Drags On

National

Editorial: U.S. Treasury Should Be Transparent On COVID-19 Business Loans

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[Posted: June 19, 2020]

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