Friday, June 26, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.26.20

Senate
returns to voting session June 29, 30  [Call Of President Pro Tempore]
House returns to voting session Sept. 15, BUT it may be called back next week  [Call Of The House Speaker]


Bill To Provide Mail-In Ballots To All PA Voters Introduced

Editorial: Online Voting Isn’t Ready, State Should Focus On Mail-In Voting

AG Shapiro: Grand Jury Finds Pennsylvania Failed To Protect Citizens During Natural Gas Fracking Boom [PaEN]

Auditor General Calls On Senate To Join Fight For Lower Prescription Costs

Another Independent Pharmacy To Close In Centre County

Probation Reform Moves Forward In Senate, But Some Say Bill Won’t Change Flawed System

Dept. Of Corrections To Close SCI Retreat Prison By Saturday

PA Expediting Pardons For Non-Violent Marijuana Crimes

Northampton DA Suing Opioid Manufacturers

For Some Pitt Students This Fall, Hotels Will Serve As Dorms

Wilkes-Barre To Crack Down On Fireworks ‘War Zone’

Luzerne County Community Dramatically Increases Census 2020 Responses

PennDOT Extends Deadlines For Driver License, ID Cards, Learner’s Permits

Philadelphia Council Approves $4.8B Budget Full Of Cuts, Layoffs

Passengers Creep Back To Allentown Airport, Some Service Remains Shuttered

National/International

Editorial: By Shutting Out Lancaster Newspaper’s Reporters, Biden Sends Wrong Message

TNS: In Lancaster, Joe Biden Touts Health Care Plan, Says Trump Is ‘Worried About Looking Bad’

Biden Makes Campaign Stop In Lancaster Promising To Provide Health Care For All

Biden Promises Federal Health Care Expansion In Lancaster

Ed Mahon: Biden Brings Campaign To Lancaster, But Remains Out Of Sight

AP: Despite Pandemic, Trump Urges Court To End Federal Health Care Law

AP: Dueling Trump, Biden Events Offer Contrasting Virus Responses

George Floyd Protests

John Baer: To Turn Around Systemic Racism, We’ll Need To Do More Than Defund The Police

Lehigh County DA, Controller At Odds Over Call For Criminal Justice Reform

AP: Philly Police Head Decries Tear Gas Use Against I-676 Protesters

Op-Ed: White Supremacists Seek ‘Summer Of Hate’ In Bucks County

Op-Ed: Is Tearing Down Statues The Best Way To Deal With Our History?

Editorial: Provide Greater Access To Body Cameras

Casey Calls For Sweeping Reform To Address Police System ‘Infused With Racism’

The Guardian: Trump Requests Toppled Confederate Statue Be Restored

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 39 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.25.20

Gov. Wolf: PA Businesses Endorse Mask-Wearing To Protect Employees, Customers, Communities

Reopening Orders Updated To Include 12 New Counties Moving To Green Phase June 26

Dept. Of Human Services: Medicaid Providers Cannot Charge Patients For PPE

Pittsburgh Doctors Document Onset Of Guillain-Bare Syndrome In COVID-19 Patient

Bucks County Officials Worry About July 10 Eviction Ban End

Luzerne County District Judge Sends ‘Spitter’ Case To Court

Philly Schools Mull Delaying Start Of 2020-21 School Year

Op-Ed: York County Can’t Stop The Good Work It’s Doing Against COVID-19

National

AP: Governors Who Quickly Reopened Backpedal As Virus Surges

The Guardian: Trump Plan To Cut Federal Support For Virus Testing Sites Sparks Alarm

The Guardian: How Trump And His Public Health Officials Diverge On COVID-19

AP: Despite Pandemic, Trump Urges Court To End Federal Health Care Law

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[Posted: June 26, 2020]

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