Monday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.8.20

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

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

Harrisburg Prepares For Large Gun Rally Monday Despite Cancellation Of Event

Op-Ed: Who Really Draws Legislative Districts?   Fair Districts PA

Luzerne County Officials Expect To Wrap Up Ballot Count Early This Week

Editorial: Let Independent Vote In Primaries

Editorial: Primary Vote Reveals Youth On The Rise

Senate Committee To Consider House Resolution To End COVID-19 Emergency June 8 [PaCN]

Governor Signs Bill Allowing Use Of All Cash Registers For Beer, Wine Sales [PaCN]

Op-Ed: Legislation Requiring Just First Names On Healthcare Workers Would Help Keep Them Safe

Op-Ed: Clear The Way For Real Medical Marijuana Research
Lehigh Valley Community Colleges Offer Mostly Distance Learning In Fall, Will Open Campuses In Stages

Temple Said It Will Review 2017 Offensive Social Media Posts By Inquirer Editor’s Son

Significant Roadblocks Deter Special Education Students From Progressing At Home

National

Post: Misclassification Error Made May National Unemployment Rate Look Better Than It Is.  It Should Be 16.3% Not 13.3%

George Floyd Protests

Katie Meyer: Step One: Politicians, Police, Philly Residents Go Head-To-Head On institutional Racism

9th Day Of Protests In Pittsburgh As Marchers Call For Police Reform

Pittsburgh Police Chief Explains Why He Knelt During Protest

In Wake Of Large Peaceful Rallies In Lehigh Valley, Community Leaders See Hope For Change

Thousands March In Erie Sunday To Remember George Floyd

Black Lives Matter Protests Continue In Wilkes-Barre

Hundreds March In Altoona To Raise Awareness Of Racism

Dozens Gather In Philipsburg At Black Lives Rally

John Micek: Harrisburg Rally: We Will Get Police Reform In The State Of Pennsylvania

Unit Rally In Harrisburg Calls For End To Racial Injustice

Peaceful, Smaller Protests Take Place Across The Philly Region Sunday

Protesters Converge On Republican Montgomery County Commissioner’s Home Who Called Black Lives Matter A Hate Group

AP: No Philadelphia Curfew, COVID-19 Tests Urged For Protesters

Philly Police Union Selling T-Shirts To Support Officer Charged With Assault

Republican Franklin County DA Releases Statement Supporting Black Lives Matter Protesters

Op-Ed: I’m Biracial, I’m Not Safe Until Black Lives Matter

Editorial: Gov. Wolf, Some Legislators March Against Racism, Others Need To Join Them

Editorial: Elected Officials Need To Show Up For Residents Fighting For Racial Justice

Editorial: No More Rubber Bullets, Phase Out Dangerous Crowd Control Equipment

Coronavirus

Senate Committee To Consider House Resolution To End COVID-19 Emergency June 8 [PaCN]

Dept. Of Health Reports 12 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  6.7.20

Many School Leaders Say They Won’t Be Able To Resume Normal Operations July 1

Bucks County Schools Plan For Fall Reopening

Editorial: Schools Eye New Normal For The Fall

No Roommates, Smaller Class Sizes Planned As Higher Ed Prepares To Reopen

Western PA Churches Split Along Denominational Lines On Reopening

PA Small Towns Cautiously Optimistic After Being Ravaged By COVID-19

Op-Ed: COVID-19 - A Presidential Leadership Void

Op-Ed: The Silent Majority Spoke In Tuesday’s Primary Election

Cap-Star: Squeezed By Pandemic, PA Farmers Look To State, Feds For Help, But Some Are Falling Thru The Cracks

National

The Atlantic: America Is Giving Up On The Pandemic

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[Posted: June 8, 2020]