Saturday, June 20, 2020

Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.20.20

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: We’ve Got To Fix Gerrymandering, Vote On Redistricting Bills

Spotlight PA: Sen. Scarnati Fast-Tracking Gambling VGT Expansion That Would Benefit Major Campaign Donor

NPR: Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge Laments ‘Sad’ Trump Opposition To Voting By Mail, Efforts To ‘Delegitimize’ November Election

Paul Muschick: Summer Vacation?  Why The PA Legislature Shouldn’t Take One

Editorial: Don’t Trivialize Impeachment

Sen. Santarsiero Bill Would Give 21-Day Headstart On Processing Mail-In Ballots

Leaders Of State School Pension Plan Are Stumped By How To Invest In This Economy

State Treasurer, Attorney General File Amicus Brief In U.S. Supreme Court Battle For PA Matured Savings Bonds

Editorial: Beleaguered Liquor Control Board Should Just Surrender

34 Million Criminal Cases Removed From Public View Under PA’s Clean Slate Law

Luzerne County District Judge Cited With Harassment; President Judge Reassigns Criminal Cases

Brett Sholtis: Woman With Severe Mental Illness Gets Moved From Bucks County Jail

Pennsylvania Unemployment 13.1% In May, Down 3% From April [PaCN]

AP-Marc Levy: Jobless Rate Slides Back From Pandemic Peak In PA

Pittsburgh Airport Traffic Plunges 89.4%, But Some Travel Is Coming Back

Fireworks Set Off Lehigh Valley Residents: ‘My Neighborhood Used To Be Quiet And Relaxing’

Gannett Media Forms State Capitol Bureau In Harrisburg For PA

National/International

Gary Wegman Wins Democratic Primary To Run Against Cong. Meuser

AP: Trump Says He Will Renew Effort To End DACA Protections

AP: What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS Pushes LGBT Health Rollback

AP: Trump Embraces Immigraton Court  Fight As Election Boost

AP: Twitter Flags Trump’s Tweet Of Doctored ‘Racist Baby’ Video

George Floyd Protests

AP-Marc Levy: Lawmakers Urged To Make Police Discipline Records Public

Cap-Star: PA Board Sidelining Police Officers With Mental Health Histories, Advocates Say It’s Proof Of A Problematic Law

PA National Guard Squad Helped With Aerial Surveillance Of Washington, D.C. Protests

Pittsburgh-Area Protests Commemorate Juneteenth

Police Inspector Joins Demonstrators At Philly Juneteenth Marches

In NE PA, A Joyous Celebration Of Juneteenth, And A Call To Action

Op-Ed: We Can’t Address Racial Injustice In PA Without Fixing Our Unfair Public School Funding System - Reps. Harris, Bradford, Dermody

Editorial: Philadelphia’s ‘Out Of Touch’ Leadership Failed At Critical Time

Editorial: Juneteenth At Time To Reflect How America Got Equality So Wrong

National

AP: Amid Wave Of Cultural Change, Trump Tries To Stir A Backlash

The Guardian: Trump Defends Police Officer Who Shot Dead Rayshard Brooks In Atlanta

AP: AP-NORC Poll: Majority Of Americans Support Police Protests

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf: 12 More Counties To Go Green On June 26; Only Lebanon Remains In Yellow [PaCN]

AP: Wolf: All Counties Moving To Green June 26 Except Lebanon County

Wolf Moving All Counties To Green Except For Lebanon

Charles Thompson: Lebanon County Officials, Business People Seeing Red Over Staying Yellow

Lebanon County Republicans Call Gov. Wolf ‘Dictator,’ ‘Loser’ After Not Moving County To Green

PEMA: Gov. Wolf’s Disaster Declaration Vital For Commonwealth Response

Dept. Of State: Disaster Declaration Helps PA Get Needed Services During Pandemic

Dept. Of Health: More Than 4,000 Close Contacts Of COVID-19 Cases Identified, Monitored Thru Contact Tracing Efforts

Dept. Of Health Reports 38 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.19.20

Beaver County Nursing Home Put Majority Of Residents In ‘Immediate Jeopardy’ Amid COVID-19 Outbreak, State Survey Says

Why Were Nursing Homes Devastated By COVID-19? Low Pay, Staff Shortages Are Among The Reasons

PA Municipalities Approve Of Wolf’s COVID-19 Response But Want More Autonomy, Research Finds

State Health Officials, Carlisle Auto Show Agree To Work Together To Protect Patrons

5 Phillies Players, 3 Staff members At Florida Training Facility Test Positive For COVID-19

Nancy Eshelman: Shout Out To Gov. Wolf And His Battle To Protect Us From COVID-19

Op-Ed: If COVID-19 Is An Earthquake, The Mental Health Aftershocks Have Only Just Begun

Crayola Using Lehigh Valley Facilities To Make Face Shields For Area Hospitals, Local Nonprofits

Bill White: People Who Won’t Wear Masks Drive Me Crazy

Attorney General Stops Price Gouging By PA Pharmacy Supplier

Op-Ed: We Need More Public Health Workers To Prepare For Next Pandemic

Editorial: Stay Home, Stay Safe And Enjoy July 4 In Style

Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Rate Was 13.1% In May, Down 3% From April [PaCN]

National

AP: Trump Turns Virus Conversation Into ‘Us vs. Them’ Debate

AP: COVID-19 Is Ravaging America’s Vulnerable Latino Communities

AP: Baseball Spring Training Sites Close In Arizona, Florida Amid Virus Worry

AP: Apple Closing Stores In Arizona, Florida, North & South Carolina Amid Surging COVID-19 Cases

AP: Trump Administration Drops Secrecy Posture On Which Businesses Receive COVID-19 Aid

Op-Ed: Trump Actions On COVID-19 Will Make America Sick Again

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[Posted: June 20, 2020]

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