Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.27.20

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]

Dept. Of Health/DHS Issues Guidelines On Easing Long-Term Care Facility Visitation Restrictions

Ford Turner: Fair Districts PA: Harrisburg Lawmakers Are To Blame For Failure To End Gerrymandering

‘How Dare You… Steal An Election’ Enid Santiago Says After Missing Opportunity To Contest House Results In Lehigh County

Split Ticket: How Protests Against Police Brutality Divide, Motivate Voters

Cap-Star: Latest Push To Expand Gambling In PA Explained

Sen. Scarnati Denies Links Between Campaign Funds And Legislation Extending Gambling

Gamblers Flock To Harrah’s Casino In Chester After 100 Days Of Closure

Harrah’s Philly Casino And Racetrack Bets On Reopening To Public Amid Pandemic

Philly DA, Police Commissioner Outline Plan To Reduce Gun Violence, Solve More Homicides

Philly Puts Prosecutors In Police Divisions To Help Tackle Gun Violence

Black Groups Demand Philly End Tear Gas Use, Put Police Funding Toward School Repair

Penn State Plans To Share COVID-19 Numbers, But Concerns Remain In Boro About Student Behavior

Penn State Students Question Back To State Plan From Town Hall

Temple Will No Longer Give Money To Philadelphia Police Foundation

Chester Upland Considers Expanding Private Charter Schools, New Superintendent Says

Editorial: Continued School Closures Will Only Widen The Divide In Learning

State Fire Marshal: Celebrate 4th Of July Safely With Fireworks, Sparklers

Firework Sales, Complaints Surge As July 4 Events Are Canceled In Western PA

Pittsburgh Public Safety Dept. Forms Fireworks Task Force

Wilkes-Barre Mayor: State Needs To Repeal Fireworks Legalization

Fireworks Complaints Continue To Rise In York County

Editorial: With Fireworks Fever Running High, Find Right Social Distance

Hershey Company Joins Group Pulling Advertising From Facebook To Protest Its Content

National/International

NYT/Siena College Poll In PA: Biden 50%, Trump 40%

Editorial: Beware Of Campaign Apps, Privacy Concerns

AP: Facebook To Label All Rule-Breaking Posts, Even Trump’s, Ban False Claims About Voting

AP: Judge U.S. Must Free Migrant Children From Family Detention [Including In PA]

AP: Appeals Court: Trump Wrongly Diverted $2.5 Billion For Border Wall

The Hill: Trump Signs Executive Order Directing Attorney General To Prioritize Prosecution Of Those Who Damage Federal Monuments

George Floyd Protests

Katie Meyer: Lawmakers Making Rare Show Of Unity On Police Reform, Unclear How Far It’ll Go

AP: Philadelphia School Officials Revamping Security Protocols

Petition Calls For PA Academy Of Fine Arts To Fire CEO, Make Sweeping Changes To Dismantle Structural Racism

Protesters Return To East Liberty In Pittsburgh Chanting Support For Black Trans Women

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf: Lebanon County Will Move To Green Phase Of Reopening July 3

AP: PA Officials Eye Areas Where COVID-19 Cases Rising

Dept. Of Health Reports 22 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN]  6.26.20

Cap-Star: Nursing Home Testing, Community Spread Driving Slight Uptick In Virus Cases

69 Dauphin County Jail Inmates Have COVID-19, Mass Testing Just Started

COVID-19 Cases Rising Among Young, A Survivor Shares Her Experience

Gov. Wolf: Masks Are Mandatory In PA Businesses

Spotlight PA: Politics, Fear Keep Some COVID-Positive People From Disclosing Contacts, What’s The Solution?

Dept. Of Health Continues to Provide Support For Long-Term Care Facilities

AP-Mark Scolforo: Health Secretary Defends Pandemic Response In Nursing Homes

Applications Open Next Week For $225M In COVID Aid For State’s Small Businesses

Grants Offered To Small Businesses In PA, Including Travel Industry

Ben Franklin Technology Partners To Aid Companies Creating Technology To Fight COVID-19

Dept. Of Agriculture Implores USDA To Continue Waiver To Safeguard Food Bank Employees, Volunteers, Clients

Gov. Wolf: Federal CARES Funding Now Available To Museums, Cultural Organizations

DCED: Business Loan Payment Deadlines Deferred Another 3 Months

Erie Insurance Won’t Return To Offices Anytime Soon

PennDOT Extends Driver License Expiration Dates, Not Vehicle Registrations

Op-Ed: PA’s Public Schools Are Bleeding Money Because Of Pandemic, Time To Fix Private Charter School Funding

Op-Ed: From Political Science To Affective Science - Commonwealth Partners

Nancy Eshelman: Quarantine Was Hard Enough, Leaving It Has Been Even More Disorienting

Editorial: Contact Tracing’s Slow Start Gives COVID-19 Time To Get Ahead

Editorial: Gov. Wolf Got It Right On COVID-19, Period

National

AP: States Retreat As Confirmed Virus Cases Hit All-Time High

NPR: Trump Administration Tells U.S. Supreme Court: Federal Health Care Law Must Fall

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[Posted: June 27, 2020]