Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.11.20

Senate scheduled to return to voting session June 15, 16, 17 [Call Of President Pro Tempore]

House scheduled to return to voting session June 22, 23, 24 [Call Of House Speaker]

Gov. Wolf: Legislature Cannot End Disaster Declaration Unilaterally; Their Vote Did Not Open A Single Business; Will Take The Issue To Court [PaCN]

Senate Republicans Move First To Court Asking It To ‘Command’ The Governor To Carry Out Their Mandate To End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration [PaCN]

Cap-Star: Wolf, Senate Republicans Headed To Court In Fight Over COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

AP: Wolf, Lawmakers Clash Over Ending Emergency Declaration

Wallace McKelvey: Wolf Plans To Take COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Fight To Court

Laura Olson: Wolf, Republican Lawmakers Likely Headed To Court Over Resolution Ending Emergency Declaration

Cap-Star: ‘I’m Standing For Safety:’ Wolf Readies For Court fight Over Vote Toppling His COVID-19 Emergency Order

Wolf Pledges To Take Legislature To Court Over Effort To End COVID-19 Order

Wolf Authority On Emergency Declaration Likely To Hold Up In Court, Legal Experts Say

PA Courts May Avoid Definitive Ruling In Legal Fight Over Governor’s Emergency Powers

Editorial: If Political Stunts Could Cure COVID-19, PA Would Be Virus-Free

Spotlight PA: Republican Mike Turzai Will Resign As House Speaker On June 15

Charles Thompson: Lancaster County’s Bryan Cutler Likely To Be Next House Speaker

AP-Mark Scolforo: Republican House Speaker Says He’ll Leave Office Next Week

Stephen Caruso: Mike Turzai To Step Down As House Speaker, Resign Office June 15

Deb Erdley: House Speaker Turzai Resigns From Legislature Effective Monday

Stephen Caruso: As Turzai Backs Police Reform Before Resignation, Black Lawmakers Judge His Legacy

Philly Political Power Broker Can’t Avoid Federal Prison, $2M+ In Restitution For Ripping Off Nonprofit Clinic

Tens Of Thousands Of PA Mail-In Ballots Turned In After The Deadline, November Could Be Worse

Many Luzerne County Voters Have Already Requested Mail-In Ballots For November

Andrew Maykuth: Some PA Casinos Are Open Without Poker, Buffets Or Valet Parking

Casinos Begin Reopening, No Date Set For Mohegan Sun

Bethlehem Casino’s Sportsbook To Be Built In Current Home Of Buddy V’s, Plans Nov. Opening

Got PA Unemployment Cash You Weren’t Supposed To? Your Identity May Have Been Stolen
State Board Of Education Approves Erie County Community College Application

Sides Make Case For, Against Erie County Community College

State System Universities Seek Consistency In How COVID-19 Risks Are Handled This Fall

Lehigh U. Planning For Students To Return In The Fall

Gannon Announces Plans For Early Reopening In Erie

About 100 Employees At La Salle U. Face Layoffs, Salary Cuts

Commonwealth Court Panel Hears Argument Over Victims’ Rights Constitutional Amendment

Philadelphia Judge Drops Last Of Charges Against Fmr Death Row Inmate

2 White Supremacists Get Lengthy Prison Terms In Scheme To Sell Drugs, Buy Guns

1 Person Killed In Lower Milford Twp. Fireworks Explosions, Fire

National/International

AP: VP Pence To Kick Off ‘American Comeback’ Tour In Pennsylvania

VP Pence To Visit Buffalo Twp., Butler County Friday

George Floyd Protests

Stephen Caruso: As Turzai Backs Police Reform Before Resignation, Black Lawmakers Judge His Legacy

On 12th Day Of Police Protests In Philly Region, Suburbs Take Center Stage

PA National Guard Begins Pulling Out Of Philadelphia As Peaceful Protests Continue

Pittsburgh’s New ‘Black Lives Matter’ Mural Became A Work-In-Progress

Who Called The ‘Militia’ To Protect Businesses During Elizabethtown Racial Injustice Protest?

Auditor General DePasquale Joins Call For Action On Policing Reforms

Auditor General DePasquale Calls For New Criminal Justice Reforms To Improve Lives

Auditor General DePasquale Suggests Criminal Justice Reform Measures

Op-Ed: PA 30 Day Fund Now Helping Looted Businesses And Those Affected By COVID-19 Shutdown

Middletown Police Union Condemns Social Media Posts By Councilman As ‘Bigotry’

Editorial: Rename Military Bases Named For Confederates

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf: Legislature Cannot End Disaster Declaration Unilaterally; Their Vote Did Not Open A Single Business; Will Take The Issue To Court [PaCN]

Senate Republicans Move First To Court Asking It To ‘Command’ The Governor To Carry Out Their Mandate To End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration [PaCN]

Cap-Star: Wolf, Senate Republicans Headed To Court In Fight Over COVID-19 Emergency Declaration

AP: Wolf, Lawmakers Clash Over Ending Emergency Declaration

Cap-Star: ‘I’m Standing For Safety:’ Wolf Readies For Court fight Over Vote Toppling His COVID-19 Emergency Order

Wallace McKelvey: Wolf Plans To Take COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Fight To Court

Editorial: If Political Stunts Could Cure COVID-19, PA Would Be Virus-Free

Attorney General: Bucks, Montgomery County Businesses Flagrantly Violated Price-Gouging Law

Dept. Of Health Reports 48 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.10.20

One-Third Of Erie County COVID-19 Cases Are African Americans

Brett Sholtis: State Drops Hospital Lobbying Organization As its Emergency Response Provider

Cap-Star: Nurses At Erie Nursing Home That Attracted State Scrutiny Vote To Form Union

Op-Ed: The Perfect Storm: Addiction Epidemic Within A Pandemic

Editorial: Nursing Home Tests Must Be Priority

Gov. Wolf: Updated Business Guidance On Outdoor Recreation In Yellow, Green Phases Of Reopening

Wolf Administration Provides Guidance To Resume High School, Other Summer Sports

Outdoor Minigolf, Motorsports, More Now Allowed In Yellow Phase Of Reopening

Dept. Of Labor & Industry To Hold Virtual Town Hall June 4 On Unemployment Compensation

Got PA Unemployment Cash You Weren’t Supposed To? Your Identity May Have Been Stolen

AP- Michael Rubinkam: ‘We Need Help” Small PA Cities Face Fiscal Calamity From Virus

Mack Trucks Produces PPE, Donates To Local Lehigh Valley Organizations

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[Posted: June 11, 2020]