Tuesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 6.2.20

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

CHANGE: House cancels sessions days: June 15, 16, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30; Will Only Be In Voting Session June 8, 9, 10, 22, 23, 24 [Call Of House Speaker]

TODAY is Primary Election Day!

Wolf Signs Executive Order Extending Deadline For 6 Counties To Receive Absentee, Mail-In Ballots To June 9 [PaCN]

AP: Governor Moves Deadline To Count Mail-In Ballots Amid Unrest

Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Question Wolf’s Authority To Extend Mail-In Ballot Deadline

House, Senate Republican Leaders: Working With Their Lawyers On Next Steps In Response To Wolf Order to Extend Mail-In Ballot Deadline

Laura Olson: State’s Top Elections Official Pleads For Patience, Says Expect Later Results In Tuesday’s Primary

Allegheny County Elections Division: ‘We Got This’

Procrastinator’s Guide To 2020 Election In Lehigh Valley

What’s At Stake: Few Contested Races On The Ballot

What We’re Watching For In Tuesday’s Unprecedented PA Primary Election

At Long Last, It’s Primary Day In PA, Here’s What To Expect [Erie]

Philly DA: Curfew Doesn’t Apply To Voters Heading To Polls

Erie, Nation Voted During A Pandemic Once Before

Luzerne County Election Workers Feverishly Sorting Mail-In Ballot Returns

Onslaught Of Mail-In Ballots Expected For Today’s Primary

Biden Fans, PA Democratic Establishment Taking Quiet Primary Victory Lap

Editorial: Referendum On Voting Itself

Editorial Cartoon: Don’t Vote, Elect Trump!

Census Hits Milestone As States Worry About Deadline Switch

83% Of PA’s 2.4 Million Unemployed Paid Unemployment Claims; Greensburg Cafeteria Worker Still Waiting

Lehigh Valley High School Seniors Land Well-Paying Jobs At Medical Device Company

AP: PA’s Tax Collections Suffer For 3rd Straight Month

Spotlight PA: PA Revenues Take Another COVID-19 Blow In May, Falling $440 Million

PA Businesses Push For Protection From Consumer Lawsuits During COVID-19

Brian O’Neill: Catch The Virus In The Statehouse And Mum’s The Word

Lehigh University Facing $40 Million Deficit, To Announce Furloughs, Pay Cuts

AI Helps College Students Manage Housing Risk, Propels ‘Wave Of The Future’ In Legal Services

Erie Catholic Diocese Priest Reinstated After Child Abuse Probe Ends

Lancaster DA Asks Attorney General’s Office To Probe Missing $150,000 Drug Forfeiture Money

Lehigh Valley Customers See No Disruption In Service Despite Frontier Communications’ Bankruptcy

Op-Ed: Government Can Help News Industry

National/International

Pre-Primary Congressional Campaign Finance Report Takeaways

George Floyd Protests

Wolf Adds Erie, Delaware, Montgomery Counties To Emergency Declarations On Protests

It’s Not Just Big Cities, Towns, Boroughs Across PA Protesting Police Brutality

Peaceful Harrisburg Protest A ‘Success’ With Minimal Police Presence

Lancaster Officials: Armed Agitators, White Nationalists Inciting Violence At George Floyd Protests

Lancaster City Police Chief, Officers Join Protest On Its Third Day

WITF Smart Talk: Lancaster Protests; Public Support For COVID-19 Response - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

York City Protests Floyd Death In A Rowdy, But Mostly Nonviolent Manner

Penn State, State College Leaders Continue To Speak Out After Floyd’s Death, Protests

Pittsburgh Mayor, Public Safety Chief Defend How Police Handled Weekend Protests

Clergy Lead Prayer, Call For Justice During Monday Protests In Pittsburgh

Police Use Tear Gas, 20 Arrested As Protests Turn Violent In East Liberty, Shadyside

Shaler Man Linked To Violence In Pittsburgh Protest Turns Self In

Erie Mayor Outraged By Conduct Of Police Officer, ‘Hostile Agitators’

Erie Businesses Stage Quick Rebound From Riot Damage

National Guard Troops Deploy In Philly As Confrontations Continue

Philly Cleans Up From Protest As National Guard Arrives Ahead Of More Demonstrations

Philadelphia Protesters Gassed On I-676 Leading To Pandemonium As They Tried To Flee

Third Day Of Unrest In Philly: Peaceful Protests, Police Fire Gas, Neighbors Clash In Fishtown

Op-Ed: How Government Priorities Favor Racism Over Citizens Literally Fighting For Their Lives

Editorial: Riot Exposes Erie’s Fury And Pain

Editorial: Protests Symptoms Of Root Issues

National/International

Laura Olson: Toomey Says George Floyd Death ‘Sickening To Watch’ Defends Most Police Officers As Honorable

Trump Took Shelter In White House Bunker As Protests Raged

AP: Trump Threatens Military Force Against protesters Nationwide

AP: Showdown: Law-And Order President Versus Protesters

AP: Tear Gas, Threats For Protesters Before Trump Visits DC Church

‘I Am Outraged’ DC Bishop Denounces Trump’s Church Visit After Police Clear Protesters With Tear Gas

The Guardian: Bishop ‘Outraged’ Over Trump’s Church Photo Op During George Floyd Protests In DC

Will Bunch: Trump Declares War On America In Rose Garden Speech In Response To Protests

The Hill: Trump Lags In Polls As Crises Press

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 12 Additional Deaths From COVID-19 In PA [PaCN] 6.1.20

Depts. Of Health, Aging Highlight Efforts To Protect Seniors, Vulnerable Pennsylvanians

State Launches COVID-19 Testing Of Nursing Home Residents, Staff

Levine Warns Protests Could Bring Increase In New COVID-19 Cases As Figures Remain Low

Ford Turner: Health Secretary Concerned About Virus Spread During Protests; Plans To Testing In Nursing Homes Moving Forward

Paul Muschick: Moving To Yellow Phase In Lehigh Valley: This Is Our Chance, Don’t Screw It Up

Op-Ed: Capitol COVID-19 Disclosure Issues Underscores Much-Needed Workplace Protections For All - Sen. Tartaglione

Despite Moving To Green Phase, Elk County Wants More Dialogue With Wolf

Editorial: Pandemic Responses Are Moving Targets

Western PA Experts Weigh Chances Of Catching Virus From Contaminated Objects

Op-Ed: Bringing PA Back From The Pandemic - Gene Barr, PA Chamber

Editorial: Mixed Signals Keep Businesses, And Economy, In The Dark

Dept. Of Agriculture To Distribute $80 Million In Food Aid

Editorial: Bankruptcy Isn’t An Option PA Should Pursue, Or Federal Lawmakers Should Encourage

Dept. of Health Warns Of Scam Targeting WIC Recipients

Other States/National/International

Masks, Social Distancing Work, New Analysis Finds

NPR: Little Progress Made In Trump’s Plan For Private Retailers To Test For COVID-19

Editorial: Back To Work Bonus, Getting Workers Back On The Job

Editorial: Examining The World Health Organization

A Busy Hurricane Season And The Pandemic ‘Is A Cataclysmic Scenario’

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[Posted: June 2, 2020]