Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus 8.14.20

Senate returns to voting session Sept. 8 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker [May be back late August for election fixes Read More Here.]

AP-Marc Levy: Citing A Warning From Postal Service, Pennsylvania Seeks Court To Extend Mail-In Voting Deadlines

Postal Service Says PA Mail Ballots May Not Be Delivered On Time, State Warns Of ‘Overwhelming’ Risk To Voters

Post: Postal Service Needs Money For Mail-In Voting: ‘They Can’t Do It, I Guess’ Trump Says

Allegheny County Prepares For Nov. Election, Plans To Hire Thousands Of Poll Workers

Poll Worker Needs Ranked Critical In Washington, Westmoreland, Fayette Counties

Democratic Control Of Harrisburg Would Have Huge Implications For Philly, Can It Really Happen?

Annual Report On Casino Gaming’s Impact On PA’s Horse Racing Industry Released

PA’s Horse Racing Industry, Facing Governor’s Attempt To redirect Funds, Sees Declines In Key Metrics

Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Faces Wave Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Litigation

AP: Fayette County DA Announces 23 Prison Corruption Indictments

Mobile Crisis Units In Philly Area Take Strain Off Police Dealing With Mental Health Incidents

AP: Lancaster Funeral Home Director Accused Of Mishandling Bodies, Records

Philly Officials Ask Residents To Turn In Unwanted Guns

Shippensburg U. Dean Kept Pressuring Student To Join Her In 3-Way Sex Lawsuit Claims

Gov. Wolf Announces Funding For Affordable Housing

Flaws Evident In State Housing Program As Worry Over Eviction ‘Wave’ Looms

Highmark CEO: COVID-19 Not Deterring Growth Across PA, Neighboring States

PA Transportation Commission Adopts Updated 12-Year Transportation Program

National/International

CNBC/Change Research Poll In PA: Biden 48%, Trump 44%

Op-Ed: On Momentum Of Kamala Harris, U.S. Women Should Continue To Lead The Vote

Editorial: Why Biden Blew It On Kamala Harris

Editorial: Harris VP Pick A Win For America

Fact-Checking VP Pence’s Claim Trump Added 1,000s Of Manufacturing Jobs In PA - Short Answer - No

AP: Trump Gives Credence To False, Facist Harris Theory

The Guardian: Trump Admits He Is Undermining Postal Service To Make It Harder To Vote By Mail

George Floyd Protests

Coalition Calls On Montgomery County Commissioner To Resign Or Be Removed After Saying Black Lives Matter Is Responsible For Urban Domestic Terror Posts

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 24 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 991 New Cases [PaCN] 8.13.20

State Warns Of Community Spread In Philly, Delaware County Virus Trends Improve

Tracing And Testing Delays In Philadelphia

CNBC/Change Research Poll In PA: 51% Approve Of Wolf’s Handling Of COVID-19, 49% Disapprove

AP: Wolf: No Plan To Change Recommendation On H.S. School Sports

Wolf Volleys Sports Decision Back To PIAA ‘That’s My Recommendation, You Do What You Want’

Pittsburgh Public Schools Suspends Girls Soccer Practice After Player Test Positive For Virus

Reopening Schools Amid Pandemic Is Hugely Complex And Perilous, Are School Boards Up To It?

Pitt Begins Randomized COVID-19 Testing As Students Arrive On Campus

Toomey, Casey Ask Feds For More Help, Analysis Of Nursing Homes

Governor, Lt. Governor Announce PA COVID-19 Response Task Force For Health Disparity Report

Cap-Star: Wolf Task Force Offers Recommendations To Close Racial, Economic Disparities Revealed By Pandemic

Report: Black, Brown Communities See Higher Rates Of Infection, Mortality, Economic Challenges

Task Force Report On Health Disparities: ‘We’re Not Playing On A Level Playing Field’

House Republican Lawmaker: It’s Not Government’s Job To Keep People Safe

Op-Ed: COVID-19 Pandemic Proves Value Of Public Health Spending

2% Of Unemployment Claims Have Yet To Be Processed For Jobless Workers

State Unemployment Is Failing Struggling Pennsylvanians, Legislators Seek Answers

New Claims For Jobless Benefits Continue To Drop In Lancaster County

Western PA Restaurants Vary On Defying Wolf’s Capacity Order, Other Restrictions

Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Restaurants On ‘Life Support’

Restaurant Owners Face Uncertainty As Pandemic Continues: Is It Worth It To Be In Business?

Spotlight PA: Penn State Reverses Course, Plans To Provide Modified COVID-19 Student Agreement

Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Students Criticize Universities Pushing COVID-19 Liability Forms

Partnership With Harrisburg School District Expands Internet Access To 1,500 Families

COVID-19 Silences PA High School Music Programs

Op-Ed: Special Ed Students At Risk Of Falling Behind Amid School Reopening Plans

Philly Has Spent Less Than Half Of Its Federal COVID-19 Money, But Pandemic Costs Are Growing

Editorial: Congressional Delegation Should Press Aid To Cities

Grocery Workers Say Morale Is At All-Time Low: ‘They Don’t Even Treat Use Like Humans Anymore’

Lehigh Valley Housing Market Continues to Rebound During Pandemic

Suburban Philly Housing Sales Went Up And Prices Dipped, The Opposite In City Market

York County Housing Market Makes Slow Rebound After Slump

National

CDC Director Issues Dire Warning For Fall If COVID-19 Measures Are Not Followed: ‘We All Gotta Do It’

The Guardian: Trump Pushes For Schools To Reopen As U.S. Sees Deadliest COVID Day Since May

The Hill: U.S. Senate Leaves Until September Without COVID-19 Relief Deal

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[Posted: August 14, 2020]