Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.7.20

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.]

Katie Meyer: Partisan Conflict Behind Republican Quest To Purge Up To 800,000 From PA Voter Rolls

Editorial: Legislature Has Work To Do On Mail-In Voting

Editorial: Trump’s Assault On Postal Service Attacks Much More Than Voting

Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino Launches Online Gambling Platform In PA

Spotlight PA: PA’s Public Universities Recruit Students Of Color But Fail Them On Campus

Lincoln U. Board Authorizes Lawyers To Negotiate New Contract With Ousted President

Op-Ed: Trump’s Travel Ban Means I’m Stuck In China While My School Reopens

Op-Ed: PA’s Education Improvement Tax Credit More Valuable Now Than Ever

Editorial: Make Cyber Ed School District Core Function

AP: Man Breaks Into York City Hall Destroys Computers

Penn State Health ‘Perplexed’ Over Government Scrutiny Of Holy Spirit Acquisition

Controlling Virus Remains Key To Improving Business Climate In Lehigh Valley

Starting Sept. 1 Philly Employers Can No Longer Ask Job Applicant Salary History

Comcast To Spend $17 Million On Digital Equity Plan, Free Internet For 35,000 Philly Families

National/International

Op-Ed: Cong. Perry Putting Pennsylvania Seniors At Risk - Eugene DePasquale

AP: Trump Claims Biden Opposes God

George Floyd Protests

Allentown Council Members Present Competing Narratives Following Censure Attempt Over Police Use Of Force

Editorial: Erie Clergy Take Stand Against Hate

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 38 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 807 New Cases [PaCN] 8.6.20

Gov. Wolf Highlights Increased Efforts To Expand COVID-19 Testing Availability

PA Wants To Expand Testing But Faces Supply Shortage, Lab Result Delays

Editorial: Nursing Home Deaths In Lancaster Were A Failure Of Government

Wolf Administration Provides Recommendations For School, Recreational Youth Sports

AP-Mark Scolforo: Wolf Roils Youth Sports World By Urging Halt Until January

Gov. Wolf: State Recommends No School Sports Until 2021

Ford Turner: Wolf Recommends No H.S. Sports Until 2021, Condemns Delays In Getting Virus Test Results

PA Schools On Wolf’s Stance On H.S. Sports: ‘I’m Hoping There’s More Clarity’

Wolf’s Recommendation To Postpone H.S. Sports Gets Mixed Reactions

Republican Lawmakers Say Wolf Is Out Of Bounds In Calling For No H.S. Sports Until 2021

All Penn State Fall Sports To Be Conducted Without Fans, For Now

Pandemic Or Not Penn State Students, Faculty Have To Read, Librarians Under A Tent

Erie Region Colleges Prepare For A Very Different Fall Term

PA College Of Technology Enrollment Numbers Uncertain, Students Waiting

For PA, NJ Law School Grads Bar Exams Will Be Held Despite COVID-19

Pittsburgh Promise Scholarship To Allow Gap Year For Students Affected By COVID-19

Bishop McDevitt Student Tests Positive For COVID-19 Days After Attending Graduation

As COVID-19 Rages, Teachers Unions Fielding Myriad Questions Before School Starts

Gov. Wolf: $10.5 Million To Help Career, Technical Education Centers Resume Operations

Comcast To Spend $17 Million On Digital Equity Plan, Free Internet For 35,000 Philly Families

State Treasurer Torsella Calls For Fair Pricing Of COVID-19 Drug Remdesivir

Restaurants Back Down From Ultimatum, Request Meeting With Gov. Wolf

Restaurants And Bars Urge Gov. Wolf To Ease COVID-19 Rules

Ford Turner: Restaurants Call 25% Indoor Capacity Unsustainable

State Police Put Pittsburgh Bar On Notice For COVID-19 Violations

Pittsburgh Mayor Urges Congress To Pass Aid For Entertainment Venues

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Offers Guidance For Those Still Not Receiving Unemployment

Lehigh Valley Mask Force 2020 Creates See-Thru Face Coverings For Hearing Impaired

Luzerne School Board Member To Remove Questionable Meme That Included Dr. Levine

Other States/National

AP: Ohio Governor Tests Negative After Positive Test Before Trump Visit

The Guardian: Dr. Fauci Tells Of Death Threats As Dr. Birx Pinpoints Fresh Areas Of COVID Concern

AP: Fed’s Main Street Pandemic Support Program Off To Slow Start

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[Posted: August 7, 2020]