Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.28.20

House returns to voting session Sept. 1 & 2 and then Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

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

Gov. Wolf Urges Legislature To Pass Proposals For Safe, Secure Elections

AP-Marc Levy: Wolf, Republicans At Odds Over PA Election Law Changes

Spotlight PA: Surge In Mail-In Ballots Could Delay Election Results, So Wolf Wants To Change The Rules

As Election Day Approaches, PA Officials Prepare To Negotiate Over Mail-In Ballots, Staffing Issues

House Republican Response To Wolf’s Election Reform Proposals

37,000 PA Primary Mail-In Ballots Rejected In 2020, Study Finds

Op-Ed: Time Is Running Out For Election Reform Before November

Without Infusion Of Cash, State, Local Govts Could Face Dire Budget Choices

Communities Struggle Financially From COVID Impact

Op-Ed: Save Mass Transit From COVID Collapse

Lehigh Valley Priest Reinstated After Child Sexual Abuse Allegation Is Deemed Unfounded

AP: Fayette County Priest Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Boy Over 3-Year Period

Cap-Star: Protesters Call On Pardons Board To Clear Backlog Of Commutation Requests

Op-Ed: As Philly’s Violent Summer Continues, PA Lawmakers Could Help By Passing Stricter Gun Laws

Op-Ed: Legalization Of Marijuana Is Different From Decriminalization

Editorial: Remember Other Health Crisis: Fund Rehab

Bucknell Students File Complaint With AG Saying Doubling Of Meal Plan Is Price Gouging

Edinboro U. Considers Academic Cuts

Fmr Penn State Frat Member Sentenced To 1 Year Probation In Death
Senate Democrats, Small Businesses Rally Behind Bill Supporting Business Interruption Insurance Claims

Report: PA Part Of Growing Movement Of State AGs Defending Workers’ Rights

SEPTA Employee Data Possibly Compromised During Malware Attack

PA Cities, Towns with Highest Rate Of UFO Sightings

National/International

Undocumented In PA: An Immigrantion Activist Stays Defiant Despite Mounting Challenges

AP: Federal Judge Blocks Rule That Moves Pandemic Relief Funds To Private Schools

Editorial: Get Back To Work Sen. Toomey

John Micek: PA Republicans Backing Biden Warn Of 4 More Years Of Trump

Fmr Republican Congressman Jim Greenwood Slams Trump

NRA Blasts Biden In $1.5 Million PA Ad Buy

AP Fact Check: Trump Distorts Record; BLM Falsely Accused

AP Analysis: Trump Wields Fear In Pitch For 4 More Years

George Floyd Protests

Backlash To Comments About Police Brutality Cements Lehigh County Judge’s Retirement Decision

Cap-Star: National NAACP Takes Over Philly Chapter After President’s Anti-Semitic Post

FBI Confirms Death Of Luzerne County Inmate Referred For Review In 2018, No Charges Resulted

Phillies, Flyers Join Sports Strikes Calling Attention To Racial Injustice

Op-Ed: Everyone Needs To Talk About Race, Especially Those Who Don’t Want To

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reported 11 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 620 New Cases [PaCN] 8.27.20

Beaver Falls Nursing Home Has Spike In COVID Cases, At Least 1 Death

Allegheny County Released More COVID-19 Datasets

Philly, NJ, PA Reject CDC’s News COVID Guidelines, Saying They Will Continue Robust Testing

Editorial: Free Testing Will Fight COVID Spread

Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Father, Son Borrow Old State Slogan To Encourage Mask Wearing: Be A Friend In PA

Cap-Star: PA May Not Be Able To Track Spread Of COVID In Schools, Officials Say

COVID Cases At Central PA Schools, Who Has It What They’re Doing About It

2 Greater Latrobe School Employees Test Positive For COVID-19

2 York County School Districts Confirmed COVID Cases

As Many As 18,000 Philly Students Still Need Internet Access

Late Laptop Scrambles For Remote Learning Plans At Greensburg Salem, Other School Districts

Children, Parents Spammed With Porn During Kindergarten Orientation On Zoom In Hazleton

Allentown Schools Give Go Ahead For Sports To Resume

Pittston Schools Will Continue Fall Sports, Waivers Must Be Signed

Op-Ed: Schools Must Follow Guidelines To Keep Everyone Safe

Bloomsburg U. Moving To Remote Learning In Wake Of 90 COVID Cases

3 From Shippensburg U. Test Positive For COVID This Month

The Pitt News Remotely Produces Print Student Newspaper During Pandemic

Editorial: College Students Share Responsibility

Editorial: College Quarantine Behavior No Surprise

No Eagles Fans At The Linc Until Further Notice

Wolf Administration Awards $10 Million To 23 Entities To Develop COVID Vaccines,

Treatments, Therapies

Pitt Big Winner In State COVID Research Money

Dept. Of Human Services Provides Update On Public Assistance Enrollment Data; Urges 

Congress To Codify Flexibility For Food Assistance Programs

Pro/Con: Should Nursing Homes Be Abolished As COVID-19 Exposes Their Fatal Flaws?

DCED Applauds Western PA Business For Efforts To Protect Frontline Workers, Children

COVID Still Hurting Lancaster County Workforce As Newly Jobless Rise 4.5%

Without Infusion Of Cash, State, Local Govts Could Face Dire Budget Choices

Communities Struggle Financially From COVID Impact

Op-Ed: Save Mass Transit From COVID Collapse

National

The Hill: CDC Director Clarifies Change In COVID Testing Guidelines After Backlash

AP: What Virus? Republican Convention Largely Ignores Pandemic 

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[Posted: August 28, 2020]