Monday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.3.20

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

TODAY Live Event 1:00: Gov. Wolf and Sec. of Health To Visit Susquehanna Township Police Department to discuss education and understanding in the enforcement of the various COVID-19 mitigation orders. Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/,  facebook.com/governorwolf/   or pacast.com/live/doh

Independent Fiscal Office: July Revenue $1.77 Billion Above 2019 Due To Shift In Tax Due Dates
Jan Murphy: PA Lottery Raises Over $1 Billion For Senior Programs, Not Quite A Record Year
Editorial: Details Of Judicial Gerrymandering Make It Even Worse

Lingering Luzerne County Election Issues Discussed

AP: COVID-19 Cited In Bid To Toss Death Penalty In Slaying

Why Were DUI Arrests Up With Bars Closed, Traffic Down?

Digital Divide Among Seniors Makes For Pandemic Problems

Western PA Hospital Construction Boom Unaffected By Pandemic

Cap-Star: With Public Schools Going Online, Online Charters Find Themselves In Stiff Competition

Editorial: We Must Hold Charter Schools Accountable

Millersville U.To Consider Cutting Faculty Amid Pandemic

Cheyney U. Partners With The Wistar Institute For Life Science Program

National/International

Congress Debates How To Target Jobless Benefits Without Wrecking PA’s System

Libertarian Presidential Nominee Stumps In Erie

Editorial: Careful, Joe, On Vice Presidential Pick

The Hill: The First Signs Of A Post-Trump Republican Party

NPR: Influential Trump Ally Now Demands His Re-Impeachment Citing Election Delay Tweet

AP: Clock Is Ticking On Trump Comeback As Early Voting Nears

George Floyd Protests

Confederate Flag Set Ablaze As Part Of Rally For Justice In Williamsport

5 Centre County Police Depts., No Black Officers

Milton Group Asks ‘If Not Us, Then Who?’

Hundreds Gather For Separate BLM, Back The Blue Rallies In Bucks

Op-Ed: What Too Many Protesters Doing Is Unlawful, But Left Won’t Admit It - Charlie Gerow

Op-Ed: Trump, Republicans Use Protests To Build All-Too-Familiar Law & Order Agenda - Mark Singel

Editorial: It’s Time To Reckon With Erie’s Past

Editorial: Police Help Students Feel Safer In Schools

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reported 5 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 654 New Cases [PaCN]  8.2.20

Editorial: Inexcusable Impact On Nursing Homes Should We Slip

AP: Attorney: Lehigh Valley Man Involved In Shooting Over Mask Lost Job, Custody Battle

AP: Eagles Coach Doug Pederson Tests Positive For COVID-19

COVID-19 Outbreak At Lewisburg Prison Limited To One Housing Unit

School Officials: Beaver Central Catholic Athletes Test Positive For COVID-19

Lessons Learned As PA Schools Set To Reopen

Need To Know: Returning To School In Pennsylvania

Editorial: PIAA, WPIAL Set Good Examples For Playing By Virus Rules

Editorial: High School Sports Facing Tough Call On Playing This Fall

Virus Just Latest Challenge For Knoebels Amusement Park To Overcome

National

NPR: Dr. Birx Warns U.S. Pandemic In ‘New Phase’ Of ‘Extraordinarily Widespread’ Cases, Deaths Climb

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[Posted: August 3, 2020]