Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.22.20

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

AP: Fixing PA Mail-In Vote Glitches Goes Down To Wire

The Guardian: Trump Campaign Fails To Provide Evidence Of PA Mail-In Ballot Fraud

PA Officially Sues Postal Service Over Mail Delays As Postmaster General Blames Coronavirus

AP: Second PA Democratic Lawsuit Claims Postal Service Changes Will Harm Mail Voting

Emily Previti: Postal Service Removing Machines From PA Sorting Facilities, How Is That Affecting The State’s Election Planning?

AP: Postal Services Says Election Mail Will Go Through Despite Cuts, But No Equipment Will Be Restored

Erie-Area Rallies Planned For Saturday To Support Postal Service
Protests Planned To Support Post Offices In Central PA

Cap-Star: Some Black Voters In Philly Say They’re Suspicious Of Mail-In Ballots

Lehigh County To Conduct Independent Audit Of PA House Race In 2 Precincts As Enid Santiago Announces Write-In Campaign

Cumberland County Officials Warning About Bogus Election Mailers

Op-Ed: Why Did Sen. Mastriano Water Down A Resolution Honoring Military Sexual Assault Survivors? 

Op-Ed: Grandmother Wants Daughter’s Opioid OD Last Month To Be A Warning

Race For State Attorney General Heats Up As Candidates Go After Each Other

Gov. Wolf: With No Congressional Solution In Sight, State Applies For Extra $300 Per Week Unemployment Benefit

PA Unemployment Rate At 13.7 Percent In July, Up 0.5 Percent From June

AP: July Jobless Rate, Payrolls Rise As PA Seek Unemployment Aid

Unemployment In PA Up Slightly In July, As State’s Economy Begins To Show Signs Of Life

AP: Nearly 60 Gaming Machines Seized In Raid On Illegal Gamblling Business In Berks

Berks DA Says Raided Kenhorst Business Was Illegal Gambling Parlor

Editorial: Fixing The Turnpike Funding Mess

Erie County Council Nears Vote On Community College Board

Jan Murphy: Faculty Ranks At State Universities Could Shrink By Hundreds To Cut Costs

Op-Ed: For College Students From Philly, Closed Campuses Means They Can’t Escape City’s Gun Violence

For Students With Disabilities, Schools Say They Have To Do Better In The Fall

Pittsburgh School Board Member Showers During Virtual Meeting

Woman Who Killed FBI Agent Seeks Release After Contracting COVID-19

Poconos Rank Third In Top Spots To Buy A Vacation Home In U.S.

Editorial: Affordable Housing A Good Investment
American Airlines Suspending Service To 15 Cities, Including Williamsport

National/International

New Democratic Poll: Cong. Fitzpatrick 47%, Finello 35%

Obama, Trump Agreed On One Thing In PA Visits: Win, Or It’s The Apocalypse

AP: Democratic Plan In Rural, Swing State Counties: Lose By Less

Editorial: Bannon Maintains Awful Trend Of Indicting Trump-Related Officials

George Floyd Protests

Pittsburgh Mayor Makes Public Safety Changes After Protest Ends In Peppery Spray, Arrest

Luzerne County To Seek Independent Review Of Prison Inmate Death

Editorial: Independent Probe Of Luzerne County Inmate Death Late, But Welcome

Pitt Requiring Courses On Racism For Incoming Students

Erie Times-News Newsroom Should Reflect Community’s Diversity: We Have Work To Do

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reported 20 Additional Deaths Friday Due To COVID-19; 693 New Cases [PaCN] 8.21.20

All Lehigh County Indicators Improve, Sharp Drops In Hospitalizations, Test Rate

York Hospital Bans Most Visitors; York County Outbreak Among PA’s Worst

148 Penn State Students Test Positive For COVID-19 So Far In Pre-Arrival Testing

Penn State’s New COVID-19 Dashboard Reports 2 Positives On University Park Campus

Editorial: Parties At Penn State Despite COVID-19 Were So Predictable

Millersville U. Student-Worker Tests Positive For COVID-19

Spotlight PA: Review Of COVID-19’s Effect On Communities Of Color Largely Ignores PA Inmates

Montgomery County Has Ultrafast COVID-19 Test Results Thanks To Emerging Nutritional Fad

AP: Pennsylvania School Athletics Board Greenlights Fall Sports Season

PIAA Ignores Wolf’s Recommendation, Allows Fall Sports To Start Monday

Fall High School Sports Decision: PIAA Says Let Them Play

Fans Won’t Be Allowed At Fall High School Sports Statewide

Allegheny County Health Dept. Adds Guidelines For H.S. Sports

Senators Corman, Langerholc Thank PIAA For Sports Decision

House Majority Leader Thanks PIAA For Sports Decision

Safety Or Socialization?  School Leaders ‘Agonize’ Over COVID-19 Back-To-School Plans

Op-Ed: Going Back To School In A Pandemic Challenges our Children’s Mental Health, Here’s How You Can Help

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 30 Warnings, 4 NOVs On COVID-19 Violations

Erie Restaurants Struggle Thru COVID-19 Restrictions

Editorial: Hold Off On PA Farm Show Cancellation

Editorial: Farm Show Cancellation Ominous Sign

Passavant Memorial Homes Extends Hazard Pay After State Rejects Application

State Names Temporary Manager For Milton Nursing, Rehab Center During COVID-19 Outbreak

Allentown Family To Have First In-Person Contact With Mom At Nursing Home In 5 Months

Mt. Lebanon Nursing Home Credits Early Testing, Segregating Patients For Reducing COVID-19 Cases

Haunted By Sickness: The Enduring Trama Of COVID-19

Penn State Students Return, Local Businesses Fight To Survive

King’s College Staffers Trained To Trace COVID-19 On Campus

Free Face Masks Offer At Lancaster COVID-19 Awareness Event Aug. 28 & 29

2 More Centre County Municipalities Adopt Enforceable Masking Ordinances

Op-Ed: People Once Complained About Seat Belts, Now It’s Face Masks

Dept. Of Agriculture: $13.6 Million Available In Dairy Farm COVID-19 Relief

Op-Ed: To Keep PA’s Small Businesses Alive, Revive A Credit Program That Worked

Gov. Wolf: With No Congressional Solution In Sight, State Applies For Extra $300 Per Week Unemployment Benefit

PA Unemployment Rate At 13.7 Percent In July, Up 0.5 Percent From June

AP: July Jobless Rate, Payrolls Rise As PA Seek Unemployment Aid

Unemployment In PA Up Slightly In July, As State’s Economy Begins To Show Signs Of Life

Editorial: State Lawmakers Must Take Action To Avoid Wave Of Evictions

Hummelstown Borough Cancels Halloween Parade Due To COVID-19

Media Funders Gave $750,000 To Philadelphia COVID-19 Community Information Fund

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[Posted: August 22, 2020]