Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.29.20

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

Paul Muschick: PA Supreme Court May Make Key Election Decision Again, If So, Blame Republicans

PLS Reporter: House To Vote On Election Bill In September Return To Harrisburg

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

Allegheny County Begins Mailing Ballots To Every Voter; Voters Can Go To Elections Office And Vote In Person Any Time

Blair, Cambria County Voters Won’t See Any Drop Off Ballot Boxes

Mail Delays In Philadelphia Aren’t Getting Any Better

Philly Area Counties Scramble To Recruit More, Younger Poll Workers For Election Day

Op-Ed: Why It May Take Days Or Weeks To Get PA Election Results - County Commissioners Assn.

Editorial: At Minimum, Debate Wolf’s Pot Proposal

Editorial: Put A Cap On Prison Call Costs

PA Gaming Control Board Sept. 2 Mini-Casino Auction, Public Meeting Online

PUC Advances Proposed Changes To Telecommunications Regulations

National/International

Lincoln Project To Flood NE PA Region With Anti-Trump Ads This Week

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Adds $960,000 To Philly Ad Buy

4 Years Later, Barletta Proud He ‘Picked The Right Horse’

Op-Ed: Trump’s Policies Have Hurt Workers In PA

VP Pence To Attend Workers For Trump In Exeter Tuesday

John Micek: Trump Turns To 2016 Playbook - Make America Fearful Again

NPR: 7 Takeaways From Republican National Convention

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reported 20 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 835 New Cases [PaCN] 8.28.20

AP: Social Distancing Dispute Spurs Wawa Store Shooting In Philadelphia

Allegheny County Increases Outdoor Gatherings Limit To 100, From 50

Experts: Lehigh Valley Should Not Drop Its Guard In COVID Battle

Lackawanna County Sees Largest Daily Case Spike Since June

York Medical Director: Uptick In COVID Cases A Reason To Worry

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 2 NOVs, 18 Warnings On COVID Regulations

Cap-Star: Another COVID Lockdown In Philly This Winter?  Philly Mayor Isn’t Saying No

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s Arbitrary Mandate Is Destroying PA’s Restaurant Industry

Editorial: Science Is, And Must Be, Our Candle Thru The Darkness Of This Pandemic

‘Ya Fav Trashman’ Raised $32,000 For PPE For Sanitation Workers In Philly

Get Ready For The Fall With Flu Shot, Doctors Urge

AG Shapiro Stops Price Gouging At Penn Jersey Paper Company In Philadelphia

Gov. Wolf: PA To Distribute $117 Million In Federal CARES Funding To Child Care Providers

City Schools At Disadvantage As PIAA Moves Ahead With Fall Sports, Leaving Many Kids Behind

Strike Team Helps Erie-Area Schools With COVID Prep

Scranton Schools To Vote On Furloughing 130+ Employees

TNS: Shippensburg U. Threatens Partying Students With Sanctions

Gettysburg College Reports 13 New COVID Cases

Penn State Reports 28 New COVID Cases

Franklin & Marshall Students React To COVID On Campus

More Than 250 Students At Open PA Universities Have COVID After Returning To Campus

AP: Big Ten Working On Multiple Options For Football

Trump: I Want Big Ten Football Now

Allentown Homicide Suspect Who Doesn’t Wear Masks Files Challenge That Could Halt Jury Trials During Pandemic

Stephen Caruso: After “Bullish’ Use Of Powers, Wolf Reaches End Of Executive Rope On Evictions

Op-Ed: Here’s How To Stop The Coming Eviction, Foreclosure Tsunami

Editorial: Evictions: An Impending Crisis

Should Businesses Keep The Office Or Go Remote? Lingering Question For Lehigh Valley Employers

National

How Many COVID Cases Happening In Schools?  This Tracker Keeps Count

Louisiana Bears Brunt Of Hurricane Laura, Utility COVID Protocols Threaten Restoration Time

FDA Removes Top Spokesperson After Blood Plasma Treatment Blunder

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[Posted: August 29, 2020]