Sunday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.9.20

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.]

PA Capitol & COVID-19 Weekly Report: Election Law Fixes, Budget Are Priorities For Fall [PaCN] 8.8.20

Op-Ed: Legislature Must Continue To Rein In Gov. Wolf - Commonwealth Foundation

Editorial: More Census Sleight Of Hand

AG Shapiro: PA Tracking Record Number Of Crime Guns

State College Borough Leaders Condemn ‘New Order Nazi’ Comments Made By Councilwoman

Trade Schools Offer Training In High-Demand, Essential Careers

Op-Ed: Faculty Has Too Much Sway At Lafayette College, Crippling Governance

Health Care Pricing Should Be More Transparent Under Federal Law, But Hospitals Are Fighting It

York Mayor Makes 2 Drug Tests Public

Editorial: Approve Higher Dog License Fees

National/International

DePasquale Pledge To Introduce Bill To Limit Congressional Terms To 10 Years

Op-Ed: Biden Opens The Door To Expand School Choice

Trump Boat Parade Comes To Philly, Cruises Down The Delaware River

Trump’s Path To Winning PA Runs Thru Towns Like One Near Biden’s Hometown Of Scranton

AP: At His New Jersey Golf Club, Trump Finds Supportive Audience, Without Masks

George Floyd Protests

Supporters Gather For Black Lives Matter Rally In Tunkhannock

Gov. Wolf: SBA Approves Disaster Loans For Rioting Damage In bucks, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia

Parking Placards In Scranton Are Actually Black Lives Matter Statements

Mural Arts Goes Beyond Philadelphia For Environmental Justice

Delaware County Black Caucus Calls For Change After Heated BLM Protest

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 16 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 813 New Cases [PaCN] 8.8.20

Gov. Wolf: ‘Tough Decisions’ Paying Off As PA’s COVID-19 Numbers Improve

Editorial: Wolf Needs To Stop Playing Chicken

Allegheny County, FDA Officials Again Warn Against Drinking Hand Sanitizers To Combat COVID-19

Monroeville Woman Makes Masks For Any Family Who Needs Them

Retiree Who Didn’t File For Unemployment Receives 40 UC Letters Addressed To Other People

Allegheny County Has $200 Million In Unspent Federal CARES Aid 

AG Shapiro Gets Restitution For Price Gouging At Super Gigante/West Norriton Farmers Market

Lehigh Valley Schools Create E-Classrooms To Meet Booming Demand

Working Parents Experience Child Care Crisis With Virtual School

More Philly-Area School Districts Opening Virtually, Frustrating Some Parents

Students’ College Plans Change As Virus Drives Changes On Campus

Big Ten Suspends Football Contact Drills, ‘Keeping All Options On Table’

Erie Hotels Cite Pandemic And Challenge Property Values

Yelp: Hundreds Of Philly-Area’s Small Businesses Shut Down

Lancaster County Joblessness Remains ‘Incredibly High’

Editorial: Restaurant Trade Needs Virus Relief

3,000 Philadelphians Applied For Emergency Weddings, Only 20% Got Approved

Other States/National

The Guardian: America’s Midwest Braces Itself For A COVID-19 Surge: ‘This Is Unstoppable’
AP: Ohio Governor Again Tests Negative For COVID-19

AP: Trump Extends Unemployment Benefits, Defers Payroll Tax

AP: At His New Jersey Golf Club, Trump Finds Supportive Audience, Without Masks

AP: U.S. Response To The Virus Is Met With Incredulity Abroad

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[Posted: August 9, 2020]