Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.6.20

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.]

TODAY Live Event 10:00: Gov. Wolf, Secretary Of Health Dr. Levine and Walmart will provide an update on efforts to expand COVID-19 testing availability.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/,  facebook.com/governorwolf/   or pacast.com/live/doh

PLS Reporter: House Republican Leader To Bring Back House In Late August For Election Changes
Katie Meyer: Partisan Conflict Behind Republican Quest To Purge Up To 800,000 From PA Voter Rolls

John Baer: Election 2020 Predictions: Fears Of Fraud, Fake Ballots, Switcheroos, Delays

Members Of Congress Representing Philly Are Warning Of An ‘Unmitigated Disaster’ As Post Office Problems Lead To Big Mail Delays

Editorial: Ease Mail-In Voting Process

State AFL-CIO Snubs Rep. Lee In Election Endorsement

Op-Ed: Let All The Dreamers Dream Of A Home In America - Lt. Gov. Fetterman, Mrs. Fetterman

Fmr Rep. Johnson-Harrell Ordered To House Arrest In Her Nonprofit Theft Case

Facebook User Leaks Graphic Video Of Luzerne County Inmate Death

Editorial: Wolf, Shapiro Owe Justice In Luzerne County Inmate Death

Dept. Of Health Approvals Final Clinical Registrant For Medical Marijuana Research

Philly Seeing Spike In Shootings Of Children, But Motives, Arrests Are Lagging

Over One Month Into Hunger Strike, Mother Still Demands Answers From Duquesne

Op-Ed: ICE Barriers For New International Students Will Hurt PA’s Economy

If PA Doesn’t Raise Dog License Fee, Protection For Dogs Will Suffer

New Kensington Officials Want Local Control Over Use Of Fireworks

Amazon To Hire 1,000+ Workers For Berks County Warehouse

200 Airline Employees In Pittsburgh Facing Furloughs

WHYY Holding Steady As NPR Endures Furloughs

National/International

AP: Biden Campaign Announces $280 Million Ad Buy Thru Fall, Including In PA

AP: Biden Won’t Go To Milwaukee To Accept Democratic Nomination

AP: Trump Considering Giving Convention Speech From White House

Op-Ed: Why Biden Might Be the Warren Harding We Need Right Now - Joe Powers

Op-Ed: Biden Is Trying To Have It Both Ways On Fracking, It Could Cost Him In PA

Editorial: No Media Republican Convention Giving Democrats The Advantage

The Angry Grammarian: Is Trump’s Use Of Question Marks Deceptively Strategic??? A Twitter Investigation

George Floyd Protests

Cap-Star: Why Are Pittsburgh Police Arresting As Many BLM Protesters As Possible?

Advocates Seek To Change School Names With Racist Histories In Philly Area

Op-Ed: Federal Law Enforcement Can Reduce Local Crime, But Not The Way Trump Wanted

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 12 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 705 New Cases [PaCN] 8.5.20

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia: County-Level COVID-19 Projections Improve Following New Masking, Distancing Requirements

Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases Spike In Allegheny County

College Parties, School Openings, Sports Add To Allegheny County Virus Challenges

Allegheny County Restaurant Team Targets Those Not Following COVID-19 Rules

10% Of Pennsylvanians Tested For Virus, Far Below Most Other States

PA Health Care Still Facing Furloughs, PPE Shortage

COVID-19 Creeping Into PA Towns Without Doctors

Can Philly’s Beloved Diners Survive The Pandemic?

Op-Ed: Reopening Restaurants Is A Death Sentence For Workers And Industry

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 3 NOVs, 25 Warnings Of COVID-19 Rules

Editorial: Take Sen. Toomey’s Word That Masks Work And Don’t Curtail Your Freedom

Cap-Star: 3 Days Of Hearings Yield Scant Consensus On Critical School Reopening Questions

AP-Mark Scolforo: School Districts Go Round And Round On School Bus Reopening Plans

AP-Mark Scolforo: Lawmakers Hear Schools Face Range Of Challenges In Reopening

Kids On Busses, Internet Access, Lawsuit Protection Among Issues In School Reopenings

Teachers Excited To Get Back In Classroom, Remain Concerned About Virus Risks

Cap-Star: PA Got $104 Million From Feds To Expand Internet Access To Students, Much Of It Is Still Unspent

Pittsburgh Schools Want Teachers, Staff Back In Buildings By Early October

Norwin Parents To Protest Hybrid School Reopening Plan

Allegheny, Westmoreland School Districts Reveal Plans For Upcoming Classes

Paul Muschick: Parents Must Be Ready To Roll With Changes As Schools Reopen

Op-Ed: Schools May Roopen, But Will Students Come?

Editorial: No In-Person School, No Students On Athletic Field

Editorial: Words Matter With COVID-19 Message

Not Wearing A Mask?  Hosting Parties? You’ll Face Fines In State College

State College Makes It Illegal To Host Parties Without Masks And With 10+ People

Penn State Faculty Blasts Restart Plan

F&M Bans Sophomores From Campus In Fall As A COVID-19 Precaution

Cap-Star: Lincoln, Cheyney Universities Share $3 Million In COVID-19 Relief

Penn Students Who Work In Residence Halls Demand Hazard Pay, Safer Conditions

John Micek: How The COVID-19 Economy Is Crushing PA’s Student Borrowers

Low-Income, Rural Communities Lack Access To ICU Beds, Penn Study Finds

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Aug. 6 Town Hall On Unemployment Compensation 1:00

How PA Craft Brewers Battle COVID-19

Luzerne County School Director’s Facebook Post About Dr. Levine

Other States/National

Cong. Cartwright Pushes For Restaurant Relief

New York Mayor Announces Virus Quarantine Checkpoints At Major Entries To City

AP: Facebook Deletes Trump Post Citing COVID-19 Misinformation

The Guardian: Trump Again Claims COVID-19 Will ‘Go Away’ As Dr. Fauci Warns Of Long Road Ahead

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[Posted: August 6, 2020]