Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.20.20

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.]

Dept. Of Aging Stresses Importance Of Older Adults Participating In 2020 U.S. Census

Cong. Cartwright, Meuser Disagree On Postal Service Controversy

What Centre County Is Doing To Ensure Safe, Secure Election

Op-Ed: Mail-In Ballots Do Not Favor One Political Party Over Another - Alan Novack, T.J. Rooney

Editorial: Secure Vote With County Resources

Editorial: Keeping The U.S. Postal Service An Essential Service

AG Shapiro: Some Schools Not Properly Checking Child Abuse Database

Superior Court: Commonwealth Court Must Hear Gun Owners’ Challenge To Pittsburgh Ban

Woman Accused Of Choking Prospective Witness Inside Westmoreland Courthouse

Gov. Wolf Signs 11th Extension Of Opioid Disaster Declaration To Continue Work On Opioid Epidemic

Groups Can Now Mail Naloxone Under New PA Standing Order

Wolf Administration Launches Mental Health Resources Guide

At Lehigh Valley Hospital, Patients Are Missing Meals, Restoring To Snacks

Will School Work This Year?  Philly Students, Teachers Share Hopes, Fears

Deplorable Conditions At Philly High School Caused By Rushed Construction, Report Says

Stephen Caruso: PA Teachers’ Pension Fund To Dump billions In Underperforming Investments

Pittsburgh Transit, SEPTA Face Service Cuts Without Steady State Funding

SEPTA Threatens To Cut Service If Harrisburg Doesn’t Boost Funds

Op-Ed: Road To COVID-19 Recovery Has To Include Transit Funding

PennDOT Earns Regional America’s Transportation Awards For Excellence, Best Use Of Technology

Regional Railroad Owner Sells Companies To Kentucky Group

University Of Scranton President Stepping Down In May Due To ALS

Pro/Con: Should PA Other States Cancel Bar Exam For New Law School Grads?

National/International

AP: Trump Eager To Troll Biden Outside His Scranton Birthplace

Trump Visit To Scranton All About Tweaking Biden, Winning Lackawanna

As Labor Unions Rally Behind Biden, Republican PA Congressmen Claim Fracking Jobs Are In Jeopardy

Casey Casts PA’s DNC Roll Call Votes Outside Biden’s Childhood Home

Laura Olson: Republican Charlie Dent Endorses Joe Biden For President

NPR: Fmr Republican Congressman Charlie Dent Endorses Joe Biden

Luzerne County Women On Opposite Sides Consider Harris’ Impact

Op-Ed: We Need A Pennsylvanian In The White House

New Heritage Action Poll In PA: Biden 50%, Trump 46%

Editorial: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Report Connects Trump Dots To Russia

George Floyd Protests

Protest At Pittsburgh Mayor’s House Morphs Into ‘Unlawful Assembly’

Pittsburgh Police Pepper Spray, Shove Protesters After Talks With Mayor Break Down

Editorial: Leading Means Building - BLM

Coronavirus
John Baer: COVID-19 Should Have Made Our Government Better, It Hasn’t

Dept. Of Health Reported 24 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 570 New Cases [PaCN] 8.19.20

Dept. Of Health Pilots COVID-19 Exposure Mobile App To Strengthen Contact Tracing

Spotlight PA: Decades-Old Law Is Shielding Wolf Administration From Scrutiny Of COVID-19 Response

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 20 Warnings, 3 NOVs On COVID-19 Regulations

Man Arrested For Punching Teen Worker At Sesame Place Because He Didn’t Want To Wear A Mask

Wolf Administration Provides Support To Northumberland County Skilled Nursing Facility with COVID-19 Outbreak 

PLS Reporter: Long-Term Care Advocates Seek Financial Support For Expanded Testing Efforts

Community Spread Driving COVID-19 Case Increases In York, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Berks Counties

Ford Turner: Lehigh County Hospitalizations For Virus Plummet Since Aug. 1, Statewide Numbers Decline

Allegheny County Dealing With Backlog Of COVID-19 Hospitalization Data

Editorial: More Innovative Virus Testing Strategies Needed

Republican Lawmakers Overseeing PIAA Bullish On Fall H.S. Sports Restart

Insurance Could Become Hurdle If PIAA OKs Fall Sports

Allegheny County Health Dept. Restrictions Could Force Football Teams Elsewhere

Will School Work This Year?  Philly Students, Teachers Share Hopes, Fears

Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Concerned Guidance For Schools Cold Open The Door To COVID-19 Lawsuits

Ford Turner: Sen. Dinniman: Schools Fear Virus Lawsuits, Need Protection

Jan Murphy: Republicans To Schools: Don’t Let Fear Of Lawsuits Envelop You

PLS Reporter: 5 Key Takeaways From Hearings On Education Ahead Of School Reopenings

Pandemic Pods Sprout In Central PA As Parents Manage Online Education

Editorial: No Easy Answers On Reopening Schools In A Pandemic - Except Masks

Editorial: Students Eye School Start With Hope

University Of Scranton Reports 12 In Isolation For COVID-19, 3 Students Test Positive

10 Students, Employee Test Positive For COVID-19 At Bloomsburg U.

AP: Pitt, Drexel Changes Plans For In-Person Classes At Last Minute

Pitt: Fall Classes Must Stay Online Through Mid-September

Pitt Dean Admonishes Students For Partying During Pandemic

Drexel U. Undergrad Students To Stay Home This Fall

Duquesne University Freshmen Move Into Dorms With Adjusted Schedule

Professors Question Penn State Reopening As Study Projects Problems

Grove City College Dept. Of Music To Play Through Pandemic

Bucks Community College Contributes Computer Time For COVID-19 Research

Erie Judge Rules On Defense Concerns As Trials Resume

Lancaster Judge Lifts Ban On Lawyer Testing Positive For COVID-19

Op-Ed: We Must Do More To Protect Prisoners From COVID-19

PA Manufacturing Workers Voice Concerns Over COVID-19 Safety

PA Hazard Pay Program Was Extremely Competitive, Here’s Who Got Money

Restaurant Owners Eager To Restart Indoor Dining Await Philly’s Decision

In Philly, Experts Highlight How Residents Can Avoid Eviction

AP-Mark Scolforo: In-Person PA Farm Show Canceled Over Virus Worries

Bethlehem Cancels Halloween Parade Amid Virus Concerns

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[Posted: August 20, 2020]