Tuesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.4.20

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

AP: Review Of Primary Election Prompts State Agency To Seek Mail-In Ballot Changes   Click Here for a copy of the report

Emily Previti: State Election Officials Urge Swift Legislative Action On Voting Reforms

Westmoreland Election Director Resigns 3 Months Out From Election Day

Spotlight PA: Tax Collections Rebound, But State Still Faces Huge Budget Deficit

John Micek: After Dismal Revenue Collections In June, PA Took In $4.1 Billion In July

Independent Fiscal Office: July Revenue $1.77 Billion Above 2019 Due To Shift In Tax Due Dates
Unemployment Fraud Investigation Stopped $44 Million From Reaching Scammers

4 Democratic Senators Push Per Diem Suspension During Pandemic

Editorial: House Members Should Reverse Speaker Turzai’s Whitewash Of Political Corruption

AG Shapiro: Safe2Say School Safety Tip Line Nears 50,000 Tips, Bully, Cyber Bullying Top Issue

Wolf Administration Launches PA Violence Data Dashboard

Audit Reveals Food Disparities, Contract Issues At Allegheny County Jail

Rep. Kim Wants Citizen Oversight Of Dauphin County Jail

Op-Ed: Philly DA Not Living Up To His Reputation As A Progressive Reformer

Victims Advocate Demands Transparency As Camden Catholic Diocese Suspends Payments To Victims Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse

PA Office Of Advocacy & Reform, Attorney General Team Up To Launch PA Trauma-Informed Network

PA Marketplace Health Insurance Premiums Will Fall 5% In January

Jan Murphy: PA Lottery Raises Over $1 Billion For Senior Programs, Not Quite A Record Year

Cap-Star: Penn Faculty Calls On University To Pony Up To Help Pay For Philly Schools

PA Group Sues Feds Over Delayed $500 Payments For Children Of Low-Income, Disabled Americans

PA Nonprofits Get Green Light For More Endowment Spending

Cap-Star: Less Than Half Of PA’s Millennials Own A Home

PennDOT Now Accepting Applications For Rail Freight Grant Programs

Cap-Star: New Program Aims To Help People Of Color Find Media Jobs

National/International

AARP PA To Mobilize Older Voters Ahead Of 2020 Elections

Women With Ties To Pittsburgh Hired to Help Biden’s PA Campaign

Obama Backs 21 PA Candidates In First 2020 Wave Of Endorsements

Trump Blasts Biden, Boosts Fracking In PA Tele-Rally

Lincoln Project Brings Anti-Trump Ad To Scranton TV

Editorial: Closing Republican National Convention To Media Sends Message Of Secrecy

George Floyd Protests

Bucks Teen Faces Criminal Charges After Race-Fueled Threats

York Catholic Student Stopped From Wearing Black Lives Matter Mask At Graduation

Op-Ed: A Teacher Becomes An Advocate For Justice and Human Rights

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Temporarily Suspends Requirements For Child Immunizations, Pediatricians Worried

Spotlight PA: Capitol Complet Custodial Worker Tests Positive For COVID-19

Rep. Galloway (D-Bucks), District Staff In Self-Quarantine Due To Potential Exposure to COVID-19

Editorial: Rep. Diamond Shows Callous Disregard For Health Of Pennsylvanians

Dept. Of Health Reports No New Deaths Due To COVID-19; 565 New Cases [PaCN]  8.3.20

Ford Turner: Change In Federal Reporting Requirements Causes 30% Drop In COVID-19 Hospitalization Numbers Friday

Dept. Of Health Continues To Increase Testing In Several Regions

Should You Be Tested For COVID-19?  Only If You Are In A Priority Group

ManorCare Nursing Home Reports Surge Of COVID-19 Cases In Allegheny County
Bethlehem Priest Tests Positive For Virus, Holy Infancy Church Closed Temporarily

Editorial: Erie COVID-19 Task Force Takes Aim At Disparity

Wolf Administration, Local Law Enforcement Stress Important Roles In Enforcing COVID-19 Orders

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Still Counting On PA To Follow Pandemic Rules, But Cops On Standby

Wolf Showcases Enforcement, But COVID-19 Compliance Depend Mostly On Warnings

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 3 NOVs, 52 Warnings On COVID-19 Rules

AG Shapiro Stops Price Gouging At 2 NE PA Medical Supply Companies

Teachers, School Officials Ask Senate Democrats For State Guidance On School Reopening
PA Schools ‘Being Set Up To Fail,’ Witnesses Tell Senate Democrats In First Of 3 Days Of Education Hearings

Gov. Wolf: Online-Only Schools May See No Fall Sports

Republican Lawmakers Urge Wolf, PIAA To Allow Parents To Attend H.S. Sports

Cyber Charter Schools Fill Up As Parents Seek Virtual Options

Scranton Teachers Urge District To Implement Fully Virtual Plan

Protesters Demand Comcast Provide Internet Access To All Philly Kids

Westmoreland School Director Ripped Over Controversial Posts: ‘Gold Star Of David Coming To The Mask Wearers,’ Some Call For Resignation

Gov. Wolf: $28 Million To Help Higher Education Resume Operations

Charles Thompson: Colleges Try To Pull Off The Incredible: Bringing Thousands Of Young Adults Safely Together Amid Pandemic

PA College Administrators Prepare For Unpredictable Fall Semester

Jan Murphy: PA Colleges Survived Wars, The Great Depression, Can They Survive COVID-19?

Jan Murphy: Future College Students Could Pay More After Pandemic Costs Millions In Refunds, Safety Measures

IUP Shifts To Mostly Remote Instruction For The Fall
Kutztown U. Announces Plan to Reopen, Largely In Person

Landlords Increasingly Frustrated By Eviction Moratorium

No More Moratorium: Rental Evictions Restart At Month’s End

Editorial: Restaurants Need Our Help Now

COVID-19 Pandemic, Shutdowns Have Burdened Caregivers, Pitt Research Finds

Pandemic Has Meant A Big Shift In How We’re Spending On Food

Laura Legere: Connecting Surplus Food To Hungry Families During The Pandemic

National

AP: Trump Nursing Home Plan Limits Supply Of Free Virus Tests

The Guardian: Trump Criticizes COVID Lockdowns, Falsely Claims U.S. ‘Doing Very Well’

The Guardian: Trump Calls Dr. Birx’s Dire Warning On Widespread COVID-19 In The U.S. ‘Pathetic’

AP: Trump Criticizes Dr. Birx Head Of White House Virus Task Force Over Remarks

TNS: When COVID-19 Vaccine Arrives, Who Will Get The First Shots?

Op-Ed: U.S. Dept. Of Commerce Invests To Keep PA Businesses Safely Open - Wilbur Ross

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[Posted: August 4, 2020]