Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 8.5.20

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

Gov. Wolf To Nominate Noe Ortega To Serve As Education Secretary; Rivera To Be President Of Thaddeus Stevens College Of Technology

AP: Wolf Secretary Of Education Takes New Job As Schools Grapple With Reopening

Spotlight PA: Education Secretary To Step Down To Lead Lancaster Technical College

Editorial: Rivera, Leachmen - A Tale Of 2 Departures

Lehigh Valley Officials Support Changes To Fix Mail-In Vote Counting

Stephen Caruso: Rep. Murt (R-Montgomery) Calls Police After ‘Aggressive And Belligerent” Call From Rep. Sims (D-Philadelphia) Over LGBTQ Bill

Op-Ed: Rep. Diamond Should Be Censured

Op-Ed: Censuring Me Is A Ridiculous Notion - Rep. Diamond

Erie Catholic Diocese Restarts Fund For Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Victims

Dickinson College Graduate Sues Saying Sexual Assault Wasn’t Properly Investigated, Punished

Southeast PA Colleges Pave Way For International Students To Start Studies In Their Home Countries

Cap-Star: PA DHS Faces Allegations It Violated Law Protecting Those With Disabilities

Boeing Helicopter Plant Gets $265 Million Contract In Delaware County

National/International

Toomey Signed Pledge In 2016 To Limit U.S. Senators To 2 Terms

Cong. Cartwright, Democratic Opponent Agree To One Debate

Cong. Fitzpatrick’s Democratic Opponent Withdraws From Scheduled Debate

Trump’s Warning That Biden Will ‘Destroy’ The Suburbs Is Falling Flat Around Philly

AP: Trump Encourages Mail-In Voting In Key Battleground Florida

NPR: Trump Criticizes Late Civil Rights Icon John Lewis For Not Attending His Inauguration

George Floyd Protests

Cap-Star: Frustration Building Inside Philly, State NAACP Over Rodney Muhammad Comments

Editorial: Racial, Gender Diversity In Policing Vital

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 23 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 854 New Cases [PaCN]  8.4.20

Erie County Nursing Home Outbreaks Fuel Record COVID-19 Spike

Good News On Virus Case Totals In Philly

Paul Muschick: Violence Over Masks: Some Shooters Defending Liberties Will Ironically Lose Freedom Behind Bars

Restaurants, Bars Band Together To Give Wolf Ultimatum: They Will Open At 100%

Many PA Essential Workers Will Not Receive Hazard Pay, Despite $50 Million Grant

Wolf, Casey Call For Renewal Of $600 Unemployment Payment

Months Later Some Still Wait For Unemployment Money

Editorial: PA Supreme Court Gives Renters Interim Reprieve

Spotlight PA: PA Cancels Volunteer COVID-19 Contract Tracers, Moves To Hire 1,000 Paid Staff

70% Choose To Learn In Person In State College Elementary Schools

Op-Ed: PA’s Schools Left With Few Good Options, Little Help

Op-Ed: How Can We Combat The COVID-19 Slide Among PA’s Most Vulnerable Students?

High School Bands Eager to March On Through Pandemic

Kutztown U. Faculty, Others Press For Moving Fall Classes Online

Six Socially Distanced Dating Ideas Around Philadelphia-- Beyond Taking A Hike

Sanofi: COVID-19 Vaccines For Americans Will Roll Out From Poconos-Based Plant

National

Cong. Lamb: Investigate State Oversight Of Beaver County Nursing Home

CDC Predicts Seasonal Outbreak Of Rare Childhood Paralysis Linked To Virus

AP: ‘Too Many Are Selfish’: U.S. Nears 5 Million Virus Cases

AP: Virus Deaths Pile Up On Texas Border: ‘We Are No Less American’

AP: Chasm Grows Between Trump And Government Virus Experts

The Guardian: Key Takeaways From Axios Interview With Trump “They’re Dying… It Is What It Is’

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[Posted: August 5, 2020]