Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.4.20

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

Op-Ed: We Need Changes In State Law To Ensure Accurate, Timely Reporting Of Mail-In Voting - PA County Commissioners

Cap-Star: With Little Notice, Senate Panel Advances Elections Bill Wolf, Democrats Oppose

Trump Tells Voters In PA To Vote By Mail Then Try To Vote Again In Person [Which Is Illegal]

Battle Over Mail-In Ballots Playing Out In Legislature, State, Federal Courts

COVID Fears Won’t Stop Erie County Poll Workers

Editorial: Campaign Yard Sign Theft Stifles Free Speech

Toomey Does Not Rule Out Run For Governor In 2022

Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman Renew Call For Legislature To Legalize Marijuana

Senate Republican Leader: Don’t Expect Move To Legalize Marijuana This Fall

Cap-Star: House Republicans Again Snuff Out Wolf’s Calls For Legalizing Marijuana

Editorial: Legalizing Marijuana, A Lifeline For Small Businesses

Editorial: Overdose Fight Takes A Bad Turn

Spotlight PA: PA Inspector General Reviewing Legality Of Some State Police Traffic Stops, Searches

PA Gun Shops Struggle To Keep Firearms, Ammo In Stock

Residents Beg For 24-Hour Patrols In North Philly Neighborhood, But Police Lack Resources

Ahead Of Labor Day, Residents On Edge About Consumer Fireworks Exploding In Philly

Legislation Would Halt Erie School District Plan To Limit Bussing Of Nonpublic School Students

Harrisburg University, UPMC Schools Of Nursing Agreement Provides Pathway For Students

National/International

Editorial: Cong. Perry Believes The Civil War Cured The U.S. Of Racism

New Quinnipiac Poll In PA Has Biden Leading Trump 52 to 44%; 94% Say Their Minds Are Made Up

New Quinnipiac Poll In PA: 55% Approve Of Wolf’s Handling Of Pandemic

TNS: In PA, Trump Supporters See ‘Hope On The Horizon,’ Democrats See ‘Fear, Smear, Demonize And Divide’

Trump Fires Up Enthusiastic Crowd In Westmoreland County

Thousands Of Trump Supporters Pack Westmoreland Airport, Nearby Roads To Hear Trump Speech [Without Masks Or Using Social Distancing]

Dems Blast Trump Policies “Chaos” Ahead Of Westmoreland County Rally

Editorial: Violence Is Wrong, It Shouldn’t Be Hard For A President To Say That

Trump Reaffirms Commitment To Law & Order At Latrobe Rally [While Recommending People Illegally Vote Twice]

AP: Trump Hones Law & Order Message In PA [While Recommending People Illegally Vote Twice]

Trump Tells Voters In PA To Vote By Mail Then Try To Vote Again In Person [Which Is Illegal]

North Carolina Officials Warn Voting Twice Is Illegal After Trump Urges People To Do It

Michigan Officials Warn Voting Twice Is Illegal After Trump Suggests It

Bloomberg: Trump Warns PA Voters Biden Would Destroy Energy Jobs

The Guardian: Could Western PA Win Trump A Second Term?

AP: Trump Mocks The Way Biden Wears His Mask

Allegheny-Fayette Labor Council Will Host Emergency Food Distribution This Weekend In Western PA

The Atlantic: Trump Disparaged U.S. War Dead As ‘Losers,’ ‘Suckers’

George Floyd Protests

Erie County To Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis

Op-Ed: How Lehigh County’s Proposed Budget Promotes Systemic Racism

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 20 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 1,160 New Cases [PaCN] 9.3.20

Trump White House COVID Task Force Head Has Only Praise For How Her Home State Has Handled COVID

Trump White House COVID Task Force Head Says PA Has Done A ‘Remarkable Job’ Combating Pandemic

Trump White House COVID Expert Says PA Has Controlled Pandemic

Stephen Caruso: Trump White House COVID Expert Credits PA’s ‘Remarkable Job’ Addressing COVID Pandemic

Trump White House COVID Task Force Head Credits Children’s Hospital In Philly With Helping To Mitigate COVID Spread

Thousands Of Trump Supporters Pack Westmoreland Airport, Nearby Roads To Hear Trump Speech [Without Masks Or Using Social Distancing]

New Quinnipiac Poll In PA: 55% Approve Of Wolf’s Handling Of Pandemic

Dept. Of Health Update On COVID Screening, Testing, Visitation At Skilled Nursing Facilities

PA Details Plan To Prevent Repeat Of COVID Carnage At Nursing Homes

PA Nursing Homes Will Allow Visitors To Help Care For Some Residents

AP: Federal Agents Execute Search Warrants At Beaver County Nursing Home

York County COVID Spike Smashes Record, Officials Won’t Confirm ‘Outbreak’ Locations [York County is home to anti-masker Rep. Mike Jones (R)]

Medical Staff At Wellspan York Hospital Tests Positive For COVID

Fans At High School Football Games: Lehigh Valley Superintendents Say Probably Not

2 Williams Valley Student Athletes Test Positive In Schuylkill County

Editorial: Trust School Districts To Keep Athletes And Fans Safe

Penn State Football Doctor: 30-35% Of Big Ten Athletes With COVID Also Have Inflammation Of Heart Muscle Which Can Be Fatal

Penn State Says No Football Players Have Inflammation Of Heart Muscle

Penn State Football Doctor Apologizes For Confusion Over COVID Remarks About Athletes

Temple University Suspends Nearly All In-Person Classes For Fall
Kutztown U. Reopening Plan Prompts Exceptional Backlash

Op-Ed: Why U.S. Kids Can’t Go Back to School And German Kids Can

UPMC Doctors: COVID Vaccine Will Not End Pandemic

UPMC Reports COVID Patients Are Having Better Outcomes

AP: Housing Advocates Prep For Worst-Case Scenario On Evictions

Lackawanna County Sees Flood Of Landlord-Tenant Complaints As Eviction Ban Expires

Protesters Demand Philly Halt Evictions; 17 People Arrested

Tenants Advised To Pay What They Can During Eviction Moratorium

National

NPR: October COVID Vaccine ‘Extremely Unlikely” Says Adviser To Federal Vaccine Effort

Editorial: Retargeting Testing: Political Or Practical?

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[Posted: September 4, 2020]