Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.5.20

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

John Micek: Senate Committee That Approved [Republican] Election Fix Bill Will Get Do-Over Because Of Improper Notice

PA Supreme Court Allows Some Republican Intervention In Mail-In Ballot Case

Westmoreland County Hiring Poll Workers to Handle Expected Heavy Voter Turnout

Katie Meyer: PA Campaigns Weather Uncertainty, Keep Election Plans Flexible

State Finances Hit Hard By Pandemic

Dept. Of Military & Veterans Affairs Seeks Applicants To Fill State Veterans Commission Members

More NE PA Students Seek Technical Education During Pandemic

Lehigh University President To Step Down

PA Board Of Pardons Recommends Clemency For 8 Lifers, Including 3 Women

Centre County DA Warns Of Very Concerning Rise In Drug Overdoses In Last 2 Weeks

Philly’s Gun Violence Has Hit Startling Levels: ‘This Is A Real Pandemic In Itself’

Philly Police: Homicide Clearance Rate On Decline As Murder Rates Rise

Op-Ed: Is It Time To Defund Philly’s Office Of Violence Prevention?

Op-Ed: Gun Violence Shouldn’t Be A Norm For My Community - Philly Teen

Fundraiser To Support Housing Stipends For Lackawanna County Prison Inmates Leaving Jail

Fmr Scranton Mayor Faces Up To 30.5 Years In Prison

Shippensburg Boro Adopts LGBT-Inclusive Nondiscrimination Ordinance

National/International

Op-Ed: Can We Return To Days Of Civility And Compromise In Congress?

Editorial: Trump Says: Vote Early, Often

Western PA Veterans Divided By Report Trump Disparaged Military

VP Pence To Speak Twice At Events In Western PA Next Week

Eric Trump To Visit Washington, PA Next Week

The Guardian: Trump Campaign Repeatedly Doctoring Videos For Social Media Ads

George Floyd Protests

City Of Erie Could Also Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis

Activists In Lebanon Inspired By George Flood Protests Pivot To Take On Bureaucracy

Demonstrators Flood Center City Philly To Protest Shooting Of Jacob Blake, Police Brutality

The Guardian: Trump Orders Crackdown On Federal Antiracism Training, Calling It Anti-American

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 10 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 891 New Cases [PaCN] 9.4.20

First Hospital In Luzerne County Working To Contain COVID Outbreak

20 New COVID Cases At York County Prison Since Wednesday

Editorial: PA Must Answer For Incomplete Nursing Home Data

Editorial: Questions About PA, NJ Nursing Homes Deserve Answers

Dept. Of Health Reminds Pennsylvanians to Avoid Large Gatherings, Wear Masks Over Holiday Weekend

Labor Day Weekend: Wear Masks, Don’t Go To Big Parties

Editorial: Act Responsibly This Labor Day Weekend, We’re Still Battling COVID

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Unemployed To Begin Receiving Extra $300 Per Week Sept. 14

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 5 NOVs, 28 Warnings On COVID Violations

PA County Courts Issue New Evictions Procedure Under CDC Moratorium

Erie County’s Courts Tackle New Eviction Rules

Op-Ed: We Must Protect Renters And Homeowners Impacted By COVID

Op-Ed: Legislature Needs To Step Up To Keep PA Residents In Their Homes, Here’s How - Reps. Fiedler, Madden

Editorial: CDC’s Eviction Moratorium Is Critical Relief, But It Doesn’t Let States Off The Hook

Wyoming Area Distributes 1,000 Chromebooks After Late Shipment

State College School District Switches To Remote Learning Until Further Notice Due To COVID Spike

Penn State Main Campus Adds 174 COVID Cases In A Week

Penn State Weighs Switch To Remote Learning As COVID Cases Nearly Triple

Penn State Weighs Move To Online Classes, Wolf’s Office Watches COVID Cases At Colleges

Gettysburg College Sending Most Students Home, Freshmen Will Remain On Campus

Wyoming Seminary Abruptly Closes Dorms Amid Virus Fears

Lehigh Valley Restaurant Owners Take Center Stage At Senate Democrat Hearing On Impact Of COVID

Labor And COVID: The Effect On Erie County Workers, Businesses

Op-Ed: PA Bus Association Supports Congress’s Efforts To Help Buses

DCED Applauds Philadelphia Business For PPE Development, Focus On Protecting Marginalized Communities

Gov. Wolf: White House COVID Response Coordinator Praises PA Response To Pandemic

PA Couples Sue Wolf For Acting As ‘King’ And Requiring Masks Amid COVID Crisis

National

Dr. Fauci Warns 7 Midwest States To Be On Alert Over Labor Day

The Guardian: America Still Not On Course To Beat Back The Virus

Feds Terminate Ventilator Contract With Philips That Drew Criticism

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[Posted: September 5, 2020]