Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.3.20

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

TODAY Live Event 1:30 :  Gov. Wolf, Lt. Gov. Fetterman will urge General Assembly to legalize adult use of marijuana.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/,  facebook.com/governorwolf/ 

TODAY Live Event 11:00 a.m.: Secretary of Health to discuss updated guidance for nursing home facilities . Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Op-Ed: The Key To A Quality Redistrict Process Is Bipartisanship - Reps Jared Solomon (D-Philadelphia), Jim Gregory (R-Blair) & Pamela DeLissio (D-Philadelphia)

AP-Marc Levy: House OKs Changes To Mail-In Voting In Neary-Party Line Vote

Emily Previti: Wolf Plans To Veto Republican Election Code Bill In Its Current Form

Emily Previti: Democrats Oppose Election Bill On Track For Party-Line Passage After Stalemate

John Micek: Amid Partisan Debate, House Passes Voting Reform Bill

Editorial: Cong. Smucker Fails To Deliver On Postal Service Concerns

Lackawanna County Authorizes Use Of Drop Boxes For Mail-In Ballots

Westmoreland Outsources Mailing Ballots, Calibration Of Voting Machines

Voters Will Get To Try New Voting Machines In Luzerne Before Nov. 3 Election

Lawmakers Call On Allegheny County Officials To Increase Access To The Ballot Box

COVID Fears Won’t Stop Erie County Poll Workers

Fewer Pennsylvanians Are Participating In Census Than They Did A Decade Ago

John Baer: Central PA State Senate Race Is A Rare Political Beauty

John Micek: House Falls Short On COVID Emergency Order Override

Ford Turner: House Republicans Fail To Override Wolf Veto Of Bill Ending COVID Emergency

2 Sets Of Brothers Spent Decades In Prison, This May Be Their Last Chance to Get Out: Lt. Gov. Fetterman May Run For Governor To Commute Their Sentences

Cap-Star: IT Problem Derails PA Pardons Board Votes On Commutations

Concentration Of Sex Offenders In Harrisburg Is Well-Documented, How To Address The Issue Isn’t That Simple

PA Gaming Board: Ira Lubert Wins Mini-Casino License Auction

AP-Marc Levy: New Mini-Casino Could Be Built Near Penn State’s Flagship Campus

Andrew Maykuth: State College Named By Winner Of Mini-Casino As Its Site

Nittany Mall May House Mini-Casino

Editorial: Investigate $50 Million Loan To Mount Airy Casino

Liquor Control Board Reports Record Net Income Despite Sales Decline In FY 2019-20

AP: LCB Says It Finished Fiscal Year With Record Net Income Despite Drop In Sales

You Just Learned Your Unemployment Benefits Are Running Out, Don’t Panic

Email Error Revealed Names Of 47 Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Abuse Claimants

Judge Rejects John Dougherty’s Request To Toss Bribery Case Before Trial

Editorial: If Philadelphia Is Taking Gun Violence Seriously, It’s Not Showing

Erie School District Aims To Stop  Busing Private High School Students

Op-Ed: PA Must Fund Students, Not School Districts

Op-Ed: How PA Strips People Living With Autism, Intellectual Disabilities Of Personal Choice

Survey Says Pennsylvanians Don’t Really Work That Hard

National/International

Cong. Perry: Systemic Racism Isn’t Real, Black Deaths Sensationalized

John Micek: Cong. Perry’s First Add Tries To Tie DePasquale To AOC

Cong. Meuser Says He’s Fully Recovered From COVID

NBC: Trump’s PA Focus On Rural Areas Breaks With Traditional Path To Victory

New Monmouth University Poll Has Biden At 49% To Trump’s 45%

Monmouth Poll: Biden’s Lead Over Trump Narrows In PA

Morning Consult PA Poll Has Biden At 49% and Trump At 45%

Laura Olson: New Monmouth Poll Shows A Tightening PA Race Between Trump, Biden

AP: Trump, Biden Will Both Mark 9/11 Anniversary In Shanksville, PA

It’s Almost Like A Normal Presidential Campaign In Pennsylvania

Trump, Biden Campaigns Hit The Ground In Erie County

Pittsburgh Council Members Invite Biden To Tour Black Neighborhoods

Republican Lincoln Project Opposed To Trump Makes big Ad Buy In PA

The Guardian: Trump Says North Carolinians Should Vote Twice - Despite It Being Illegal

George Floyd Protests

Cong. Perry: Systemic Racism Isn’t Real, Black Deaths Sensationalized

Rally For Jacob Blake Draws About 100 In Lancaster

At Least 10 Black-Owned Businesses In Philly Receive Threatening, Racist Emails

KDKA-TV: Wendy Bell Doesn’t Work For Us After  Social Media Outcry Over Posts

Allentown Officials Debate How Much Power To Give Citizen Police Reform Panel

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

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 21 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 816 New Cases [PaCN]  9.2.20

Spotlight PA: Nursing Home COVID Case, Death Data Still Missing From PA’s Public Reports

Inspections Found Infection Control Problems At 3 Lancaster Nursing Homes

York County Govt. Office Continues To Ignore Mask Order

York County Prison Sees Spike In COVID Cases

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia COVID Projections Show Improvements In California & Florida, School & University Reopenings Further Threatening Midwest

Allegheny County Health Director, Executive Receive Shots In COVID Vaccine Trials

Wolf Administration Issues New Guidance To High School Sports On How Many Fans Can Attend Games

Gov. Wolf Lifts Ban On Spectators At Interscholastic Sports

Jan Murphy: House Republicans Pass Bills Saying School Boards Have Power To Decide Whether To Hold Sports

Spotlight PA: Latest Republican Attempt To Strip Wolf Of Emergency Powers Fails

John Micek: House Falls Short On COVID Emergency Order Override

Ford Turner: House Republicans Fail To Override Wolf Veto Of Bill Ending COVID Emergency

Centre County Sees Largest 1-Day Jump In COVID Cases, State College Schools Staying Open For Now

State College School District Students To Stay Home Friday As Administrators Monitor COVID Data

State College District Approves Interim Fall Sports Plan

Philly School Leaders Press Feds For More COVID Aid

Op-Ed: Reopening Schools And Restarting The Economy, Done Wrong, Will Be A Disaster

Gettysburg College Quarantines All Students In Their Rooms Because Of COVID

County Officials Express Alarm Over Growing COVID Cases At Bloomsburg, Lock Haven

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 5 NOVs, 12 Warnings On COVID Regulations

Woman Damaged Items In Dauphin County Convenience Store When Asked To Wear A Mask

SEPTA Mask Giveaway Efforts To Continue Thru September

Cong. Meuser Says He’s Fully Recovered From COVID

UPMC, Pitt: Steroids Can Save Lives Among COVID Patients

Spotlight PA: CDC Order Protects Many PA Renters From Eviction, Legal Challenges May Arise

Cap-Star: Here’s What The CDC Eviction Ban Means For Pennsylvania

Dozens Of Eviction Notices Filed In Luzerne County During 1-Day Moratorium Lapse

Evictions Continue In Philadelphia As City, CDC Tries To Halt Wave

Things Tough All Over Erie Area For Eateries

PA Women, People Of Color Bearing The Brunt Of Recession Report Shows

Lackawanna County Prepares For Resumption Of Jury Trials

National

AP: Health Officials Worry Nation Not Ready For COVID Vaccine

AP: CDC Tells States: Be Ready To distribute Vaccines On Nov. 1

NPR: U.S. Won’t Join WHO-Led COVID Vaccine Effort, White House Says

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[Posted: September 3, 2020]