Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.10.20

House returns to voting session Sept. 15, 16, 17 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Senate returns to voting session Sept. 21 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

TODAY Live Event 1:30:  Gov. Wolf urges Legislature to support small businesses impacted by COVID.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/,  facebook.com/governorwolf/ 

Gov. Wolf Receives American Political Science Assn. Hubert H. Humphrey Award For Public Service Senate Moves Closer To Amending State’s Mail-In Ballot Law As Wolf Vows Veto

Fmr Gov. Tom Ridge Urges States To Allow Processing Of Mail-In Ballots Before Election Day

Dept. Of State, Philadelphia, 76ers Basketball To Boost Voter Participation

AP: Green Party Can Stay On PA Ballot, Judge Says

PA Supreme Court Criticizes Fmr Justice Who Claims She Was Unfairly Reprimanded

PCCD Announces $7.5 Million Funding Opportunity To Address Community Violence

Op-Ed: PA Needs to Treat Childhood Cancers Like The Public Health Crisis They Are

Op-Ed: In Defense Of Legalizing Marijuana In Pennsylvania

Op-Ed: Money Isn’t Reason For Legalizing Marijuana

Senate Bill Expanding Marriage Ceremony Privileges Moving

Trinity School District, Police Investigate After Security Breaches During Virtual Classrooms

Apollo-Ridge Teacher Wins State Award For Teaching Real-World Applications Of Geography
Truck Drivers ‘Fearful’ About Whether They’ll Find Open, Clean Facilities As They Travel Thru PA

AP: Bill Would Give Black WWII Medic Posthumous Medal Of Honor

National/International

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Donated To DePasquale’s Congressional Bid Amid A Key Audit, Is That A Problem?

Morning Consult PA Poll: Biden 50%, Trump 45%

Pence Talks Jobs, Repeats Falsehoods On Biden’s Fracking Position In Western PA

VP Pence: ‘The Road To Victory Goes Straight Through Pennsylvania’

VP Pence Stops In Westmoreland To Rally Pro-Life Voters

VP Pence Touts Pro-Life Supporters, Law Enforcement, Energy Industry In Western PA

Bernie Sanders On Biden, Progressive Primary Wins, Socialism And Presidential Race In PA

NYT: How Trump Could Win Pennsylvania Again

John Micek: Losers? Suckers? Terrorists?  Anarchists?  Meet The Real Pennsylvanians Behind Trump’s Insults

Polarizing Political Rhetoric Can Push Policy, Says Pitt Professor

Why Trump’s Payroll Tax Deferral Won’t Aid Recovery, But Could Help Cripple Social Security

Editorial: New Higher Citizenship, Asylum Fees - So Much For Reagan’s ‘Shining City On A Hill’

Editorial: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Isn’t Trump’s Law Firm

Editorial: Keep United 93 Visits Reverent

The Guardian: Trump Loyalists Interfered To Downplay Russia Election Threat - Whistleblower

George Floyd Protests

Allegheny County Judge Argues He Should Not Have Been Suspended Without Due Process For Alleged Racist Statements

Federal Judge OKs $3 Million Settlement In Death Of Luzerne County Prison Inmate

Luzerne County Council Rejects Investigation Proposals Into Death Of Luzerne County Prison Inmate

Historian Wants To rename Columbus Statue In Wilkes-Barre Square

Cap-Star: Powers Of Philly’s Proposed Police Oversight Commission Remain Unknown

Weekend Fracas In Downtown Pittsburgh Viewed By Some As Isolated, Others Wary

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 14 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 931 New Cases [PaCN] 9.9.20

In One-Day Spike, Centre County COVID Cases Increase By Nearly 200  [Penn State]

New Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Projections Show Mixed Picture Of Community Spread From College Campus Outbreaks

Editorial: Good COVID Data Needed For Most At Risk

Exhausted Dementia Caregiver Wonders Which Will Last Longer, the Pandemic Or Her

Op-Ed: Locking Down Long-Term Care Communities May Lessen COVID Risk, But Patients Suffer In Other Ways

How Philadelphia Battled The Pandemic

How Lancaster County Has Endured The COVID Pandemic

Jan Murphy: Wolf Plans To Veto Bill Letting Schools Decide On H.S. Sports

AP: Wolf To Veto Legislature’s Bill On School Sports

Ford Turner: Large Majority OKs Bill To Let School Districts Decide On H.S. Sports

Will Fans Be Allowed At H.S. Games? Legislature, Wolf Differ

COVID Scare Postpones South Williamsport’s First 2 Football Games

Editorial: Play Safe Upon Return To Playing Fields

Editorial: Make Exception, Allow Parents At Games

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 22 NOVs, 36 Warnings On COVID Regulations

Dept. Of Agriculture Reports Issuing 3 Warning Letters, 69 Educational Letters On COVID Restaurant Enforcement

Lehigh Valley Sports Bars Feel Blindsided By Decision To Cut Off Alcohol At 10:00

Bill Would Increase Restaurant Capacity And Nix Other Restrictions

Eateries In Blair County Welcome Easing Of Rules

Editorial: Restaurants, Bars Need Consistency

Penn State Stops Several Teams’ Activities Due To COVID, But Football Workouts Continue

Penn Nursing Students Seek Partial Refund Of Tuition Saying Virtual Clinical Training Isn’t Worth The Full Cost

Resuming In-Person Learning Was ‘Short-Sighted’ Says Head Of State Universities’ Faculty Union

Washington & Jefferson College Sends 26 Students Home For Violating COVID Guidelines

Harrisburg Area Community College Extends Online Classes Thru Spring 2021

Lackawanna College Cancels Commencement, Postpones Homecoming Events

Dept. of Human Services Encourages PA Families To Explore Options For School-Age Child Care

PA Issues Health And Safety Guidelines For Pandemic Learning Pods

State Lays Out Guidelines For Expanding Child Care Among Parents, Families

Plum School District Employee Tests Positive For COVID

Centre County Schools Assess Potential Changes As COVID Numbers Climb

Erie School Board Furloughs 50 Employees

Philly Will Soon Move Some Teachers Out Of Their Schools, Advocates Angry

PA School Went Virtual, The Economy Cratered, These 6 Parents Are Fighting To Adapt

Op-Ed: Virtual vs. In-Person Debates Rage, The Bigger Conservation About Schools Is Lost

Editorial: Private Cyber Charter Schools May Benefit From Pandemic, But It Doesn’t Mean Their Students Do

Cap-Star: As Clock Ticks Down, Problems Plague PA Rental Assistance Program

Philadelphia Renters Get Temporary Reprieve From Evictions Until Sept. 23

Philly Decides Not To Clear Out Homeless Encampments

Philly Postpones Property Reassessment, Will Leave Values The Same Until 2023 Due To COVID

Op-Ed: The Pandemic Didn’t End, Why Did Hazard Pay For Grocery Store Workers?

Op-Ed: The Time To Plan For The Next Pandemic Is Now

Editorial: The State Of The Pandemic

Jan Murphy: Audit Of COVID Business Waiver Program Nears Completion With Consistency And Fairness As Its Focus

Stephen Caruso: Wolf Donated To DePasquale’s Congressional Bid Amid A Key Audit, Is That A Problem?

WITF Smart Talk: Flu Season Set To Overlap With COVID - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Experts Weigh In On Best Time To Get A Flu Shot

How Will COVID Impact Halloween In The Lehigh Valley, Here’s The Latest

Officials In Lycoming County Begin To Plan For Trick-Or-Treating

Halloween Parade Canceled In Sewickley Due To COVID Restrictions

National

COVID Vaccine By Nov. 3?  Halted Study Explains Just How Unlikely

AP: Trump Said Of Virus: ‘I Wanted To Always Play It Down’

Post: Woodward Book: Trump Says He Know COVID Was ‘Deadly’ And Worse Than The Flu While Intentionally Misleading Americans [In A Recorded Interview]

The Guardian: Trump Knew COVID Was Deadline But Wanted To ‘Play It Down’ Woodward Book Says

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[Posted: September 10, 2020]