Thursday, September 24, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClps 9.24.20


*House
returns to voting session Sept. 29, 30, Oct. 1; Canceled Oct. 5, 6, 7 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

*Senate returns to voting session October 5, 6, 7 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore


TODAY Live Event 1:30 p.m..: Gov. Wolf calls on the General Assembly to pass government reform measures to hold elected officials accountable.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/facebook.com/governorwolf/ 


The Atlantic: PA Republicans Discuss Direct Appointment Of Electors To Circumvent Popular Vote Results With Trump Campaign


New Franklin & Marshall PA Poll findings--

-- Biden 48 percent, Trump 42 percent

-- 39 percent say Trump is doing a good job

-- 25 percent say COVID is most important issue

-- 33 percent have a family member or friend who contracted COVID, up from 22 percent in July

-- 25 percent say economy/personal finances are concerns, up from 12 percent in July

-- 24 percent say they are better off today compared to January 33 percent

-- 60 percent will vote in-person, 34 percent by mail

-- 58 percent support mail-in ballots

-- 57 percent say they are confident of accurate count of mail-in ballots

-- 68 percent allowing counties to process ballots prior to election day

-- 58 percent allow counties to count ballots postmarked by election day

-- 40 percent say state is headed in right direction, decline from 57 percent in October, 2019

Deb Erdley: New F&M PA  Poll Has Biden At 48%, Trump At 42%

Borys Krawczeniuk: New F&M Poll Shows Biden Up 6 Points In Pennsylvania

Biden Leading Trump In PA, But State Is ‘Up For Grabs’ New Polls Show

Biden Maintains Lead Over Trump In New Poll, As Pessimism Looms Over COVID, Economy

New Reuters-Ipsos PA Poll: Bide 49%, Trump 46%


Katie Meyer: PA Poised To Take Restrictive Approach To Mail-In Ballots

Counting PA Election Results Could Take Days, Secretary Of State Warns

AP: Democrats In PA Scramble To Limit Number Of ‘Naked Ballots’

Paul Muschick: PA Mail-In Ballots; How To Make Sure Your Vote Is Counted

Lancaster County Voters Will Have Access To Ballot Drop Box For November Election

Pittsburgh Catholic Bishop Issues Letter On Voting: Make Conscientious Choice

PA Gaming Control Board Sept. 30 Meeting Available Online, Audio Link

Editorial: Legislators Pick Wrong Straw Man [Guns]

Deb Erdley: PA Colleges Take A hit In Undergraduate Enrollment

Op-Ed: Board Of Law Examiners Has Filed Those Who Studied Hard To Practice Law

Activists Call For Comcast, Other Providers To Guarantee Faster, Free Internet For Students

Pittsburgh Schools Will Join Districts Suing E-Cigarette Makers

Op-Ed: Racist Tobacco Industry Lawsuit Hurts Philadelphia’s Kids Of Color Most

Grant Provides Free Mental Health Screening In Lebanon County

Editorial: A Militia Is The Last Thing Luzerne County Needs

National/International

Op-Ed: 4 Reasons Trump Could Still Win PA Despite Biden’s Lead In The Polls - Charlie Gerow

John Baer: First Trump-Buden Debate Just Might Be The Decider

AP: High Court Fight Adds To Pile Of Issues Weighing On Voters [Ginsburg]

Civil Justice

Hundreds March Through Downtown Pittsburgh In Wake Of Louisville Police Decision

Pittsburghers Demand Justice For Killing Of Breonna Taylor In Louisville

Protesters Peacefully March Through Philadelphia In Wake Of Breonna Taylor Grand Jury Report

Editorial: Riots Exacerbate Inequalities

Confederate Monuments Are Falling Across America, But In Philly They Stand Tall

Pittsburgh School Board Approves School Police Transparency Resolution

Residents Of Historically Redlined Neighborhoods May Experience More COVID Risk Factors

CBS: Citigroup Finds Racism Has Cost U.S. $16 Trillion

Coronavirus

Jan Murphy: House Falls Short In Effort To Override Wolf Veto Of H.S. Sports Bill

Ford Turner: House Fails To Override Wolf Veto Of H.S. Sports Bill

Jan Murphy: 24 House Democrats Flipped Their Votes On H.S. Sports Bill To Sustain Veto

Gov. Wolf Thanks House Democrats For Protecting Pennsylvanians

Editorial: House Blew Chance To Overturn Wolf Veto

Editorial: Empty Veto

Allegheny County Executive: We Will Enforce Our Own Gathering Limits

Philadelphia: Ruling On COVID Restrictions Does Not Apply to Philadelphia

AP: PA Schools Allowing More Sports Fans After Federal Court Ruling

Lehigh Valley Schools Allowing More Fans At Football Games After Court Ruling

Luzerne County School Districts Permitted To Set Spectator Guidelines

PIAA Votes To Hold Championships In Fall Sports, But District 11 May Not Participate In Football

Penn State Athletics Reports 20 New COVID Cases

Penn State Using Hotels To Quarantine Students

AP: House Approves Bill To Increase Restaurant Capacity, Wolf Says He’ll Veto

Restaurant Ordered To Close In Allegheny County For COVID Violations Files Lawsuit

Legislature OKs Bill To Loosen Virus Limits On Restaurants, Bars

For Some NE PA Restaurants, New State Rules Are Mixed Bag

Alcohol Cutoff At 11:00 Frustrates Some Bar Owners In NE PA

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 13 NOVs, 11 Warnings For COVID Violations

Dept. Of Health Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 898 New Cases 9.23.20

Spotlight PA: PA’s Failure to Mandate Quicker Death Reporting Before COVID, Fueled Wild Data Fluctuations, Mistrust

Ford Turner: Senate Passes Bill To Make Sure Coroners Told Of COVID Deaths

Residents Of Historically Redlined Neighborhoods May Experience More COVID Risk Factors

Editorial: Questions Of Honesty During Pandemic, Supreme Unfairness

Gov. Wolf: 50,000 People Download COVID Alert PA App In First 24 Hours

Depts. Of Health, Insurance Presents COVID Testing Prioritization Plan, Know Your Insurance Coverage

PA Health Officials Unveil New COVID Testing Guidelines

Editorial: Flu Shots Available, Get One

AG Shapiro: 20 More Inmates, Accomplices Charged With Illegally Obtaining $300,000 In Unemployment Benefits

Erie County Schools Not Seeing Much COVID

Leechburg Area Students To Return To In-Person Instruction Oct. 5

Allegheny County School District Extends Remote Learning Thru Oct. 28

Gateway’s Middle School Staff Member Tests Positive For COVID

Activists Call For Comcast, Other Providers To Guarantee Faster, Free Internet For Students

Westmoreland Commissioners Dole Out $4.3 Million In COVID Relief Grants

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Launches Unemployment Benefits Chatbot, New Employer Live Chat Capabilities 

‘A Matter Of Life And Death’: Judge Halts Philly Evictions Thru October 7

Farmers Call For Increased Mental Health Resources Amid COVID Pandemic

PA Requests Additional Assistance For All SNAP Recipients Following Federal Court Ruling

Dept. Of Agriculture: Opportunity For Dairy Farmer COVID Relief Closes Sept. 20

‘Pandemic Entrepreneurs’ Create A Surge Of New Businesses Nationally, In PA

Other States/National

AP: U.S. Experts Vow ‘No Cutting Corners’ As Vaccine Tests Expand

CDC Chief: COVID Vaccine To Be Widely Available By April

The Atlantic: Dr. Fauci To A Meddling HHS Official: ‘Take A Hike’

Missouri Governor, Opponent Of Mandatory Masks, Has COVID

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