Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.2.20

House returns to voting session Sept. 2 and then Sept. 15 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Senate returns to voting session Sept. 8 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

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

AP-Marc Levy: PA Supreme Court Takes Over Another Election Lawsuit

Jan Murphy: House Set To Vote On Republican Election Bill A Democratic Member Called ‘Red Meat Nonsense’

Spotlight PA: House Republicans Advance Election Bill That Would Ban Drop Boxes, Get Mail-In Ballots To Voters Earlier

PLS Reporter: House Republicans Unveil New Election Reform Proposal

A Lot Of PA’s Election Rules Still Up In The Air With 2 Months To Go

Postal Service Inspector General Outlines Concerns Surrounding Election Readiness

AP: Sen. Casey, Other Lawmakers Ask Postal Service To Return Sorting Machines In PA

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Don’t Need Massive Overhaul Of Election Rules Before Major Election - Rep. Dush (R), Candidate For State Senate   

Wolf Administration Encourages Pennsylvanians To Get Involved On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day

Dauphin County Changes 13 Polling Places For Nov. 3 General Election

Luzerne County Election Officials Warn It Had No Involvement In Anti-Biden Mail-In Voting Application

Dark-Money Group Is Sending PA Voters Mail Ballot Applications As Trump Keeps Attacking Mail Voting

Lehigh Valley Cities Lagging Behind At Filling Out Census

Editorial: Don’t Let  Erie Census Count Lag

John Micek: Report: PA Ranks 31st Nationwide For Women’s Political Participation

Dept. Of Revenue: August State Revenues $209 Million Over Estimates [PaCN]

Independent Fiscal Office: August State Revenues $247.7 Million Over IFO Estimates
PA Gaming Board: Ira Lubert Wins Mini-Casino License Auction

Andrew Maykuth: PA Tries Again To Auction A Mini-Casino License, Opens Field For Bidders
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

Wolf Administration Encourages Pennsylvanians To Review Expiration Dates Of Prescriptions, Lifesaving Overdose-Reversal Drug

Police/Prison Guards Demand Compliance, Which Makes Situations Worse For People With Serious Mental Illness In PA

AG Shapiro Sues Gillece Services Home Improvement Company For Allegedly Misleading Customers

Mothers Suing Whitehall-Coplay School District Accusing Police Of Using Excessive Force Against Teens At Basketball Game

UPMC Hospitals Recognized For LGBTQ Policies

Wilkes, Luzerne Community College Sign New Agreement Expanding Dual Admission

Student Entrepreneurs Wanted For Shark Tank Style Event At Harrisburg University

Philly Private Charter School Flunked Students During Pandemic, Then Charged Them For Summer School

Philly Teacher Contract Expires; Union Chief Says District Trying To ‘Shake Down’ Teachers

PA Jobless Must Wait At Least 3-4 Weeks For Promised $300 In Extra Federal Assistance

4 More Charged With Helping Inmates In Scam To Get Pandemic Unemployment Payments

Chester County Prison Inmates Cashed In On Pandemic Unemployment Aid

Lancaster County Unemployment Rate Exceeds 11% For 4th Straight Month In July

Lehigh Valley July Unemployment Dips Slightly To 13.9%

Erie Unemployment Climbs To 14.8% In July

National/International

VP Pence Addresses Jobs At Exeter Campaign Event

VP Pence Promises Jobs, Support For Law Enforcement In Exeter Speech

VP Pence: NE PA ‘Is Trump Country Now’

Both Sides Makes Their Case Prior To VP Pence Rally
Trump, Biden Campaigns Hit The Ground In Erie County
John Micek: Cong. Perry’s First Add Tries To Tie Depasquale To AOC

Editorial: Super PACs Are Seeking Your Undivided Presidential Attention

Editorial: Presidential Debates Must Not Be Derailed

George Floyd Protests

Pittsburgh Mayor Says Protest Tensions Have Eased, Activist Disagrees

Cap-Star: Cumberland County DA Faces Call For Resignation Over kenosha-Related Social Media Post

West Philadephians, Police Decry Vandalism Of Mural Honoring Slain Sergeant

Controversial Montgomery County Commissioner Agrees To Unblock Constituents On Social Media

Op-Ed: Even Reagan Did More For Black People Than Trump, And That Wasn’t Much

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 18 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 770 New Cases [PaCN] 9.1.20
Spotlight PA: Nursing Home COVID Case, Death Data Still Missing From PA’s Public Reports

Gov. Wolf Signs 2nd Renewal Of COVID-19 Disaster Declaration For State Response & Recovery

AP: Wolf Renews COVID-19 Disaster Declaration In PA

Jan Murphy: Wolf Renews The COVID Disaster Declaration For Another 90 Days

DHS, Health Mark Completion Of Baseline Testing For Long-Term Care Facilities

Latinos, Immigrants Among Those Bearing The Brunt Of The Pandemic

Rep. Mullery Urges Easing Of COVID Restrictions On Restaurants

Gov. Wolf Urges Legislature To Protect Homeowners, Renters From Eviction, Foreclosures

House Republican Response To Wolf On Evictions, Foreclosures

Senate Republican Response To Wolf On Evictions, Foreclosures

Spotlight PA: After Waffling, Wolf Says He Can’t Extend PA’s Eviction Ban, Looks To Lawmakers

Cap-Star: Wolf Eviction Ban, Now Expired, Faces Pending Challenge In Court

AP: CDC Directs Halt To Renter Evictions To Prevent Virus Spread

CDC To Halt Evictions Using Quarantine Rules

Editorial: Evictions Need Answers, Not Hints

Editorial: Extend Ban On Evictions, Foreclosures

Pittsburgh School Employees Showing COVID Symptoms After Attending Laptop Distribution Event

Pittsburgh Teachers Concerned About Lack Of Technology

Scranton, Other School Districts Returning Virtually To Save On Transportation Costs

Back-To-School Eve For 125,000 Philly Students, But Concerns About Finances

Philly Parents, Students Brave Long Lines To Get Laptops For Virtual Learning

Philly Private Charter School Flunked Students During Pandemic, Then Charged Them For Summer School

Op-Ed: Zoom And Gloom: Virtual Schooling Has Begun And It’s Unsustainable

Op-Ed: First Day Of School Assignment: Make Sure You Have Internet Access

Lock Haven U. Will Suspend In-Person Classes For 2 Weeks Due To COVID Infections

Penn State Reports 69 Total COVID Cases, 32 New Positives Since Friday

Pitt Reports 35 New COVID Cases In 3 Days

University Of Scranton Reports 40 Positive For COVID Last Week

Colleges In Luzerne County Report Low Rates Of COVID

Philly Tells Temple Students: Assume Everyone Around You Is Infected 

No COVID Cases At Lewisburg Prison Allows Easing Of Inmate Restrictions

Dept. Of Agriculture Reports 5 Warning Letters, 74 Education Letters On Restaurant COVID Violations

4 More Charged With Helping Inmates In Scam To Get Pandemic Unemployment Payments

Chester County Prison Inmates Cashed In On Pandemic Unemployment Aid

PA Jobless Must Wait At Least 3-4 Weeks For Promised $300 In Extra Federal Assistance

National

Dr. Fauci Swats Conspiracy Theory On CDC  COVID Death Data

NPR: FEMA Says It Will Stop Paying For Cloth Face Masks For Schools

Op-Ed: Man Was Reinfected With COVID After Recovery, What Does This Mean For Immunity?

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[Posted: September 2, 2020]