Wednesday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 9.16.20

House returns to voting session Sept. 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 2:00 p.m..: Gov. Wolf and Lt. Gov. Fetterman call on General Assembly to legalize adult use of marijuana. Watch Live:  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  or pacast.com/live/doh

Spotlight PA: Sen. Scarnati’s Campaign Committee Sues Journalists Over Cost Of Records Showing His Campaign Hid Spending

Gov. Wolf: Pass Legislation To Enhance Secure And Efficient Elections

Gov. Wolf Asks PA Lawmakers To Approve Election Reforms This Week

Wolf Renews Calls For Election Code Changes, Criticizes State, Federal Republicans Over Pandemic Response

Wolf Seeks To Relax Election Rules

AP-Marc Levy: Mailed Ballots Can’t Be Discarded Over Signature, State Says

Luzerne County’s New Voting System Gets High Praise From Citizens

Op-Ed: It’s Time To Come To Terms With Election Week

Dept. Of Aging Releases Study On Financial Exploitation Of Older Pennsylvanians

State Releases Study On Financial Exploitation Of Older Pennsylvanians

PA Commissions: Urges Legislature To Pass Bill To End LGBTQ Discrimination In Pennsylvania

The Catholic University Of America: Clergy Child Sex Abuse Crisis Isn’t Over

AP: Lawsuit: Allegheny County Jail Punishes Mentally Ill

Use Of Serious Fatal Overdose Charge Increases In PA

PUC Recognizes Telecommunications Lifeline Awareness Week

Documentary On Harrisburg University’s Esports Team To Stream On Amazon Prime, Apple TV

Fmr Students Of Defunct ITT Tech To Receive $330 Million In Private Student Loan Forgiveness

Editorial: The Opposite Of Leadership In Pittsburgh On The Budget

Westmoreland County Sheriff Turns Republican

Yuengling Beer Partners With Molson Coors For Major Expansion

National/International

Cap-Star: Cong. Fitzpatrick Hopes He’s One Republican Who Can Beat Back A Democratic Wave

AARP-PA: 65-Plus Voters May Tip The Scales In 2020

What A Group Of PA Voters Think Of Trump, Biden, Protests, Looting And Conventions

Casey, Cartwright Highlight What’s At Stake For Health Care In Election

Amnesty International Billboards In Philly, Other Cities, Demand Freedom For Immigrant Families In ICE Custody

John Micek: PA Poll: Voters Say Trump’s Immigration Policies Firing A ‘No’ Vote

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians Must Press Trump On His Anti-Immigration Policies

Laura Olson: ‘Why Did You Throw Vulnerable People Like Me Under The Bus?’ Bethlehem Man Asks Trump At Philadelphia Town Hall

AP: Trump Denies Downplaying Virus In Philly Town Hall [Even Though There Is A Recording Of Him Saying He Did], Cast Doubt On Wearing Masks, Batted Away The Suggestion The Nation Has Racial Inequities

Hundreds Rally For Gun Rights, Trump And Congressional Candidate In Lehigh Valley

George Floyd Protests

Cap-Star: White Protesters, Shouting Racial Slurs, Try To Disrupt Cheyney U. Classes

How Philly’s Summer Of Protests Revitalized The Affordable Housing Movement

3 Protesters Charged In Clash With Diners In Downtown Pittsburgh

AP: $1 Million Bail Set for Lancaster Police Shooting Demonstrators

Lt. Gov. Fetterman Calls $1 Million Bail For Lancaster Demonstrators ‘Unconstitutional’

WITF Smart Talk: Issues Surrounding Police Shooting In Lancaster - TODAY 9:00 a.m.

Editorial: Don’t Use Unreliable Sources Of Information About Police Shooting In Lancaster

Editorial: Duquesne Prof’s Racial Slur Was Wrong Choice

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Responds To Federal Court Ruling On COVID Pandemic Orders [PaCN]

Gov. Wolf Will Appeal Court Rulings On COVID Shutdown ‘As Far As Necessary’ To Keep Pennsylvanians Safe

Constitutional Law Expert: Federal Court Ruling Against Wolf’s COVID Orders More Symbolic Than Practical

Some Of Wolf’s COVID Orders Ruled Unconstitutional, What Changes?  What Happens Next?

Wolf Renews Calls For Election Code Changes, Criticizes State, Federal Republicans Over Pandemic Response

What Lehigh Valley Businesses Are Saying About Federal Court Ruling On Restrictions

Dept. Of Health Reminds Pennsylvanians COVID Orders Remain In Effect Regardless Of Federal Court Ruling 

Officials: Federal Court Ruling Won’t Impact Current Restrictions

Erie County Still Enforcing COVID Rules

DCED Reminds Restaurants Who Want To Increase Indoor Occupancy To 50% To Self-Certify By Sept. 21

Dept. Of Health Reports 6 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 1,151 New Cases [PaCN] 9.15.20

Dept. Of Health Highlights August Nursing Home Inspection, Sanction Information

Centre County Again Reports Record Number Of COVID Cases

Penn State Adds 458 COVID Cases Since Friday, As In-Person Classes Continue

Philly Testing Positive At Lowest Rates Since March

Indoor Dining Is Back At Philly-Area Restaurants, Some Customers Seem To Be Eating It Up

Less Than Half Of Philadelphians Are Wearing Masks Properly, Study Finds

315 York County Prison Inmates Have Tested Positive For COVID Since Start Of Pandemic

Wolf Administration: $20 Million In Relief Funding Awarded To Museums, Cultural Organizations

Lackawanna College to Help Out Local Restaurants

Dept. Of Agriculture Releases COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions Sept. 7-13

Central Dauphin Schools Look To Bring Students Back Into Classrooms

Highland Schools Ask Parents For Patience With Online Elementary Program

Donegal Schools, Lancaster County, To Not Allow Spectators, 2 Positive COVID Tests Come To Light

Warwick Schools Are 6th District To Report COVID Cases In Lancaster County

Op-Ed: Virtual Schooling Is A Gamble That Risks The Long-Term Health Of Children And Families

Human Testing For New COVID Treatment By Pitt Planned For 2021

Transit Agencies Push For More Federal Help To Get Through Pandemic

House Votes To Bar Shutting Down Churches In Disasters

National

Trump Celebrates After Some Of Gov. Wolf’s COVID Restrictions Ruled Unconstitutional

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[Posted: September 16, 2020]