Friday, October 9, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 10.9.20


Senate
returns to voting session October 19, 20, 21 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session October 19, 20, 21 or at the Call Of The House Speaker


Spotlight PA: Lawmakers Mount New Push To Give Counties More Flexibility In Counting Mail-In Ballots

Editorial: Focus On PA’s Real Election Needs

AG Shapiro: His Office Will Be Ready For Legal Battle On Election Day

AG Shapiro Preparing For Additional Court Battles As Election Nears

Paul Muschick: Why Elections Chief Kathy Boockvar May Have The Most Stressful Job In PA

PA Voter Registration Hits All Time High, Mail-In Ballot Requests Exceed Primary Totals

Westmoreland Confirms Mail-In Ballots Will Start To Be Mailed Today

Celebrities Appear Nude In Ads Explaining The ‘Naked Ballot’ Issue In PA, Other States

Allegheny County Gets $2 Million Grant To Help With Nov. 3 Election

Philly DA: Election Equipment Theft Appears To Be Random Crime, Unrelated To Campaign

Don’t Believe Election Misinformation About ‘Shredded’ PA Ballot Applications For Trump

Stephen Caruso: House Republican Leadership Calls For Rep. Bernstine To Resign Over Snapchat Video Of His 5-Year Old Son

AP: House Republican Leaders Call For Rep. Bernstein To Resign Over Videos Of His Son

Philly Dems Stop Infighting, Unite To Flip House Seat In Northeast [Rep. White]

John Micek: Attorneys Denounce Republican Rep’s Politically Motivated Impeachment Call For PA Supreme Court Justice Wecht

John Micek: Despite Diversity Gains, Senate, House Remain Overwhelmingly White, Male Institutions

Op-Ed: Swiss Cheese On Cheesesteak?  How To Lose Pennsylvania - David Thornburgh

Sen. Regan, Opponent Shanna Danielson Face PennLive Editorial Board

State’s Gun Background Check System Sets Record

Op-Ed: Tough Or Smart On Crime?  The Paradox Of Criminal Justice Reform

State-Owned Universities Could See 350 Faculty Cuts, Most In Western PA

Penn State Lays Off 30 information Technology Employees

North Pocono School District Overtaxed Some Residents By As Much As $2 Million, Will Offer Refunds

General Electric Shuttering Research Center In Allegheny County

Cascades, Offset Paperback Closing Down Plants In Luzerne

National/International

Undocumented Immigrants And Churches That Give Them Sanctuary Face Breaking Points

Charles Thompson: Cong. Perry, DePasquale Spar On Issues, Representing District

Stephen Caruso: Cong. Perry, DePasquale Engage In Brisk Debate On Pandemic, Policing

Cong. Wild, Opponent Debate Workforce Recovery Plans During Candidate Forum

Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Officials To Trump On Campaign Appearance - Stay Home

John Baer: It Doesn’t Look Good For Trump In PA, But Don’t Count On Election Year Ending Soon

TNS: Biden Says Women In PA ‘May Determine The Entire Election’

PLS Reporter: PA Polls Roundup: Biden Lead Widens, Voters Get Motivated

Paul Muschick: A Virtual Debate Without Trump?  That Sounds Perfect

Lara Trump In Pittsburgh: Trump Wants To Get Back Out On Campaign Trail ASAP

Trump Claims Credit For Food Boxes, Letters Land In Trash

Philly Firefighters Getting Do-Over For Controversial Trump Endorsement

Op-Ed: Poor Judgment And Worse Behavior From A Sick President

Editorial: Vote Biden And Restore Decency

Facebook Removes Hundreds Of Fake Accounts Like To Conservative Group Backing Trump

Coronavirus

Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Officials To Trump On Campaign Appearance - Stay Home

Dept. Of Health Reports 27 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,376 New Cases 10.8.20 

AP: PA Reports Most Daily Virus Infections Since April

What’s Driving PA’s Latest COVID Case Uptick?  Wolf: We’re Going To See An Upsurge As Flu Season Starts

Central Dauphin School District Halts Transportation Services While Staff Quarantines

Susquehanna Twp. Schools In Dauphin County Reports 2nd COVID Case

Westmoreland County School District’s COVID Outbreak Continues

About 100 Lackawanna County School District Students, Staff Quarantined After 3rd COVID Positive This Week

2 COVID Cases Cause Temporary Shutdown Of Luzerne County School District’s Athletics

New COVID Cases Close Camp Hill School In Cumberland County

Blair County School Districts’ Students Test Positive For COVID

Centre County School District To Close Middle, H.S. Friday After 2 Positive COVID Cases

Lycoming County Schools React To New Rules For Spectators At Athletic Events

Lehigh U. Extends Closures, Tells Students To Stay Put After COVID Cases Spike

Penn State Police Set To Enforce State College Borough’s COVID Ordinance On Campus

Penn State To Replace Spring Break With On-Campus ‘Wellness Days’ To Discourage Travel

Penn State Faculty Senate Passes Resolution On More COVID Testing, Transparency

First Luzerne County Prison Workers Test Positive For COVID

Luzerne Central Court Closed Due To COVID Scare

Editorial: Please Don’t Let Down Your Guard On COVID

Editorial: COVID Far From Finished

Gov. Wolf: We Must Protect Federal Health Insurance Law More Than 1 Million Pennsylvanians Who Will Suffer If It Is Destroyed

Gov. Wolf: $50 Million Awarded To Support Fire, Rescue, EMS Companies Impacted By COVID

Confusion, Cold Weather May Be Behind Rising COVID Citations At Lehigh Valley Restaurants

What Did Lancaster County Farmers Learn From COVID Setbacks?

Dept Of Labor & Industry Launches New Identity Verification Steps To Thwart Unemployment Claim Fraud

National

NPR: Trump Halted Research Key To COVID Drug He’s Now Taken

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[Posted: October 9, 2020]

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