Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.16.20

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

AP-Marc Levy: Talks On Critical Election Legislation In PA Stall

LA Times: PA Could Hold Up Outcome Of Presidential Election With One Of The Slowest Ballot Counts In The Country

Editorial: Whether PA’s Election Runs Smoothly Squarely On Shoulders Of State Lawmakers

John Baer: Will Rise In COVID Cases Impact PA’s Vote, Maybe Election Outcome?

PA Has Rejected 372,000 Mail Ballot Applications, Bewildering Voters, Straining Elections Staff

Brett Sholtis: ‘There’s A Sense Of Urgency,’ Many PA Voters Hand-Delivering Their Mail Ballots

Westmoreland County Approves Drop Box Sites For Mail-In Ballots

Luzerne County Voters Take Advantage Of New On-Demand Ballot-Casting Option

Luzerne County: Mail-In Ballots Are In The Mail - Really

Philadelphia’s Early Voting Plans Keep Getting Scaled Back

Jailed In PA?  In Most Cases, You Can Still Vote

Judge: Pop-Up Voter Services Center Can Open In Chester This Weekend

State Police Complete Investigation Into Racist Remarks Directed To Gisele Fetterman, Referred Results To Allegheny County DA

Gisele Fetterman Won’t Press Charges Against Woman In Verbal Racial Assault

AG Shapiro, Philly DA Join National Coalition Vowing Not To Enforce Antiabortion Laws

PA Gaming Board Reports 1% Increase In September Gaming Revenues Over 2019

State University System Proposes 2 Possible University Integrations

PA State Universities Move Forward With Merger Study, As Indiana U. Aims At Its Own Restructuring Plan

Op-Ed: Cal U.-Clarion-Edinboro Merger Will Empower Students

Elizabethtown College Opens Food Pantry For Its Students

Student-Run Penn Yearbook Wants To Donate Some Profit To Philadelphia Public Schools

Penn State Named One Of Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Universities

Lehigh County Judge Orders Insurance Company To Pay $900,000 For Denying Allentown Couple’s $15,000 Stolen Car Claim

$1.7 Million In Unapproved e-Cigarette Products Seized In Allentown

Split Decision In Misconduct Case Against Allegheny County Judge Tranquilli

Op-Ed: Time To Reexamine Lehigh County’s Criminal Justice Spending

Editorial: Lancaster Taxpayers Owed Better Explanation On Why Police Chief Is Retiring

Lehigh Valley H.S. Grad Who Triumphed Over Blindness To Become U.S. Supreme Court Clerk Testifies In Amy Coney Barrett Hearing

Geisinger Health Reports Data Security Breach

Comcast Agrees To Pay $295,000 To Settle Pay Discrimination Allegations

PA Unemployment Rate Drops To 8.1% in September, Down 2.3 Points From August [PaCN]

National/International

Civiqs PA Poll: Biden 52%, Trump 45%

Erie’s Wabtec Corrects Biden After Shutdown Comment

AP: Avalanche Of Early Votes Transforming 2020 Election

Wash. Examiner: Republican U.S. Senator Says Trump ‘Kisses Dictators’ Butts’ And Mocks Evangelicals

FT: Trump Refuses To Disavow QAnon Conspiracy Theory

Civil Justice

Cap-Star: How PA Police Departments Reaped Windfall Of Military Gear, Explained

Pitt Law School Adjunct Teacher Resigns After Using Racial Slur

Op-Ed: My Arrest After Protesting ICE An Attempt To Silence Asian Americans, Immigrants

Editorial: Federal Prosecution Of Pittsburgh Protesters Is A Waste Of Taxpayer Money, Backhanded Slap In The Face Of Lady Justice

Editorial: How Not To Think About Racism

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 25 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,566 New Cases -- 10.16.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 21 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,598 New Cases -- 10.15.20 

Dept. Of Health Adds COVID Testing Site In Northumberland County

Editorial: Time To Use A Better Test For COVID

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

Allentown, Reading, Camden Among Most Vulnerable Cities In U.S. For COVID Mental Health Consequences, Report Suggests

DCED Highlights Benefits Of COVID Self-Certification For Restaurants

Philadelphia Issues Guidelines For Winterizing Outdoor Restaurants

Gov. Wolf: Amid COVID Resurgence, Federal Health Insurance Law Must Be Protected

PA Housing Finance Agency Reports On Sept. CARES Relief To Renters, Homeowners

Op-Ed: PA Lawmakers Should Pass Rent Relief Bills Immediately

Op-Ed: COVID Recovery Shouldn’t Include Frivolous Antibusiness Lawsuits

Insurance Dept. Announces Lower Federal Health Insurance Plan Rates

Westmoreland County School District Reduces Social Distancing From 6 to 5 Feet To Allow For More Desks

Luzerne County School District Reverses Course, To Return To Classes In Person

2nd Luzerne County School District Closes High School Friday Due To Probable COVID Case

How State College Area H.S. Sports Returned This Fall

Dr. Birx Visits Penn State, Consults With University Leaders

Dr.  Fauci Talks With Philly Hospital Doctors About COVIC Vaccines, Herd Immunity, How Long We’ll Need Masks

T.J. Maxx Closes Temporarily In Luzerne County Due To COVID Cases

National/International

The Hill: Republican Senate Leader Shoots Down Trump’s $1.8 Trillion COVID Relief Package

‘He Makes It Into A Joke,” For Ordinary COVID Patients, Trump’s Cavalier Attitude Stings

AP: White House Puts ‘Politicals’ At CDC To Try To Control Information

AP: Europe, U.S. Reel As Virus Infections Surge At Record Pace

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[Posted: October 16, 2020]