Friday, October 30, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.30.20


Senate
returns to voting session Nov. 10 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Nov. 10 or at the Call Of The House Speaker


Gov. Wolf: Hand Deliver Your Mail-In Ballot Today

Dept. Of State Urges Voters To Hand-Deliver Mail-In Ballots Immediately

Gov. Wolf: PA Prepared For Nov. 3 Election

Ford Turner: Gov. Wolf Says State Prepared For Election-Related Civil Unrest; Trump ‘Mistaken’ About Wolf Counting Votes

Op-Ed: Dear Millennial And Gen Z Voters, Your Ballot Matters

Editorial: Voters Are Doing Their Job, Despite Republican Efforts To Interfere In The Process

Wallace McKelvey: Will Your Ballot Arrive In Time?  New Postal Service Data Casts Doubt

Some PA Voters Still Haven’t Received Their Mail-In Ballots Yet, And They’re Getting Nervous

AP-Mark Scolforo: Missing Mail-In Ballots Puzzle Butler County Officials

AP-Marc Levy: Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Count In PA, For Now

Jan Murphy: PA Election Officials To Count Late-Arriving Ballots, For Now

Some PA Counties To Delay Counting Mail-In Ballots

Cumberland County Sticks With Plan To Not Touch Mail-In Ballots Until Nov. 4

PA Democrats Enter Homestretch Fearing U.S. Supreme Court Will Throw Out Votes

PA Struggles With How Or If To Help Voters Fix Their Mail-In Ballots

Conservative PA Republicans Continue Court Challenge Against Private Election Grants To Counties, Cities

TNS: PA Pollsters Say They’re Learned Their Lessons After Blowing 2016

Spotlight PA: Erie County Restricts Activities Of Openly Armed Residents Near Polls If They Aren’t Voting

Guns At Polls: Erie County Sets Rules Amid Concerns

Lackawanna County To Remove Most Ballot Drop Boxes At Close Of Business Friday

Some Allegheny County Voters Accidentally Receive Incorrect Polling Place Info

Behind The Scenes: Allegheny County Elections Warehouse

Luzerne County Council Kicks Off Inquiry Into County Elections

Luzerne Election Board Hears Complaints About Slow Ballots, Election Issues

Both Parties Training Poll Watchers For Election Day And Beyond In Luzerne County

Supporters, Revelers, Monitors, Intimidators: On Election Day All Will Be Bound By The Law

Republican Advantage Continues To Shrink In Lancaster County

How PA Nursing Homes Are Protecting Residents’ Votes

Editorial: Make Voting More Convenient

Scranton Catholic Diocese Adds More Priests To List Of Those Credibly Accused Of Child Sexual Assault

Scranton Catholic Diocese Paid $24.2 Million To 213 Survivors Of Child Sexual Assault

Gov. Wolf Signs Bills To Expand Clean Slate, Support Sexual Assault Survivors, Others

Break-Ins At Dozens Of Philly Pharmacies Have Owners, Customers, Shaken

Paul Muschick: How A New PA Law Helps Block More Criminal Record From Public View

Jan Murphy: Faculty Cuts At State Universities Expected To Be Announced Friday

Duquesne U. Suspends Greek Life For Rest Of Fall Semester

Court: HACC Nursing Student Who Uses Medical Marijuana Can’t Avoid Drug Test She’s Sure To Fail

Freshpet Opens $100M Lehigh Valley Expansion, It Needs 125 More Workers

UPS Hiring 840 Seasonal Workers In New Stanton, Pittsburgh

National/International

Quinnipiac PA Poll: Biden 51%, Trump 44%

Eager To Shake Its Rust Belt Designation, Erie A Profile Of Redefinition

Some See Trump As A Protector, Others Have Had Enough, Military Voters In PA Divided

Philly Firefighter Union Stands By Controversial Trump Endorsement As Members Remain Divided

John Baer: Some Final Thoughts On Pennsylvania’s Choice For President

Op-Ed: These PA Voters Spent 8 Weeks Talking To People On The Other Side Of The Aisle, Biggest Surprise: How Well It Went

PennLive.com Endorses Joe Biden

Op-Ed: Trump And Republicans Are Muscling Toward PA Election Heist

New Yorker: In PA, Republicans Might Only Need To Stall To Win

Ivanka Trump Blasts Biden As Empty Vessel During Wayne County Stop

Melania Trump, Trump, Kamala Harris Expected To Visit NE PA

Rendell Says He’ll Consider Moving To New Zealand If Trump Wins

Pittsburgh Artist Creates 7 Foot Replica Of President Trump’s Head

Op-Ed: The Case For Trump: Policies Not Personalities - Fmr Cong. Ritter

Op-Ed: How Trump Has Failed Rural Pennsylvania

Civil Justice

AP: Police Who Shot Wallace Were Improperly Trained, Family Says

Lawyer: Wallace Bodycam Footage Reveals Philly Police Officers Intended To Kill

Philly Police Seek $14 Million For Tasers While Overtime Costs Pile Up

Philly Council Votes To Ban Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets On Protesters

Op-Ed: Stop Stealing!  Protest But Without Destruction.  You’re Hurting Your Own Communities

During A Mental Health Crisis, A Lancaster Family’s Call To 911 Turns Tragic

Stigma, Cost And Lack Of Access Mean Fewer Mental Health Resources For Black Men

Pitt Joins Initiative To Develop More Diversity

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 22 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,641 New Cases -- 10.30.20

Spotlight PA: Trump Threatened To Withhold COVID Aid To PA As COVID Surges, What You Need To Know

Dept. Of Health Reports 44 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,202 New Cases -- 10.29.20 

AP: Health Secretary: Avoid Holiday Gatherings To Slow Spread Of COVID

PA Officials Not Considering Renewed Shutdown But Don’t Celebrate Holidays With Anyone Outside Your Household

Health Secretary Urges Public To Comply With Contact Tracers

Depts. Of State, Health Remind Voters How To Safely Cast Their Ballots On Election Day

How Philly Will Keep Polling Places COVID Safe On Election Day

Dept. Of Human Services Warns Of Potential Scam Involving Pandemic EBT Benefits

Dept. Of Revenue Employees Keep Funds Flowing During Pandemic

Allegheny County School District Will Hold Online Classes For Next 2 Weeks Due To COVID

Student, Coach At Allegheny County H.S. Test Positive For COVID

Moon Area H.S., Middle School Moves To Remote Learning Due To COVID

Lackawanna County School District To Return To Hybrid Schedule Due To COVID

Dauphin County School District’s H.S., Middle School To Close For 3 Days Due To COVID

Philly’s Nov. 30 Back-To-School Plan Threatened By Rising COVID Cases

With Ventilation Questions, COVID Surging, Parents, Teachers Wonder If Philly Schools Will Be Ready To Reopen

State College Police Release Photos, Ask For Help To ID Partygoers Who Broke COVID Ordinance

Washington County Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID

Wilkes-Barre Police, Firefighters Back On The Job After Quarantine

Editorial: Return To In-Person Government Meetings A Positive Step Toward Access

Ford Turner: ‘Major Concern’ PA Food Service, Lodging, Travel Jobs Lost During COVID Aren’t Coming Back

PA Bar Owners To Wolf Administration: ‘Let Us Do Our Jobs’

Restaurant Owners Speak Out Against Gov. Wolf

Allentown Business Owners, City Hall Wants To Know How It Can Help You Pull Thru The Pandemic

National/International

AP: ‘So Frustrating’: Grave Missteps Seen In U.S. COVID Response

AP: On COVID, Trump And Health Advisers Go Their Separate Ways

The Hill: Dr. Fauci Expresses Support For National Mask Mandate

AP: As COVID Surges, Trump Rallies Keep Packing In Thousands

AP: Surge In COVID Threatens To Reverse Global Economic Rebounds

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[Posted: October 30, 2020]

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