Saturday PA Capitol & Coronavirus NewsClips 10.3.20

*Senate returns to voting session October 5, 6, [7] 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

Editorial: If You Can’t Kill The Gerrymander, Handcuff It

PA County Commissioners Plead For More Time To Process Mail-In Ballots

Luzerne County Executive: No Additional Ballot Issues Discovered

Trump Has Put Philly On The Front Lines Of His Attack On Voting

Editorial: Mail-In Ballots Should Be Counted Based On Postmark

Cap-Star: Get To Know Auditor General Candidate Tim Defoor, Republican

Cap-Star: Get To Know Auditor General Candidate Olivia Faison, Green Party

Editorial: No Chance For Third Parties

Stand Back, Proud Boys; Philadelphia is Stronger Than You

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: New PA Overtime Rule Goes Into Effect October 3

AP-Marc Levy: PA To Expand Overtime Pay Eligibility

Gov. Wolf Unveils Health Reform Plan Focusing On Affordability, Access, Equity And Value For All Health Needs

AP: Wolf Seeks Commission To Rein In Health Care Spending

Wolf Unveils Plan To Address Out-Of-Control Health Costs, ‘Systemic Racism’ In Health Care

Wolf Seeks Commission To Rein In Health Care Spending

Gov. Wolf Unveils Health Care Reform Package

Lackawanna College Sets Enrollment Record

Dickinson College Fires Back At ‘Threadbare’ Lawsuit By Grad Who Claims It Fumbled Her Sexual Assault Complaint

AP: Ex-Mayor Of Scranton Sentenced To 7 Years For Corruption

Editorial: Deterrence Doesn’t Take In NE PA [Corruption]

Editorial: Man Behind Lancaster Patriot Does Not Represent Lancaster County Or Its Values

PA Supreme Court Decision Could Affect Who Operates 5 Railroad Shortlines

AP: Court: Pot Smell Alone Can’t Form Basis For Vehicle Search

Camden’s Catholic Diocese Left Two-Thirds Of Claims File With Its Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Victim Fund Unpaid As It Sought Bankruptcy Protection

AP: Suburban New York Catholic Diocese Files For Bankruptcy Amid Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits

Op-Ed: Companies Should Reduce Barriers To Hiring People With Autism

National/International

Trump’s COVID Diagnosis Doesn’t Change Things For Republicans In PA

PA Voters Weigh In On First Trump-Biden Debate: ‘I Was Embarrassed’

Trump Has Put Philly On The Front Lines Of His Attack On Voting

Philly Firefighters Union Fractured By Its Endorsement Of Trump

ICE Puts Up Billboards Denouncing Sanctuary Policies For Immigrants In Cities Like Philadelphia

Editorial: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Go Beyond Court Seat And Includes PA’s Judiciary

Wallace McKelvey: Trump Met With Much Of PA’s Republican Congressional Delegation Prior To COVID Diagnosis

Cap-Star: PA Members Of Congress Perry, Kelly Vote No to Condemn QAnon Conspiracy Theory

Morning Call/Muhlenberg Poll: Biden 51%, Trump 44% In Lehigh Valley Congressional District

Election In PA Rocked By Uncertainty Of A President Stricken  By COVID

PA Urges People Who Attended Trump’s Rally In Harrisburg To Use COVID Tracing App

Civil Justice

Op-Ed: How One Central PA Community Trying To Put MLK’s Lessons To Work

Pittsburgh Mayor Discusses Policing, Recent Protests In Panel Discussion

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 19 Additional Deaths Due To COVID-19; 1,161 New Cases 10.2.20

Gov. Wolf: Pennsylvanians Can Now Use COVID Alert PA App When Traveling to NY, NJ, DE

Gov. Wolf Unveils Health Reform Plan Focusing On Affordability, Access, Equity And Value For All Health Needs

Sen. Yudichak: Wolf’s Decision To Shut Down State’s Economy ‘Arbitrary’

Op-Ed: We Follow Laws On Seat Belts And Smoking, Why Not On Masks?

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 9 NOVs, 26 Warnings For COVID Violations

Allegheny County COVID Inspection Team Still Turning Up Restaurant, Bar Violations

Borough Of West Chester Declares Emergency As COVID Cases Double Over Last Month

Allegheny County School District Closes 2 Schools Thru Oct. 9 Due To Positive COVID Cases

Student Tests Positive For COVID At St. Bede School In Pittsburgh

Elementary Staffer Tests Positive For COVID In Westmoreland County School District

Lehigh U. Going Remote For At Least 2 Weeks After Increase In Positive COVID Cases

Duquesne U. Reports 13 New COVID Cases In A Day

Penn State Adds 203 COVID Cases At University Park, Total Now 2,679

National

Wallace McKelvey: Trump Met With Much Of PA’s Republican Congressional Delegation Prior To COVID Diagnosis

PA Members Of Congress Tested For COVID After Flying With Trump To Harrisburg Rally

Harrisburg Airport Has No Plans To Test Staff After Trump Rally, Cong. Smucker, Who Was The Rally, Says He’s Been Medically ‘Cleared’

PA Urges People Who Attended Trump’s Rally In Harrisburg To Use COVID Tracing App

Despite Trump’s Positive Test, COVID Deniers Persist In PA

Editorial: An Ailing President

Editorial: Trump’s Diagnosis Shows COVID Is Nonpartisan

Editorial: COVID Erases All Pretense

AP: Cavalier White House Approach To COVID Catches Up To Trump

Editorial: Trump Chose Not To Prevent Many COVID Infections, Including His Own

Biden And His Wife Test Negative For COVID

Biden Offers Sympathy, Says Trump Diagnosis Is ‘Bracing Reminder’ Of Virus Stakes

VP Pence, Wife Test Negative For COVID

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[Posted: October 3, 2020]