Saturday, October 17, 2020

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.17.20


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: Deadline Looms To Defuse PA’s Budget Time Bomb

Senate Democrats Unveil Plan To Spend $1.3 Billion In Remaining COVID CARES Funds

Cap-Star: Senate Dems: It’s A Crime To Have $1.3 Billion In COVID Aid Sitting Around

Ford Turner: $1.3 Billion In Federal CARES Aid Remains Unspent Amid Partisan Disagreement In Harrisburg

WHYY: PA Says ‘Overwhelming Majority Of Ballots’ Will Be County By Friday After Election Day

First Batch Of PA Mail-In Votes Processing Smoothly

Spotlight PA: PA Could Become ‘Ground Zero’ For Court Battles On, After Election Day

PLS Reporter: Poll Worker Push Pays Off In PA

Political Group Says Removal Of Dauphin County Ballot Drop-Off Box Meant To Deter Black Voters

Polling Place Changes In York County Prompt Criticism

Blair County Sends 78 Voters Double Mail-In Ballots

Delaware County Teams Up With Philly Union To Host Voter Center This Weekend

Control Of State Senate Could Hinge On Lancaster County Senate Race

In This Northumberland County Town, Racism ‘Was Quiet,’ Then Trump Stoked Fears Of Violence

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

When Will PA Casino Poker Rooms Reopen?  2 Just Did, More To Come

Buses Return To Bethlehem Casino, With Modifications

Philly Judge’s Mistake Upends Several Murder Cases, Could Set Killer Free

Op-Ed: My Experience Makes Me Best Suited To Be PA’s Victim Advocate - Jennifer Storm

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

AP: PA Sees Another Big Monthly Drop In Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Drops To 8.1% In PA, But Economists Remain Wary

Wabtec Announces More Layoffs At Erie Plant

VP Robert Thorn To Lead Cal U. As Interim President

Carlow U. President To Retire At End Of Academic Year

FBI Raids Union Local 98 Philly Headquarters Again Looking For Evidence Of Witness Intimidation

Allegheny County Sick Leave Bill Stalls, Hair Discrimination Ban Returns For Vote

Cap-Star: Philly Council Delays Tax Abatement Bill As Lawmakers Call For 1% Construction Impact Tax

In Philly, Homeland Security, ICE Director Say Local Officials Must Cooperate In Immigrant Arrests

National/International

John Micek: Republicans Unveil ‘Tough To Spell’ Ad Against DePasquale

Cong. Perry, DePasquale Battle For Voters In Divided Congressional District

Western PA Republican Congressional Candidate File Federal Lawsuit Asking For Poll Watchers At Allegheny County Satellite Election Sites

AP-Marc Levy: For Trump, City Where ‘Bad Things Happen’ [Philly] Looms Larger

Obama To Campaign For Biden In Philly Wednesday

Route 22 Billboards In Murrysville Ground Zero For Biden, Trump Supporters

In Pittsburgh, Labor Secretary Discusses Supreme Court Nominee, Lessons From His Dad

Over 125 Mayors Across PA Announce They’re Backing Biden For President

Trump To Hold Rally In Erie Next Week

CNBC: PA’s Erie County Will Test The Rust Belt’s Loyalty To Trump

Welcome To 2 Neighborhoods In Philly Where Trump Can Win Again

AP: Presidential Candidates, Surrogates Flood Battleground PA

AP: Virus Surges In Key Battleground States As Election Nears

Editorial: Both Parties Have Had Hand In Fueling Hate

Civil Justice

U.S. Dept. Of Education Investigating Pitt’s Treatment Of Prof Who Advocated For Race-Neutral Admission

Coronavirus

AP: Wolf Vetoes Bill To Let Restaurants Operate At Full Capacity

Federal Judge Stays Request For Legal Fees By Counties, Businesses In Dispute Over Wolf COVID Shutdown Order

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

Lackawanna County Records Largest One-Day Spike In COVID Cases

Luzerne County Discloses 4 New COVID Deaths, Concern Rises About New Cases

Dept. Of Health Expands COVID Testing Thru Faith-Based Partnerships

Black Doctors COVID Consortium Offering Flu Shots In Philly

Inspectors Clock Over 50,000 Checks Of PA Bars, Restaurants To Back Up COVID Efforts

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 7 NOVs, 26 Warnings On COVID Violations

Allegheny County School Districts Cancel Football Game Due To Possible COVID Exposure

Susquehanna County School District Moves To Full Online Classes For Week After 2 Positive COVID Cases

COVID Cases Continue To Pop Up In Luzerne County Schools Without Major Disruption

COVID Cases Force Private Philadelphia School To Remote Learning

Pitt Relaxing Some Pandemic Restrictions Monday

Penn State Adds 93 More COVID Cases, Total Now 3,455

COVID Exposure Temporarily Closed Latrobe Municipal Building

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

Pandemic Demand Challenges PA’s Dog Industry, Oversight

National/International

The Guardian: Dr. Fauci Warns Americans To Rethink Thanksgiving Amid COVID Surge

AP: WHO Study Finds Remdesivir Didn’t Help COVID Patients

AP: White House Quietly Tells Tennessee Statewide Mask Mandate Must Be Implemented To Curb COVID Cases

AP: Trump Plays Down Virus As He Steps Up Pitch For Second Term

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[Posted: October 17, 2020]

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