Saturday, October 31, 2020

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.31.20


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


MONDAY Live Event 11:30: Secretary of Health to provide update on COVID in PA. Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/  or pacast.com/live/doh


Cap-Star: PA New Election Dashboard Will Show Progress Of Mail-In Ballot Count Alongside Early Returns

Stephen Caruso: Senate, House Campaign Committees Raise Record $35.4 Million To Spend On Election Races

Spotlight PA: Harassment, Anger, Misinformation Plague County Officials As they Struggle To Keep 2020 Election On Track

2.2 Million [73%] Of Nearly 3.1 Million Mail-In Ballots Already Returned In PA

Cap-Star: How PA Counties Plan To Count 3.1 Million Mail-In Ballots

WHYY: How Do Most Recent U.S. Supreme Court Rulings Affect Voting In PA?

What To Do If You Got A Notice Your PA Mail-In Ballot Was Canceled

Thru Aches And Pain, 101-Year-Old Votes In-Person In York County

They Want To Vote, But Legally Can’t, The PA Voices That Won’t Be Heard

Spotlight PA: State, Counties Prepare To Keep Polling Places Safe Amid Fears Of Militia, Hate Groups

Police Ready For Any Election Day Shenanigans; Militias Planning Action?

Are Fears Of Election Violence Overblown?  Maybe

People With Firearms At Polls Risk Facing Criminal Charges

Sen. Costa Calls On Erie Elections Chief To Resign Or Recuse Himself Because His Wife Works For Candidate On Ballot

WESA: From Backyard Rallies To Homemade Lawn Signs, Grassroots Tactics Mark Final Days Of PA Campaign

How Does Anyone Campaign With All This Going On?

PA Officials Won’t Prevent People Without Masks From Voting At Polls Tuesday

Editorial: Legislature, Wolf Failed To Do Their Jobs On Mail-In Ballots

AP: Court-Ordered Robocalls Sent To ‘Electoral Terror’ Victims In PA, OH

Westmoreland Elections Office Extends Hours, Will Remain Open This Weekend

Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes To Be Looked At 8:00 p.m. On Election Day In Erie County

25% Of Blair County Voters Vote By Mail

No Major Discrepancies Found In Allentown’s 22nd District Primary Vote Recount

Court: Philly Man Held In Solitary Confinement 33 Years Must Be Let Off Death Row

AP: Guard, 11 Inmates Hurt In Corrections Dept. Bus Crash

Scathing CNN Report Raises Questions About Potential Lackawanna Prison Medical Provider

Pittsburgh Officials Launch Health, Safety And Violence Prevention Initiative

Column: Philadelphia Students Tackle Gun Violence In Midst Of Pandemic, Election, Racial Reckoning

Lehigh Valley School District Now Catching Drivers Blowing Past Stopped School Buses On Camera

Indiana U. Notifies 81 Faculty Members Of Pending Job Losses

Edinboro U. To Cut 56 Faculty Jobs

PA’s State Universities To Lay Off More Than 100 Full-Time Faculty

Fmr U.S. Steel Site In Bucks County Investing $1.5 Billion To Make Giant Industrial Park

Westmoreland County Authority Approves $115M In Bonds For Excela Health System

Sen. Yaw Joins Petition To Support Rail Freight Industry

Editorial: Fix Broadband, Clearly Key To State’s Growth

National/International

Stephen Caruso: Cong. Perry Took Campaign Donation From QAnon Supporter, Who Made Islamaphobic Remarks

Which Pennsylvania Congressional Races To Watch

AP: Trump, Biden To Campaign In PA Before Election Day

AP: As Trump Faces Uncertain Future, So Do His Signature Rallies

John Baer: Last Minute Opportunities For Biden And Trump In PA

Women In PA Being Courted For Their Votes, What’s Changed Since 2016?

Philly’s Black Firefighters Sue Union Brass Over Trump Endorsement

Paul Muschick: PA Voters Have Clout: We Could Decide This Election

Blue Dot Of Biden Supporters Stand Strong In Red Somerset County

Police Seek Info On Woman Who Likely Threw Rocks At Westmoreland Trump House

In 2016, Trump Won Hellertown By 75 Votes, As In Many PA Towns, The Election There Could Be Tight

Civil Justice

National Guard Arrives At Philly City Hall After Wallace Killing By Police

Philly Officials Try To Calm Tension Over Police Killing Of Walter Wallace, Jr.

Businesses Left Reeling After Being Targeted By Looters

Korean American Business Owners Among Hardest Hit By Looters In Philly

Friends, Family Of Arrested West Philly Activist Rally To Rebuke Federal Charges

Op-Ed: I’ve Had Public Mental Health Outbursts Like Walter Wallace, Jr., I’m Alive Because I’m White

Op-Ed: Trump, Jeff Sessions, Bill Barr Deserve Blame For Unrest In Philly And Beyond

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 28 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,510 New Cases -- 10.31.20

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

Westmoreland County Passes 100 COVID Deaths

Justice Dept. Backs Group Seeking To Overturn Philly’s Ban On Large, Planned Events As COVID Precaution

Investigation Links Trump Rallies In August, Sept. To COVID Spikes, Some In PA

PA Officials Won’t Prevent People Without Masks From Voting At Polls Tuesday

DCED Applauds Lackawanna County Business For Critical PPE, Home Independence Solutions

Wolf Administration Appeals Right To Know Request For Data Used To Delay Lebanon County Reopening

Gov. Wolf: Trump Administration Playing Politics With Food Assistance For Low-Income Pennsylvanians

Lancaster Judge Sets Process For Landlords To Challenge Renters’ Federal Eviction Protections

Erie H.S. Sports Shut Down In Championship Week Due To COVID

COVID Case Cancels Lehigh Valley H.S. Football Game

Wilkes-Barre Area Schools Suspend In-Person Learning Until COVID Transmission Rate Moderates

COVID Continues To Upend Luzerne County School Schedules

Scranton School District Struggles To Find Teachers

Luzerne Community College Reports 26 Students In Isolation After Testing Positive For COVID

Penn State’s COVID County Steady With 87 New Cases, Although Concern Remains

Editorial: Let’s Focus On Keeping Everyone Safe From COVID

At 106 Years Old, Lehigh Valley Woman Lived Thru Spanish Flu And COVID

Westmoreland Thespians Rehearse For Virtual Fall Plan, ‘A Delightful Quarantine’

Oct. 30: Here Is COVID Data From Selected Western PA Colleges

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 4 NOVs, 45 Warnings On COVID Violations

Lehigh Valley Businesses Lost During The COVID Pandemic

National/International

AP: State Leaders Facing 2nd Wave Resist Steps To Curb COVID

AP: Trump Pitches ‘Back To Normal’ As Biden Warns Of Tough Days

AP: Tech Loses Drive Wall Street Down Again, Ending Grim Week

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[Posted: October 31, 2020]

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