Thursday, October 15, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.15.20


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


TODAY Live Event 2:00: Gov. Wolf will discuss the need for federal health insurance law.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/facebook.com/governorwolf/ 


AP: PA Supreme Court To Settle Voter Signatures Fight

AP-Marc Levy: PA Becomes A Battleground Over Election Security

Cap-Star: With Deadline Looming, Will Lawmakers Pass Badly Needed Election Fixes In Time?

CNHI: Rift Over Other Election Reforms Stymie Mail-In Ballot Changes

AP: Allegheny County Says Contractor Mailed Out Wrong Ballots To 29,000 Voters

Katie Meyer: Accidental Email Told Montgomery County Voters Ballots Were In The Mail When They Weren’t

Luzerne County Reports Mailing More Than 60,000 Ballots

Centre County Voters Should Receive Mail-In Ballots Soon

Editorial: Election Vendor Problems Demand Solutions

Lehigh Valley Residents Ask, Why Did Mail Come So Late Or Not At All?

AP: Postal Service Agrees To Reverse Service Changes [Again]

Republican State Treasurer Candidate Garrity Tests Positive For COVID

Stephen Caruso: As Democrats Aim To Flip The House, A Top Dem Took $600,000 From School Choice Donor Trying To Stop Them

Democrats To PA Voters: Get Your Mail Ballots In

Column: PA Women Are Coming For It All: White House, Legislature, The Agenda

Philly Florists Bring Beauty Back To Voting With Across The Region

Editorial: Danielson For Senate Over Incumbent Sen. Regan

Editorial: What Happens Nov. 3 And Beyond Is Up To Us

Gisele Fetterman: Racists Attack ‘Makes Me Want To Work Harder For Everybody Else’

TNS: Report: Dangerous Network Of Militia Members Spread To 16 States, Including PA

Cap-Star: State To Consider 2 New Private Cyber Charter Schools Amid Enrollment Boom

Jan Murphy: PA State Universities Ask For $35 Million More In State Funding In 2021-22

Faculty Cuts, University Integrations Loom As Enrollment Declines At PA State Universities

State System Plan Puts California U., Clarion U., Edinboro U. On Path To Becoming One

Indiana U. President Announces Restructuring

AP: Philadelphia Largest City To Sue Juul Over Teen Vaping

Coworking Space Opens In Bethlehems With Plans To Become A Business Beehive

Op-Ed: Freight Rail Boosts Southwest PA Economic Growth - Sen. Bartolotta

National/International

DeSales University/WFMZ Poll: Cong. Wild 54%, Scheller 36%

Lara Trump Says ‘Polls Are Wrong’ In Cumberland County

Eric Trump To Visit NE PA This Weekend

Op-Ed: This Is Your Brian On Trump: 4 Years Of Chaos Has Changed Use, What Would 4 More Do?

Civil Justice

AP-Mark Scolforo: Lancaster DA Says Police Justified In Fatal Shooting

Racial Slur, Threats Mark Incident In Pittsburgh’s Riverview Park

Air Products Expands Diversity Platform With Free Legal Help, Pledge To Hire More Women, Minorities In Management Roles

Coronavirus

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

Dept. Of Health Reports 27 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,276 New Cases -- 10.14.20 

Dept. Of Health Prepared For Fall Surge In COVID Cases

AP: Pennsylvania Confirms ‘Fall Resurgence’ Of COVID

PA Has No Plans ‘At This Time’ To Reinstate Stay At Home Orders, Business Restrictions, Despite COVID Spike

PA Health Officials Aim To Avoid Shutdown Despite COVID Uptick

Cap-Star: Dept. Of Health Announces Plans To Tackle Fall COVID Surge

Allegheny County Attributes Slowed COVID Rise To Mask Cooperation

Erie County Part Of COVID Fall Resurgence

Paul Muschick: Want To Stop COVID?  Cooperate With Contact Tracers

Republican State Treasurer Candidate Garrity Tests Positive For COVID

Dept. Of Health Issues First Influenza Report Of The Season: 17 Cases In 10 Counties -- 10.14.20

Dept. Of Health Announces Rapid Antigen Test Card Distribution

PA Nursing Homes, Universities Getting Rapid COVID Tests

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Projections Show COVID Resurgence Risk Moving North To South, Some Stabilization In Northeast

COVID Hasn’t Vanished, So Why Has Hazard Pay, Lehigh Valley Employers Ask

Dept. Of Aging Staff Recognized For Efforts To Help Nursing Home Residents Connect With Loved Ones During Pandemic

Op-Ed: Let’s Come Together To Give Direct Medical Service Providers The Support They Need And Deserve’’

3 COVID Cases Identified In Kiski Area Schools In Westmoreland, No Closures Planned

Plum High School Remains Open AFter 2 Students Test Positive For COVID In Allegheny County

Erie School District Hybrid Plan Starts Nov. 9

Erie High Postpones Football Game After Possible COVID Symptoms

Positive COVID Case Reported In Lackawanna County School District

Luzerne County Student Tests Positive For COVID, Schools To Remain Open

Some Philly Students May Not Be Allowed To Return To Class This School Year

Misericordia U. Reports 91 Students In Quarantine, 8 Test Positive For COVID

Penn State President Asks For No Visitors To Town On Game Day, Reinforces No Tailgating Rules

Dr. Birx Stresses Need To Capture COVID ‘Silent Spread’ While At Penn State

White House COVID Task Force Coordinator Visits Penn State

COVID Cases At Lancaster County Colleges hit October Low Despite PA Surge

2 More Pittsburgh Transit Employees Test Positive, Count Reaches 54

Philly Streets Commissioner: City Can’t Afford Hazard Pay For Sanitation Workers

House Republicans Unveil Bills To Drive Commonwealth's COVID Comeback With Manufacturing Tax Abatement Zones, Tax Credits

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Launches Redesigned PA CareerLink Website To Help Pennsylvanians Find Work

Can Outdoor Dining Persist In Wind And Rain? These Restaurants With Design Innovations Might Help

Editorial: PUC End To Utility Shut Off Moratorium Wise

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[Posted: October 15, 2020]

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