Thursday, October 22, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.22.20


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


TODAY 2:00 p.m.: Gov. Wolf to announce additional support for the restaurant, bar industry.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/facebook.com/governorwolf/ 


General Assembly Still Sitting On $1.3 Billion In Federal COVID Stimulus Cash

Editorial: Everything On The Table For State Budget

Spotlight PA: Senate Republican Leaders Halts Fixes For Troubled Rent Relief Program, Surprising Even Their Own

Ford Turner: Anti-Corruption Group Condemns PA Lawmakers, Calls For Immediate Action On Mail-In Ballot Legislation 

Talks Collapsed On Deal To Let Counties Open Mail Ballots Before Election Day

PA Reaches All-Time High Of Over 9 Million Registered Voters

John Micek: Report: PA Dems Among Voters Targeted In Threatening Email Campaign

AP: U.S. Officials Link Iran To Emails Meant To Intimidate Voters

WHYY: ‘Voters Should Not Worry’ About Ballot Status Updates, PA Secretary Of State Says

State Glitch Sends Some PA Voters Duplicate Mail Ballots, But Officials Say Only One Will Be Counted

Jan Murphy: Top PA Election Official Says Dropping Off Mail-In Ballots In Person Safest Way To Go

Wallace McKelvey: A Look Inside Central PA’s Increasingly Dysfunctional Postal Service

With Post Office Delivery Times Languishing, Lehigh County Will Offer Backup Ballots To Voters Who Don’t Receive Their Mail-In Ballots

Spotlight PA: A Year Ago Voting Machines In Northampton County Malfunctioned, Have Problems Been Fixed?

Bucks Election Official Says Mail Is Safe For Ballot Returns

Westmoreland County Says Mail-In Ballot Backlog Cleared

Allegheny County Clears Mail-In Ballot Backlog, Finalizes Election Details

Allegheny County Stands By Its Hiring Of Company That Sent Incorrect Ballots

66,400 Mail Ballots Issued In Luzerne County

Philly Ministry Making Sure People Can Vote By Mail, Even If They Have No Address

Luzerne County Man Applied For Ballot For His Deceased Mother, Detectives Allege

Report Voting Problems In Pennsylvania To Election Tipline

Both Democrats, Republicans In Western PA Wonder If Election Results Can Be Trusted

Cook Political Report Moves PA State House From Leans Republican To Toss-Up

John Micek: Abortion Rights Group Launches $1 Million Push To Flip The Legislature

Stephen Caruso: Rep. Bernstine Asks Voters For Forgiveness For Videos With 5-Year Old Son, Voters Wonder Who They Can Trust

Editorial: U.S. Supreme Court Shows Importance Of A Single Vote

Op-Ed: Legalizing Adult-Use Marijuana To Provide A 2nd Chance, Reform Criminal Justice System

Gaming Control Board Oct. 28 Meeting Will Be Available Online, Thru Audio Link

Legislation Would Bar PA Public Colleges, Universities From Asking Applicants About Criminal Background

Spotlight PA: Sen. Haywood: Solutions For Racism, Inequality Should Be Central To Redesign Of PA State Universities

Anonymous Gift Will Help Pitt’s Minority Students Striving To Be Engineers

AP: Ex-Temple Frat Leader Gets Prison Term In Sexual Assault Case

6,000 Philly Kids Could Be Excluded From School If They Don’t Get Vaccinations

Proposed Allegheny Agency To Address Pre-K Shortages, Other Children’s Programming

Philly Teachers Avert Strike With Tentative Deal For 1-Year Contract

Op-Ed: The Future Of Public Education Will Be Decided In The 2020 Election

Man Claims Allegheny County Denied Him Job Over Medical Marijuana

AP: Longtime Schuylkill County Courts Clerk Gets 27 Months For Fraud

Jan Murphy: Bill Protecting Young Sexual Assault Victims From Being Re-Victimized Going To Governor

Op-Ed: Philly Council’s Decision To End Devereux Partnership Harms Our Families

Pittsburgh Bishop Comments On Pope’s Endorsement Of Same-Sex Civil Unions

Central PA Faithful, LGBTQ  Advocates Thank Pope For Same-Sex Civil Unions Endorsement

Weis Markets Spending ‘Tens Of Millions’ On 2 Lehigh Valley Stores

Aramark Alerts State It Furloughed 1,200+ At Pittsburgh Venues

National/International

Op-Ed: Nation Cannot Afford 4 More Years Of ‘Chaotic And Caustic’ Trump Presidency - Fmr Sen. Jubelirer (R)

Democrats Looking For A Rebound In Erie, A Symbol Of Trump’s Rust Belt Appeal

In Lehigh Valley, Trump vs. Biden Pits Neighbor Versus Neighbor

AP: In Pitch For Biden In Philly, Obama Urges Voters To Cast Out Trump

‘Character Matters’ Obama Tells Drive-In Rally For Biden In Philly

Obama At Philly Biden Rally: ‘You’ve Got To Turn Out Like Never Before’

Cap-Star: Obama ‘This Is Not A Reality Show, This Is Reality’

USA Today/Suffolk U. PA Poll: Biden 48.6%, Trump 42.4%

CNBC/Change Research PA Poll: Biden 49%, Trump 47%

Fox News PA Poll: Biden 50%, Trump 45%

Quinnipiac PA Poll: Biden 51%, Trump 43%

CNN/SSRS PA Poll: Biden 53%, Trump 43%

2nd Lady Pence Makes Stop In Lancaster County With Cong. Smucker, Perry

Post: Parents Of 545 Children Separated At Border By ICE Haven’t Been Found

AP: Rudy Giuliani Shown With Hand Down Pants In Hotel Bedroom Scene In New ‘Borat’ Film

Civil Justice

AP: Penn State Basketball Coach Resigns After Investigation Into ‘Noose’ Comment

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 30 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,063 New Cases -- 10.22.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 29 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,425 New Cases -- 10.21.20 

Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia COVID Projections Show No Signs Of Outbreak Abating In Midwest, Mountain States, Northeast Cases Rise More Slowly

Health Dept. Director: Allegheny County’s COVID Numbers Are ‘Gloomy

Westmoreland Care Facility Reports COVID Outbreak

State Data Shows Cooperation With COVID Investigators Lag

DHS, Health Discuss COVID Regional Response Health Collaboratives In SW PA

Health Officials Brace For ‘Twin-Demic’ As COVID Resurgence, Flu Season Converge

Beaver County Nursing Home Sued By 15 Residents, Families Over COVID Outbreak

AP: Beaver County Nursing Home Sued Over Severe COVID Outbreak

Philly Health Chief: Despite Virus Case Surge, Schools Should Reopen For Youngest Students

Allegheny County School Districts Moves To Hybrid Model Nov. 5

Pittsburgh Schools Ready To Start Hybrid Learning Model

With COVID Cases Increasing, Lackawanna School Boards Make Decisions On Virtual Learning

Another Shikellamy School District Elementary Student Tests Positive For COVID

Luzerne County School District Closing High School For 2 Days In Response To COVID Cases

Another Luzerne County School District Cancels After-School Activities After Student Tests Positive

Why Big Ten College Mayors Signed Open Letter Asking Conference For Help In Fighting COVID

Penn State Announces Fall Departure Plans, COVID Testing For Students

Luzerne Community College Investigating Disruption Of Zoom Meeting With Inappropriate Language

Pittsburgh Dept. Of Public Safety Makes Adjustments After Officer Tests Positive For COVID

Trump Erie Rally Likely Won’t Get Health Citations

Dept. Of Agriculture COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions Oct. 12-18

Editorial: Challenges Facing Lancaster County Restaurants Real, But So Is COVID Threat

Temple Study Helps Predict Which COVID Patients Develop Dangerous ‘Cytokine Storm’

Editorial: Skepticism About Following The Science

National/International

Is Your Small Business Eligible For PPP Forgiveness?  Here’s Why You May Want To Wait

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[Posted: October 22, 2020]

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