Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 10.21.20


Senate
returns to voting session October 21 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session October 21 or at the Call Of The House Speaker


Editorial: Pay Attention: PA Poised To Fall Off A Budget Cliff

Cap-Star: ‘The Best Part Of It Is Picking Your Own Time To Leave,’ Scarnati Says

PLS Reporter: Senate Bids Farewell To Scarnati After 19-Year Career

Editorial: A Public Records Victory, Sen. Scarnati’s Lawsuit Thrown Out

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

Federal Judge Rejects Conservative Group’s Plea To Immediately Purge 21,000 Supposedly ‘Deceased’ Voters From PA’s Rolls

Perry County Sent Out Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots Without Return Postage

Jan Murphy: Perry County Stands Alone In PA Requiring Voters To Pay For Postage To Cast Mail-In Ballots

Allegheny County Mostly Up To Date In Sending Ballots, Elections Officials Say

Erroneous Email Tells Lehigh County Residents Who Already Voted Their Ballots Are On Their Way

PA Officials: If You Have A Mail Ballot, Just Use It

Allegheny County Expanding Election Office Hours

Westmoreland Sheriff Wants Deputies To Patrol Polling Places On Election Day

AP: Vendor Says OH, PA Ballot Printing Backlogs Caught Up

Editorial: Counting Votes Is Governance, Not Politics

WHYY: Millions Of Pennsylvanians Skip Every Election, Here’s Why This Year Could Be Different

Dept. Of State: Deadline For Mail Ballot Applications, In-Person Early Voting By Mail 1 Week Away

Liquor Referendums On The Ballot In Central PA

Rep. Metcalfe Was Paid $15,000+ By House For Renting An Office That Doesn’t Appear To Exist

AP-Mark Scolforo: PA Supreme Court Reviews Priest Child Abuse On Statutory Limits On Lawsuits

Somerset County D.A. Facing Citations In Cambria County

Column: Sunday Parade Of Hearses In Philly Will Be Grim Sight, But Will Serve As A Warning Of Gun Violence

Editorial: Public Interest In Gun Safety

Johnny Doc Slams FBI Raid As An ‘Abuse Of Power,’ Claims Without Evidence It’s Linked To His Union’s Support Of Biden

Russian Intelligence Officers Allegedly Behind Malware Attack On Western PA Health System

Ex-Ohio Health Care Executive Admits Defrauding Indiana, PA Bank Of $59 Million

Man Claims Discrimination Over Medical Marijuana, Sues Allegheny County

Penn President, Husband Donate $2 Million For Nursing Scholars Program

PA Charter School Group Aims To Expand Private Schools With $30 Million Grant

Logistics Provider XPO To Hire 1,000 People In Lehigh Valley, Quakertown

National/International

Cong. Meuser, Opponent Face Off In TV Debate

Ad Watch: Cong. Wild’s Claim Opponent Slashed Nursing Home Funding Is Misleading

Rasmussen PA Poll: Biden 50%, Trump 45%

Trump To Erie: ‘We’re Going To Win’

Cap-Star: Southwest PA Billboard Accusing Biden Of Dementia Misspells… Dementia

TNS: ‘I Really, Really Despise Him’: White Women Are Ditching Trump, And It Could Cost Him PA

Column: If Re-elected, Trump’s Likely To Ramp Up Political Prosecutions Of Opponents

No, The Boilermakers Union Didn’t Endorse Joe Biden

Trump Didn’t Bring Back Coal In PA, But That Doesn’t Mean Miners Are Backing Biden

Editorial: A Trillion Here, A Trillion There, And Soon A Catastrophe

Civil Justice

Philly Council Presses Police Dept. On Tactics Officers Used During The Summer’s Unrest

Philadelphia’s BLM Organizers Transitioning Into New Season Of Activism

Pittsburgh Adops Protections For Natural Hairstyles

Coronavirus

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

Health Dept. Warns Against False Claims By Rep. Metcalfe, Sen. Mastriano About Potential COVID Vaccine

AP-Mark Scolforo: House Fails To Override Wolf’s Restaurant Capacity Veto

Jan Murphy: House Falls 2 Votes Short In Bid To Override Wolf Veto Of Bill Loosening Restaurant Restrictions

Ford Turner: House Fails To Override Wolf’s Veto Of Bill Loosening COVID Restrictions On Restaurants

Dept. Of Health Reports 33 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,557 New Cases -- 10.20.20

Dept. Of Health Weekly Update On COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts

Dept. Of Health Announces Week-2 Rapid Antigen Test Card Distributions Across PA

PA Names 21 Counties That Bear Watching For COVID, Statewide, Positive Rate Is Rising

NY Advises PA Residents To Stay Home As State Expands Travel Advisory

AP: New York Won’t Enforce PA, NJ, CT COVID Quarantine

Dept. Of Corrections Participates In National Project To Review Safe Inmate Population Reduction During COVID

Dept. Of Corrections Recognizes Employees For COVID Efforts

Greene County Prison Inmate Dies Of COVID

Allegheny County  Health Dept. Closes 3 More Businesses For Breaking COVID Rules

Bethlehem Health Dept. Notifies Patients Of Potential COVID Exposure At Doctor’s Office

Rising Death Rates Magnify Need For New Coroner Facilities In Lycoming County

Cumberland County School District Confirms Student Testing Positive For COVID

Dauphin County School District Confirms COVID Cases At 2 Schools

Westmoreland County Closes High School Due To  Increase In COVID Cases

2nd Allegheny County High School Staffer Tests Positive For COVID

Erie County School Goes 100% Remote Due To COVID

Luzerne County School District Extends Virtual-Only Learning To January With 5 COVID Cases

Editorial: Common Sense Not Displayed With Donegal Schools’ Off-Campus Homecoming Party

School Is Digital, Kids Are Overwhelmed, How Do You Manage Screen Time In COVID Era?

1 In 10 Penn State Students Who Returned To State College Has Now Had COVID

Lehigh County Nursing Home To Install Air Disinfecting Units To Help Fight COVID

Depts. Of Agriculture,  Health Confirm PA’s First COVID Positive Cat

Cat, PA’s First Confirmed COVID Pet Infection

State Confirms First COVID-Positive Cat

PPG Reports Record Income Boosted By People Painting Homes During Pandemic

National/International

PNC: Without More Federal Stimulus For Consumers, Retails Sales Recovery Is In Peril

AP: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Warns White House Against COVID Relief Deal

As PA COVID Cases Spike, Trump Falsely Says U.S. Is ‘Rounding The Turn’ On The Pandemic

Op-Ed: To Beat COVID We Must Dump Trump

AP: Trump Says Dr. Fauci Is ‘Terrific Guy’ But Not ‘Team Player’

AP: Dozens Of PA Doctors Ask Trump To Cancel Erie Rally Citing COVID Issues

AP: Cough Keeps Melania Trump Off Campaign Trail

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[Posted: October 21, 2020]

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