Friday, November 13, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.13.20


*Senate returns to voting session Nov. 16, 17, 18 & 19 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Nov. 18, 19 or at the Call Of The House Speaker

Dept. Of State Election ResultsVoting Results Dashboard
[Note: By law, counties must certify their election results to the Dept. of State by Nov. 23]

[Note: PA Presidential Electors Will Cast Votes On Dec. 14 ]


Senate Republican Leadership: Interim President Pro Tempore: Jake Corman (R-Centre) [New]; Majority Leader: Kim Ward (R-Westmoreland) [New]; Appropriations Chair: Pat Browne (R-Lehigh); Majority Whip: John Gardner (R-Columbia); Caucus Chair: Bob Mensch (R-Montgomery); and Caucus Secretary: Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster).


House Democratic Leadership: Minority Leader: Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) [NEW]; Appropriations Chairman: Matt Bradford (D-Montgomery); Whip: Jordan Harris (D-Philadelphia); Caucus Chair: Dan Miller (D-Allegheny) [NEW]; Caucus Secretary: Tina Davis (D-Bucks) [NEW]; Caucus Administrator: Mike Schlossberg (D-Lehigh) [NEW]; Policy Chair: Ryan Bizzarro (D-Erie) [NEW]


AP: PA House Democrats, Senate Republicans Elect First Women Floor Leaders

Republican Kim Ward Named First Female Senate Majority Leader

Jan Murphy: Senate Republicans Elect New President Pro Tempore, First Woman To Service As Majority Leader

Jan Murphy: House Democrats Elect New Leaders For 2021-22 Session

Stephen Caruso: Ward, McClinton Shatter 244-Year-Old Glass Ceiling In General Assembly

Spotlight PA: Tens Of Thousands Of Provisional Ballots In PA Still Need To Be Processed

Luzerne County Voter Turnout Approaches 70%

Election Equipment Vendors Describe Training, Election Day Issues In Luzerne County

Editorial: Counting Votes Takes Time

Ford Turner: PA Budget Picture Looks A ‘Lot Better’; Sen. Browne Attributes It To People, Businesses Toughing Out COVID

PennDOT To Begin Tolling Major Bridges To Fund Repairs, Other Roadwork In Public Private Partnerships

Sneak Peek Of Mini Casino In Westmoreland County

AG Shapiro Still Sees ‘Absolutely No Evidence’ Of Voting Fraud In PA

Central PA Election Officials See No Evidence Of Fraud; 1 Describes Republican Effort To ‘Exaggerate’

York County: Trump’s ‘Gaslighting’ Eroding Trust In Election, Local Officials [Republicans run York County]

AP: Federal, State Officials: Nov. 3 Election Most Secure In US History

AP Fact Check: Trump Tweets A Tall Tale Of ‘Deleted’ Votes

Trump Supporters Rally In DC Against Voter Fraud; Evidence Has Yet To Materialize

State Asks Federal Judge To Dismiss Vote Challenge Based On Trump’s ‘Conjectural Theories’

Cap-Star: Trump Lawyer Tells Montgomery County Judge He Has No Evidence Of Fraud

Ford Turner: House, Senate Republicans Discuss How To Carry Out Reviews Of 2020 Election

Jan Murphy: Senate Democratic Leader Criticizes Republicans For Launching Investigations Into Integrity Of Election

Editorial: Republicans Threatening Our Democracy With Challenges To Credibility Of Election Results

Editorial: Evidence Required Of Voting Fraud

AP: Commonwealth Court Blocks Small Number Of Ballots In PA Over ID

Republican State Senate Candidate Appeals Allegheny County Decision To Count Ballots With Incomplete Declarations

Cap-Star: Analysis: In Western PA, Biden, Shapiro Dominate, Even As Republicans Notch Gains

Philly Black Voters Reflect On An Election Week Where ‘History Was Made’

Spotlight PA: Republican Senator’s Campaign Revives Lawsuit Against Journalists Over Public Records Fees

Meet PA’s Ticket Splitters, They Rejected Trump, But Stuck With Republicans Down-Ballot

Gov. Wolf To Nominate Jennifer Berrier To Serve As Dept. Of Labor & Industry Secretary; Secretary Oleksiak Retires

Jan Murphy: Wolf Announces Leadership Change At Dept. Of Labor & Industry

Gov. Wolf Signs 12th Renewal Of Opioid & Heroin Disaster Declaration

Authorities Investigating Student Death At Kutztown University

Philly Council Creates Nonprofit Fund To Pull 100,000 Out Of Poverty

Retired Philly Cops Looking To Unseat DA Lose First Battle With George Soros

Biden-Harris Transition

NPR: U.S. Senate Republicans Back Push For Biden To Get Intelligence Briefings

National/International

AP: Military Voters Fear They’re Part Of Unsupported Fraud Claim

Editorial: Republican Leaders Must Step Up

Civil Justice

TNS: Pittsburgh Police Reform Task Force Calls On City Officials To Act On Report

Paul Muschick: Head Of Lehigh Valley Agency Defying Order From Trump Prohibiting Teaching Racisms, Discrimination Exists

For 2nd Time In 5 Months, National Guard Leaves Philadelphia

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 30 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,531 New Cases-- 11.13.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 49 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,488 New Cases-- 11.12.20 

PA Tops 5,000 Daily COVID Cases For First Time, Setting Another Record

Ford Turner: 5,488 COVID Cases Added Thursday With Community Spread In All Age Groups

PA Health Officials Discourage All Gatherings As COVID Cases Surge

State Has No Plans For Imminent Shutdown Even As COVID Cases Spike

PA COVID Update: No New Mitigation Efforts Planned-- For The Moment

Allegheny County Officials Plead For COVID ‘Wake-Up Call’

Delaware County Officials Warn Of COVID Surge Overwhelming Hospitals: ‘We Really Want To Avoid A Lockdown’

COVID Pandemic Spreads In PA; State ‘Can’t Predict The Future’

6 Rural PA Hospitals Reopen Dedicated COVID Units In Last Week

As Hospitals Prepare For COVID Surges, Some Reluctant To Speak With Contact Tracers

Editorial: As COVID Spikes Again In PA, Time To Consider Another Stay-At-Home Order In Philly

Wolf Administration Urges Trump Administration To Reauthorize Use Of PA National Guard In COVID Response

PA National Guard In COVID Hotspots Are Set To Lose Federal Funding

PA Lawmakers Call For Release Of Terminally Ill Inmates As COVID Cases Rising

Philadelphia Nurses ‘Pushed To The Brink’ Are Threatening To Strike

Long-Hauler COVID Patient Leaves Erie Hospital

Montgomery County Delays Vote On Closing Schools In Response To COVID Surge After Uproar From Angry Parents

AP: Parents, Schools Push Back Over Proposed Shutdown Order In Montgomery County

Dauphin County School District Switches To Remote Learning As COVID Cases Surge

Allegheny County School District Has 13 Positive COVID Cases Since Sunday

More Positive COVID Cases Found At Westmoreland County Schools

School Districts In Northeast Change Learning Plans As COVID Cases Spike

Dauphin County School District Moves To Remote Instruction Due To Rise In COVID Cases

Moravian College In 2-Week Lockdown Before Thanksgiving Due To Jump In COVID Exposure

King’s College Suspends In-Person Lessons, Extracurricular Activities

Ivy League Cancels Basketball, Other Winter Sports Due To COVID

Editorial: Pitt’s COVID Response And Research Should Be Partners

Philly Judge Who Wouldn’t Wear A Mask In His Courtroom Has COVID

York County Court Worker Tests Positive For COVID

COVID Stymies Blair County Court Staffing

3 Scranton Restaurants Close After Potential Exposure To COVID

National/International

NJ Governor Gives Counties, Municipalities Ability To Regulate Operating Hours Of Non-Essential Business During COVID Surge

The Guardian: November On Track To Be Worst Month Of Pandemic In U.S.

AP: Aide Says Biden Will Appoint ‘COVID Coordinator’

AP: Dr. Fauci: Wear Mask, Stay Distant To Avoid Lockdown

AP: Post-Election Rancor Clouds Chances For Federal COVID Relief Bill

‘We’re Playing With Fire’: PA Waits For Another Stimulus Package

AP: Trump, Stewing Over Election Loss, Silent As COVID Surges

AP: COVID Surge: Schools Abandon Classes, States Retreat

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[Posted: November 13, 2020]

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