Friday, November 20, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.20.20


Senate
returns to voting session Nov. 20 or at the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House returns to voting session Nov. 20 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 ]


Nov. 19: Biden Leads Trump In PA By 81,874 Votes; Trump Won PA In 2016 By 44,292 Votes


Senate Democratic Leadership: Minority Leader: Jay Costa (D-Allegheny); Minority Appropriations Chair: Vincent Hughes (D-Philadelphia); Minority Whip: Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia); Caucus Chair: Wayne Fontana (D-Allegheny); Caucus Secretary: Maria Collett (D-Bucks) [New]; Policy Chair: Katie Muth (D-Chester) [New]


Cap-Star: Senate Democrats Reshuffle Leadership Ranks, Promoting 2 Progressive Women From Philly ‘Burbs

Spotlight PA: Despite Pleas From Restaurant Owners, Service Providers, Others, House Republicans Will Use $1.3 Billion In Federal COVID Aid To Pay For The State Budget

Stephen Caruso: PA’s Unspent Federal COVID Aid Will Pad Out $35 Billion State Budget

AP: PA Lawmakers Begin advancing $11 Billion Budget Package

Charles Thompson: A PA State Budget Is Closing With Minimal Fuss, Really

Jan Murphy: Gov. Wolf May Have To Shelve ‘Grandiose Visions’ For His Final 2 Years In Office

Secretary Of State Accuses Trump Campaign Of A ‘Bald-Faced Attempt’ To Overturn Will Of The Electorate In Federal Court Challenge

Defense Attacks Merits Of Trump Campaign Lawsuit

Trump Legal Team Pushes Conspiracy Theories Of Hacked Voting Machines - Claims It Called Ludicrous 4 Years Ago In Court

AP: Trump’s Election Lawsuits Plagued By Elementary Errors

AP: Trump, Allies Make Frantic Steps To Overturn Biden Victory In PA, Other States

Trump Campaign Pins Winning PA On Statistical Analysis Of Mail-In Ballot Envelopes

Trump Lawyers Say He Actually Won PA By 300,000 Votes

AP: A Look At Trump’s Long-Shot Legal Challenges

AP Fact Check: Trump Legal Team’s Batch Of False Vote Claims

Audio Recording Of PA Court Hearing On Trump Vote Challenge Made Public

WHYY: Trump Campaign Lawyer In Philadelphia Withdraws From Main Lawsuit Challenging PA Election Results

John Micek: House Republicans Join Trump Campaign Challenge To PA Election Results In New Court Filing

Katie Meyer: Another Trump Legal Challenge To biden’s Victory Fails, This Time In Bucks County

Editorial: Courts As Fantasyland In Trump Challenge

AP: Republicans Win Commonwealth Court Order On Mail Ballots In State Senate Contest, But PA Supreme Court Will Step In

Sen. Brewster Now Tied With Republican Challengers In Senate Race

Spotlight PA: Republicans Advance Audit Of 2020 Election, Say It’s Not About Fraud

AP: Republicans OK Election Study Despite House Dems’ Opposition

Ford Turner: House Approves Audit Of 2020 Election, Citing Inconsistencies, Confusion In Electorate

Gov. Wolf Statement On House Republican Effort To Interfere In Non-Partisan Election Audit

8 Questions For AG Shapiro On Election, Fracking, Trump Lawsuits

Trump Supporters Plan Election Integrity Rally In Greensburg

Election Day Problems Still In Dispute At Luzerne County Council Inquiry Meeting [Trump Won The County]

Column: Defund The Police Became A Republican Weapon In Suburban Philly

Editorial: Keep The Voting Momentum Going

AP: Gov. Wolf To Veto Bills On Carrying, Selling Guns Amid Disasters

Senate Committee Favorably Reports Nomination Of Richard Vague To Be Secretary Of Banking & Securities

Op-Ed: Republicans And Democrats Should Find Common Ground On Prison Reform

Pennie, PA’s New State-Based Health Insurance Marketplace Open For Business

Dept. Of Agriculture: Food Assistance Programs Fill Holiday Meal Gaps

Gov. Wolf Announces Significant Step In Modernization Of 911 Service In PA

Clarion President Will Lead Edinboro University

Op-Ed: COVID Crisis Has Highlighted The Value Of Private Cyber Charter Schools

Philly Council President Pushes For Reduction Of Commercial Real Estate Abatement

Philly Council Passes Bill To Curb Real Estate Scammers

Philly Dept. Of Revenue Workers Accused Of Taking Bribes For Erasing Debts

Pittsburgh Cuts Without Pandemic Relief Would Be ‘Disastrous’ Council Members Told

Dick Thornburgh Award Established To Honor Top Federal Prosecutors 

National/International

NPR: 12 Million To Lose Jobless Benefits The Day After Christmas Unless Congress Acts

Civil Justice

Fmr Allegheny County Judge Sanctioned For Racial Comments

Allentown’s Raub Middle School Has New Mascot After Removing The Indian

Editorial: Data-Driven Police Reform In Pittsburgh

Editorial: Sacrificing The Great For The Diverse

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 108 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,808 New Cases-- 11.20.20

Spotlight PA: Despite Pleas From Restaurant Owners, Service Providers, Others, House 

Republicans Will Use $1.3 Billion In Federal COVID Aid To Pay For The State Budget

Stephen Caruso: PA’s Unspent Federal COVID Aid Will Pad Out $35 Billion State Budget

Katie Meyer: $1 Billion In COVID Relief Aid Tied Up In Harrisburg As PA Businesses Face More Pain

PLS Reporter: Senate Passes COVID Liability Protections, Covers ‘Good Faith’ Actions Of Schools, Businesses [House Bill 1737]

Senate Approves Liability Assistance For Health Care providers, PPE Manufacturers, Schools, Business, Govt. Service Providers

Dept. Of Health Reports 116 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 7,126 New Cases-- 11.19.20 

COVID Vaccine May Reach PA Next Month, But Masks, Business Restrictions Likely For All Of 2021

Cap-Star: Health Dept. Debuts COVID Vaccine Rollout Plan

PA COVID Update: ‘The Epidemic Is Surging’

Why PA Is Handling The Fall Surge Differently

Editorial: COVID’s Magnitude Hard To Comprehend, But We Are Not Powerless

Wallace McKelvey: Contact Tracing Offers Grim Preview Of PA’s Looming COVID Crisis

WESA: PA To Distribute 4 Million Antigen Tests, Help Counties With Contact Tracing

Contact Tracer Jobs Dry Up Fast Just As Westmoreland Community College Launches Training Program

Pandemic Fatigue, Holidays Threaten To Swamp PA Hospitals With COVID Cases

COVID Patients Could Overwhelm PA Intensive Care Units, Staff, How Can Hospital Avoid A Crisis?

Western PA Cases, Hospitalizations Climbing, But ICU Beds Not A Worry Top Doctors Say

Cambria County, Other Rural PA Regions Getting Hit By Rising COVID Caseloads

Blair County To Buy 60 Day Supply Of PPE

High Demand At Centre County’s Free COVID Testing Site Causes Another Extension

Beaver County Nursing Home Staffing Concerns

Philly Police Commissioner Quarantining After COVID Exposure

State College Schools Shift To 2 Weeks Of Remote Learning After Break

How Centre County Schools Are Faring With COVID, Outbreaks, Staffing Shortages

Lehigh Valley Middle School Closing After COVID Cases

Montgomery County Residents Raise $10,000 To Sue Over Virtual School Order

460+ COVID Cases Reported At Lancaster County Schools

Tribute To Lancaster County School Counselor Who Died Of COVID On MSNBC

College Students Are Getting Tested Before Returning Home For Thanksgiving

Luzerne County Courthouse Halts Non-Emergency Operations

Northwest Bank In Lancaster Closes Lobbies To Walk-In Business Due To COVID

Pennie, PA’s New State-Based Health Insurance Marketplace Open For Business

Formalized Community COVID Response Difficult Without A Public Health Dept. In Lancaster County

Philly Restaurant Owners Sue Mayor On Indoor Dining Ban

COVID Not The Only Reason Why Lancaster County Jobless Claims Jumped Last Week

COVID Violation Dismissed Against Luzerne County Fitness Center Owner

Dept. Of Agriculture: Food Assistance Programs Fill Holiday Meal Gaps

National/International

The Guardian: Dr. Fauci Urges Vigilance As Vaccine Is In Sight

AP: CDC Begs Americans Not To Travel For Thanksgiving

AP: Biden Tells Governors He’ll Help States Overcome COVID

AP: Health Experts Clash Over Use Of Certain Drugs For COVID

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