Monday, November 23, 2020

Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.23.20


Senate
recessed to the Call Of President Pro Tempore

House recessed to 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. 22: Biden Leads Trump In PA By 80,806 Votes; Trump Won PA In 2016 By 44,292 Votes


Gov. Wolf Announces New Mitigation Efforts As COVID Reach Critical Levels - 11.23.20


Jan Murphy: PA Legislative Committee Rejects Request To Conduct Election Audit

House Speaker Cutler Disappointed Legislative Budget & Finance Committee Choose NOT To Audit Nov. 3 Election

PA Legislative Budget & Finance Committee Chooses NOT To Exercise Authority To Audit Nov. 3 Election Under House Resolution 1100

PA Republicans Held On To Legislature, But Democrats Still Feel Good About Redistricting, Here’s Why

AP: County By County, PA Officials Certify Vote Results

Emily Previti: At Least 4 Counties Will Miss Today’s PA Election Results Certification Deadline

Allegheny County Board Of Elections Certifies Election Results

Luzerne County Election Board Certifies Nov. 3 Election Results

Stephen Caruso: PA Conservatives’ Hopes For Subpoena-Fueled Election Investigation Quashed By Political Reality

Op-Ed: Democrats Rolled The Dice On Ending Straight-Ticket Voting And Paid The Price In Row Office Losses

AP: Trump Appeals Rejection Of Effort To Block PA Vote

AP: Trump’s Legal Team Cried Vote Fraud, But Courts Found None

AP: Trump Election Challenges Sound Alarm Among Voters Of Color

The Guardian: Trump Campaign Cuts Ties With Attorney Sidney Powell After Bizarre Election Fraud Claims

Op-Ed: A President In Denial As The Nation Tries To Give Thanks - Mark Singel

Op-Ed: Enough Of Politics: Let’s Give Thanks - Charlie Gerow

Gov. Wolf Signs Budget Bills - Statement

Ford Turner: Hundreds Of PA Road, Bridge Projects To Halt Dec. 1 Without More PennDOT Funding

State’s New Health Insurance Exchange In Jeopardy If Trump’s Federal Health Insurance Lawsuit Prevails

Editorial: Common Cause Against Suicide

12-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot Through The Door Of His Philly Home

Lafayette College Student Chosen As Rhodes Scholar

Penn Student Who Aged Out Of Foster Care Wins Rhodes Scholarship

Editorial: Anti-Cheating Software Monitoring Students Is Orwellian

Editorial: Solving Philly’s Poverty Problem Requires Radical Thinking, And Realism

Spotlight PA: Financially Distressed PA Towns Faring Better Than Expected, While Others In Pain

It’s All On The Line For SEPTA And Its Riders, From Service Cuts To Layoffs

Editorial: State Boosts Broadband, Thus Economy

National/International

Under Trump, Hundreds Of Small Changes In Immigration Rules Had A Huge Impact

Cap-Star: Farmers In PA, Elsewhere Likely To See More Trade Deals Crafted In Biden Administration

Civil Justice

Editorial: Pittsburgh Votes To Increase Police Oversight

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 69 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 11,837 New Cases [2-Days]-- 11.23.20

Gov. Wolf: Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For Nov. 13-19

PA Says 63 Counties Have ‘Substantial’ Spread Of COVID; Warns ICU Beds Could Be Filled In A Week

How To Safely Celebrate Thanksgiving During The Pandemic

Experts Suggest Ways For Kids, Families To Cope With COVID Holiday Season

Partying On The Biggest Bar Night Of The Year?  All Bets Off On Thanksgiving Eve

Editorial: Stemming The COVID Surge Is Up To Us And It Starts With Thanksgiving

COVID Vaccine Poses Logistical Challenges To PA Officials

Philadelphians Brace For Long COVID Winter: ‘It’s A Fog That Surrounds Us All’

Penn State Health Changing Guidelines Suspends In-Person Patient Visits

Geisinger Health President Urges COVID Precautions

16 Lancaster County Schools To Shift To Online After Thanksgiving To Prevent COVID Spread

500+ COVID Cases Reported At Lancaster County Schools

List Of Pittsburgh-Area School Districts Shifting Back To Remote Learning As COVID Surges

New COVID Cases, Related Closures Hit Philly Area; Montgomery County Schools Begin 2-Week Shutdown

Montgomery County Parents Worry 2-Week Move To Virtual Learning Will Harm Students’ Mental Health

Teaching Music Over Zoom Is Hard, But Drexel App Makes It Easier For Philly High School Students

A Look Inside Schools’ Reopening Decisions

Editorial: Schools And Virus: Let Decisions Be In Local Hands

Altoona H.S. Grad Leads COVID Response Team At Virginia Mason

Jury Trials Again Suspended In Lehigh County Due To COVID

Business Owners Can’t Deduct Expenses Paid With Federal PayCheck Protection Program, At Least For Now

With COVID Raging, PA Charities Face Make-Or-Break Situation

Spotlight PA: Financially Distressed PA Towns Faring Better Than Expected, While Others In Pain

National/International

AP: AstraZeneca: COVID Vaccine ‘Highly Effective’ Prevention

NPR: FDA Grants Emergency Authorization For 2nd COVID Antibody Treatment

AP: Trump Leaves G-20 Summit Early, Declines To Join International Effort To Distribute COVID Vaccine

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[Posted: November 23, 2020]

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