Thursday, November 5, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 11.5.20


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 Live Election Update 5:15: Wolf Administration will provide an update on the election.  Watch Live: governor.pa.gov/live/     facebook.com/PADepartmentofState/    pacast.com/live/dos


Dept. Of State Election ResultsVoting Results Dashboard


AP: PA Still Has 100s Of Thousands Of Mail-In Ballots To Count

Majority Of PA Votes Will Be Counted By End Of Thursday, 550,000 Mail-In Votes Remain To Be Counted

AP: Waiting For PA: Day 3 Of Vote Count Underway

Emily Previti: Govs Ridge, Rendell Urge Pennsylvanians To Remember Voters - Not Candidates - Decide Elections

Gov. Wolf Says He’ll ‘Fight Like Hell’ To Protect Election Vote Count In PA

Gov. Wolf Condemns Efforts To Stop The Counting Of Votes In Philadelphia

Commonwealth Court Judge Says Trump Poll Watchers Must Be Allowed Within 6 Feet Of Philly Vote Counting -- Being Appealed To PA Supreme Court

Election Officials Respond To Trump’s False Claims Of Fraud: ‘I Think The President Is Confused’

There’s A Lot Of Noise Around PA’s Election, But These People Are Keeping Their Focus On Counting Votes

Spotlight PA: Republicans On Brink Of Retaining PA Senate Control As House Still In Question

Jan Murphy: PA Republican Leaders Anticipate Bigger Majorities In House, Senate

Republicans On Course To Bolster State House Majority, AP Tracking Shows

Republican Opponent Holds Large Lead Over House Democratic Leader Frank Dermody

Republican Opponent Likely Winner Over Incumbent Democrat Pam Iovino

PA Attorney General, Other State Row Offices Still Up For Grabs As Mail-In Ballots Counted

AP: Look At What’s Ahead In PA Ballot Counting

Allegheny County Finished Counting 668,000 Mail-In Ballots Last Night

Spotlight PA: Reports That Vote Counters In Allegheny County Are Taking The Day Off Are Misleading, Here’s The True Story

Steelers Surprise Allegheny County Election Workers With Catered Dinner

PA Senate/House Republicans Faults PA Sec. Of State For Last-Minute Guidance On Dealing With Defective Ballots

Senate Republican Leaders Again Call For PA’s Top Election Official To Step Down

Spotlight PA: Trump, Republicans Sharpen Legal Attacks On PA Ballots As Count Continues

AP: Trump Team Says It’s Suing To Stop Pennsylvania Vote Count

Republicans File Lawsuit Over Counties Allowing Mail-In Voters To Correct Ballots

Protesters Across PA Demand Their Votes Be Counted

Activists Rally On PA Capitol Steps In Harrisburg To ‘Count Every Vote’

Protesters In Pittsburgh Disperse, 3 From Splinter Group Arrested

Greensburg Rally: ‘Count All The Votes’ Speakers Say

Paul Muschick: Election Winner Anxiety In PA: Let’s Calm The Heck Down

John Baer: PA’s Unending Election Reflects Our Unending Challenges

Editorial: Democracy Wins If Every Vote Counts

Editorial: Democracy Is Alive And Well, Now Count Every Vote

Editorial: Pennsylvania Is More Than 20 Electoral Votes

Editorial: We Need To Accept Election Results, Each Other

Spotlight PA: Months-Long Political Saga That Guaranteed A Long Vote Count In PA

WHYY: Election Day Voting Barriers, Language Access, Constables, Correcting Mistakes

Wallace McKelvey: On-Time Delivery Of Mail, Including Ballots, Plummeted On Election Day

Federal Judge Furious With Head Of Postal Service After USPS Refuses To Search For Undelivered Mail-In Ballots

Op-Ed: U.S. Supreme Court Already Failed Its Duty To Protect PA’s Election

National/International

AP: Cong. Lamb Declares Victory In Uncalled PA Race

Cong. Fitzpatrick Scores Victory In PA

Here’s What The Blue Shift In PA Looks Like As Trump’s Lead Over Biden Narrows

Blue Shift Already Moving Vote Margins In Philly Suburbs From Trump To Biden

Luzerne County Still Seems Solidly Trump Territory, While Lackawanna Supports Biden

Trump Falsely Declares Victory In PA As Vote Count Enters Final Stretch

As Voter Polls Gain More Criticism, Should We Even Pay Attention To Them?

AP: Trump And Allies Spread Falsehoods To Cast Doubt On Election

AP: States Still In Play And What Makes Them That Way

Biden Now Projected To Receive More Votes For President Than Any Other Candidate In U.S. History

AP: Angry Trump Backers Converge On Vote Counting Centers In Michigan, Arizona Chanting ‘Stop The Count!’

Editorial: An Abandonment Of Values On Human Rights At The U.N.

Civil Justice

By ‘Impressive’ Margin, Pittsburgh Citizen Police Review Board’s Oversight Expanded By Voters

‘Shoot Him’: Body Camera Footage Shows Philly Officers Who Shot, Killed Wallace

Protesters March In Philly After Release Of Policy Bodycam Footage On Wallace Shooting

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 47 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,900 New Cases -- 11.5.20

PA Sets Another COVIC Case Record With 2,900 In A Day

Dept. Of Health Reports 35 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,795 New Cases -- 11.4.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 365 Influenza Cases Statewide For Week Ending October 31

Cap-Star: 2,797 New COVID Cases As Fall Surge Continues

‘It Is Everywhere’: As COVID Cases Surge, Allegheny County Health Official Urges Precautions

Allegheny County Warns Of Surging COVID Cases Coupled With Flu Season

Allegheny County Health Dept. Says People Should Reduce The Size, Frequency Of Gatherings

Erie County Might Impose Mask Mandate

Editorial: Expand Public Health Corps

 Dept. Of Agriculture COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions Oct. 26-Nov. 1

How Restaurants Are Using Technology To Survive COVID This Winter

Philly Landlords Want City To Extend Deadline To Apply For Rental Assistance As Eviction Crisis Looms

Township Office In Centre County Closed Thru Friday Due To COVID

Philly Schools Won’t Reopen To Teachers Monday As Planned Due To COVID

Northampton County H.S. Closed Thursday, Friday, Football Game Canceled Due To COVID

Westmoreland County H.S. Reports 2 More COVID Cases

Pittsburgh Schools Suspended Meal Distribution To Several Schools Impacted By COVID Cases

Giant Foods Reinstates Limits On Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, But Stresses There’s No Reason To Panic

Pet Valu Plans To Close All U.S. Stores Due To Severe Impact From COVID, Including Lehigh Valley

National/International

Post: U.S. Tops 100,000 New COVID Cases In One Day For First Time

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