Friday, December 11, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.11.20


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House swearing in day January 5


Spotlight PA: 2020 Election Cost PA Counties Millions, Was Most Expensive Ever, Officials Say

AP: AG Shapiro Blasts Texas Lawsuit Challenging PA Election Results As “Seditious Abuse’ Of Judicial Process   AG Brief To U.S. Supreme Court

PA Says Texas Lawsuit Challenging PA Election Results Just Adds To ‘Cacophony Of Bogus Claims’

PA House Republicans File Amicus Brief To Support Texas Lawsuit To Throw Out PA Election Results

PA Republican Senators File Brief In Texas Case Challenging PA Election Results, Not Claiming Voter Fraud

Op-Ed: Millions Are Being Wasted On Lawsuits To Keep A Man In Poser, While Americans Suffer

Editorial: Ongoing Republican Affront To Democracy

Luzerne County Election Board Members Share Views With Inquiry Committee

AP: Some PA Democrats Want Maskless House Republican Lawmakers Sworn In Last

Philadelphia Judge Timika Lane Announces Bid For PA Superior Court

Spotlight PA: Thousands Of PA Families Face Potential Eviction Come The New Year

Op-Ed: Small Businesses Need Help Now To Survive COVID

PA Gaming Control Board: Casino Gaming Operations Suspended In PA Dec. 12 To Jan. 4

One Day After PA Casino Execs Send Letter To Wolf Pushing To Stay Open, He Shuts Them Down

BetMGM iGaming Casino Launches In PA

AP: Delaware River Port Authority Postpones Toll Increase

Gov. Wolf: 327,000 Pennsylvanians Will Gain Access To High-Speed Internet Thru Federal Auction

Philadelphia School Board Shifts Its Focus Toward Academics, Equity

Philly Council OKs Construction Tax, Changes To Property Tax Abatement

Editorial: Despite New Audit, Nothing Likely To Change At Philly Parking Authority

Editorial: Biden Can Help Philadelphia On Day One With A Supervised Drug Injection Site

Auntie Anne’s Pretzels HQ To Leave PA After 32 Years

13 Companies Awarded Funds To Expand Broadband Access Across PA

Editorial: Repurposing Social Media

Civil Justice

Philly Council Approves Pandemic-Era ‘Black Workers Matter’ Protections

Allegheny Health Network Appoints VP Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

Lehigh County Adds Juneteenth As Paid County Holiday

Editorial: Countering White Supremacy

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 225 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 12,745 New Cases-- 12.11.20

Gov. Wolf Announces New COVID Mitigation Efforts To Put PA On Pause Starting Dec. 12 Thru January 4

‘Different Animal’ Of New COVID Surge Drives Business Restrictions In PA

Erie Hospitals Ask For Public’s Help Against COVID

COVID Stressing Some Philadelphia Hospitals More Than Others, Report Suggests

Long-Term Care Facilities In Lycoming County Battle COVID Surge

COVID Surge Left More Than 500 Philly Cops Unable To Work Last Week

AP: Pennsylvania Halts School Sports, Bans Indoor Dining

Spotlight PA: Wolf Temporarily Suspends PA Indoor Dining, School Sports

Cap-Star: With Vaccine On The Horizon, Wolf Imposes New COVID Mitigation Measures

Classroom Instruction Can Continue At PA Schools Despite New COVID Orders

Wolf Halts Indoor Dining, Suspends School Sports As Part Of New Restrictions

A Menu Of Bad Options: PA Restricts Restaurants Again

PA Gaming Control Board: Casino Gaming Operations Suspended In PA Dec. 12 To Jan. 4

One Day After PA Casino Execs Send Letter To Wolf Pushing To Stay Open, He Shuts Them Down

Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership Announces Closings In Response To Wolf’s Orders

Erie Business Owners Prepare For New COVID Restrictions

Governor’s Shutdown Of Inside Dining Another Blow To Restaurants, Bars

NE PA Bar, Restaurant Owners Frustrated, Fearful As New PA COVID Restrictions Announced

Wallace McKelvey: ‘There’s Going To Be A Loss Of Jobs’: Indoor Dining Ban Hits Restaurants Already In Crisis

Bucks Businesses, Officials Disappointed In New State COVID Restrictions

Philly Council Passes Bill To Ensure Jobs For Laid-Off Hospitality Workers

Lancaster County Restaurant, Gym, Theater Owners Incensed By Wolf’s 3 Week Shutdown

Retailers Don’t Expect Capacity Limits To Hurt Them, But Worry About Overall Effects Of COVID Restrictions

What People Are Saying About State’s New Shutdown

‘Thank God He’s Shut It Down’: Morning Call Reader Reaction To PA’s New COVID Restrictions

Dept. Of Health Reports 248 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 11,972 New Cases-- 12.10.20 

PA Sees Highest One-Day COVID Death Toll

COVID Infections Accelerate Again In PA, Deaths Continue Steep Climb

Allegheny County Reports 1,166 New COVID Cases

WHYY: What Does ‘Community Spread’ Of COVID Mean Right Now?

Dept. Of State Releases COVID Enforcement Actions For Licensed Services Nov. 29-Dec. 6

Wolf Now Tests Negative For COVID, Continues Quarantine

First Lady Frances Wolf Tests Negative For COVID

Editorial: Wolf’s Positive Test Shows No One Is Immune, So Mask Up

Jan Murphy: Sen. Yudichak (I-Luzerne) Tests Positive For COVID

Stephen Caruso: 3rd PA Legislator This Week Tests Positive For COVID, As Capitol Rethinks Pandemic-Era Swearing In

AP: Some PA Democrats Want Maskless House Republican Lawmakers Sworn In Last

Western PA Hospitals Rush To Buy Ultra-Cold Freezers For COVID Vaccine

Cap-Star: Fayette EMS Saddled With Financial Burdens Due To COVID, Helping The Helpers

Nearly $550,000 In Donations By Nemacolin Resort Stuns Fayette County First Responders

Lehigh Valley Health Network Employee Helped Test Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine

Classroom Instruction Can Continue At PA Schools Despite New COVID Orders

3-Week School Sports Shutdown No Surprize; Starting Jan. 4 Now The Challenge

‘We Can Get Through This’: Coaches React To Latest PA H.S. Sports Season Put On Hold

Early Data Shows Hopeful Signs For Pandemic Learning In Philly, But Huge Questions Remain

Report: Lancaster County’s 2 Poorest School Districts Shortchanged $1.5 Million In COVID Relief

Penn State Plans To Test All Students For COVID Before Spring Arrival

Spring Semester Will Be Volatile Says Pitt, As School Updates January COVID Plans

Perry County Court Shuts Down After Employee Shows COVID Symptoms

COVID Outbreak At Philly Jails Panics Staff, Prisoners ‘In The Eye Of The Storm’

Amid COVID And Racial Unrest, Black Churches Put Faith In Mental Health Care

$1 Billion Of Federal Paycheck Protection Loans Helped Lehigh Valley Businesses, Which Ones Benefitted?

New Claims For Unemployment Relief Filed In Lancaster County Jump 32%

Op-Ed: Small Businesses Need Help Now To Survive COVID

TSA Officers At Philly Airport See Alarming Rise In COVID Cases, Union Says

Spotlight PA: Thousands Of PA Families Face Potential Eviction Come The New Year

WHYY: With ‘Tsunami’ Of Evictions Looming And Shelter Space Scarce, This Could Be A Brutal Winter For People Without Homes

Philly City Council Extends Eviction Diversion Program

Richard King Mellon Foundation Awards Another $8 Million For COVID Relief Grants

National/International

AP: FDA Panel Endorses Widespread Use Of Pfizer COVID Vaccine

AP: U.S. Senate Republican Leader Resists State Aid In COVID Deal, Congress Stuck

NPR: Unemployment Claims Jump Just Before Critical Aid Programs Are Set To Expire

AP: CDC Officials Says She Was Ordered To Destroy Emails To Alter Scientific Report

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