Friday, December 18, 2020

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.18.20


Senate
swearing in day January 5

House swearing in day January 5; House 2021 Voting Session Days


PA Unemployment Rate Declines To 6.6% In November [PaCN]

Thousands Of Delayed Packages Piled Up At PA Postal Service Facilities: ‘You’re Not Gonna Get Your Christmas Presents’

John Baer: Government Is Supposed To Work For Us, But It's Doing A Terrible Job

NE PA Chambers Of Commerce Urge Legislators To Pass Stimulus Packages

Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Want PA Restaurants To Keep Sales Tax They Collect

Bucks County Seeks State Help On Gym, Restaurant Shutdowns

New Year’s Becomes Countdown To Homelessness For Thousands In PA Facing Eviction

CNHI: Thousands Of Pennsylvanians Falling Far Behind On Utility Bills

State Certifies Sen. Brewster Win

PA Senate Democrats Congratulate Sen. Brewster On His Election Victory

PLS Reporter: With Results Certified, Dems Claim Victory In Sen. Brewster Race, Republicans Call For Patience Amid Pending Court Decision

Cap-Star: With Focus On PA’s Election Code, Advocates Call For Open State  Primary

Luzerne County Election Inquiry Committee Set To Issue Findings In January

Editorial: State Leaders Must Restore Balloting Integrity - By Listening To County Recommendations

Wolf Administration Honors Nearly 1,100 State Employee Military Veterans

PA Gaming Board: November Gaming Revenues Drop 2.68% Over Last Year Due To Retail Casino Gaming Decrease

Revenue Drops At Mohegan Sun, Rises At Mount Airy In November

Cap-Star: New Report Gives PA A D-Minus For Civil Forfeiture Laws

15-Year-Old Grandson Of Pittsburgh Anti-Violence Leader Slain

Editorial: Being A Magisterial District Judge Is Nice Work If You Can Get It

Gap Between Students And Teachers Of Color Widens In PA, Black Families Demand Change

Editorial: Highlands School District Has No Right To Hide Public Information

Erie County Community College Work Continues

AP: PA, Dozens Of Other States File Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google

USW Seeking Injunction To Stop Alcoa From Changing Retiree Health Coverage

Central PA Nonprofits React To Receiving Millions For Ex-Wife Of Jeff Bezos: ‘We Were Simply Shocked’

National/International

Editorial: Republican Cong. Smucker Showed Courage Through Inaction

AP: Hack Against U.S. Is ‘Grave’ Threat, Cybersecurity Agency Says

Biden Says He Will Not Stand Idly By On Massive U.S. Cyberattack That Trump Hasn’t Bothered To Address Yet

Civil Justice

AP: Beyond The No-Knock: Push In States To Reform Police Tactics

City Of Harrisburg Budget Discussions End With Slightly Less Additional Funding For Police

Pittsburgh Effort To Get More Black Executives Gest $1 Million Post From Foundation

Pitt Cardiologist Sues School After Backlash To His Article Critical Of Affirmative Action

Jameel Rush Named Inquirer’s VP Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion

Editorial: Getting Serious About Pittsburgh Cops

Editorial: Let Jefferson’s Name And Statues Stand

COVID - When Will General Assembly Act?

John Baer: Government Is Supposed To Work For Us, But It's Doing A Terrible Job

NE PA Chambers Of Commerce Urge Legislators To Pass Stimulus Packages

Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Want PA Restaurants To Keep Sales Tax They Collect

Bucks County Seeks State Help On Gym, Restaurant Shutdowns

New Year’s Becomes Countdown To Homelessness For Thousands In PA Facing Eviction

CNHI: Thousands Of Pennsylvanians Falling Far Behind On Utility Bills

Food Assistance Available For Out-Of-Work Pennsylvanians With Federal Unemployment Programs Ending Soon

PLS Reporter: 634,000 More Pennsylvanians Facing Food Insecurity Due To Pandemic, 2 Million Experiencing Hunger

Today’s COVID NewsClips

Dept. Of Health Reports 216 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,320 New Cases-- 12.18.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 224 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,966 New Cases-- 12.17.20 

Allegheny County Reports Record 55 New COVID Deaths

Editorial: Bitter Cup Of Holiday Cheer, But COVID Restrictions Are Necessary

Philadelphia Urgent Care Centers Still Coping With Shortages Of COVID Tests

SCI Dallas Likely Source Of Most New Luzerne County COVID Cases Amid Record Surge

State Prison Inmate Died Of COVID, But PA Corrections Never Told His Family

Rocked By COVOD Outbreak, Philly 911 Dispatchers Say Police Dept. Treats Them Like ‘Collateral Damage’

WHYY: Reading Mayor’s Trip To Puerto Rico During Pandemic Drew Criticism, Attention To Latino Health Disparities

Montgomery County Officials: Vaccine Offers Hope, But Public Must Continue To ‘Hunker Down’

AP: Over 1,200 PA Health Care Workers Vaccinated So Far For COVID

Philly Healthcare Workers Begin Getting COVID Vaccine, Then Head Back To Work

Expert Opinion: I Just Got The COVID Vaccine Because I Choose Science Over Fear

Home Health Workers Are Top Priority To Get COVID Vaccines, But Don’t Know When Or Where

Lebanon County ‘Mask Up’ Campaign Uses Final Dollars

COVID Curtails Blood Donations, Western PA Groups Say

Dept. Of State COVID License Enforcement Actions Dec. 6-13

Senators Brown, Judy Ward Call On Wolf Administration to Meet Promises To Protect Long-Term Care Facility Residents

Philly Radio Host Targets Health Secretary In Transphobic Rant

Op-Ed: Scapegoating Dr. Levine Won’t End The Pandemic

Westmoreland County School District Joins Others Shifting To Online Learning

Luzerne County School District: Remote-Only Lessons Likely Thru January

Op-Ed: PA Needs Statewide Panel On Learning Innovation For Life After COVID

PA Colleges, Universities Delaying Spring Semester Due To Rising COVID Cases

Harrisburg Community College To Continue Online Classes Thru Summer 2021

COVID Complicates Bringing PA’s Homeless In From The Cold

Cap-Star: Health Secretary: Rebel Restaurant Owners Are Putting Themselves At Risk

Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Lawmakers Want PA Restaurants To Keep Sales Tax They Collect

PA Restaurant Group Wants Latest COVID Restrictions Reversed

‘It’s About Fairness’: Some Centre County Restaurants Defy PA’s Indoor Dining Ban

Bucks County Athletic Club Owner Defies Wolf’s Order To Close

Bucks County Seeks State Help On Gym, Restaurant Shutdowns

How Some Philly Small Businesses Are Rethinking The Office Party During The Pandemic

COVID Relief Grants Available To Westmoreland Emergency Medical Services

Montgomery County Announces New Grant Program For Restaurant Industry

NE PA Chambers Of Commerce Urge Legislators To Pass Stimulus Packages

Losses At Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport Continue To Mount

Unemployment Claims Rise In Lancaster County, More Expected Due To COVID Restrictions

National/International

Cap-Star: PA’s Toomey Spearheading Push To End Emergency Pandemic Lending Program

AP: FDA Plans To OK 2nd COVID Vaccine After Panel Endorsement

AP: Pelosi, McConnell To Get Vaccine, Urge Members To Do Same

AP: Trump Stays On Sidelines As Vaccine Injections Begin

Click Here For This Week’s PA Coronavirus NewsClips

Friday - PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 12.18.20 -- Click Here

Helpful Resources:

Click Here for latest PA Capitol NewsClips & News (Daily Subscriber Email 2:00)

Like PA Capitol News on Facebook

Follow PA Capitol News on Twitter

Click Here for latest Environmental NewsClips & News (Daily Subscriber Email 2:00)

Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook

Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter

Read Weekly PA Environment Digest

FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process 

[Posted: December 18, 2020]

No comments:

Post a Comment