Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.23.20


Senate
swearing in day January 5

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


Gov. Wolf Initiates Transfer Of $145 Million In Funds From Workers’ Compensation Fund To Support Businesses Adversely Affected By COVID Pandemic [General Assembly Must Act To Appropriate Funds]


DCED: New Virtual Campaign Encourages Pennsylvania To Celebrate Holidays At Home


Op-Ed: Why Important PA Legislation Rarely Sees The Light Of Day In Senate, House - Fair District PA, League Of Women Voters

Op-Ed: Why I’m Proud I Sponsored PA Law Allowing Mail-In Ballots - Sen. Boscola (D)

Republicans, Cong. Kelly Target Wolf Over PA Mail-In Voting Law, Though It Got Bipartisan Support

AP: Trump Threatens To Torpedo Federal COVID Relief Bill With New Demands

The Hill: Trump Slams COVID Relief Bill, Calls On Congress To Increase Stimulus Money

Post: Trump Calls On Congress To Approve $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Hinting He Might Not Sign Relief Bill Without Changes

Gov. Wolf Statement On Federal COVID Relief Package, Reminds PA Lawmakers Some Needs Not Met

AP: Gov. Wolf Gives Mixed Review Of New Federal COVID Relief Bill

State To Freelance Workers: Unemployment Checks Will Be In The Mail [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Federal COVID Relief Bill Has $410 Million For PennDOT, If Trump Signs Bill [If Trump Signs The Bill]

With Stimulus Set To Revive PPP, Many Lehigh Valley Businesses Counting On Loans To Endure COVID Winter [If Trump Signs The Bill]

PA Republican Cong. Keller Opposed COVID Relief Package

Editorial: Struggling Lancaster County Residents Will Get Some Relief From Congress [If Trump Signs The Bill], But Don’t Thank Sen. Pat Toomey

Penn Professor Launches Committee To Explore Democratic Nomination For U.S. Senate

AP-Mark Scolforo: PA Supreme Court Alters Police Rules For Warrantless Vehicle Searches

AP: PA Supreme Court Upholds 6-Figure Legal Costs Over Open Records Request Deemed To Be Handled In Bad Faith By Dept. Of Corrections 

PA Supreme Court: Doctors Cannot Be Sued For Failing To Commit Western Psych Shooter

A Philly Man Died In State Prison, His Family Says Corrections Officers Killed Him

How To Get Your Criminal Record Sealed Or Expunged In PA

Luzerne Community College Faculty To Get 1.5% Pay Increase In 2nd Year Of Deal

Philly Area Colleges See Larger Than Average Enrollment Drops This Fall

PIAA Files Suit Claiming It Should Not Be Subject To PA Right To Know Law

PA Gaming Control Board Announces Self-Exclusion Tool For Internet-Based Gambling

Overtime For Philly Workers Hit Record $200 Million This Year, Board Wants Plan To Reduce These Costs

National/International

Op-Ed: Was This Election Last Hurrah Of Racism In High Public Office?

AP: Voting Machine Company Employee Driven Into Hiding By Death Threats Sues Trump Campaign, Conservative Media

Fmr Pittsburgh Dentist Among Trump’s Late-Term Pardons

Editorial: Trump Pardons 15, Commutes 5 Sentences, Including Republican Allies

Civil Justice

Pittsburgh Police Tell Council They’re Committed To Reform

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 230 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,605 New Cases-- 12.23.20

AP: Trump Threatens To Torpedo Federal COVID Relief Bill With New Demands

The Hill: Trump Slams COVID Relief Bill, Calls On Congress To Increase Stimulus Money

Post: Trump Calls On Congress To Approve $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Hinting He Might Not Sign Relief Bill Without Changes

Gov. Wolf Statement On Federal COVID Relief Package, Reminds PA Lawmakers Some Needs Not Met

AP: Gov. Wolf Gives Mixed Review Of New Federal COVID Relief Bill

State To Freelance Workers: Unemployment Checks Will Be In The Mail [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Federal COVID Relief Bill Has $410 Million For PennDOT [If Trump Signs The Bill]

With Stimulus Set To Revive PPP, Many Lehigh Valley Businesses Counting On Loans To Endure COVID Winter [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Relief Bill May Bring Welcome Changes To Old PPP Biz Loans And Fund New Borrowers [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Experts: Stimulus Check Good For Some, Not For Most [If Trump Signs The Bill]

What The Federal COVID Stimulus Bill Means For COVID Testing Tracing, Vaccines [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Save Our Stages Act Passes With COVID Stimulus, Gives Hope To Local Concert Venues [If Trump Signs The Bill]

PA Republican Cong. Keller Opposed COVID Relief Package

Editorial: Almost-Too-Late Federal COVID Relief Bill Extends Eviction Relief Programs [If Trump Signs The Bill]

Editorial: Struggling Lancaster County Residents Will Get Some Relief From Congress [If Trump Signs The Bill], But Don’t Thank Sen. Pat Toomey

Dept. Of Health Reports 231 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 7,962 New Cases-- 12.22.20 

New COVID Cases Trend Downward In PA, Although Deaths Continue To Reflect Surge

Erie’s COVID Numbers Have Stabilized, For Now

COVID Deaths Are Now Surging In Rural PA: ‘It’s Just Scary’

Editorial: Death Stats Underscore How Devastating COVID Could Still Be

Dauphin County Firefighter Dies Of COVID, 2nd In Two Weeks

Op-Ed: Nurses Are Pleading With You; Mask Up And Stay Home For Holidays

Philadelphia To Extend Ban On Indoor Dining, Indoor Events Until Jan. 15

Thousands Say They’re Going To The Mummers March On New Year’s Day In Philly

COVID Pandemic Is Killing People With Diabetes,  Alzheimer’s Who Didn’t Even Get The Virus

Expert Opinion: Black Physician Who Understands COVID Vaccine Skepticism Explains Why He’s Getting The Shots

Blair County Safety Director Says Patience Required On COVID Vaccine Distribution

Expert Opinion: 4 Lessons From The HIV Pandemic About Changing Behavior That Can Help With COVID

Shell Oil Donates 100,000 Pieces Of COVID PPE Equipment To PEMA, Front Line Workers

Wolf Administration Provides COVID Testing, Contact Tracing Update

New Tool Launched To Trace COVID Cases

Dept. Of Agriculture Releases COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions Dec. 14-20

Luzerne County Bar Fined For COVID Violations

Editorial: Enforcement Of COVID Restrictions Must Be Consistent

Dept. Of State Releases COVID License Enforcement Actions Dec. 13-20

Dept. of State Cuts Red Tape Again For Health Care Professional Licensing

Dept. Of Labor & Industry, United Way Highlight Resources, 211 Program For Out-Of-Work Pennsylvanians

PA Workers Navigate Often Unreliable Jobless Benefits

See Where More Than $20 Billion In Federal PPP Loans Flowed Into PA

Pittsburgh Businesses Got More Than $1.5 Billion In PPP Funds, Where Did It Go?

New Details Released Showing Who Got PPP Loans In Philly

SEPTA Union Considering Legal Action Over COVID Quarantine Policy

Westmoreland County Issues Final COVID Relief Grants

214 Businesses Receive $41 Million In COVID Relief In Lancaster County

New Round Of Lehigh Valley Chamber Grants Throws Small Lifeline To Local Restaurants

Union Alleges Pittsburgh Hotel Misused Federal COVID Relief Funds

Paul Muschick: PA Should Let Restaurants Keep Sales Tax To Help Them Stay Afloat

PIAA Board Votes To Reduce Number Of Required Practices To Resume Winter Sports

Upcoming Semester Delayed At NE PA Colleges Due To COVID

Penn State Students Talk About Their COVID Experiences, Whether It Changed How They Live

Philly Area Colleges See Larger Than Average Enrollment Drops This Fall

A Week Without Mail In One Lehigh Valley Neighborhood: Post Office Delays Amid Holidays, COVID Upset Residents

Allentown Native And Voice Of Doc McStuffins’ Lambie Lends Her Name To Local COVID Awareness Efforts

National/International

AP: U.S. COVID Deaths Top 3 Million, But Far Most Ever Counted

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