Saturday, December 19, 2020

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.19.20


Senate
swearing in day January 5

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


MONDAY 11:30: Secretary Of Health to provide an update on COVID and encourage Pennsylvanians to continue taking precautions.  Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ or pacast.com/live/doh 


Proud To Protect Pittsburgh From COVID [Video]


Spotlight PA: PA Misses Deadline To Spend $108 Million In Rent, Mortgage Relief From Federal CARES Aid Because Legislature Did Not Make Changes To The Program

Bucks County Republican House Delegation Backs Legislation To Provide Grants To Aid PA’s Hospitality Industry Based On $500 Million In Federal Aid Congress Has Yet To Approve

U.S. Sen. Casey Calls For Increased Funding, Jobs Creation In Federal COVID Relief Package

AP: Toomey Stands In The Way Of Congressional COVID Relief Deal; Congress OKs 2-Day Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown

Laura Olson: PA’s Toomey Blamed As COVID Relief Deal Hits Snag

Toomey At Center Of Last-Minute Dispute Over Congress’ COVID Relief Bill

How PA Laid The Last Brink On The Road To The White House

Letter: The Only Election Fraud Is Choosing Not To Believe The Election Results

New Study: PA’s Free Pre-K Program Provides Meaningful Math, Language Boost

Allentown School District Students First In State Invited To Take Courses With Yale, Howard

Op-Ed: PA’s Children Could Lose A Year Of Education Due To COVID

Op-Ed: Dismantling The Gun Violence Pandemic One Handgun A Month

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

With Unemployment Aid Set To Run Out: ‘I Have No Idea How I’m Going To Pay My Bills’

Planned Parenthood Of Western PA To Offer Hormone Therapy For Transgender, Nonbinary People

Chester County Braces For Sale Or Closure Of Tower Health’s Brandywine And Jennersville Hospitals

Editorial: Tax And Regulatory Reform Can Help Small Businesses Survive And Thrive In Philadelphia

Tina Fey’s ‘I’m A SEPTA B*tch’ Wouldn’t Be A Bad Slogan, Says Transit Agency GM

National/International

Editorial: New Federal Transportation Funding Would Benefit Region

Amid New, Tougher Trump Rules For Immigrant Workers, A Friends Select Teacher Faces Return To Chile

NPR: U.S. Supreme Court Punts In Census Case, Giving Trump A Chance To Alter Numbers

Op-Ed: Trump’s Election Lawyers Must Be Investigated [AG Shapiro Might Ask U.S. Supreme Court To Sanction State AGs Who Filed Texas Challenge To PA Election Results]

The Guardian: Republicans Strategize For Next Elections: ‘Their Plan Is To Make It Harder For Voters to Participate’

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 217 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,834 New Cases-- 12.19.20

Proud To Protect Pittsburgh From COVID [Video]

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

Allegheny County Reports 27 New Deaths, Over 800 More COVID Cases

Erie County Matches Worst Day For COVID Deaths With 16

York County On Brink Of 20,000 Cases Of COVID

Bucks County Sees Surge In Hospitalized COVID Patients

Luzerne County COVID Hospitalizations, Testing Positivity Rate Rise Again

Number Of New COVID Cases In NE PA Falls From Record Highs

700+ Inmates At SCI Dallas Are Positive With COVID

Union Rep: York County Prison Workers Incentivized To Work While Sick

Op-Ed: Protecting People Who Are Incarcerated From COVID Is Also Protecting Ourselves

Editorial: COVID Imposes New Death Sentence In PA Prisons

Hundreds Line Up At Drive-Thru COVID Testing Site In Luzerne County

South Philly’s Bok Building Launches Free Weekly COVID Tests For Tenants, Staff

Expert Opinion: Who Will Die Today? A Nurse’s Typical Day In The COVID ICU

PA Doctor Warns: ‘Look No Further Than Your Local Hospital’ To See How Dire The Pandemic Is

Op-Ed: I’m Immunocompromised, Please Get The COVID Vaccine For May Sake

Northampton County Plans To Offer Nursing Home Employees $750 Each To Take COVID Vaccine

Giant Eagle’s Pharmacists Prepared To Step Up To Administer COVID Vaccines In PA

Grant Will Fund Ultra-Cold Storage Units To Keep Pfizer Vaccines Safe In Pittsburgh

COVID Vaccine Not Expected In NE PA Nursing Homes For Weeks

Pitt Virologists Forge Ahead With COVID Vaccine

Editorial: COVID Vaccines Cannot Be Rolled Out Fast Enough

Bucks County Hospital Reaches Tentative Pact With Nurses

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 11 NOVs, 17 Warnings For COVID Violations

Alle-Kiski Valley Restaurants Continue To Defy Governor’s Order Suspending Indoor Dining

Growing Number Of PA Businesses Organizing To Defy Pandemic Mandates, This Is How Officials Are Responding

PA’s Restaurant And Hospitality Workers Brace For Woeful Winter

Bucks County Struggles To Enforce New PA COVID Guidelines

Pittsburgh Unites To Protect Residents, Small Businesses, Community Assets In COVID Battle: ‘Proud To Protect’

Proud To Protect Pittsburgh Campaign launches To Champion COVID Safety During The Holidays

Paul Muschick: COVID & Indoor Dining: Concerns Are Valid But Data Scarce To Support Closures

Editorial: Debate Around Restaurants Is Complex, But We Must Heed Commonsense Restrictions

Erie Black Business Owners Adapt To COVID

Grants For Scranton Small Businesses Will Soon Be Available

Small Biz Owners Face Stark Choices: Pivoting, Holding Out, Or Closing If No More Govt. Aid Comes

Bucks County Republican House Delegation Backs Legislation To Provide Grants To Aid PA’s Hospitality Industry Based On $500 Million In Federal Aid Congress Has Yet To Approve

U.S. Sen. Casey Calls For Increased Funding, Jobs Creation In Federal COVID Relief Package

AP: Toomey Stands In The Way Of Congressional COVID Relief Deal; Congress OKs 2-Day Funding Bill To Avert Shutdown

Laura Olson: PA’s Toomey Blamed As COVID Relief Deal Hits Snag

Toomey At Center Of Last-Minute Dispute Over Congress’ COVID Relief Bill

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

With Unemployment Aid Set To Run Out: ‘I Have No Idea How I’m Going To Pay My Bills’

Spotlight PA: PA Misses Deadline To Spend $108 Million In Rent, Mortgage Relief From Federal CARES Aid Because Legislature Did Not Make Changes To The Program

Diabetic Facing Eviction Says He’s Far From Alone: ‘There Ain’t Gonna Be No Christmas’

Emergency Ordinance Suspends Evictions In City Of Harrisburg For Those Who Can’t Make Rent

Editorial: Urgent Appeal To Help People Without Homes, Or About To Lose Them, During This Pandemic

Erie School District Extends Remote Learning

Running List Of Centre County Schools Operating Remotely Due To COVID

Philadelphia Widens Free Internet Eligibility For Families With Children In School

Op-Ed: PA’s Children Could Lose A Year Of Education Due To COVID

Jan Murphy: Penn State’s Spring Semester To Begin With Remote Classes Due To COVID

A Byproduct Of The Pandemic?  Colleges See Soaring Interest In Health Fields

Editorial: Federal Court System Becomes More Transparent

National/International

AP: U.S. Clears Moderna Vaccine For COVID, 2nd Shot In Arsenal

AP: VP Pence, Top Congressional Leaders Get Vaccine; Trump Absent

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