Sunday, December 20, 2020

Sunday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.20.20


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 

*PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Senate Republican Leader Outlines Priorities; COVID Challenges [PaCN] 12.20.20


Republican Lawmakers, Care Providers Raise Concerns About Actions To Protect PA Long-Term Care Residents

Op-Ed: PA’s New Health Insurance Exchange Can Get You Covered, May Save You Money

Editorial: Stop Policing For Profit [Civil Forfeiture]

As Private Cyber Charter School Costs Soar, State Fails To Conduct Required Audits

TNS: PA School Officials Sue, Saying They Were Forced to Quit Over Conservative Facebook Posts

Milton Hershey 4th Grader’s Art Patch Sent To Stars On SpaceX Rocket

FCC Auction Money Part Of PA Broadband Access Solution

New Lease With Airlines Includes $1.1 Billion Pittsburgh Airport Modernization

National/International

Editorial: Class At Top Of Biden Administration, Watch Out For Hacks Below

The Guardian: Trump Downplays Federal Govt. Hack After Secretary Of State Blames Russia

AP: Trump Downplays Russia In First Comments On Federal Govt. Hacking

CNN: Fox News Airs News Package Debunking Election Fraud Claims Made By Its Own Hosts, After Legal Threat

Coronavirus

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

400th COVID Death Reported In Luzerne County, Free Testing Site Continues

Cap-Star Cartoon: The COVID ‘Hoax’ Explained For Mask-Deniers

Republican Lawmakers, Care Providers Raise Concerns About Actions To Protect PA Long-Term Care Residents

AP-Mark Scolforo: PA Spent $35 Million On Plastic Face Shields Early In Pandemic

Pittsburgh Doctor Shares His COVID Vaccination Experience

Cong. Cartwright Receives COVID Vaccine

PA LGBTQ Survey Shows Health Issues That Also Increase COVID Risk

Penn State Pushes Back In-Person Classes To Feb. 15 Citing Worrisome COVID Trends

Westmoreland County Sheriff Won’t Enforce Gov. Wolf’s New COVID Orders [Westmoreland has 19.9% Positivity Rate, 5% is bad]

Facing Eviction, Chester County Residents Turn To New Program To Keep Their Homes During COVID

Study: Challenges Posed By Pandemic And Changing Workforce Landscape

Pittsburgh’s 20 Best New Restaurants Of 2020

COVID Rules Have Some Lehigh Valley Pastors Getting Creative For Christmas

How A Young Boy Is Bringing A Smile To Neighbors During COVID

National/International

AP: Deal On Fed Removes Obstacle To Agreement On Federal COVID Relief

The Guardian: Congress Set To Vote On Compromise COVID Aid Package [No Direct Aid To Cities, States]

Bloomberg: London Begins Emergency Lockdown As U.K. Fights New COVID Virus Strain

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[Posted: December 20, 2020]

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