Sunday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.6.20

Senate swearing in day January 5

House swearing in day January 5

MONDAY 11:30: Secretary of Health To Provide Update On COVID, Flu Season. Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/  or pacast.com/live/doh

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Republicans Focus On Nov. Election, Democrats Want COVID Aid To Workers, Small Businesses [PaCN] 12.6.20

Op-Ed: Perhaps Our Nation Should Be Governed By Christian Values

Letter: Need For More Transparency, Accountability In PA Legislature

Newly Introduced Mail Voting Undergoes Trial By Fire In 2020

What PA’s Election Could Have Looked Like With Earlier Vote Counting: It Didn’t Need To Take This Long

Op-Ed: What 5 Counties Tell Us About The Changing Face Of PA’s Elections

Fact-Checking False Claims About PA And The Presidential Election

Gov. Wolf Announces Retirement Of PA Adjutant General Anthony J. Carrelli; Maj. Gen. Mark J. Schindler Named To Replace Him

Editorial: The Awful Math Of Catholic Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Settlements

Marywood U. Appeals Antiquated Tax Assessments On Fmr Scranton School For The Deaf

National/International

Biden A Scranton Boy At Heart

AP Fact Check: Trump Floods Georgia Rally With Audacious Falsehoods

Editorial: Visible At Last - Trump Phenomenon

Civil Justice

Reinvented Delaware County Public Defender’s Office Wants To Lead The Way On Criminal Justice Reform

Philly Police Dept. Seeks Outside Funding For Early Intervention System

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 149 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 12,884 New Cases-- 12.5.20 

PA Reports Nearly 13,000 New COVID Cases, A Record Daily High

Luzerne County Healthcare Professional Pleads With Public To Take COVID Seriously

PA State Prisons Report 3 New Inmate Deaths From COVID, Total Now 37

Dept. Of Corrections: SCI Pine Grove Reports First Death Of Inmate With COVID

Philly Prisons Move To ‘Shelter In Place’ As COVID Outbreak Tears Thru Jail

WellSpan Health In York To Redeploy Staff, Create Acute Care Unit Amid COVID Surge

Wilkes U. Study Show Health Outcomes Closely Related to Socioeconomic Factors

COVID Hitting Latinos Hard Nationwide, What’s The Story In Lancaster County?

Scranton Educators Make House Calls, Try To Remove Obstacles In Virtual Learning

Blair County-Area Music Educators Set Tone For Virtual Instruction

Philly Passes 180-Day Ban On Restaurant Evictions, Throwing Struggling Industry A Lifeline

Editorial: Solving Landlord-Tenant Disputes Outside Of Court Without Eviction Should Be The Norm

Pandemic Challenges Greensburg Food Pantry

Op-Ed: Utility Ratepayer Debt Is A Crisis For All Pennsylvanians - Rep. Peter Schweyer

Downtown Pittsburgh Struggles To Cope With Lost Office Workers, Few Cultural, Sports Attractions

New COVID Surge Clashes Lancaster County Hotel Occupancy By 37%

$1.5 Million In Small Business COVID Recovery Grants Available In Dauphin County

National/International

AP: A Bleak Outlook For Millions Facing Cutoff Of U.S. Jobless Aid

AP: ‘Our Kids Are The Sacrifices’: Parents Push Schools To Open

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[Posted: December 6, 2020]