Thursday, December 17, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.17.20


Senate
swearing in day January 5

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


TODAY 1:30: Secretary Of Health to discuss COVID vaccine distribution in PA.  Watch Live: https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ or pacast.com/live/doh 


Op-Ed: Big Lesson Of 2020: We Have To Fight To Preserve, Expand The Right To Vote - Anti-Defamation League

Editorial: Republican Reps. Kaufer, Boback, Toohil Lacked The Courage To Protect Your Vote

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

Governor’s Office Of The Budget: Mid-Year Budget Briefing

Cap-Star: PA Senate Tees Up Constitutional Amendment Opening Civil Window For Child Sex Abuse Survivors

Charles Thompson: Fmr Penn State President Persists In Fight Against Sandusky-Related Child Sexual Abuse Conviction

PA Superior Court Judge Maria McLaughlin Seeking Democratic Nomination For PA Supreme Court

PA Supreme Court Rejects Plea By Murdered Cop’s Widow To Oust Philly DA From Mumia Adu-Jamal Case

Police Shot A Philly Man, Then Accused Him Of Rape, After 19 Years, He Has Finally Been Exonerated

AG Shapiro: Harrisburg District Judge Interfered In Son’s Arrest

Philly DA Candidate Points To Gun, Violence Statistics, Saying He Will Make The City Safer

New Philly Initiative Seeks To Increase Convictions For Gun-Related Crimes

Op-Ed: Despair Plus Guns Equals Death For Too Many Youth In Harrisburg

Delaware County Set To Pay $410,000 To 2 Firms To Regain Control Of Its Embattled, Privately Run County Jail

Editorial: Allegheny County Prison Warden Corrects Misstep On Access To Book

AG Shapiro Halts PA Operations Of Company Accused Of Illegal Student Loan Forgiveness Scheme

Westmoreland County To Settle Lawsuit Against Recorder Of Deeds

Op-Ed: Misplaced Blame For Opioid Epidemic Harms Pain Patients

Editorial: Spend The Opioid Money Now

Philly Mayor Releases Short List Of Candidates For Philly School Board

SEPTA Malware Attack Busted Automated Rider Counters Used To Stop Transit Crowding

PLS Reporter: PA College Enrollments Decrease For Yet Another Year, National Report Finds

Duquesne University Cutting Faculty To Reduce Costs

‘Mayor’ Of Harrisburg’s Homeless Camp Says ‘In This Community, There’s A Lot Of Drama’

Chester County Man Pleads Guilty To Bilking $1.8 Million From Homeowners Associations Across Southeast PA

I-80 Crash Involving Up To 60 Vehicles Kills 2 In Central PA

National/International

Op-Ed: Extortionate Cost Of Indulging Sore Loser [Trump]

Civil Justice

Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Council Shifts Over $9 Million Away From Police, Mon-Oakland Connector In Proposed Budget

East Penn Black Students Feel Unwanted, Invisible, Says Group Calling For Anti-Racist Training

Will Giving Pittsburghers Guaranteed Income Reduce Inequality?  These Researchers Think So

On Media: Newsrooms Need To Stop Sexual Harassment, Spotlight PA, Trib Promote Diversity

Coronavirus

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

Dept. Of Health Reports 278 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 10,049 New Cases-- 12.16.20 

New COVID Infections, Deaths Remain Near Record Levels In PA

NE PA Sets New Record For Single-Day COVID Case Increase

Allegheny County Sees Most New COVID Cases In State

December On Track To Be Deadliest Month Of COVID Pandemic In Lancaster County

Editorial: COVID Patient Overflow Capacity Ready In Lackawanna County

Cap-Star: COVID Surge In PA Prisons Leads To Calls For Lockdown At All Facilities

Editorial: When Prisons Are COVID Hotspots, Community Suffers Too

Dept. Of Health: 7 More Hospitals Receive COVID Vaccine

Editorial: Vaccine’s Arrival A Shot Of Hope At End Of Long, Sorrowful Year

As First Responders Deal With Winter Storm, COVID Presents An Added Wrinkle

14 Scranton Firefighters Test Positive For COVID

Paul Muschick: Ridiculous Lawsuit Against State Claims ‘A Face Mask Is A Symbol Of Oppression’

Dept. Of Health Announces Week 3 Regional COVID Testing Locations Across The State

Free, Drive-Thru COVID Testing To Be Offered At Mohegan Sun Casino

Gov. Wolf: Advocacy Organizations, Others Show Support For Latest COVID Mitigation Efforts

WHYY: ‘We Knew It Was Inevitable’: PA Child Care Centers Wrestle With COVID Surge

Dept. Of Health Reports 643 Total Influenza Cases In 45 Counties, 5 Deaths, 16 Hospitalizations As Of Week Ending Dec. 12

DCED Highlights Innovative Healthcare Transportation Solution For PA Health Organizations During COVID

Editorial: Lackawanna County, Scranton Getting It Right On Health Agency

Wolf Administration Highlights Help Available For People Dealing With Isolation, Depression

PA Threatens At Least 150 Restaurants With Fines Or Closure For Allowing Indoor Dining In Defiance Of State Ban

Allegheny County Health Officials Tell Public To ‘Shun’ Businesses That Don’t Comply With COVID Rules

Dept. Of Agriculture Reports On COVID-related Restaurant Enforcement Actions Dec. 7-13

TNS: PA Restaurant Can’t Serve Dinner In Dining Room, Empty Hotel Rooms Are Fair Game

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf’s COVID Restrictions Will Decimate Small Businesses Across The State

Op-Ed: PA’s Restaurant Shutdowns Without Federal Aid Will Leave Thousands More Unemployed

State Agencies Offer Tips To Homeowners Before Federal Mortgage Relief Ends

Report: West Philadelphia Renters Face A Growing Risk Of Displacement

Editorial: Eviction Is The New Year’s Gift That No One Deserves But Millions Could Get

OA: IT Employees Recognized For Telework Transition On Human Services Programs

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Warns 500,000+ In PA Will Lose Unemployment Benefits Dec. 31 If Congress Fails To Extend CARES Act Programs

WHYY: As Pandemic Unemployment Expires, People Downsize, Go Into Debt

COVID Relief Grants Available To Erie County Businesses

Lancaster County Eyes Another $3.2 Million In COVID Aid To Struggling Businesses

Philly Superintendent Predicts With ‘Confidence’ That Public Schools Will Reopen This School Year

Philly Teachers Next For Vaccine, After Health Care Workers, Nursing Home Residents

As Teachers Quarantine, Philly-Area Schools Hunt For Substitutes

Pittsburgh School Board Declines To Raise Taxes, Increasing District Deficit

Depts. Of Education, Health Urge Colleges To Delay Bringing Students Back To Campus In Spring As COVID Cases Spike

State Cautions Colleges About Reopening This Spring Given Soaring COVID Cases

ACLU, Advocates Demand Allegheny County Open Virtual Criminal Court Proceedings To Public, ‘It’s Not Difficult

WESA: Pandemic Has Complicated Funerals, Forcing Some To Find Other Ways To Grieve

Pittsburgh Museums Cope With 2nd Shutdown This Year

Column: As We Contemplate The End Of The Pandemic, Here’s What We Should Keep

Editorial: Congress - Approve COVID Aid Package

National/International

NPR: Congressional Leaders Near Deal On Roughly $900 Billion COVID Relief Bill

AP: Congressional Negotiators Near Agreement On Long-Delayed COVID Aid Bill

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