Thursday, December 24, 2020

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.24.20


Senate
swearing in day January 5

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


John Baer: PA’s Political Highlights And (Far More) Lowlights From 2020, A Year Like No Other

Spotlight PA: Thousands Of Ballots Will Be Audited As Part Of PA’s Post-Election Review

Paul Muschick: How A Republican Woman Who Had Been Dead 12 Years Was Able To Vote For Trump In PA

Spotlight PA: As He Seeks To Overturn PA’s Election Results, Trump Invites Republican PA Senators To White House Lunch

Jan Murphy: PA Senators Head To White House For Pre-Holiday Lunch With Trump

AP: White House Invites PA Republican Lawmakers To Lunch

What To Know Before Visiting Someone Who’s Recovered From COVID

Editorial: Republican Congressmen Meuser, Keller Should State Their Intentions On Whether They Plan Challenge To PA Election Results

PA Election Lawsuit Over Mail-In Ballots Could Overturn PA Senate Race, Not The Presidency

Politics PA: Pennsylvania’s Bellwether Election County Is Northampton

Wolf Awards $10 Million For Erie’s Community College

State Treasurer Announces Major System Upgrades To Process Unclaimed Property

Why Changing The Gun Culture In Harrisburg Won’t Come From A Quick Fix

Op-Ed: New Court System Needed For People With Intellectual Disabilities Who Get Into Trouble

Dauphin County Director of Corrections Reinstated Following Investigation

National/International

Lehigh Valley LGBT Group Gets Win vs. Trump In Fight Over Diversity Training

AP: Trump Vetoes Defense Funding Bill, Setting Up Possible Override Vote

AP: New Round Of Trump Clemency Benefits Manafort, Other Allies

AP: In Final Weeks, Trump Keeps Sowing Chaos, Hamstringing Republicans

The Guardian: America Braced For Final Month Of Madness As Trump Show Nears Its End

Civil Justice

Review Finds Philly Police Simply Not Prepared For George Floyd Protests

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 276 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,230 New Cases [ Next Reports Dec. 26, 28]-- 12.24.20

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Urges Claimants To Apply For Lost Wages Assistance By Dec. 25 Cutoff

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

830 Of 9,600 New COVID Cases Reported In Allegheny County

Despite Declining Cases, Vaccine, Allegheny County Has ‘More Difficult Months Ahead’

Loss And Hope: Erie’s Long Fight Against COVID

Luzerne County’s COVID Cases Increase By More Than 300

Bucks County Sees COVID Cases Slow, Deaths Rise

As Elderly Greensburg Couple Battles COVID In Hospital, Family Asks Public To Be Smart

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]

Wolf Directs $145 Million To Aid Businesses Hurt By Pandemic [But General Assembly Must Act]

Jan Murphy: Employers Worry Wolf’s $145M Relief Plan Could Cause More Problems Than It Solves

Wolf Wants To Make $145M Available As Grants For COVID-Ravaged Businesses

House Republican Leader Kerry Benninghoff Responds To Wolf’s Business Assistance Announcement

Federal Judge Refuses To Block Wolf’s COVID Ban On Indoor Dining

PA Shuts Down 40 Restaurants, Including In Lehigh Valley, Where Defiant Owners Refused To Follow Closure Order

4 Allegheny County Restaurants Defy Orders To Close For Violating COVID Restrictions

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Releases COVID Enforcement Actions Dec. 14-18

Growing Number Of Businesses Defying Governor’s COVID Mandate In NE

NE PA Restaurants Join Suit To Overturn Indoor Dining Ban

Centre County Restaurant Owners Struggle With Latest COVID Restrictions

After Being Ordered To Close For COVID Violations, Bellefonte Eatery Remains Defiant

Philadelphia Can Refuse To Issue Parade Permits During A Pandemic, Federal Judge Rules

Op-Ed: Wolf’s Latest Mitigation Orders Further Cripples Struggling Industries - PA Chamber

PA Nursing Homes Prepare For COVID Vaccinations Starting Monday In Some Areas

Erie Nursing Home To Receive COVID Vaccine

PA Has Yet To Announce Which Essential Workers Will Get COVID Vaccine First

Op-Ed: The Hope Brought By COVID Vaccine Is Bittersweet For Those Of Us Already Grieving

Dept. Of Health Week 4 Regional Testing Schedule Across The State

Dept Of Health To Open More Pop-Up COVID Testing Locations

More Than 2,000 Tested At Mohegan Sun Pocono Site In Luzerne County

Editorial: Never Too Late For COVID Investigation Tools

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

PA Prisons Have Relatively Low Cases, But Are Still COVID Hotbeds

Lycoming County Coroner Fighting For Clarity In State’s COVID Statistics

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

Evictions, Food Lines, Students Living In A Car: PA Still Struggling In COVID Economy

PA Housing Finance Agency Final Report On Federal CARES Rent Relief Program - 46,282 Renters Applied, 16,515 Got Assistance

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott Gives $11.5 Million To Lehigh Valley, Berks County Nonprofit Agencies

Cap-Star: How Pandemic Impacted Already Declining Church Attendance

National/International

Post: Dr. Fauci’s Christmas Eve: Turning 80 And Fighting The Pandemic

Bloomberg: House Republicans Poised To Block Pelosi’s Bide For $2,000 Relief Checks

AP: Federal COVID Relief Bill Morphs Into Test Of Republican Loyalty To Trump

Editorial: At Long Last, COVID Aid Package A Nice Surprise [If Trump Signs It]

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