Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.1.20


Senate
returns to session January 1

House returns to session January 1


TODAY Live Event 2:00: Gov. Wolf, Testing Director Michael Huff make announcement on COVID testing.  Watch Live::  https://www.governor.pa.gov/live/facebook.com/governorwolf/ , https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/


Jan Murphy: PA Senate Republicans Silent On Report Of Sen. Mastriano’s Positive COVID Test

Jan Murphy: Second PA Republican Senator- Judy Ward-- Tests Positive For COVID

Cap-Star: Senate Republicans Silent As Another Senator- Judy Ward-- Tests Positive For COVID

State Legislators Make Mask- Wearing Partisan Despite PA Senator Testing Positive For COVID

Statehouse Republicans Cling To Baseless Election Claims As Lawmaking, Legal Chances Fade

Deb Erdley: PA Republican Lawmakers Continue Election Attacks 

Stephen Caruso: Trump Supporters Make Last Pitch For PA Republicans To Block Election Results

Attorney: U.S. Supreme Court Asked To Hear Challenge To All PA’s Mail-In Ballots

Republican Rep. Jim Gregory (Blair) To Introduce Bill Repealing Expansion Of Mail-In Voting In PA

Lawsuit By Republican Erie Cong. Kelly Set Out To ‘Play A Dangerous Game’ At Voters’ Expense

Cap-Star: Republican State Senate Candidate Continues to Say Certain Mail-In Ballots Shouldn’t Be Counted, Even After Courts Disagree

Westmoreland Certifies More Nov. 3 Ballots, But Not 344 Undated Mail-In Ballots

PA Secretary Of State Urges U.S. Supreme Court To Reject Trump Campaign Challenge To Election Results As Moot

Gov. Wolf Vetoes COVID Business, School, Medical Providers Liability Protection Bill

Independent Fiscal Office Reports November State Revenues $90.9 Million Above Its Estimates [PaCN]

Dept. Of Revenue Reports Collecting $2.3 Billion In November [PaCN]

Ford Turner: Republicans Say Wolf Commits To Keep PennDOT Projects Going; Spokesman Stopped Short Of A Guarantee

Fmr Rep. Brown Found Guilty In Bribery Cases Loses Appeal Of Her Convictions

Gun Rights Coalition, Allegheny County Residents Sue Over Shutdown Of County’s Firearms Division

Controversial Luzerne County ‘Watch’ Gun Group Resumes Recruiting

Philly’s Gun Violence Keeps Surging With A Triple Shooting, Killing Of Would-Be Robber At Chicken Takeout

Editorial: Guns Missing From Philly’s Sheriff’s Office Yet Another Reason To Eliminate The Office

PA Court’s Advisory Council On Elder Justice Urges Enhanced Protections For Older People During COVID Pandemic

State Says 11,000 People Are Receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance That Shouldn’t Be

Crowdfunding Campaigns Becoming Backup Plan For Medical Emergencies

Higher-Than-Expected Death Rates At Central PA Hospitals Highlighted In Report

Controversial Tax Abatement Bill Pits Philly Building Trades Unions Against Concerns For Immigrant Workers

Editorial: Invest In Pittsburgh Innovation: Transit, Flood Protection, Trails, Economic Development

Fmr Allentown Attorney Sentenced To Over 6 Years In $2.7 Million Ponzi Scheme

Philly’s Hunger Relief Group Philabundance Lost Nearly $1 Million In Cyberattack

Cap-Star: Report: The Most And Least Equitable Schools In PA

Op-Ed: Penn’s $100 Million To Philly Schools Is No Permanent Substitute For In-Lieu Of Tax Payments

Dauphin County To Hold First-Ever Online Auction Of Tax Delinquent Properties

National/International

Biden Helps Democrats  Rebound A Bit In Southwest PA, But Dems Continue To Take Hits Down-Ballot

Thousands Became Activists In 2020, PA Organizers Say They Expect A Dip In Participation And That’s OK

PA Refugee Resettlement Agencies Welcome A New Presidential Agenda

Civil Justice

’Don’t Make Any Sudden Moves’: Philly Residents Share Experiences With Police In Hopes For Change

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 180 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,676 New Cases-- 12.1.20

Paul Muschick: How Did A PA State Senator With COVID Get To Meet With The President?

The Hill: Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Group Unveils $908 Billion COVID Aid Proposal

Dept. Of Health Reports 107 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 9,797 New Cases [2 Days]-- 11.30.20 

Stephen Caruso: PA Hits Hospitalization Record As COVID Cases Continue To Climb

All But 1 PA County Now Seeing ‘Substantial’ Spread Of COVID, Officials Say

Dr. Levine: PA Has Reached ‘Concerning Milestone’ In COVID Pandemic

Officials Warn Public Not To Travel In December, With Rising Hospitalizations, COVID Cases

Ford Turner: PA Hospitals, Intensive Care Units ‘Strained” By Rising COVID Cases

PA National Guard Providing COVID Assistance To Rehab Center In Westmoreland

Wyoming County Nursing Home Battling Surge In COVID Cases, Deaths

2 Luzerne County Nursing Homes See Large COVID Outbreaks

COVID Deaths Increasing In Lancaster County, Spreading More Broadly Beyond Nursing Homes

Jan Murphy: PA Senate Republicans Silent On Report Of Sen. Mastriano’s Positive COVID Test

Jan Murphy: Second PA Republican Senator- Kim Ward-- Tests Positive For COVID

State Legislators Make Mask- Wearing Partisan Despite PA Senator Testing Positive For COVID

Gov. Wolf Releases COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For Nov. 20-26

Dept. of Health Update On COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts Nov. 15-21

Pennsylvanians Age 13 And Older Can Download COVID Alert App

AP: PA Expands COVID App To School-Age Phone Users

PA’s COVID App Tops 600,000 Downloads So Far

WESA: With A Limited User Base, How Effective Are Contact Tracing Apps?

PA Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine In Its Schools [New Vaccines Have Not Been Proven Safe For Children]

Luzerne County School District Cancels In-Person Classes Tuesday Due To New COVID Cases

580+ COVID Cases Reported At Lancaster County Schools

Central PA School Districts Postpone Winter Sports

Temple Football Coach: ‘We Have Dealt With COVID And Quite Frankly COVID Won’

COVID ‘Long-Hauler’ Enjoying Life After COVID, But Finds It A Long, Strange Trip

Bucks County Hospital Nurses To Resume Negotiations

Op-Ed: Many Adult Day Service Centers Will Close Without State Funding For Virtual Programs

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 10 NOVs, 22 Warnings For COVID Violations

3 Nightclubs Shut Down By Allegheny Health Dept. For COVID Violations

Luzerne County Buildings Reopened To Public, Strict COVID Measures In Place

Gov. Wolf Vetoes COVID Business, School, Medical Providers Liability Protection Bill

AP: Wolf Vetoes Republican-Backed Bill On Limiting COVID Liability

PA COVID-Related Rent Relief Program Ends With Millions In Assistance Unspent

Philadelphia Prioritizes Renters In Latest Spending Plan For Federal COVID Aid

State Says 11,000 People Are Receiving Pandemic Unemployment Assistance That Shouldn’t Be

‘I Feel Stuck” Philadelphians Struggle With The Effects Of Unemployment On Mental Health

Vaccine News Could Stir Slumbering Pittsburgh Office Market

City Of Harrisburg Offering COVID-Impacted Small Business Help To Get Businesses Thru Winter

Op-Ed: Without Advocates In Philly City Hall, Small Businesses Unfairly Expected To White-Knuckle It

Editorial: Time For Compromise On Federal COVID Aid In Congress

Editorial: Small Window On Congressional Stimulus Deal

Williamsport Editorial: Trump Should Seize Opportunity To Provide New Round Of COVID Relief

PA Court’s Advisory Council On Elder Justice Urges Enhanced Protections For Older People During COVID Pandemic

AP: Ravens - Steelers Game Rescheduled Again To Wednesday Due To COVID

National/International

West Virginia Hospitals To Trim Elective Surgeries As COVID Cases Soar

AP: Moderna Asking U.S., European Regulators To OK COVID Shots

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