Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.29.20


*Senate
swearing in day January 5; Senate Voting Session Days

House swearing in day January 5; House Voting Session Days


Op-Ed: Alleging Voting Fraud Is Easy, Providing Facts Under Oath And The Rule Of Law Was Not Done By The Trump Campaign - Sen. Yaw (R-Lycoming)

Op-Ed: Harrisburg Republicans Are Failing To Keep Pennsylvanians Safe In Their Homes - Reps. Davis, Fiedler

Letter: Sen. Mastriano Is Endangering Our Communities In A Pandemic

Jan Murphy: 21 Ways PA’s Lawmakers Changed Your Life In 2021 And Beyond

How Pandemic Is Imperiling PA’s State-Owned Universities

Op-Ed: Will College Students Rally Against Inferior Remote Teaching?

Mother On Hunger Strike Says She’ll Continue Pressing Duquesne U. For Answers In Son’s Death

PA Education Groups Say Federal Stimulus Deal Just One Step For Schools

Domestic Violence Shelters See An Uptick In Calls, Worry About Dwindling Funding

Court Approves $200 Million Settlement In Scaife Trust Fund Case

AP: Harrisburg U.S. Attorney David Freed Resigning After 3 Years

Wilkes University Study Looks At Patterns Of Racial Segregation, Poverty In NE PA

Cap-Star: Top 10 Most Read Stories Of 2020

Deb Erdley: Voters Saw Presidential Campaign Like No Other In 2020

National/International

Cong. Lamb Things Democrats And Republicans Will Unite Behind Biden’s Version Of ‘America First’

Cong. Smucker Votes Against $2,000 Stimulus Checks, Backs Defense Bill Veto Override

Letter:  Demand An Apology From Cong. Perry For Trying To Invalidate Your Vote

Editorial: Obama’s Ex-Presidency, So Far, Has Diminished Him

Editorial: Trump Frees War Criminals

Civil Justice

Black, Police-Accountability Groups Announce ‘Concrete Commitments’ From Pittsburgh Mayor On Reform

Pittsburgh Police Tout Reform Progress, Warn Of Waning Diversity On Force

Editorial: Pittsburgh Police Leaders Show Serious Commitment To Reforms

Editorial: New Jersey’s Use-Of-Force Reforms Can Guide Police In PA And Beyond

Op-Ed: I’m A Philadelphia Mummer, If Our Culture Doesn’t Change, I’ll Quit

Blair County NAACP Leader Fostered Harmony

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 267 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 8,545 New Cases-- 12.29.20

Dept. Of Health Reports 203 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 8,663 New Cases [2 Days]-- 12.28.20 

PA Tops 15,000 COVID Deaths, 203 New Fatalities Over 2 Days

State Reaches Another Grim Milestone As COVID Deaths Surpass 15,000

York County Coroner: COVID Death Surge Overwhelming Morgue

Allegheny County Attributes Low Number Of New COVID Cases To Limited Testing Over Holiday

COVID Slowing In Bucks, Montgomery Counties

Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For Dec. 18-25

All PA Counties Continue To Show Substantial Spread Of COVID, Positive Test Rate Drops Again

Dept. Of Health Update On COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Dec. 13-19

Expert Opinion: Nurses Are Reaching Their COVID Breaking Point, It Didn’t Have To Be This Way

COVID Is Making Philly ER Physician Burnout Worse Than Ever, Researchers Seek Ways To Help

Gov. Wolf Thanks Congress For COVID Relief Aid, Urges Federal Lawmakers To Provide Further Relief 

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Preparing For Federal COVID Unemployment Extensions

State Says Federal Jobless Aid Could Be Delayed Several Weeks Due To Delay In Signing Federal COVID Relief Bill

Cap-Star: Levine: Nursing Home Vaccinations Underway As Testing, New Cases See Holiday Slump

126 Nursing Facilities Administering COVID Vaccine In PA

With COVID Vaccines Arriving, Life Could Return To ‘Normal’ By Summer… Maybe

Philly Region Healthcare Workers On The COVID Vaccine

COVID Vaccines Arriving At PA Nursing Homes

Vaccinations Begin At PA Nursing Homes As COVID Mitigation Efforts Remain In Place

Residents, Staff In Troubled Westmoreland Nursing Home Start Receiving Vaccine

Domestic Violence Shelters See An Uptick In Calls, Worry About Dwindling Funding

Grassroots Initiative Evolves Thru Pandemic To Help Centre County Families

State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 16 NOVs, 21 Warnings For COVID Violations

Some Allegheny County Restaurants Continue To Defy Gov. Wolf’s COVID Restrictions

PA Business Owners’ Fund Helps 1,000 Entrepreneurs Cut Off From Government Aid

Editorial: Helping Restaurants And The Needy

Editorial: Wolf’s Fund To Help Businesses Welcome, But Too Little Too Late

Op-Ed: Harrisburg Republicans Are Failing To Keep Pennsylvanians Safe In Their Homes - Reps. Davis, Fiedler

Dept. Of Corrections Recognizes Staff For Adapting To COVID Restrictions

PA Education Groups Say Federal Stimulus Deal Just One Step For Schools

The List: Pittsburgh-Area School Districts Extend Remote Learning Due To COVID

How Pandemic Is Imperiling PA’s State-Owned Universities

Op-Ed: Will College Students Rally Against Inferior Remote Teaching?

Editorial: NE PA Colleges, Universities Performing Well Amid Pandemic

York County  District Court Temporarily Closed Due To COVID

Elder Law Guys: The 12 COVID Elder Law Days Of Christmas

How To Watch ArtsQuest’s PeepsFest Chick Drop On New Year’s Eve Safely At Home

Lackawanna County Details Use Of Millions In Federal COVID Relief Funds

Pittsburgh Penguins Defend Accepting $4.8 Million In Federal COVID Aid

Top Stories Of 2020: COVID And The State Shutdown

Year In Review: From A Pandemic, To Police Shootings, To Protests, Philadelphia Needs To Adjust

We’re Tired Of 2020, But Some Find Energy In Having A Sense Of Purpose

Lehigh Valley’s 2020 Sports In Review: COVID Pandemic Leaves Indelible Mark

National/International

AP: Trump Reluctantly Signs COVID Aid Bill, Sparks Fresh Fight Among Republicans

WHYY: What To Know About The New Federal Stimulus In PA

AP: Fate Of Trump’s $2,000 Checks Now Rests With Republican-Led U.S. Senate

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[Posted: December 29, 2020]

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