Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 12.30.20


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

House swearing in day January 5; House Voting Session Days


2020 Was An Ugly Year In Harrisburg, Don’t Expect 2021 To Be Much Better

Katie Meyer: PA Republicans Move To Give Themselves Friendlier Judges, As Critics Warn Of A Dangerously Politicized State Courts

Spotlight PA: Satellite Offices Gave PA Voters More Options To Cast Early Ballots In Person, Were They Worth It?

AP Fact Check: There Were Not More Votes Than Voters In PA As Claimed By PA Republican Lawmakers

Pro-Trump Teen’s Civil Rights Lawsuit Against PA School District Ends With Confidential Deal

Dept. Of Insurance Statement On Passage Of Federal Balanced Billing Protections

Children Of Fallen Harrisburg Firefighter Receive Full College Scholarships

Op-Ed: Free College?  No Way!

Philly Nonprofit Wants Students Reading At Grade Level By Age 8, But Needs Volunteers

Robert Outlaw, Cleared Of Murder, Is Philadelphia’s 17th Exoneree In 3 Years

Luzerne County ‘Kids-For-Cash’ Judge Seeks Release From Federal Prison Claiming COVID Risk

Editorial: Kids-For-Cash Judge Who Showed Little Compassion Has Nerve To Seek It

Editorial: Compassion Rarely On The Docket For Hundreds Of Teenagers In Kids-For-Cash Judge’s Courtroom

Cap-Star: PA Advocates Hail Federal Judge’s Order Halting Trump’s Anti-LGBTQ Executive Order

Editorial: Reform To Cut Legal Aid Costs

Cap-Star: In Philly, Groups Partner To Assist Minority-Owned Businesses In Applying For Federal Funding

5 Things That Must Happen To Save Philly’s Small Businesses

PEMA Urges Pennsylvanians To ‘Resolve To Be Ready’ For Emergencies In 2021

Stories Of The Year: Western PA Became A Focal Point In The Election

National/International

Cap-Star: PA Member Of Congress Dean Says Americans Shouldn’t Get Hit With Fees If COVID Stimulus Paid Thru Debit Cards

Sen. Toomey Votes To Oppose $2,000 Individual Stimulus Relief Checks

Republican PA Congressman Who Wants To Overturn PA Election Results, Take Away Right To Mail-In Voting, Also Votes Against $2,000 Individual COVID Relief Payments

Western PA Republican Congressmen Vote Against $2,000 Individual COVID Relief

Charles Thompson: Republicans Perry, Smucker Oppose $2,000 Individual Stimulus Payments

Op-Ed: What Can Democrats Learn From Trump’s 2020 Performance?

Editorial: Yes, Trump’s A Fighter, But Just For Himself

AP: Federal Judge Calls Trump A ‘Criminal’ Over Pardons

Civil Justice

Longtime Black Activist Feels ‘Sense Of Hope’ Regarding Police Reform In Pittsburgh

Cap-Star: Debate Over Central PA H.S. Native American Team Nicknames Comes Home

Coronavirus

Gov. Wolf Announces Lifting Of Temporary COVID Mitigation Measures On Jan. 4

Dept. Of Health Reports 319 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 8,984 New Cases-- 12.30.20

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

Epidemiologist: Overall PA 2020 Deaths Could End Up 10 to 20% Higher Than Normal

50% Of Westmoreland COVID Cases, Deaths Came In December

COVID Deaths On Rise In NE PA

Over 1,000 New COVID Cases, 41 Deaths Reported In Allegheny County

December Becomes Deadliest Month Of Pandemic In Lancaster County As Death Toll Passes 700

Philly Officials ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Over Falling COVID Case Counts, Fatalities

Pandemic Hits Home For Allegheny Valley Hospital Physician, His Wife

COVID Pandemic Takes Toll On York County’s Medical Workers

Editorial: PA Prisons’ Unreliable COVID Data Hides True Extent Of The Crisis

Despite Slow Federal Rollout, Nursing Homes Optimistic About Distribution

UPMC Begins Vaccinations In Pittsburgh Area Senior Communities

Lehigh Valley Hospitals Will Give Out COVID Vaccines For Free

Chester County Begins Vaccinating Frontline Health Workers In Chester, Delaware Counties

Philly Scientist Behind COVID Vaccine Tech Demoted By UPenn, Yet She Persisted

Editorial: Bus Drivers Are Essential

Lycoming County Commissioner Pushes For More COVID Testing

UPMC: Mild Flu Season In Pittsburgh Area Could See An Uptick In January With COVID

Dept. Of Agriculture Restaurant COVID-Related Enforcement Actions Dec. 21-27

33 More PA Restaurants Statewide Ordered To Close For Violating COVID Restrictions

11 Lancaster County Restaurants Ordered Closed For COVID Violations In Lancaster County

State Closes Crawford County Restaurant For COVID Violations

Dept. Of State Release COVID-Related License Enforcement Actions Dec. 20-27

Already Facing Citations, Luzerne County Gym Chain Again Reopens Despite Shutdown Order

5 Things That Must Happen To Save Philly’s Small Businesses

Destination Carlisle Launches Program To Help Small Businesses, Support Frontline Workers

Lycoming County Essential Workers: ‘We Had A Job To Do, So We Did It

Dept. Of Insurance Statement On Passage Of Federal Balanced Billing Protections

PEMA Urges Pennsylvanians To ‘Resolve To Be Ready’ For Emergencies In 2021

Teachers’ Unions ‘Hypocritical’ To Blame Schools For COVID Violations, Western PA School Solicitor Says

These Companies Suffered Biggest Layoffs Of Year In PA Thanks To COVID

Central PA Cities Make COVID-safe New Year’s Eve Plans

From Pants To Pickles, Here’s What’s Happening To PA’s Weird New Year’s Eve Ball Drops

National/International

AP: Biden Criticizes Pace Of Vaccine Rollout, Vows To Accelerate

AP: U.S. Senate Republicans Block Swift Vote On $2,000 Individual COVID Stimulus Check 

AP: First Reported U.S. Case Of COVID Variant Found In Colorado

AP: 41 Year Old Republican Congressman-Elect From Louisiana Dead From COVID

AP: China Clamps Down In Hidden Hunt For COVID Origins

The Guardian: WHO Warns COVID Pandemic Is ‘Not Necessarily The Big One’

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[Posted: December 30, 2020]

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