Legislatura
Pennsylvania residents prepare for the statewide eviction moratorium to end Monday
https://www.inquirer.com/real-estate/housing/eviction-moratorium-foreclosure-pennsylvania-pandemic-philadelphia-20200831.html
Looming ‘deluge’ of evictions threatens thousands of Pa. families as school begins
https://www.witf.org/2020/08/31/looming-deluge-of-evictions-threatens-thousands-of-pa-families-as-school-begins/
Most Berks County legislators say they are not on board with call to legalize recreational marijuana
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/most-berks-county-legislators-say-they-are-not-on-board-with-call-to-legalize-recreational/article_95288bea-e95a-11ea-b3ca-63b099590aa1.html
Some local state representatives agree with legalized marijuana, caution against being ‘hasty’
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coronavirus/some-local-state-representatives-agree-with-legalized-marijuana-caution-against-being-hasty/article_51dd6911-f610-56e7-aae3-cea29d98e01d.html
Sen. Dinniman: Story of service dog highlights need to end puppy mills
https://www.pottsmerc.com/news/sen-dinniman-story-of-service-dog-highlights-need-to-end-puppy-mills/article_3e27eb9d-7401-5240-8b36-44a0dad84286.html
‘You’ve got to do something’: Pa. rehabs buckle, begin to close under covid-19 strain
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/youve-got-to-do-something-pa-rehabs-buckle-begin-to-close-under-covid-19-strain/
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Pennsylvanians to get $300 unemployment insurance add-on in disaster relief funding
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2020/08/25/pennsylvanians-get-300-week-unemployment-supplement/3435352001/
South Western School District closes temporarily after multiple cases of COVID-19 confirmed
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/coronavirus/2020/08/31/south-western-school-district-closes-temporarily-after-multiple-cases-covid-19-confirmed/5677710002/
Pennsylvania reports 670 new coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-reports-670-new-coronavirus-cases-2-new-deaths/
153 new COVID-19 cases reported in Western Pa.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/08/30/covid-19-coronavirus-allegheny-county-western-pennsylvania-cases-deaths-data-pandemic-50/stories/202008300152
Allegheny County announces 99 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-county-announces-99-new-coronavirus-cases-no-new-deaths/
Westmoreland County adds 7 new coronavirus cases
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-county-adds-7-new-coronavirus-cases-3/
Three new COVID-19 cases reported in Luzerne County on Sunday
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/coronavirus/three-new-covid-19-cases-reported-in-luzerne-county-on-sunday/article_070091ad-29d0-55fd-8db8-1bba8eff102c.html
Lackawanna County COVID-19 cases rise, but not as dramatically
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coronavirus/lackawanna-county-covid-19-cases-rise-but-not-as-dramatically/article_2b4fa9a4-277d-5871-ba33-4872d0f12dc2.html
China forcing COVID-19 medication, lockdown in Xinjiang region
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2020/08/31/China-forcing-COVID-19-medication-lockdown-in-Xinjiang-region/stories/202008310054
Empresas
Instacart shoppers say they face unforgiving metrics: ‘It’s a very easy job to lose’
https://www.inquirer.com/business/instacart-metrics-groceries-time-pressure-bathroom-breaks-jobs-20200831.html
Delito/Castigo
Highway ‘stop-and-frisk’: How Pennsylvania state troopers conduct illegal traffic searches
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-state-police-drug-seizures-20200831-am2tochcajdodp7mtl3ntjqa6u-story.html
Educación
As school starts, some Pa. districts grapple with teacher shortages due to coronavirus
https://www.pennlive.com/life/2020/08/as-school-starts-some-pa-districts-grapple-with-teacher-shortages-due-to-coronavirus.html
Teacher shortages affecting some Pittsburgh-area districts
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2020/08/31/western-pennsylvania-beaver-pittsburgh-Teacher-shortages-school-districts-problem-substitutes/stories/202008280111
Scranton School District seeks dismissal of asbestos lawsuit
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-school-district-seeks-dismissal-of-asbestos-lawsuit/article_6b5a876a-6723-588f-b2d4-f639df03ee78.html
One year after passage, progress on Scranton School District recovery plan continues
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/education/one-year-after-passage-progress-on-scranton-school-district-recovery-plan-continues/article_54c18d48-43e4-5d4a-9ff7-aa5d41dd6601.html
Pandemic challenges for marching bands go beyond the football field
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2020/08/31/wpial-piaa-football-marching-bands-allegheny-county-restrictions-covid/stories/202008280117
School districts may sue Delaware County over residential reassessments
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/school-districts-may-sue-delaware-county-over-residential-reassessments/article_08c3ec2a-e960-11ea-89fc-27bfe22e341a.html
Put parents in stands
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/08/31/Put-parents-in-stands/stories/202008260078
How Haverford, Swarthmore, and other small college campuses hope to fend off the coronavirus
https://www.inquirer.com/education/haverford-swarthmore-coronavirus-reopening-close-campus-20200831.html
Elecciones/Política
Biden to make surprise stop in southwestern Pa. on Monday
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/08/30/Joe-Biden-southwestern-Pennsylvania-visit-Monday-8-31-20-Democratic-presidential/stories/202008300172
Jill Biden launches ‘back to school’ tour as Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Lara Trump all come to Pa.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/joe-biden-jill-biden-mike-pence-lara-trump-pennsylvania-20200831.html
Pa. implements OmniBallot tool for blind voters in November election
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/state-implements-omniballot-tool-for-blind-voters-in-november-election/
POLL: Two months out, Pa. voters ‘very interested’ in 2020 elections | The Numbers Racket
https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/poll-two-months-out-pa-voters-very-interested-in-2020-elections-the-numbers-racket/
Juegos
Family ties bind bank behind $50M taxpayer-backed coronavirus loan to Poconos casino
https://www.inquirer.com/business/main-street-loan-insider-denaples-mount-airy-federal-reserve-coronavirus-20200831.html
Noticias locales
Keystone Mission tries again to open a homeless shelter in Scranton
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/keystone-mission-tries-again-to-open-a-homeless-shelter-in-scranton/article_a356bece-5d4a-5c10-bf70-af71c21cfbda.html
Luzerne County sells surplus vehicles
https://www.timesleader.com/news/799347/luzerne-county-sells-surplus-vehicles
Enough is enough, rally-goers say
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/enough-is-enough-rally-goers-say/article_5129b8f1-c539-525e-bd4f-4f833c06dc12.html
Will drastic measures solve Chester’s financial woes?
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/will-drastic-measures-solve-chesters-financial-woes/article_12e49ae4-e972-11ea-96d3-db95695620b6.html
Noticias nacionales
Protester killed in Portland as mayor, Trump trade blame
https://www.timesleader.com/news/799450/protester-killed-in-portland-as-mayor-trump-trade-blame
Connecticut’s minimum wage rising to $12, a boost to workers but cost to businesses amid pandemic
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/08/connecticuts-minimum-wage-rising-to-12-a-boost-to-workers-but-cost-to-businesses-amid-pandemic.html
Filadelfia
Philly’s homicide toll reached 300 this weekend, the highest it’s been at the end of August in at least 13 years
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/philadelphia-shootings-homicides-300-ongoing-gun-violence-20200830.html
Slain officer’s sister on his mural’s defacement: ‘It just adds more of a divide’
https://www.inquirer.com/crime/philadelphia-police-sgt-robert-wilson-mural-vandalized-20200830.html
Hilco can do better for the refinery community | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/philly-refinery-hilco-tax-break-rejection-sixers-subsidies-20200831.html
Philly youth rally, cry for peace in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/philly-youth-rally-cry-for-peace-in-neighborhoods-plagued-by-gun-violence/article_c6701cba-b4d8-52a7-af60-c554946dcd97.html
Pitt
Remote court hearings could be a trend with foreclosure cases
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/08/31/allegheny-county-Foreclosures-mortgages-housing-cases-resolved-remote-court-hearings-covid-19/stories/202008280024
19-year-old wounded in overnight shooting in Brighton Heights
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2020/08/31/19-year-old-wounded-shooting-pittsburgh-Brighton-Heights/stories/202008310062
PBT’s new artistic director brings big dreams, open mind to dance in a pandemic
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2020/08/31/Pittsburgh-Ballet-Theatre-Susan-Jaffe-COVID-19-open-air-dance-performances/stories/202008310001
Noticias del Estado
Spotted lanternfly reports surge statewide with confirmed cases in Allegheny County
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/spotted-lanternfly-in-swissvale-avalon-and-pittsburgh-147-surge-in-reports-statewide/
Millions of young men toiled in FDR’s ’tree army’ to help end the Great Depression. Could it work again?
https://www.inquirer.com/news/civilian-conservation-corps-new-deal-fdr-pennsylvania-state-parks-camping-20200831.html
Rare catch: Wild brown trout discovered in Roaring Run in Armstrong County
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/rare-catch-wild-brown-trout-discovered-in-roaring-run-in-armstrong-county/
Two die in separate crashes involving UTVs
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/two-die-in-separate-crashes-involving-utvs/article_0d7df9fa-d253-515b-aeb5-ef9227078467.html
Former Berks teen in ICE detention awaiting deportation back to country where he witnessed father’s murder
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/former-berks-teen-in-ice-detention-awaiting-deportation-back-to-country-where-he-witnessed-fathers/article_c12a2970-e7c4-11ea-b6b6-bb9a33f47b2d.html
Ride for Freedom throughout Berks honors Pennsylvania’s POWs and MIAs
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/ride-for-freedom-throughout-berks-honors-pennsylvanias-pows-and-mias/article_8e298328-eafc-11ea-af7b-33fffd35077e.html
Transporte
Southwestern Pennsylvania Commission grants help fund 16 transit projects worth $110 million
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2020/08/31/Southwestern-Pennsylvania-Commission-transportation-projects-grant-funds-10-county-region/stories/202008300159
Luzerne County adds another bridge repair to capital plan
https://www.timesleader.com/news/799355/luzerne-county-adds-another-bridge-repair-to-capital-plan