Elecciones/Política
Pa. Democrats enter the homestretch fearing the Supreme Court will throw out votes
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballot-deadline-supreme-court-trump-biden-20201029.html
Gov. Wolf: Pennsylvania prepared for Nov. 3 election
https://triblive.com/local/regional/gov-wolf-pennsylvania-prepared-for-nov-3-election/
Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf says state prepared for election-related civil unrest; says Trump ‘mistaken’ about Wolf counting votes
https://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-elections-wolf-civil-unrest-20201029-vvpypf646zg7zgcv4hbsoyw4wy-story.html
Drop off mail ballots ASAP, governor and state election head urge
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807976/drop-off-mail-ballots-asap-governor-and-state-election-head-urge
Pa. election officials to count late-arriving ballots but keep results separate in event of legal challenge
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/pa-election-officials-to-count-late-arriving-ballots-but-keep-results-separate-in-event-of-legal-challenge.html
Campaign committees raise record $35.4 million to spend on Pa. Legislature in 2020 election
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/campaign-committees-spend-record-35-4-million-on-pa-legislature-ahead-of-2020-election/
Women in Pennsylvania are being courted for their votes. What has changed since the last presidential election?
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/30/Women-Pennsylvania-Trump-Biden-election-2016-2020-Mercer-County/stories/202010290101
Biden Campaign touts ‘a tax policy that respects Pennsylvania’
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807980/biden-campaign-touts-a-tax-policy-that-respects-pennsylvania
Biden returns to Iowa; Trump plays defense in Michigan, Wis.
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/10/30/Biden-campaigning-election-Iowa-Trump-Michigan-Wisconsin/stories/202010300116
Some see Trump as a ‘protector.’ Others have ‘had enough.’ Military voters in Pa. are deeply divided.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-military-veterans-voters-trump-biden-20201030.html
Unrest in Philadelphia after police kill a Black man roils the presidential campaign
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2020/10/29/Unrest-in-Philadelphia-after-police-kill-a-Black-man-roils-the-presidential-campaign/stories/202010290155
Trump threatened to withhold aid from Pa. as the coronavirus surges. Here’s what you need to know.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/spl/pa-tom-wolf-donald-trump-funding-coronavirus-20201030.html
Dinner at the Bidens: In Delaware, they all know Joe Biden up close
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/joe-biden-delaware-beau-jill-20201030.html
Trump rallies keep packing in thousands despite COVID-19: ‘We need to step back into normality,’ one attendee said
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2020/10/trump-rallies-keep-packing-in-thousands-despite-covid-19-we-need-to-step-back-into-normality-one-attendee-said.html
Ivanka Trump lauds father, blasts Biden as ’empty vessel’ during Wayne County campaign stop
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/ivanka-trump-lauds-father-blasts-biden-as-empty-vessel-during-wayne-county-campaign-stop/article_99714816-f72f-54f9-bb70-ae5de0cfd90d.html
Some Pa. voters still haven’t received their mail ballots yet — and they’re getting nervous
https://www.inquirer.com/news/voters-waiting-for-pennsylvania-mail-ballot-delays-trump-biden-20201029.html
Westmoreland elections officials: ‘Number of residents’ have not received mail-in, absentee ballots
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-elections-officials-number-of-residents-have-not-received-mail-in-absentee-ballots/
Map: How Pa. counties plan to count 3.1 million mail-in ballots
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/map-how-pa-counties-plan-to-count-3-1-million-mail-ballots/
Voters are doing their job, despite GOP efforts to interfere in the process | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/pennsylvania-voting-mail-ballot-counting-trump-campaign-voter-suppression-20201030.html
Both parties training poll watchers for election day, and beyond
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/election/both-parties-training-poll-watchers-for-election-day-and-beyond/article_b4862c91-35a9-58b1-b41e-2be638d6d4e1.html
Council committee kicks off inquiry into county elections
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/election/council-committee-kicks-off-inquiry-into-county-elections/article_42893297-7efa-5f7b-ad05-c4333c4c914c.html
In the coronavirus pandemic, absentee ballots replace polls for nursing home residents
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/elections/in-the-coronavirus-pandemic-absentee-ballots-replace-polls-for-nursing-home-residents/article_e11780b0-155b-11eb-b926-b3f108e58095.html
Almost 150,000 eligible to vote in Lackawanna County on Tuesday
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/almost-150-000-eligible-to-vote-in-lackawanna-county-on-tuesday/article_6e2574aa-e4a6-5df1-aa92-962cd9921aac.html
Some counties to delay counting mail-in ballots
https://www.witf.org/2020/10/29/some-counties-to-delay-counting-mail-in-ballots/
Return ballots to ensure full count
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/editorial/return-ballots-to-ensure-full-count/article_86992bbb-8a57-5cce-9893-83a8b31629f7.html
‘We’ve seen more litigation than ever before;’ Pa. election coalition expects legal challenges through election day
https://www.penncapital-star.com/election-2020/weve-seen-more-litigation-than-ever-before-pa-election-coalition-expects-legal-challenges-through-election-day/
Berks County gets $470,929 election grant from national nonprofit
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/berks-county-gets-470-929-election-grant-from-national-nonprofit/article_f8032bd0-19fc-11eb-9a61-c7ae93a0970e.html
Last minute opportunities for Biden and Trump in Pa. | John Baer
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/last-minute-opportunities-for-biden-and-trump-in-pa-john-baer.html
Vogel to face Krizan in 47th Senatorial District race
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/10/30/vogel-faces-krizan-47th-race/6070225002/
Pa. Rep. Greg Rothman faces challenger Nicole Miller in 87th House District
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/pa-rep-greg-rothman-faces-challenger-nicole-miller-in-87th-house-district.html
Kail faces off against union worker Williams to represent 15th District
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/2020/10/30/kail-faces-off-against-unionworker-williams-represent-15th-district/6069334002/
Who’s running for Pa. House in the Lehigh Valley
https://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-pa-house-lehigh-valley-races-20201029-7r4tjyjaevcyba7mupt2sn3c4y-list.html
Pa. state treasurer faces three challengers seeking his job
https://www.pennlive.com/elections/2020/10/pa-state-treasurer-faces-three-challengers-seeking-his-job.html
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Pa. won’t bring back the yellow and red shutdown phases yet, but warns against holiday gatherings
https://www.inquirer.com/news/coronavirus-covid-19-pa-nj-fall-surge-restrictions-hospitalization-deaths-levine-philly-20201029.html
Home for the holidays: Pa. health secretary urges that gatherings be limited to immediate family
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/home-for-the-holidays-pa-health-secretary-wants-gatherings-limited-to-immediate-family-only/
COVID-19 Update: Pa. reports 2,200 new cases
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2020/10/29/COVID-19-Update-Allegheny-County-pittsburgh-pennsylvania-data-cases-deaths-1/stories/202010290140
Pennsylvania reports more than 2,200 new coronavirus cases, 44 deaths
https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-reports-more-than-2200-new-coronavirus-cases-44-deaths/
With medical stockpile, Pa. says it’s prepared for ‘full resurgence’ of coronavirus
https://www.buckscountycouriertimes.com/story/news/2020/10/28/pennsylvania-stockpiles-ppe-expecting-full-resurgence-coronavirus/3683206001/
State’s reporting week ends with the fall surge in full swing in Berks County and across Pa.
https://www.readingeagle.com/coronavirus/states-reporting-week-ends-with-the-fall-surge-in-full-swing-in-berks-county-and/article_f38c4a24-1960-11eb-aa95-5707c34bf5f0.html
Allegheny County posts 149 new coronavirus cases, 2 deaths
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny-county-posts-149-new-coronavirus-cases-2-deaths/
Westmoreland County reports 6 new coronavirus deaths, 74 new cases
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-county-reports-6-new-coronavirus-deaths-74-new-cases/
75 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death reported in county on Thursday
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/coronavirus/75-new-covid-19-cases-1-death-reported-in-county-on-thursday/article_eb29f010-7ccb-5bb7-ae46-830944f6be1c.html
Pennsylvania sees highest single-day COVID-19 death toll since June
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coronavirus/pennsylvania-sees-highest-single-day-covid-19-death-toll-since-june/article_875a980c-fd72-5499-ae38-da15cae0d790.html
COVID-19 cases on the rise in Delaware County
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/coronavirus/covid-19-cases-on-the-rise-in-delaware-county/article_da655520-192b-11eb-bfce-234f73b6f954.html
North Huntingdon nursing home posts highest covid-19 cases among private operators in Westmoreland County
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/north-huntingdon-nursing-home-posts-highest-covid-19-cases-among-private-operators-in-westmoreland-county/
3rd Deer Lakes staff member tests positive for covid-19
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/3rd-deer-lakes-staff-member-tests-positive-for-covid-19/
Pennsylvania House candidate Manny Guzman tests positive for coronavirus
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/elections/pennsylvania-house-candidate-manny-guzman-tests-positive-for-coronavirus/article_dc2b5f7c-1a06-11eb-a42c-037723b9de85.html
As coronavirus cases increase, Montgomery County officials urge residents to avoid indoor Halloween parties
https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/news/region/as-coronavirus-cases-increase-montgomery-county-officials-urge-residents-to-avoid-indoor-halloween-parties/article_b77aac88-7e1b-52f7-a97c-886f0edcbd16.html
Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence tests positive for COVID-19
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2020/10/29/Clemson-QB-Trevor-Lawrence-tests-positive-for-COVID-19/stories/202010290194
U.S. coronavirus cases surpass 9 million; daily total sets record
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2020/10/29/U-S-coronavirus-cases-surpass-9-million-daily-total-sets-record/stories/202010290195
Legislatura
Poor internet service a deterrent to rural living, survey finds
https://www.inquirer.com/news/internet-service-rural-pennsylvania-real-estate-covid-pandemic-20201029.html
‘Major concern’ that Pa. food service, lodging, travel jobs lost during coronavirus aren’t coming back
https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-virus-pennsylvania-economy-20201029-ldtrv53iivcvbmei5hzo2kvlhe-story.html
Legislature, Wolf failed to do their jobs
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/10/30/Legislature-Wolf-failed-to-do-their-jobs/stories/202010300025
Taxing skill games can help Pa. budget and small businesses [opinion] https://lancasteronline.com/opinion/columnists/taxing-skill-games-can-help-pa-budget-and-small-businesses-opinion/article_ff0c6dac-17bc-11eb-947b-c3f4ac5b8c04.html
Empresas
Walmart pulls guns off shelves as precaution ahead of election
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2020/10/30/Walmart-pulls-guns-off-shelves-precaution-ahead-of-election/stories/202010300115
UPS hiring 840 seasonal workers in New Stanton, Pittsburgh
https://triblive.com/local/regional/ups-hiring-840-seasonal-workers-in-new-stanton-pittsburgh/
New brewery opening in Mountain Top
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/business/new-brewery-opening-in-mountain-top/article_39f009c7-dabf-5837-8aa5-2544a90e8bbc.html
Freshpet opens $100 million Lehigh Valley expansion. Now it needs 125 more workers
https://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-pet-food-company-freshpet-opens-lehigh-valley-expansion-20201029-fjhr7mb7fzdhpi2migjhxf5l4i-story.html
Delito/Castigo
Man who assaulted New Kensington hockey referee gets probation, anger management
https://triblive.com/local/valley-news-dispatch/man-who-assaulted-new-kensington-hockey-ref-gets-probation-anger-management/
Educación
Moon Area High School, middle school closed until Nov. 5 due to covid-19 cases
https://triblive.com/local/moon-area-high-school-middle-school-closed-until-nov-5-due-to-covid-19-cases/
Reading School District sticking with remote classes, sports still suspended
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/reading-school-district-sticking-with-remote-classes-sports-still-suspended/article_442a9640-198c-11eb-9114-c35546be9e3b.html
Lessons learned: Pandemic changes ways teachers handle classrooms
https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/education/2020/10/30/lessons-learned-pandemic-changes-ways-teachers-handle-classrooms/6074752002/
Sanidad
Trump doled out billions to drugmakers and hospitals with few strings attached
https://triblive.com/news/politics-election/trump-doled-out-billions-to-drugmakers-and-hospitals-with-few-strings-attached/
Noticias locales
Cognetti announces tax-policy working group to improve Scranton’s tax structure
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/cognetti-announces-tax-policy-working-group-to-improve-scrantons-tax-structure/article_6e0f7966-fead-59c4-97c8-fbc465a305aa.html
Berks County fire companies receive grants
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/local/berks-county-fire-companies-receive-grants/article_b8687264-1a1a-11eb-9bc7-67bc030b692d.html
Westmoreland commissioner claims county pay raises result of political threat
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/commissioner-claims-county-pay-raises-the-result-of-political-threat/
County backs grant for Rostraver landfill project over local objections
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/county-backs-grant-for-rostraver-landfill-project-over-local-objections/
Westmoreland County hands out grants to Excela, nonprofits
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/county-hands-out-grants-to-excela-and-local-nonprofits/
Luzerne Foundation awards $25,000 grant to Volunteers in Medicine
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807921/luzerne-foundation-awards-25000-grant-to-volunteers-in-medicine
Monsignor Joseph Kelly, 7 others added to diocese’s ‘credibly accused list’
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/monsignor-joseph-kelly-7-others-added-to-dioceses-credibly-accused-list/article_6a10e71d-05ed-5e7f-9a98-4110406580bf.html
‘Divisive’ billboard in Schuylkill County vandalized
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/divisive-billboard-in-schuylkill-county-vandalized/article_9e870fb9-78e9-528d-911f-59dda8e001e2.html
Delco Strong offers third round of assistance for local businesses
https://www.delcotimes.com/news/coronavirus/delco-strong-offers-third-round-of-assistance-for-local-businesses/article_8e45d5ca-1a20-11eb-965f-e7b20b7d0d76.html
Filadelfia
‘Shoot him,’ officer said before firing at Walter Wallace Jr., lawyer says bodycam footage shows
https://www.inquirer.com/news/walter-wallace-jr-philadelphia-police-shooting-body-worn-camera-video-20201029.html
Walter Wallace Jr. received mental health treatment just days before his death. A West Philly crisis center questions why they weren’t included in Monday’s response.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/walter-wallace-philadelphia-mental-health-20201029.html
Police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. shows Kenney administration learned little from summer protests | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/walter-wallace-jr-mayor-jim-kenney-police-commissioner-danielle-outlaw-reform-20201030.html
College professors take a deeper look at the city’s social unrest
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/college-professors-take-a-deeper-look-at-the-citys-social-unrest/article_e78ec2fb-82a0-5b39-8c17-df20df9ce5a8.html#/questions
Philly City Council votes to ban tear gas and rubber bullets in demonstrations
https://www.inquirer.com/news/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-pepper-spray-ban-police-20201029.html
City lawmakers ban police use of tear gas, rubber bullets on some protesters; send bill to Kenney
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/city-lawmakers-ban-police-use-of-tear-gas-rubber-bullets-on-some-protesters-send-bill/article_d559b0e2-f7fe-54cc-a5d6-58ebfffa3b7e.html#/questions
Philadelphia police had launched a plan years ago to equip all patrol officers with Tasers. It never happened.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/walter-wallace-taser-philadelphia-ramsey-ross-outlaw-20201029.html
Break-ins at dozens of Philly pharmacies have owners — and customers — shaken
https://www.inquirer.com/news/drug-stores-phamacies-looting-community-breakins-theft-walter-wallace-20201029.html
Philly’s Nov. 30 back-to-school plan threatened by rising COVID-19 cases
https://www.inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-school-district-reopen-covid-hybrid-november-20201029.html
With ventilation questions and coronavirus surging, many Philly parents and teachers wonder: Will classrooms be ready?
https://www.inquirer.com/education/philadelphia-school-district-reopening-ventilation-covid-hybrid-20201030.html
Pitt
Despite pandemic, PPG Place outdoor ice rink to open Nov. 20
https://www.post-gazette.com/life/recreation/2020/10/30/Rink-at-PPG-Place-Downtown-Pittsburgh-ice-skating-open-Nov-20-2020-pandemic/stories/202010280128
Art commission takes final vote to remove Columbus statue
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2020/10/29/Pittsburgh-Art-commission-final-vote-remove-Columbus-statue/stories/202010290147
Behind the scenes at the Allegheny County elections warehouse
https://triblive.com/local/behind-the-scenes-at-the-allegheny-county-elections-warehouse/
Pitt joins initiative to develop more diversity
https://triblive.com/news/education-classroom/pitt-joins-initiative-to-develop-more-diversity/
Pittsburgh, PWSA seek proposals for innovative stormwater plan
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-pwsa-seek-proposals-for-innovative-stormwater-plan/
Noticias del Estado
UGI will pay $1.1 million fine in 2017 fatal gas explosion that leveled a house
https://www.inquirer.com/business/ugi-puc-fine-fatal-2017-gas-explosion-millersville-lancaster-20201029.html
10-year-old Shaler student stops spotted lanternfly in its tracks
https://triblive.com/local/shaler-area-student-stops-invasive-pest-in-its-tracks/
Navarro: Pennsylvania’s ‘proud frackers’ help drive state’s economy
https://www.timesleader.com/news/807982/navarro-pennsylvanias-proud-frackers-help-drive-states-economy