Legislative

 

Sportsmen’s group names Sen. Jim Brewster Legislator of the Year

https://triblive.com/local/regional/sportsmens-group-names-sen-jim-brewster-legislator-of-the-year/

 

Open carry change would make emergencies more dangerous: Adam Garber, CeaseFirePA

https://www.goerie.com/opinion/20200920/open-carry-change-would-make-emergencies-more-dangerous-adam-garber-ceasefirepa

 

Eliminate punitive bail

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/eliminate-punitive-bail/article_e766ca8b-519b-55cc-a45b-6133b39ad89b.html

 

Trumpism threatens judicial independence in Pa. | Opinion

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/2020/09/trumpism-threatens-judicial-independence-in-pa-opinion.html

 

Wolf, Fetterman: Time to take up legalization of adult-use cannabis

https://www.timesleader.com/news/802693/wolf-fetterman-time-to-take-up-legalization-of-adult-use-cannabis

 

Guest editorial | Continue all efforts to end ‘digital divide’

https://www.tribdem.com/news/editorials/guest-editorial-continue-all-efforts-to-end-digital-divide/article_426108e0-f9e7-11ea-b6c8-b7503fdb7250.html

 

Equal access to broadband can close digital divide

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/letters/2020/09/20/Equal-access-to-broadband-can-close-digital-divide/stories/202009170138

 

Protesting the wrong thing

https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2020/09/20/Protesting-the-wrong-thing/stories/202009160066

 

Pandemic

 

Pennsylvania coronavirus update: 1,162 new cases on Saturday

https://www.mcall.com/coronavirus/mc-nws-pa-coronavirus-saturday-count-20200919-7h7dkbu73zfd5foym26wymuc5y-story.html

 

Now is not the time to take off the brakes

https://www.heraldstandard.com/opinion/editorials/now-is-not-the-time-to-take-off-the-brakes/article_8eeed78e-f936-11ea-b17b-1b379b0fdaf7.html

 

Substitute teachers are in high demand for school districts trying to fill vacancies in a pandemic

https://www.inquirer.com/news/nj-schools-education-substitute-teachers-coronavirus-demand-pay-20200919.html

 

Wolf administration asks schools to voluntarily enforce gathering limits

https://tribhssn.triblive.com/wolf-administration-asks-schools-to-voluntarily-enforce-gathering-limits-at-events/

 

Wolf must find better balance between health and commerce, Lehigh Valley chamber and businesses say

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2020/09/wolf-must-find-better-balance-between-health-and-commerce-lehigh-valley-chamber-and-businesses-say.html

 

EDITORIAL: Coronavirus highlights the prevalence of hunger

https://observer-reporter.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-coronavirus-highlights-the-prevalence-of-hunger/article_0ef05b30-f908-11ea-af5d-bbd6b8d022fb.html

 

Elections

 

Laughlin says he has been effective

https://www.goerie.com/news/20200920/laughlin-says-hersquos-been-lsquoeffective-voicersquo-for-erie-region

 

Slomski says voters should put her experience to work

https://www.goerie.com/news/20200920/slomski-says-voters-should-put-her-experience-to-work

 

Pennsylvania counties are spending millions of dollars to prevent an election nightmare by counting votes faster

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/counting-pennsylvania-mail-ballots-equipment-20200919.html

 

Counties want an earlier start to mail-in ballot counting, but so far, that’s not among the changes in this election

https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-spotlight-pa-election-counting-time-20200920-hx4tjsrehngetcbls4jvwoivqi-story.html

 

Republicans cut sharply into Democratic voter registration advantage in three months

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/election/republicans-cut-sharply-into-democratic-voter-registration-advantage-in-three-months/article_2fefe94e-ff2b-587d-9ff5-ac8eb35866bf.html

 

Organization works to recruit progressive women

https://www.delcotimes.com/news/organization-works-to-recruit-progressive-women-to-run-for-office/article_779161f6-f9ef-11ea-b49c-6791c2caab20.html

 

Jill Biden plans virtual visit to Erie on Tuesday

https://www.goerie.com/news/20200919/jill-biden-plans-virtual-visit-to-erie-on-tuesday

 

Conservatives address socialism fears at Washington County conference

https://triblive.com/local/regional/conservatives-stoke-socialism-fears-at-washington-county-conference/

 

Rulings victories for voting, democracy

https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/rulings-victories-for-voting-democracy/article_17d286fd-ef73-5935-a3db-b3357ec19cd8.html

 

Court’s decisions didn’t end Pennsylvania voting law fight

https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/courts-decisions-didnt-end-pennsylvania-voting-law-fight/article_3b9d3f73-5122-55cc-9849-86cdfdfd7e8a.html

 

Biden-Trump

 

Christine Flowers: No undecided voters at this Trump town hall

https://www.delcotimes.com/opinion/christine-flowers-no-undecided-voters-at-this-trump-town-hall/article_e4432530-fad7-11ea-a094-b3d280d75488.html

 

Their view: Science and facts do matter when voting

https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/op-ed/802716/their-view-science-and-facts-do-matter-when-voting

 

Why evangelicals find Trump’s policies ‘more Christian’ that those of any president in our lifetime

https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pa-envangelicals-trump-20200919-7zzyndnbfvb2je5ajelvaypf2a-story.html

 

Opinion: Trump aside, Hispanic vote is not a given for Democrats

https://www.poconorecord.com/opinion/20200920/opinion-trump-aside-hispanic-vote-is-not-given-for-democrats

 

Trump supporters disrupt early voting in Virginia

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/vote2020/2020/09/19/Trump-supporters-disrupt-early-voting-in-Virginia/stories/202009190102

 

Fracking claims by candidates an incomplete story

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/vote2020/2020/09/20/Fracking-claims-by-candidates-an-incomplete-story-Trump-Biden/stories/202009130218

 

Next up: the debates | Mark S. Singel

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/09/next-up-the-debates-mark-s-singel.html

 

Debates can make or break a president | Charlie Gerow

https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2020/09/debates-can-make-or-break-a-president-charlie-gerow.html

 

Supreme Court Vacancy

 

Trump promises to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a woman – and soon

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/news/2020/09/trump-promises-to-replace-ruth-bader-ginsburg-with-a-woman-and-soon.html

 

Trump’s list of possible Supreme Court nominees

https://www.meadvilletribune.com/news/trumps-list-of-possible-supreme-court-nominees/article_a434b170-b3bb-535f-9237-cc6ea3981ca5.html

 

Replacing Justice Ginsburg: What Pa.’s senators say (and don’t say) about appointing successor in 2020

https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/elections/2020/09/replacing-justice-ginsburg-what-pas-senators-say-and-dont-say-about-appointing-successor-in-2020.html

 

Pat Toomey calls Ginsburg a “trailblazer,” but is mum on whether Senate should move to replace her

https://www.mcall.com/news/pennsylvania/capitol-ideas/mc-nws-pa-supreme-court-ginsburg-replacement-senate-vote-toomey-casey-20200919-whhb2binz5aqdkr3pb2vnbdsrm-story.html

 

Supreme Court fight raises stakes, and risks, in Pa. battleground campaigns

https://www.post-gazette.com/news/2020/09/20/Supreme-Court-fight-raises-stakes-and-risks-in-Pa-battleground-campaigns/stories/202009190077

 

Pennsylvania braces for a presidential election reshaped by a Supreme Court fight

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/trump-supreme-court-nominee-pennsylavnia-2020-election-20200919.html

 

Miscellaneous

 

Debunked QAnon conspiracy theories are seeping into mainstream social media. Don’t be fooled.

https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20200920/debunked-qanon-conspiracy-theories-are-seeping-into-mainstream-social-media-dont-be-fooled

 

Workplace facial screening is a bad idea

https://www.ncnewsonline.com/opinion/columns/workplace-facial-screening-is-a-bad-idea/article_9eae7591-6cc1-5f8e-9a06-3b6ddb9cef26.html

 

William Barr’s sedition threat chilling

https://triblive.com/opinion/joseph-sabino-mistick-william-barrs-sedition-threat-chilling/

 

New state record brown trout certified

https://www.heraldstandard.com/sports/outdoors/new-state-record-brown-trout-certified/article_6ebc4066-f957-11ea-a4d9-372be519f096.html

 

Veto Volleyball Cartoon

http://assets.butlereagle.com/editorial_cartoons/2020/September/092020.jpg

 

 

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