The state House advances a bill to delay the April 28 primary date, while Erie County is the latest county to issue a stay-at-home orders. Here is the Playbook. 

Reader Poll: PA Should Delay Its Primary: 56% of people who voted in the PoliticsPA poll believe the state should delay its primary from April 28 to a later date, while 44% voted to keep this year’s primary date as is.

Harrisburg & DC   
Inquirer: Pennsylvania House unanimously backs proposal to delay the 2020 primary due to the coronavirus 
Inquirer: Coronavirus hasn’t hit rural Pennsylvania hard yet, but it’s already causing problems 
AP: Measure to delay Pennsylvania’s primary heads to final votes 
AP: Wolf reopens gun shops, orders more residents to stay home 
Spotlight PA: Pennsylvania ‘particularly ill-prepared’ for financial blow caused by the coronavirus 
Spotlight PA: Pa. lawmakers gather at Capitol despite remote voting and calls for ‘social distancing’ 
Spotlight PA: Gov. Tom Wolf extends school closures until early April, issues stay-at-home order for 7 counties 
Spotlight PA: Full list of what you can and can’t do under Gov. Tom Wolf’s coronavirus ‘stay-at-home’ order 
Spotlight PA: Quarantining patients at Pa. drug treatment centers could pose risk, but many have nowhere else to go
Patriot News: Coronavirus sign of the times: Video conferencing on the Pa. House floor
Patriot News: Pa. on the verge of pushing back its primary to June 2 
Patriot News: PennLive looks to spotlight ‘Coronavirus Heroes,’ and we need your help 
Patriot News: Pa. reports 207 new coronavirus cases, raising statewide total to 851
Patriot News: Pa. teachers to be paid in full despite school closure
Patriot News: Here’s an easier way to see which Pa. businesses can remain open or must close: Search our database
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. House advances bill changing state’s primary date; half of votes cast from outside Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. health officials confirm 207 new COVID-19 cases, bringing statewide total to 851
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Lawmakers, Wolf admin., Pa. hospitals are negotiating COVID-19 emergency relief fund 
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: COVID-19: Where are State Police finding the open businesses that Wolf ordered to close?
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Childcare providers seek $100M in aid to ride out COVID-19 pandemic
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Student loan agency’s meeting amid COVID-19 outbreak sets ‘double standard,’ transparency advocates say
Post-Gazette: How COVID-19 could reshape Pennsylvania’s elections  
Post-Gazette: As COVID-19 shuts down travel, 2,600 Americans stuck abroad in Peru
PLSReporter: House amends bill to move primary election to June
PLSReporter: ‘That, sir, is one for the history books’: Members grapple with legislating in a time of coronavirus 
PLSReporter: Conservative group calls for licensure, spending reforms to combat coronavirus impacts
PLSReporter: With casinos closed, will PA gamers go online?
Billy Penn: PA nurses: Hospitals won’t guarantee paid leave for workers with COVID-19 
Fox News: Top Dem super PAC rolling out $6M in ads attacking Trump’s coronavirus response 
Fox News: Pittsburgh Pirates players buy 400 pizzas for hospital staff on coronavirus front lines
WHYY Newsworks: Cyber charters in Pa. keep teaching amid confusion in coronavirus shutdown order
StateImpactPA: Energy Transfer seeks waiver to continue some Mariner East work
Inquirer: Coronavirus cases mount as New Jersey, Pa. rush to avert potential crisis; recent visitors to NYC told to quarantine
WESA: State Officials To PA Farmers: ‘We Need Local Agriculture Now More Than Ever’
PA Post: Some PA Business Owners Say Coronavirus Restrictions Go Too Far
National Journal: Pennsylvania Plans to Move Primary to June
Politico: Priorities USA begins $6 million blitz of anti-Trump coronavirus ads 
Politico: Legal battles escalate over virus dangers to immigration detainees
Real Clear Politics: Veterans Running for Office Put Pandemic Plight Before Politics

Philadelphia 
WHYY Newsworks: Hahnemann building’s owner stymies city’s bid to lease it for COVID-19 cases
WHYY Newsworks: Mayor to Philly landlords: ‘Be a good citizen,’ don’t evict people during a pandemic
WHYY Newsworks: Philadelphia officials refute Trump’s comments, call on federal government for help
WHYY Newsworks: Philly to buy laptops for needy students for virtual classes during shutdown
KYW Newsradio: Hahnemann could be potential space for virus patients, but city officials say owner is being ‘unreasonable’
Philly Voice: Mayor Kenney blasts President Trump for ‘short-sighted’ coronavirus timeline 
Inquirer: Read the latest Philadelphia-area coronavirus updates here  
Inquirer: Philly schools to distribute computers to students as coronavirus could force closure for the rest of the school year 
Inquirer: How you may be able to get tested for the coronavirus in the Philadelphia area 
Inquirer: Philadelphia’s emergency paid sick leave law is falling short during coronavirus pandemic, workers say
Inquirer: Philadelphia attack in video that prompted Mayor Jim Kenney’s tweet occurred months before the coronavirus hit the region, officials say
Billy Penn: All the Philly coronavirus helplines, in one convenient directory
Billy Penn: Many COVID sufferers experience loss of taste and smell, but it’s not a quarantine symptom in Philly yet
PLSReporter: Philadelphia updates Hahnemann situation, response to coronavirus
Philadelphia Tribune: COVID-19 in Philly: School superintendent says school year could be over
Philadelphia Tribune: Hospital workers’ union demands OT for prison medical workers
Philadelphia Tribune: COVID-19 in Philly: As cases climb, millions stay home, what the schools are doing
Philadelphia Tribune: Philly officials, Hahnemann owners in ‘challenging’ negotiations over using hospital during COVID-19 pandemic
Philadelphia Magazine: Philly Tourism Leader: Some City Hotels Will Be “Suspending Operations”
Philadelphia Business Journal: City officials slam Hahnemann owner over ‘difficult’ negotiations to reopen hospital for coronavirus patients 
Philadelphia Business Journal: Hahnemann ownership group fires back at city over efforts to reopen hospital for COVID-19 patients
Philadelphia Business Journal: ‘We need government help’: Hospital association asks Pennsylvania to establish emergency fund

SEPA
Montgomery Media: COVID-19 cases increase again in Montco; testing continues in Upper Dublin 
Montgomery Media: Towns make disaster emergency declarations
Daily Local News: Killion urges utilization of Federal Defense Production Act 
Daily Local News: North Coventry getting back to business in the ‘new normal’ 
Daily Local News: Pipeline basic maintenance ongoing
Delco Daily Times: Boeing continues Delco operations amidst emergency 
Delco Daily Times: Advocates call for release of inmates at county prison
KYW Newsradio: Is social-distancing working? Montgomery County health officials think so
Bucks Courier Times: Officials: Stop hoarding food during the coronavirus outbreak

Pittsburgh 
Tribune Review: Allegheny County Council passes 2 emergency bills, places additional jail releases on hold 
Tribune Review: Allegheny County identifies 2nd covid-19 fatality; active cases up to 58
Tribune Review: Covid-19 testing at zoo produces 10 additional cases, group says
City Paper: Pittsburgh-area Republican candidate Sean Parnell inflated fracking job figures by a lot
City Paper: Allegheny County’s second reported death due to COVID-19 wasn’t aware they had disease 
City Paper: An ongoing tally of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths in Allegheny County 
WESA: Where To Get Tested For COVID-19 In Pittsburgh (And What You Need To Bring) 
WESA: Outbreak Forces Homeless Shelters To Adapt As Needs Rise 
Post-Gazette: County council shows little urgency in taking stand on Allegheny County Jail population
Post-Gazette: Allegheny County’s second COVID-19 death a surprise; victim ID’d as Greenfield woman, 78
Post-Gazette: Local health clinics among those set to receive federal money for COVID-19 screening and testing 
KDKA: Controller Chelsa Wagner Claims County Employees Unnecessarily Being Called Into Work, Face Dismissal If Unable To Prove Sickness 
KDKA: Hundreds Screened For Coronavirus At Pittsburgh Zoo Using Test Kits That Give Results In Less Than 24 Hours  
KDKA: Coronavirus Changes: Port Authority Not Collecting Cash Fares, Asks Bus Riders To Get On And Off Through Back Doors 
KDKA: Coronavirus In Pittsburgh: Allegheny County Medical Examiner Identifies Woman Who Died From Coronavirus

SWPA 
Beaver County Times: Vogel’s bill amended to move primary to June 2 
Beaver County Times: State coronavirus death toll rises to seven; Beaver County total more than doubles 
Beaver County Times: Union gives Beaver County low grade for coronavirus response 
Tribune Review: Westmoreland coronavirus cases increase to 11
Altoona Mirror: Cambria County has first virus case
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County adds Facebook page to keep residents informed during pandemic 
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County sees first case as coronavirus spreads across state

NEPA
Times-Tribune: Debate for 8th Congressional candidates canceled
Times-Tribune: COVID-19 cases doubled in Lackawanna, Luzerne counties 
Times-Tribune: Hackers interrupt Scranton City Council virtual meeting 
Times-Tribune: Cartwright district offices to operate remotely 
Times-Tribune: Covid-19 – Complete Coverage
The Times Leader: Luzerne County not ‘opening up the floodgates’ releasing prisoners, president judge says 
The Times Leader: Union, Mullery blast SCI Retreat quarantine plan 
The Times Leader: Luzerne County COVID-19 cases at 21; statewide total at 851 
The Times Leader: Luzerne Foundation launches COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
Citizens Voice: Debate for GOP 8th Congressional District candidates canceled
Citizens Voice: First coronavirus death reported in NEPA
Citizens Voice: Mullery criticizes plan to use SCI-Retreat at quarantine zone
Citizens Voice: SCI-Retreat to be used for inmate quarantine
Citizens Voice: U.S. District Judge James Munley dies at age 83

South Central 
Carlisle Sentinel: Department of Health: Cumberland County adds one more positive test result for COVID-19, raising total to 13 
Carlisle Sentinel: HAP: Midstate hospitals prepared for COVID-19 patients, but large surge will overwhelm them without more funding 
Patriot News: Pa. reports 207 new coronavirus cases, raising statewide total to 851
Patriot News: One of 32 federal inmates transferred to Allenwood complex tested for coronavirus
LNP | LancasterOnline: Pa. to issue $60 million in no-interest loans to small businesses hammered by COVID-19 
LNP | LancasterOnline: Local gun stores plan to operate, sell curb-side amid coronavirus
York Dispatch: COVID-19 cases in York County climb by 8 as state sees record increase 

Lehigh Valley      
Morning Call: Susan Wild, Bob Casey call for emergency health insurance enrollment period because of coronavirus outbreak
Morning Call: Pennsylvania coronavirus updates: Cases jump 207 to 851 statewide and officials make plans to convert hotels if needed
Morning Call: Battling Pennsylvania coronavirus outbreak, Wolf administration says it is looking for ways to help Easton Hospital stay open
Morning Call: Bethlehem extends deadline for earned income and business privilege taxes 
Express Times: How ready is the Lehigh Valley for a coronavirus patient surge? 
Reading Eagle: Reading City Council sets aside $500,000 for coronavirus pandemic response 
Reading Eagle: Coronavirus risk cited in federal lawsuit seeking release of migrant families from Berks County Residential Center 
Reading Eagle: Firearms, ammo sales booming in Berks County in coronavirus era before shutdown 
Reading Eagle: The latest coronavirus updates: What you need to know in Berks County

North by Northwest
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Erie County Executive Dahlkemper issues stay at home order
Erie Times-News: What stay-at-home means for Erie County residents 
Erie Times-News: Erie mayor declares state of emergency over COVID-19 
Centre Daily Times: Centre County coronavirus cases increase to 7 total, according to the department of health
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Mayor proposes extending outside ban on 50 or more to at least May 1
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: What it means here: Local impacts from COVID-19

Opinion  
LNP | LancasterOnline Editorial Board: There’s no other option: Pennsylvania has to delay its presidential primary
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Support small businesses: SBA and state loans will be needed for recovery
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Paint it purple: Allegheny County should adopt purple paint law
Inquirer Staff: Working from home: Has coronavirus shown that remote work is the future? | Pro/Con
Dan Frankel: Congratulations on your new gun. Now lock it up
John L. Micek: In resolution, Pa. lawmaker blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘our presumptuous sins’ | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Antony Davies and James R. Harrigan: Coronavirus doesn’t have to completely upend our economy 
Nicholas Bertram: Grocery store exec: Please stop panic shopping
Charlie Gerow: When there’s a common enemy, we come together
Salena Zito: Veterans running for office put pandemic plight before politics
Salena Zito: While some churches go virtual, others go old school: Drive-ins
Drew Harris: Flattening the coronavirus curve goes way beyond science | Expert 
David Murphy: Josh Harris’ Sixers coronavirus pay-cut reversal shows power of collective action 
Lloyd Sheaffer: ‘The biggest feeling is sadness’: With classes canceled, teachers try to keep teaching 
Signe Wilkinson: Political Cartoon: Stat! Stat! Calling Dr. Trump!
Will Bunch: Will a coronavirus mirage of clean air, water inspire climate action — or make things worse? 
Trudy Rubin: To restart the economy, Trump should pay attention to the South Korea model 
Gene Therapy: As hospitals brace for onslaught, what about the acutely ill on site?
Tony Norman: Countdown to catastrophe
Bill O’Boyle: Coping with corona: Check on others during pandemic
Chris Kelly: Coronavirus Diaries Day Nine: Cuomo for President 2020