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News: Monday, Oct. 19

Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg voter registration. (Source: Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg)

Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg voter registration. (Source: Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg)
Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg voter registration. (Source: Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg)

Headlines:

Pa. mortgage, rent relief reform plan may get another chance to pass: Less than two weeks before the program is scheduled to stop accepting applications, a bill to amend it is receiving another chance for consideration in a legislative session this week. (Source: LNP)

Local non-profit holds voter registration drive for Nepali population: The Bhutanese Community in Harrisburg set up registration stations in front of four Nepali grocery stores on Saturday to help overcome language barriers in the community. (Source: CBS 21)

Commissioners plan to reallocate county's remaining CARES Act funding: Even though 81% of the funds have already been allocated to Lancaster County businesses, only 49% has been spent. Grants must be spent by Dec. 30, so the city commissioners are drafting a plan on how to spend the remaining funding. (Source: LNP)

Obama, Trump and Pence all coming to Pa. this week: Vice President Pence will be in New Cumberland this afternoon, followed by President Trump in Erie on Tuesday. Former President Obama will be in Philadelphia on Wednesday. (Source: WGAL)

National roundup: Global Covid-19 case count passes 40 million. (Source: UPI) Covid-19 storage issues could leave three billion without access. (Source: AP) Supreme Court to rule on Trump administration policy concerning asylum seekers. (Source: USA Today) Some states allowing postmortem ballot submissions. (Source: AP)