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AP: House Votes To End Governor’s Pandemic Disaster Declaration
AP: House Advances Ban On Abortions Over Down Syndrome Diagnoses
AP: House Approves Veto-Bound Bill To Help Block Local Gun Laws
ErieT: Why Critics Say A Gun Law Passed By House Encourages NRA To Sue Municipalities
PG Editorial: PA Republicans Want To Ban Private Money To Run Election, But They Should Be More Concerned About Adequate State Funding
Lancaster Republican Sen. Scott Martin Announces Exploratory Bid For PA Governor
LancasterOnline: Lancaster Republican Sen. Martin Announces Exploratory Bid For PA Governor
Stephen Caruso: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate McSwain Using Pre-Checked Box For Extra Donations
Jan Murphy: Pennsylvania Society, A Must-Attend Event On The Political Circuit, Returns This Year
TribLive: Allegheny County Election Results Certified
Stephen Caruso: House Republican Lawmakers Threaten State Funding For University of Pennsylvania Over Requirement For COVID Vaccinations
Dept. Of Labor & Industry: New Unemployment Compensation System Now Online
AP: PA’s New Unemployment Claims System Goes Live
Spotlight PA: Jobless In PA Livid Over New Unemployment System Errors As State Declares Victory
Gov. Wolf: Democratic Legislative Leaders Demand Fair Funding For Public Schools
Jan Murphy: Wolf, Democrats Make Pitch For $1 Billion+ Investment In Public Schools
Guest Essay: School Nurses Have A Big Job, Is 1 For Every 750 Kids Really Enough?
ScrantonT Editorial: Tap Surplus To Fund Public Schools
Wallace McKelvey: Sen. Muth Sues PA School Employees Fund Over Disputed Financial Records
ScrantonT Editorial: School Employees Pension Board Scandal Builds
TribLive: Survey: Parents Give Public Schools High Grades For Instruction During Pandemic
Guest Essay: The End Of The School Year Is Only The Beginning
PG: Now It’s The Public’s Turn To Speak About State-Owned University Merger Proposal
Inquirer: Temple Names First Black President In School’s History
PG: Mark Wahlberg Shares Pittsburgh-Area Grad’s Inspirational Story
TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland County Judge Proves Value Of Human Element In Sentencing
Guest Essay: Legislators Should Approve Online Raffles For Nonprofit Groups
Guest Essay: Becoming ‘Warehouse Valley’ Not The Lehigh Valley’s Only Economic Option
WilliamsportS Editorial: No Simple Solutions To Complex Problem Of Societal Violence
Guest Essay: PA’s Autism And Intellectual Disability Services System Is In Crisis
PA's Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
AP: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Report Details Sweeping Failures Around Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
WPost: U.S. Capitol Police Had Intelligence About Assault Weeks Before Riot, U.S. Senate Probe Finds
Biden Infrastructure Plan
WESA: Toomey Reiterates Opposition To Biden’s Broad Infrastructure Plan
AP: Biden Ends Republican Infrastructure Talks, But New Group Emerges
National/International
WHYY: Democratic Cong. Houlahan Decides Against U.S. Senate Run In 2022
WITF: Judge Advances Lawsuit Against Berks County Over Plans For Immigrant Detention Center
Civil Justice
TribLive: Vandergrift Suspends Cop Who Had Viral Encounter With Black Restaurant Patron
PennLive: Court Gives PA School District Win In Battle To Keep ‘Redskins’ Nickname
Coronavirus
AP: House Votes To End Governor’s Pandemic Disaster Declaration
Ford Turner: House Approves Resolution To Fully Terminate Wolf’s COVID Disaster Declaration, It Now Goes To Senate
ErieT: House Votes To End Wolf’s COVID Emergency Declaration
Dept. Of Health: Reports 35 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 450 New Cases; 55.9% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+)-- 6.8.21
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For May 28-June 3
PennLive: Still 1 County With High Spread Of COVID, Percent Positivity Falls Below 3%
MCall: County Vaccination Rates Range From 22% To 57% As Shots Decline
PennLive: How Many Vaccinated People Does PA Need
LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Mass Vaccination Site Is Closing, Here’s How To Get Your 2nd Shot
Dept. Of Human Services: Guidance For Children Not Yet Eligible To Receive COVID Vaccine
WHYY: Officials Say Most Activities Safe For Young, Unvaccinated Kids
PEMA: Centre County Regional Vaccination Clinic Open Daily Thru June 14
Stephen Caruso: House Republican Lawmakers Threaten State Funding For University of Pennsylvania Over Requirement For COVID Vaccinations
LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster’s COVID Vaccination Site Needs To Finish The Job
WHYY: In Liberal Philly, A Year Of Anxiety Over Health And Politics Makes It Hard To Ditch The Mask
ErieT: The Eviction Ban Is Ending, Here’s How To Get Help With Rent And Utilities In PA
Dept. Of Labor & Industry: New Unemployment Compensation System Now Online
AP: PA’s New Unemployment Claims System Goes Live
Spotlight PA: Jobless In PA Livid Over New Unemployment System Errors As State Declares Victory
TribLive: Survey: Parents Give Public Schools High Grades For Instruction During Pandemic
Federal COVID Relief
PennLive: Hershey Road Family Restaurant Charged With $237,000 COVID Loan Scam
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[Posted: June 9, 2021]
