Friday, February 19, 2021

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.19.21


Senate
returns to voting session Feb. 22, 23, 24

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

House Budget Hearings Schedule


WITF: Advocates Want Publicly-Drawn Maps To Be Part Of Redrawing Voting Districts

WilliamsportS: Activist Groups: Fair Legislative Voting Districts Needed

TribLive: Census Delay Means Mad Scramble For Drawing Legislative Voting Districts

Inquirer: PA Republicans Embracing Censure Culture, Staying Quiet On Threats To Election Officials

Charles Thompson: Why Is The PA Republican Party In Such A Twist Over Toomey’s Impeachment Vote?

PG: U.S. Supreme Court To Consider Reviewing PA Republican Challenge To Constitutionality Of Mail-In Voting

Paul Muschick: Charlie Dent, Other Republicans Mull New Political Party, Here’s What It Should Look Like

Op-Ed: PA’s Suburbs Show The Power Of ‘Eds And Meds’ In Turning Red Districts Blue

YorkD Editorial: Republicans Have Hit Bottom

PG: Pittsburgh Rivers Casino Goes To Court Over Property Assessment, It Could Just Be The Beginning Of Such Cases 

PA Gaming Board: January Revenue From All Gaming Increased 2.73% Over January 2020

TribLive: PA Casinos See Revenue Increase In January

PennDOT: Announces 9 Bridges It Is Considering For Tolls

AP: PennDOT Eyes Tolls To Fund Work On 9 Interstate Highway Bridges

TribLive: PennDOT May Toll Bridges To Pay For Fixes, Including I-79 In Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: Why It’s Impossible To Run Government Like A Business

Gov. Wolf: Announces Manufacturing Education Initiative For Southcentral PA Students

TribLive: Allegheny Community College Extends Nursing Application Deadline

Inquirer: Health Insurance Sign-ups Open Again, Here’s What You Need To Know

WBTimes: Misericordia U. Extends SAT, ACT Exam Optional Admissions Policy For Fall

WHYY: New Survey Finds Philadelphians Feel Police Aren’t Keeping Them Safe

ScrantonT Editorial: Don’t Exempt State Police From Budget Hearings

ErieT: PA Residents Fear ‘2nd Class’ Status Without Broadband, Lawmakers Urged To Act

National/International

AP: Rep. Kenyatta Enters Race For Democratic Nomination For U.S. Senate

Inquirer: Rep. Kenyatta Running For U.S. Senate

Op-Ed: Americans Have Given President Biden A Mandate To Improve Healthcare - Sen. Casey

Op-Ed: Member Of Congress Scanlon Should Hold Biden’s Feet To The Fire On Regulatory Agenda

Op-Ed: I’m A Refugee, And I Am Not The Enemy - Mustafa Nuur, Lancaster Businesswoman

Civil Justice

Inquirer: Montgomery County Student’s Award-Winning Script About Anti-Asian Prejudice Now A Radio Play

PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol

PennLive: Hershey Christian Academy Says Lebanon County Man Arrested For His Role In Assault Of U.S. Capitol Never Worked There 

YorkDR: 19 PA Residents Arrested For Involvement In Assault On U.S. Capitol

Op-Ed: This Is Why I Voted to Impeach Trump - Sen. Toomey

Paul Muschick: Charlie Dent, Other Republicans Mull New Political Party, Here’s What It Should Look Like

Inquirer: Inside Trump’s Philly Impeachment Team: Confusion, Conflict, Threats To Quit

CNN: 6 U.S. Capitol Police Officers Suspended, 29 Being Investigated For Alleged Roles In Assault On U.S. Capitol

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 67 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,778 New Cases-- 2.19.21

Dept. Of Health: Update On Adverse Weather Impacting Vaccine Distribution

Inquirer: Philadelphia Will Have Its First 24-Hour, Walk-Up Vaccination Site This Weekend

TribLive: State: Weather Significantly Disrupts Vaccine Shipments To PA

Cap-Star: Health Officials, Vaccine Providers Say Winter Weather Could Delay Shots

WBTimes: Health Dept. Defends PA Vaccination Rate Compared To Other States

WESA: Packaging To Blame, In Part, For Misallocation Of Moderna Vaccine Doses In PA

PennLive: How Much COVID Vaccine Have PA Health Systems Kept In House?

PennLive: Few Black People In PA Received COVID Vaccines So Far

WHYY: Diverse Vaccine Outreach To Montgomery County’s Latino Population Vital

WITF: Another Teachers’ Union Calls For Members To Be Prioritized For Vaccine

KDKA: Some PA Prison Inmates Getting Paid To Take Vaccine As Others Struggle

Paul Muschick: Government Incompetence: A PA Blunder Delays COVID Vaccinations

WHYY: Philly Council Passes Resolution Calling On Mayor To Activate The Linc As Mass Vaccination Site

Dept. Of Health: Reports 94 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,345 New Cases-- 2.18.21

PennLive: COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Continue Dropping In PA

ABC27: PA Republican Congressmen Renew Call For Investigation Into COVID Deaths At PA Nursing Homes

TribLive: Westmoreland Commissioners Dash Calls For Health Dept., Trumpet Broadband Upgrade

Dept. Of Agriculture: Restaurant COVID Enforcement Actions Feb. 8-14

PG: Allegheny County Health Dept. Closes 3 Businesses For COVID Violations, Lack Of Permits

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: COVID Enforcement Actions Feb. 8-12

Inquirer: Some Philly Parents Getting Worried Their Kids Are ‘Never Going To Be In School’

MCall: Bethlehem NAACP Calls For Full Return To In-Class Learning

MCall: PIAA Will Step-Up Mask Wearing Enforcement During State Basketball Tournament

ErieT: Penn State Behrend Testing Students Again For COVID

Deb Erdley: 3 Western PA State Universities Plan For Campus Reopening This Fall

PG: 2 More PA State Universities Aim To Full Reopen In Fall

WilliamsportS: Lycoming Colleges Moves To Remote Learning

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County To Distribute $6.2 Million In Federal Rent Relief

TribLive: Rep. Gainey Calls On Pittsburgh Mayor To Act To Prevent Evictions

WESA: Cong. Doyle Touts Federal Pandemic Relief Funding To Boost Broadband Access

MCall: Uline Hiring 200 Workers In Lehigh Valley Starting At $23/Hour

MCall: As Lehigh Valley Hotel Industry Looks To Rebound, Idled Renaissance In Allentown Announces Its Return

CourierT: Chef Guy Fieri OPens Flavortown Kitchen In 26 Locations In Atlantic Region

NextPittsburgh: 4 New Bakeries To Check Out In Pittsburgh

ScrantonT Editorial: U.S. Needs To Develop Virus Warning System

National/International

NPR: White House Announces Expanded COVID Testing, Manufacturing, Virus Sequencing

AP: Biden Rolling Out Plan For $4 Billion Global Vaccine Effort

AP: Experts Warn Against COVID Variants As States Reopen

AP: Massive Storms, Power Outages Force Tough Decisions Amid Pandemic

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[Posted: February 19, 2021]

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