House returns to voting session Feb. 5
Senate returns to voting session Feb. 22, 23, 24
*Senate Budget Hearings: DCNR March 9; DEP March 11; Agriculture April 8 [PaEN]
AP: Gov. Wolf Signs $912 Million Pandemic Relief Bill For Businesses, Schools, Individuals
Spotlight PA: PA Voters Will Get Last Word In Struggle Between Wolf, Republicans On How Long Emergencies Last
Jan Murphy: Senate, House Their Financial Surplus Grow To $200 Million Amid Pandemic
Senate Budget Hearings: DCNR March 9; DEP March 11; Agriculture April 8 [PaEN]
ErieT: Wolf’s Budget Earmarks $4.5 Million For Erie Community College
ErieT: Sen. Scarnati Withdraws Erie Community College Lawsuit
John Baer: What’s The Worst Part Of Living In PA? There’s Lots Of Choices
AP: Lawmakers Consider Emergency Constitutional Amendment On Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Window
Stephen Caruso: House Agrees To Fast-Track Amendment On Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Window; Senate Still Uncommitted
Spotlight PA: House Moves To Get Legal Relief For Child Sex Abuse Victims Back On Spring Ballot
PG: House Leaders Plan Emergency Constitutional Amendment On Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Window
Inquirer Editorial: Justice Delayed Shouldn’t Be Justice Denied For Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse
LancasterOnline: Sons Of Top 2 PA Senate Republican, Democratic Leaders Are Registered Lobbyists For Same Firm
ScrantonT Editorial: State Agencies As Golden Parachutes [Rep. Dermody]
Jan Murphy: PA State Universities Open Up Another Retirement Incentive To Thin Its Workforce
PG: 6 Merged State-Owned Universities Would Keep Names, Identities, Residential Presence
MCall: Lehigh Carbon Community College Partners With Amazon On Robotics Training
Inquirer: PA To Get Nearly $26 Million From McKinsey Opioid Settlement
PennLive: Nurses Sue 2 Central PA Health System Over ‘Non-Poach’ Agreement
WHYY: Who Gets Paid $200,000+ For A Part-Time Job? Some Fmr SEPTA Managers
NPR: Life Without Parole For ‘Felony Murder:’ PA Case Targets Sentencing Law
MCall: Authorities Find Tractor-Trailer Filled With $2.7 Million In Illegal Drugs In Lehigh Valley
WHYY: Who’s Funding The Philly DA Race: John Legend, Tech Tycoons And Aggrieved Cops
LancasterOnline: Fasnacht Day - February 16
National/International
WITF: Biden’s Immigration Executive Orders Skip Family Detention, PA, National Groups Push For More
PoliticsPA: Dent Named Executive Director Of Aspen Institute Congressional Program
Civil Justice
WHYY: New Philly Independent Police Oversight Commission Will Have Power to Investigate Misconduct
Inquirer: Black Philadelphia Renters Face Eviction At More Than Twice The Rate Of White Renters
Inquirer: Black Lives Matter Goes To School To Teach Students About Social Justice
WHYY: Before Rosa Parks: Caroline LeCount, Others Helped Desegregate Philly Streetcars
Tony Norman: To Slur, With Love - Country Singer Morgan Wallen
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
PennLive: 2 Lycoming County Residents Latest To Be Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol
TribLive: Kentucky Man, Living In Fayette County, Arrested As Part Of U.S. Capitol Attack
PG: Kentucky Man Accused Of Participating In Assault On U.S. Capitol Arrested In Uniontown, PA
TribLive: Federal Agents Visit Home Of Mercer County Woman Pictured In Assault On U.S. Capitol
AP: Federal Agents Visit Home Of Mercer County Woman Pictured In Assault On U.S. Capitol
PG: Republican PA Cong. Reschenthaler Says Trump Deserves ‘At Least One Nobel Peace Prize’
Letter: Violence Stokers Must Go
Letter: Pro-Trump Sympathizers Need To Be Held Accountable
Op-Ed: With Fmr Montgomery County DA Castor Poised To Represent Trump, Prepare For A Rollercoaster Ride
NYT: More Than 175 Arrested So Far In Assault On U.S. Capitol: Organized Militants And A Horde Of Radicals [Information On Each One]
Post: Bipartisan Support Emerges For Domestic-Terror Bills As Experts Warn Threat May Last
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health Reports 138 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,688 New Cases-- 2.5.21
AP: Gov. Wolf Signs $912 Million Pandemic Relief Bill For Businesses, Schools, Individuals
Spotlight PA: PA Voters Will Get Last Word In Struggle Between Wolf, Republicans On How Long Emergencies Last
Dept. Of Health Reports 146 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,370 New Cases-- 2.4.21
TribLive: Allegheny County Adds 1 Death Amid Signs COVID Leveling Off
PG Editorial: Be Sure To Be Insured [Sign Up For PA Health Insurance Reopening]
Ford Turner: Frustration With PA COVID Vaccine Rollout Spills Out At Hearing, Lehigh Valley Approach A Bright Spot
Cap-Star: PA’s Vaccine Rollout Stumbles, House Will Vote To Turn It Over To National Guard
ErieT: State Lawmakers Fight As Seniors Wait For Vaccine
CitizensV: COVID Vaccine Rollout Could Have Gone More Smoothly, Official Says
CitizensV: NE PA Lawmakers Weigh In On State’s Vaccine Rollout
AP: Long-Term Care Homes Demand More COVID Vaccine From PA
ErieT: Tops Markets To Offer COVID Vaccine In Erie
PG: Allegheny County Seniors Needing COVID Vaccine Can Call For Appointments
PG: Probe Underway After Hacker Intercepts Some Calls To 2-1-1 Line For Vaccines In Allegheny County
TribLive: Scams, High Demand Close Allegheny County Phones For Vaccine Appointments
PG: Demand Overloads Allegheny County Vaccine Phone Lines, Officials Urge Patience
TribLive: Some Local Walmart, Sam’s Club Pharmacies Begin Offering COVID Vaccines In Allegheny County
PG: Peters Twp Community Recreation Center, Washington County To Host Vaccine Clinics Feb. 22
Inquirer: In Race For COVID Vaccine, Older Residents In Rural PA Face Tough Obstacles
Inquirer: Chester, Montgomery, Other Counties Got Thousands Fewer Vaccine Doses than Expected This Week
CentreDT: Centre Volunteers In Medicine To Give More Than 1,000 COVID Vaccines At First Large-Scale Clinic
LancasterOnline Editorial: Planning For COVID Vaccine Should Have Started Months Ago
ScrantonT: 16 Lackawanna County Nursing Homes Awarded $1.5 Million For COVID Mitigation Efforts
TribLive: Despite Order To Follow COVID Rules Or Close, Allegheny County Restaurant Not Backing Down
MCall: As COVID Cases Mount At Lehigh County Jail, Officials Beg PA Leaders For Assistance
PG: Pittsburgh Airport COVID Testing Turns Into Catch-22 For One Traveler
WHYY: Showdown Over Return To Classrooms In Philly To Be Resolved By Mediator
Inquirer: This Manhattan Family Went To Rural PA To Escape COVID, Will They Stay?
PG: Consumer Group Urges ‘Reasonable’ Policies For Denying Life Insurance To COVID Victims
National/International
AP: Johnson & Johnson Asks FDA To OK One-Shot COVID Vaccine For Emergency Use
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[Posted: February 5, 2021]
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