Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.1.21

CANCELED Today: Senate, House voting session; House Adds Feb. 4 as session day

*House returns to voting session Feb. 2, 3, 4

Senate returns to voting session Feb. 2, 3

TUESDAY 11:15: Gov. Wolf delivers a video address on his FY 2021-22 budget request and the state of the Commonwealth.  Watch Live: governor.pa.gov/live/ or facebook.com/governorwolf/  

Spotlight PA: Top PA Election Official To Resign After Agency Bungled Requirement To Advertise Constitutional Amendment To Allow Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse To File Lawsuits

Cap-Star: Court Fights Over 2020 Elections Have Cost PA Taxpayers $3.9 Million So Far

Inquirer: PA Voters Are About To Get Mail-In Ballot Applications, Things Could Get Confusing

Inquirer Editorial: After Surviving 2020, PA’s Democracy Might Not Survive Republican Effort To Gerrymander State Courts

Jan Murphy/Charles Thompson: Marijuana, Natural Gas Tax, Higher Minimum Wage: Wolf’s Budget Proposal Carries Familiar Themes

Robert Swift: COVID Changing The Way State Budget Will Be Handled This Year

Op-Ed: PA Senate Rules Stymie Good Bills And Stifle Democracy, Change Them - Senators Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny), Katie Muth (D-Bucks)

Spotlight PA: Stress, Delays, Confusion Still Plague Getting PA Unemployment Payments

PennLive: Dauphin County Prison Guards Accused Of Concealing Beatings Of Inmate With Mental Issues

National/International

Inquirer: Casey Wants Biden And Democrats To Swing For The Fences: ‘Go Big Or Go Home’

Op-Ed: A Trial Will Determine If Trump Is Guilty Of Inciting An Insurrection - Mark Singel

Op-Ed: You Can’t Impeach A President Once He’s Gone - Charlie Gerow

Op-Ed: Right And Wrong Ways To Address Prescription Drug Prices - Ron Klink

Editorial: Harriet Tubman On $20 Bill Long Overdue

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

AP: Trump Names PA’s Bruce Castor To Defend Him On  Inciting Insurrection Charge At Impeachment

Inquirer: Trump Picks Fmr Montgomery County DA Bruce Castor To Defend Him On Inciting Insurrection Charge At Impeachment

WHYY: Former Montco DA Bruce Castor To Lead Trump’s Impeachment Defense Team On Inciting Insurrection Charge

MCall: Who Is Bruce Castor?  What We Know About Former Prosecutor

NYT: 77 Days: Trump’s Campaign To Subvert The Election; How A Lie Stoked the Assault On The U.S. Capitol [Role Of PA, PA Republicans Included]

AP: Republican Lawmakers Seek Tougher Voting Rules After Record Turnout [PA Included]

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 85 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,839 New Cases [2 Days]-- 2.1.21

TribLive: Vaccine Registration Is ‘Wild West’ For People Without Computers

PG: Eligible For COVID Vaccine In PA?  Be Prepared To Wait

Inquirer: For Independent Pharmacies, Providing COVID Vaccine Can Be A Vial Of Tears, Troubles, But This Montgomery County Drugstore Has No Regrets

WHYY: Why Vital Regional COVID Race, Ethnicity Data Is Still MIA In PA

WHYY: Snow Disrupts Some COVID Vaccine, Testing Operations In Philly Region

LancasterOnline Editorial: Why The Truth Is Imperative In A Public Health Crisis

CitizensV: Luzerne County School Officials Planning How To Spend New COVID Relief

ErieT: Erie Man Raises $6,000 For Restaurants On Facebook

National/International

TNS: Biden Health Adviser Warns Of COVID Variants, Future Lockdowns

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[Posted: February 1, 2021]