Monday, February 15, 2021

Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.15.21


House
returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

House Budget Hearings Start Feb. 16

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

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8


NYT: After Failing To Overturn State Election Results, PA Republicans Are Now Trying To Control State Courts To Make It Easier To Elect Republicans By Gerrymandering


Stephen Caruso: Sen. John Blake (D-Lackawanna) Set To Resign For Job With Cong. Cartwright

ScrantonT: Sen. Blake To Resign Senate Seat For Post With Cong. Cartwright

Laura Olson: U.S. Census Delay Throws States, PA’s May Primary Into Question [Not Really, Look At 2018 ]

Spotlight PA: How PA Failed To Deliver Millions In COVID Rent Relief - Lawmakers Saddled Program With Structural Problems, Too Many Hoops

Op-Ed: A Tax On Digital Ad Sales Won’t Solve All Of PA’s Budget Problems, But It’ll Help

TribLive Editorial: How Do Minimum Wages Rise?  Market Leads, Government Nudges

Op-Ed: General Assembly Must Change The Racist School Funding System In PA

AP: United Way: Pennsylvanians Contacting 211 For Help Increased 50% In 2020 

ScrantonT Editorial: Resuming War On Opioid Addiction

National/International

Op-Ed: Seeking Courage In PA U.S. Senate Candidates - Mark Singel

McCall: Postal Service Continues To Struggle With Delivery Delays In PA, Fixes Aren’t So Simple

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

Inquirer: Toomey Cites Trump’s ‘Betrayal Of The Constitution’ In Breaking With Republicans On Impeachment

PennLive: York County Republican Committee Votes To Censure Toomey For Impeachment Vote [Trump Won York County By 61.5% Of Vote]

LancasterOnline Editorial: No Matter The U.S. Senate Acquittal For Trump, The Truth Remains And Still Matters

AP: Impeachment Isn’t The Final Word On Capitol Riot For Trump, Criminal Investigations Ongoing

AP: Support Grows For 9/11-Type Inquiry Into Assault On U.S. Capitol

Coronavirus

PennLive: PA Claims Readiness For Mass COVID Vaccination Clinics, But They Won’t All Look The Same

ribLive: Winter Storm Won’t Halt Plans For COVID Vaccines At Allegheny County Sites

CourierT: Bucks County Vaccine Clinics To Open Tuesday

LancasterOnline: Park City Mall To Be Site Of Lancaster’s COVID Mass Vaccination Site

Op-Ed: No Internet, No Vaccine: How Lack Of Internet Access Has Limited Vaccine Availability For Racial, Ethnic Minorities  [ Health Dept. Addressed This Friday ]

LancasterOnline: Over 1,500 New COVID Cases Reported In Lancaster County Last Week

PennLive: Remote Learning, COVID Mitigation Cause Drop In Arrests Made At PA Schools In 2019-20

TribLive: With COVID Cases Dropping, More Westmoreland Schools Opt To Reopen

ScrantonT Editorial: Give Schools Means To Reopen

CentreDT: Penn State’s In-Person Classes Resume Monday

ScrantonT: NE PA College Students In Health Care Help During Pandemic

Spotlight PA: How PA Failed To Deliver Millions In COVID Rent Relief - Lawmakers Saddled Program With Structural Problems, Too Many Hoops

PG: Western PA Counties Say They Are Ready To Disburse Latest Restaurant Relief Funds

National/International

AP: How China Promoted Disinformation On Spread Of COVID In Reaction To Trump, QAnon, Republican Disinformation Saying It Was Made In China

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FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process 

[Posted: February 15, 2021]

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