*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
Dept. Of State: Risk-Limiting Audit Pilot Of November Election Finds Strong Evidence Of Accurate Count
Gov. Wolf Signs Bill To Support Businesses, Renters, Individuals Impacted By COVID
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
TribLive: Voters To Decide Fate Of Reducing Governor’s Emergency Powers
WITF: State Lawmakers United On COVID Relief, But Split On Limiting Governor’s Emergency Powers
ScrantonT: Free Riding Municipalities Should Help Pay For State Police Coverage
Op-Ed: PA’s Lowest Paid Workers Need A Pay Raise [Minimum Wage] - Sen. Trataglione
LancasterOnline Editorial: Fair, Increased Funding For Schools Biggest Budget Priority
AltoonaM Editorial: State Budget Can’t Include Wishful Thinking
Spotlight PA: How Some PA Lawmakers Score A ‘Golden Parachute’ To Pad Their Pensions
AP: Bradford County DA Charged With Sexual Assault Vows To Remain In Office
WilliamsportS: Foster Care System Confronts Apprehension
Op-Ed: Back Off Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw And Allow Her To Find Footing In Her New City
Op-Ed: Everyone Says PA Is A Divided State, But On A Bike Trip From End To End I Found Kindness
PG Editorial: Cooling Road Rage In Pittsburgh
National/International
TribLive: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Files Official Paperwork For Possible U.S. Senate Run
WHYY: Sitting On $1.4 Million In Campaign Cash, Fetterman Takes Another Step Toward U.S. Senate
PG: Trump Foreign Policy Advisor, CMU Professor Considers Run For U.S. Senate In PA
Civil Justice
PG: Pittsburgh Transit To Appeal Ruling Allowing Employees To Wear Black Lives Matter Masks
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
AP: Feds Arrest Mercer County Woman For Her Role In Assault On The U.S. Capitol
TribLive: Woman From Mercer County Arrested For Alleged Involvement In Assault On The U.S. Capitol
WITF: Poll Sheds Light On How Trump’s Election Fraud Lie Resonated In PA
ScrantonT: Boost Domestic Terror Focus
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health Reports 157 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,930 New Cases-- 2.6.21
Dept. Of Health Reports 138 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,688 New Cases-- 2.5.21
ScrantonT: Northeast’s COVID Death Rate Increases
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
PennLive: Wrongly Stockpiling COVID Vaccine May Contribute To PA’s Poor Ranking, Health Secretary Says
Cap-Star: Senate Panel Airs Frustrations With Vaccine Rollout: ‘What Is The Plan?’
Jan Murphy: Bill Seeks To Tap National Guard To Assist In COVID Vaccine Distribution
LancasterOnline: Nearly 1 In 4 People Vaccinated In PA Are Long-Term Care Residents
WHYY: State Health Official: More Vaccines On The Way
Inquirer: At Current Rate, Philly’s Adults Won’t All Be Vaccinated Until March 2022
WHYY: Philly Health Commissioner Ducks Questions At Philly Fighting COVID Hearings
Inquirer: Philly Council Grills Top Health official On Philly Fighting COVID Collapse, Vaccine Racial Equity
WHYY: Philly Vaccines: How To Know If Your Appointment At Convention Center Is Legit
CitizensV: Panelists Say Conspiracy Theories Can Hurt Vaccine Rollout
WBTimes: PA Working To Combat COVID Vaccine Misinformation
TribLive: Heinz Field In Pittsburgh Ready To Become Mass Vaccination Site If Enough Doses Arrive
MCall: Without Internet, Cellphones, Cars, Some Seniors Face Barriers To Getting COVID Vaccine
ErieT: Erie Seniors Struggle To Schedule COVID Vaccinations
ScrantonT: Nursing Homes Call For Stronger COVID Vaccine Plan
ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Aiming To Help Get Seniors Vaccinated
TribLive: Chartiers School District Inoculates 120 Staffers With Vaccine
Paul Muschick: 5 Ways To Speed Up COVID Vaccinations, Including A Ban On Out-Of-State Residents
PennLive Editorial: New Secretary Of Health Has To Get More Shots Into Arms Now
State Police Liquor Enforcement Issues 20 NOVs, 30 Warnings On COVID Violations Feb. 1-4
Inquirer: Essential Workers In Philly Region Were 55% More Likely To Get COVID
WBTimes: New Nonprofit Aims To Support Independent Restaurants, Feed The Community
WilliamsportS: Return The Power To Reopen To Business Owners
MCall: Nazareth Teachers Union Withdraws Letter On Remote Only Teaching, Will Continue With Hybrid Learning
Inquirer: Philly Teachers Union Tells Members Not To Go To School Monday, Setting Up Showdown
WHYY: Philly’s Youngest Students Are Suffering The Most Academically, New Data Shows
Maria Panaritis: Pressure Is On To Reopen Public Schools, But Can It Really Happen?
WPSU: Many Penn State Students Returned To State College, Even Though Classes Are Stll Remote
ScrantonT: Crowds Fill Downtown Scranton For Inaugural Ice Festival, And Get Out During The Pandemic
Inquirer: ‘Ghost Light’ Tradition At Philly Theaters Has Taken On A COVID Meaning Of Hope
National/International
AP: COVID Outbreaks Stoke Tensions In Some State Capitols [PA Legislature Featured]
AP: Pentagon Deploys Troops To Fuel COVID Vaccine Drive
AP: Biden Seeks to Go Big, Fast And Alone On $1.9 Trillion COVID Aid As Congress Clears The Way
The Atlantic: America’s Soviet-Style Vaccine Rollout
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[Posted: February 6, 2021]
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