Saturday, February 20, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.20.21


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


WHYY: PA Republicans Conducting ‘Stalin-Like Purge’ Of Those Who Don’t Support Trump

Post: State Republican Lawmakers Proposed Flurry Of Voting Restrictions To Placate Trump Supporters [PA Included

Spotlight PA: New Auditor General Says His Election Was Fair, But Won’t Talk About The Others

WITF: State, Counties Plan To Do More To Inform PA Spanish-Speaking Voters

Inquirer: Fmr State Treasurer Joe Torsella Tried To Reform State’s Pension Funds, Then He Lost His Job

WBTimes: PennDOT Is Facing An Urgent Funding Situation

Op-Ed: Struggling PA Families Need More Support From Lawmakers, Wolf

MCall: 84-Year-Old Woman Who Was Attacked, Abducted At Bethlehem Casino Suing For Negligence

LancasterOnline: Catholic Diocese Of Harrisburg Begins Mediation Session With Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Survivors

PennLive: Judge Allows Criminal Charges To Move Forward Against Harrisburg District Magistrate

TribLive: Pagan Motorcycle Club Members In Pittsburgh Hit With More Indictments

WilliamsportS: Gun Sales Soar In PA, Supply Can’t Meet Demand

Op-Ed: Intimate Partner Violence, PA’s Silent Pandemic Can Be Silent No Longer

Inquirer: Jefferson Hospital Doctors In Philly Balking At Initiative To Tie Bonuses To Patient Referrals For Fundraising

Inquirer: How Bad Financial Bets With Wall Street Cost 2 PA Public School Systems And A Hospital Millions Of Dollars

Inquirer: Wawa Could Pay Customers Up To $9 Million For Data Breach, Proposed Settlement Says

ScrantonT Editorial: State, Federal Analysis Support Minimum Wage Boost

Charles Thompson: Penn State President To Retire In June 2022

ErieT: An In-Depth Look At Erie’s 2021 Economic Outlook

National/International

FT: Biden Tells World ‘America Is Back’ But Warns Democracy Under Assault

AP: Biden Declares ‘America Is Back’ In Welcome Words To Allies

Civil Justice

Inquirer: Controversy Erupts Over Police Memorial In Philly DA’s Office

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

WHYY: PA Republicans Conducting ‘Stalin-Like Purge’ Of Those Who Don’t Support Trump

AP: Toomey, Who Once Unified Republicans, Now On The Outs Over Trump Conviction Vote

PennLive: Lebanon County Police Officer Arrested For His Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol (#20 from PA)  

TribLive: Allegheny County Man Charged With Making Phone Threats About Killing Democratic Members Of Congress, Black People [#21 from PA?]

Inquirer: Man Arrested For Firing Shots Into Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters, He Was Convinced Election Was Stolen From Trump   [#22 from PA?]

AP: PA Man Charged With Firing Into Montgomery County Democratic Headquarters

WilliamsportS: Gun Sales Soar In PA, Supply Can’t Meet Demand

ABCNews: In New Defense, Dozens Of U.S. Capitol Rioters Say Law Enforcement ‘Let Us In’ To Building

Yahoo News: Feds Now Say Right-Wing Extremists Responsible For Majority Of Deadly Terrorist Attacks Last Year

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 90 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,818 New Cases-- 2.20.21

Post: A Mass-Casualty Event Every Day: Inside The Dark Winter Of COVID In America [Danville, Pittsburgh]

WITF: State Health Dept. Instructions To ‘Don’t Hold Back Any Doses’ Led To Vaccine Delays

Gov. Wolf: Signs 4th Renewal Of COVID Disaster Declaration

PennLive: Gov. Wolf Signs Another Extension Of COVID Disaster Declaration

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

TribLive: Why COVID Hospitalizations Are Plunging In Allegheny County

TribLive: Allegheny County Sees Largest Drop In COVID Hospitalizations This Month

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

Dept. Of Health, DHS: Update On Vaccine Distribution To Long-Term Care Facilities

Inquirer: FEMA To Open Mass Vaccination Site At Philadelphia Convention Center

Inquirer: Mass Clinic Will Open In Philly And Vaccinate 6,000 People At Day, White House Says

Inquirer: Massive Turnout At Black Doctors COVID Walk-Up Vaccination Site In Philly

Dept. Of Health: Feb. 20 Pike County Community Vaccination Clinic To Be Rescheduled Due To Weather

TribLive: PNC Park In Pittsburgh To Host Appointment-Only COVID Vaccination Clinic

PG: Allegheny County Announces COVID Vaccination Delays Amid Shortage, Shipping Issues

TribLive: Thousands Of 2nd COVID Shots Delayed In Allegheny County

TribLive: As Vaccine Waiting Lists Grow, Community Pharmacies Unsure When Supply Will Arrive

WESA: House Bill Would Create Central COVID Vaccine Registry

Dept. Of Health: Regional COVID Testing Schedule

TribLive: Documentary Looks At How Pandemic Exposed Senior Care Crisis [Beaver County Nursing Home]

Paul Muschick: PA Should Open Up Nursing Homes To Visitors: ‘What They Are Doing To Our Seniors Is Despicable’

McCall: Blood Supplies Critically Low In Lehigh Valley As Pandemic, Snow Hinder Donations

TribLive Editorial: Finding The Next Best Thing To Health Dept. In Westmoreland County

State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issues 11 NOVs, 31 Warnings For COVID Violations Feb. 15-18

TribLive: COVID Report Card: How Schools Fared During 1st Semester

McCall: Lehigh Valley Parents Organizing To Get Kids Back In Schools 5 Days A Week

Inquirer: Montgomery County School District Didn’t Have Enough Teachers To Reopen In Person

PLS Reporter: Even With New CDC Guidance, PA School Districts Grapple With Return To In-Person Learning

MCall: Lehigh U. Cracks Down On COVID Party During Outbreak, Could Expel Students

WESA: After Parents’ Pleas, Private Charter School Reinstates Teacher Who Questioned Reopening Plan

PG: More Than 15,000 Pitt Students To Receive COVID Financial Aid

PG: Rising Student Homelessness In PA Will Likely Worsen During Pandemic, Report Says

Inquirer: These Penn Students Helped Send 13,000+ Letters To Front Line Workers

Andrew Maykuth: PA Utilities Urge A Resumption Of Shutoffs As Pandemic Subsides, Unpaid Bills Soar, About 1 Million Customers Behind On Their Bills

PG Editorial: A Communal Pandemic Diary

Cap-Star: Toomey Questions Need For New Federal COVID Relief Package

WHYY: PA Democrats Push For School Infrastructure To Be Priority In Next Federal Stimulus

LancasterOnline Editorial: Congress Must Go Big With COVID Relief Package

National/International

NPR: Extreme Winter Weather Creates Backlog Of 6 Million Vaccine Doses

NYT: Short Of Vaccine, States Find Hidden Stashes In Their Own Backyards

NYT: Why Thousands of Doctors In America Can’t Get A Job [Residency Jobs]

The Guardian: Vaccinated Israelis To Enjoy Bars, Hotels With ‘Green Pass’

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[Posted: February 20, 2021]

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