Thursday, February 4, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.4.21


House
returns to voting session Feb. 4, 5

*Senate returns to voting session Feb. 4, 22, 23, 24


Op-Ed: What Dick Thornburgh Meant To Pittsburgh - Rick Stafford

Spotlight PA: What The Exit Of PA’s Top Election Official Means For Future Of Voting

Spotlight PA: Wolf Asks For Tax Increase On PA’s Top Earners Amid Pandemic, Republicans Pan Proposal As ‘Irresponsible’

AP: Wolf Launches Budget Fraught With Deficits, Uncertainty

Charles Thompson/Jan Murphy: PA Budget Shows Wolf Is From Venus, Republicans From Mars

AP: Wolf Seeks Big Increase In School Funding, Tax Increase

USA Today: PA Republicans Call Wolf’s Budget Proposal ‘Dead On Arrival’

Charles Thompson: Wolf Proposes Record Personal Income Tax Increase, Tax Cuts For Some

Charles Thompson: Wolf Calls For Minimum Wage Hike, Natural Gas Tax To Pay For Workforce, Economic Recovery Projects

Wallace McKelvey: Wolf Calls For State Police Fee For Municipalities, Again

PennLive: Wolf Budget Would Increase Funding For Human Services, Health Emergencies

Jan Murphy: Wolf Calls For Historic Funding Increase For Public Schools

Deb Erdley: Public Education Advocates Hail Wolf’s School Budget; Republicans Balk At Tax Proposal

MCall: What Allentown Schools Could Do With An Extra $109 Million

Inquirer: Wolf’s Budget Could ‘Destroy’ PA Horse Racing, But Reduce Student Debt

PennLive: Wolf’s Budget Plan: Colleges Stay The Same

ErieT: Wolf’s Budget Earmarks $4.5 Million For Erie Community College

PennLive: Wolf Calls For No Increase To House, Senate Operations Budgets

Senate Republicans: Leaders Strongly Oppose Governor’s Massive Tax And Spend Budget Plan

House Republicans: Wolf Budget Proposal Not Realistic For Pennsylvanians

Paul Muschick: Now Isn’t The Time To Raise Income Taxes, Gov. Wolf

TribLive Editorial: Dept. Of State’s Failure On Sexual Abuse Amendment Has Many Hands

AP: Catholic Dioceses Sitting On Billions Of Federal PPP Taxpayer Aid

The Caucus: Fmr Sen. Scarnati, New Lobbying Partners Tied To $432,000 Political War Chest

LancasterOnline Editorial: Boockvar Was Right To Resign Over Mistake, But Republican Outrage Is Rich

WESA: It Costs $8,000 To File For Democratic Endorsement In Allegheny County, Candidates Rejecting The Process

AG Shapiro: Grand Jury Charges Bradford County DA With Sexual Misconduct

AP: Lawyer, Now Bradford DA, Accused Of Sexual Assaults On Clients

PG: Fundraising Campaign Surpasses $81 Million Goal At IUP

PG Editorial: Preserve Team Sports During State University Mergers

TribLive: Pittsburgh School Board: If City Wants To Help, Give Back $20 Million In Wage Tax Money

TribLive: 2 Indiana County Schools Temporarily Put In Lockdown After Reports Of Shooting

Op-Ed: Resignation Of Allentown School Superintendent Indictment Of PA’s Unfair Education Funding

WHYY: Comcast Boosts Internet Speed For Low-Income Users, After Pressure From Advocates

ScrantonT: Create State Authority To Boost Broadband

TribLive: Unemployment Rises Slightly In Pittsburgh To 6.8% In December 

ScrantonT: Scranton-Wilkes-Barre Unemployment Rises To 7.9% In December

National/International

Inquirer: A Never Trump Republican From Philadelphia Eyeing U.S. Senate Race

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

MCall: 2 Pennsylvanians, 1 From Bucks County,  Charged With Assaulting Officers During Capitol Attack; One Was Present When Police Shot Rioter Dead

PG: FBI Seeks Information On Western PA Woman Seen In Video At Assault On U.S. Capitol; Featured In A New Yorker Article

WESA: PA Data Shows Republican Voters Leaving Party After Assault On U.S. Capitol

AP: Canada Designates The Proud Boys As A Terrorist Entity [Openly Operate In PA]

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 146 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,370 New Cases-- 2.4.21

Dept. Of Health Reports 143 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,128 New Cases-- 2.3.21

PA Health Insurance Marketplace Reopens Sign-Ups, Increases New Enrollments By 9.7%

Inquirer: PA To Reopen Health Insurance Sign-Ups Feb. 15 to May 15

Dept. Of Health Provides Update On COVID Vaccine Distribution

AP: Pennsylvania Has No Plans For Centralized COVID Vaccine Signup

TribLive: PA’s Lagging Vaccine Rollout Takes Center Stage In Harrisburg

TribLive: PA Officials Hope Direct Shipment OF COVID Vaccine To Pharmacies Will Ease Supply Woes

Ford Turner: Acting Health Dept. Secretary Seeks Improved Communication On Limited Vaccine Supplies Amide Statewide Scramble For Doses

TribLive: Here’s How PA Ranks In Vaccination Rollout Nationwide

TribLive: Westmoreland Group Weighs In On Lack Of Local Input, Challenges In Vaccine Rollout

ErieT: Tops Markets To Offer COVID Vaccine In Erie

Inquirer: Dozens Of Philly Pharmacies Are Willing To Give COVID Vaccine, 2 Approved

CourierT: Bucks County Still Waiting On Vaccine Supply

AltoonaM Editorial: Natural Guard Needed To Aid PA Vaccine Distribution

WilliamsportS Editorial: Time To Call In National Guard On Vaccine Distribution

Dept. of Health Announces Regional COVID Testing Schedule

TribLive: Grand Jury Investigating Beaver County Nursing Home Deaths

TribLive: Allegheny County Officials Ask For ‘Common Sense’ Precautions On Super Bowl Parties

Op-Ed: Understaffing, Underfunding Risk Health, Safety Of Workers At 24/7 Facilities

Dept. Of Labor & Industry Releases COVID Enforcement Actions Jan. 25-29

TribLive: Judge Orders Allegheny County Restaurant To Follow COVID Rules Or Close

Dept. Of Agriculture COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions Jan. 25-31

PennLive: Taverns, Clubs In ‘Survival Mode’ As Seek Relief Amid COVID Pandemic

Inquirer: Philly Area Filling Up With Coffee Shops During The Pandemic

WHYY: SEPTA Urges Riders To ‘Mask Up’ As CDC Mandates Takes Effect

TribLive: Greater Latrobe To Welcome Secondary Students Back To Full-Time Classroom Instruction

National/International

Post: Some States Racing Ahead Of Others With Vaccine Rollout, Their Secret? Keeping It Simple

AP: Dr. Fauci Warns Against Super Bowl Parties To Avoid COVID Spread

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[Posted: February 4, 2021]

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