Thursday, February 11, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.11.21


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


Cap-Star: Was Republican Sen. Mastriano Trolling With Social Media Bill?  The Actual Answer May Not Matter

NYT: Why Thousands Of Republicans Are Leaving The Party: ‘There’s Nothing Left’ [Includes PA Comments]

MCall: Fmr State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf Dies, Hailed For Criminal Justice Reform

Inquirer: Steward Greenleaf, Longtime State Senator From Montgomery County, Has Died

AP: Statewide Judges Get Party Endorsements To Run For High Court In PA

TribLive: Fmr State Senate Republican Candidate Running For Westmoreland DA

Spotlight PA: Wolf Administration Refuses To Release Details After Failure Derails Child Sexual Abuse Amendment

YorkDR: Lebanon County Commissioners Deny County Children & Youth Agency Ignored Calls On Duncan Child Abuse Case

Op-Ed: As Violence Surges In Philly, We Need To Prepare Kids For The Worst - Fmr Mayor Nutter

MCall: Lehigh Valley Coroners Say Drug Overdose Deaths Worse Than Dept. Of Health Statistics

PennLive: Lancaster DA Must Release Names Of Buyers Of Property Seized In Drug Cases, Court Says

Inquirer: When Philly Commissioner Was Chief In Portland, Police Escalated Tensions By Using Force Against Protesters, Report Finds

WHYY: After Difficult First Year As Philly’s Top Cop, Black Women Stand By Danielle Outlaw

PG: Pitt Extends SAT, ACT Test Optional Policies Thru Fall 2023

CourierT: Montgomery Community College Receives Record $3 Million Gift

Deb Erdley: Pitt-Greensburg, Saint Vincent Receive RCAP Grants For Construction Projects

ScrantonT Editorial: State-Owned University Plan Reflects Era, Reality

TribLive: Debate Continues Over City Of Pittsburgh’s Role In Educational Emergency

WITF: Students’ Allegations Of Racism At Biglerville H.S. Force Difficult Conversation In Adams County

Dept. of Aging: Calls On Legislature To Make Critical Updates To Older Adults Protective Services Act

PennLive: Sheetz Announces Pay Increases, Plan To Give New Moms Time Off With Pay

Inquirer: Rural Pennsylvanians Feel Stranded As Commercial Airline Access Continues To Disappear

Inquirer: Made In Philadelphia: First Modern Computer Is Celebrated On 75th Anniversary

National/International

Charles Thompson: West Chester Businessman Joins Race For Republican Nomination For U.S. Senate

Cap-Star: Fetterman Justifies, But Does Not Apologize For, Chasing Down And Brandishing Shotgun At Black Jogger While Braddock Mayor

Cap-Star: Toomey, Casey Vote To Move Trump Impeachment Trial Forward

YorkDR: Senator Casey Is Back In The Majority, What He Wants

Politics PA: National Republicans Target PA Cong. Cartwright, Lamb, Wild

TribLive: Allegheny County Native Susan Orsega Selected As Acting U.S. Surgeon General

ScrantonT Editorial: Time To Revive Postal Service

Civil Justice

PG: Pittsburgh’s Civil Rights Agency Wary Of Mayor’s Change To Hairstyle Law

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

AP: Lebanon County Lawyer Arrested For Threatening To Kill U.S. Senate Democrats

PennLive: Lebanon County Lawyer Arrested For Threatening To Shoot Wife, Democrats

PennLive: Lancaster Man Arrested For Attacking Police Officer During Assault On U.S. Capitol, Stole Body Camera, Posted Threatening Messages

AP: Federal Prosecutors Fight Release Of Mercer County Woman Arrested In Assault On U.S. Capitol

TribLive: Federal Attorneys Appeal Home Detention For Mercer County Woman Arrested In Assault On U.S. Capitol

Post: Majority Of People Arrested For Assault On U.S. Capitol Had History Of Financial Trouble [Includes PA Defendants]

PittsburghCityPaper: PA Has 5th Most Anti-Government Extremist Groups Among U.S. States

PLS Reporter: PA Democrats Call For Investigations Into Whether PA Republican Lawmakers Incited Assault On U.S. Capitol

ABC27: State Democrats Demand Accountability Of PA Republicans In Assault On U.S. Capitol, Trump Impeachment Trial

AltoonaM: State Democrats Call Out PA Republicans In Assault On U.S. Capitol

AG Shapiro: Dismantles Trump’s Big Election Lie In Impeachment Trial Memo 

Deb Erdley: AG Shapiro Files Memorandum Outlining False Statements About Fraud And PA’s Election Results

Inquirer: Montgomery County’s View Of Trump Lawyer PA’s Bruce Castor’s Performance - ‘It’s Embarrassing’

WHYY: PA’s Member Of Congress Dean House Prosecutor On Impeachment Links Riot To ‘Actions Of A Desperate President: ‘If Not For Donald Trump’

Post: 2nd Set Of Videos Presented At House Impeachment Hearings 

NPR: New Video Footage Shows How Close Rioting Capitol Mob Got To VP Pence And Lawmakers

AP: Chilling Video Footage Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Becomes Key Exhibit In Trump Impeachment Trial

NYT: Listen How Trump Built His Alternate Reality From Nov. 4 To Jan. 6, In His Own Words  [Including Several From PA Republican Gettysburg Hearing] 

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health Reports 115 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,978 New Cases-- 2.11.21

Dept. Of Health Reports 125 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,378 New Cases-- 2.10.21

TribLive: Allegheny County Hits Lowest COVID Hospitalization Number In Months

ScrantonT: NE PA COVID Death Rate Drops Sharply

Inquirer: At SE PA Hospitals, COVID Cases Decline As Drug Overdose And Psychiatric Cases Rise

TribLive: UK COVID Variant Detected In Allegheny County

Rep. Toohil: Tests Positive For COVID, In Quarantine

LancasterOnline: Sen. Aument - PA Should Consider Appointing ‘Vaccine Czar’

WHYY: Montgomery County Hopes Single-Use Appointment Links, Passwords Will Stop COVID Vaccine ‘Line-Jumpers’

WHYY: Black Doctors Consortium Wants Vaccine Line-Jumpers To Wait Their Turn

Inquirer: Black Doctors COVID Consortium To Tighten Requirements Around Vaccine Distribution

Inquirer: Black Philadelphians Aren’t Getting Their Fair Share Of COVID Vaccines

MCall: Lehigh County Seniors Seeking Vaccination Appointment Can Call Bilingual Allentown Hotline

CitizensV: COVID Vaccine Distribution Getting Worse In Luzerne County

LancasterOnline: Biden COVID Vaccine Initiative Will Not Immediately Benefit Lancaster Health Centers

LancasterOnline: TriStarr Begins Recruiting Help For Lancaster County’s Mass Vaccination Site

Inquirer: Should Philly Use The Linc As Mass Vaccine Site?  It’s Now A Political Fight

LancasterOnline Editorial: Gaps In Vaccination Data Must Be Addressed If PA Is To Win Battle Against COVID

TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvania’s Vaccine Game Needs Work

ScrantonT: Flu Season In PA Takes A Mild Turn

Gov. Wolf: Announces $145 Million In Hospitality Relief To Be Distributed To Counties By Feb. 28

WHYY: Philly Restaurants Can Raise Indoor Dining To 50% If They Pass An Air Test

Inquirer: Amid COVID Economic Slump, Some Philly Businesses Giving Back

PG: To Improve Communication, State Unemployment Centers May Start Testing Claimants

WBTimes: State Treasurer Warns Of Fraud Targeting Unemployed Pennsylvanians

TribLive: Masks Are Optional At Future Meetings Of Irwin Council In Spite Of CDC Recommendation To Slow The Spread Of COVID “Nobody Is Wearing A Mask, And Nobody Gives A Crap” [Republican Westmoreland County]

TribLive: COVID Exposure Closes 2 Westmoreland County Schools Thru Feb. 18

MCall: 2 Lehigh Valley School Districts To Start Bringing Students Back For In-Person Instruction In March

ScrantonT: Fmr Scranton School Director Serving Sentence For Sexting Teens Asks For Release Due To COVID

Inquirer Editorial: More Voices Needed On Reopening Philly Schools, Including Mayor’s

PennLive: How Innovations Keep PA’s Legal System Running In A Pandemic

National/International

NYT: New York’s Vaccine Appointment Websites Weren’t Working, He Built A New One For $50

The Atlantic: The Unlikeliest Pandemic Success Story - Bhutan;  First Death From COVID Jan. 7 

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[Posted: February 11, 2021]

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