*House Budget Hearings Canceled Until Monday, Feb. 22
House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
House Budget Hearings Schedule
Senate returns to voting session Feb. 22, 23, 24
Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8
John Baer: Don’t Delay Election, Lawmakers, Ask The Public to Draw Your Voting Districts Instead [ So Why Not Privatize This Instead Of Having The Government Do It? ]
WITF: PA Republicans Have Lost 15,000 Voters This Year, But It May Not Make A Difference
Stephen Caruso: Wolf Administration Spent $3.4 Million On Outside Lawyers For 2 Dozen Election Lawsuits; With Republican Lawsuit Total Cost Is $5.2 Million
PG Editorial: Lt. Gov. Shouldn’t Duck The Press
TribLive: PA Jobless Benefit Scams At $2.5 Million; Arnold Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding System
WESA: Pennsylvanians Being Hit By Tax Bills Due To Unemployment Fraud
TribLive: Dog License Fee Hike Would Address Bureau’s Budget Shortfall
CitizensV Editorial: State Police Should Not Be Given Pass In Budget Hearings
Inquirer: Montgomery County DA Dismantles Gun Trafficking Ring
CitizensV: Luzerne County Cash For Kids Trial 10 Years Later
WHYY: 8 People Shot Near Transportation Center In Philadelphia
Inquirer Editorial: Gun Violence Is A Citywide Emergency In Philadelphia
TribLive: Charges Dismissed Against Somerset DA
Inquirer: How Being A Medical Marijuana Patient Affects Your Employment Rights In PA
TribLive: State University Scholarship Program Would Offer Free Education For Staying In The State
PG: Pittsburgh Promise College Scholarship Eases Requirements For 2021 Graduates
Spotlight PA: Proposed $1 Billion Plan To Close Gap Between PA School Districts
Op-Ed: How Public Schools Fail To Recognize Black Prodigies
Inquirer: Delaware County Democrats Finally In Power, Have The Growing Pains To Show It
National/International
Politics PA: Jeff Bartos Files Papers For U.S. Senate Bid
Civil Justice
Inquirer: Philly SAG-AFTRA Board Member Resigns After Posting Anti-Asian Meme
PennLive: Biglerville H.S. Brings On Law Firm To Investigation Students’ Stories Of Racism, Recommend Changes
WHYY: After Anti-Asian Speech Sparks Outrage In Montgomery County School, Officials Act, But Is It Enough?
PG: Pittsburgh Council Supports Mayor’s Change To Hairstyle Discrimination Law
Op-Ed: Inquirer Needs A Racism Intervention
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
LancasterOnline: Federal Prosecutors Charge Lancaster Man With Repeatedly Punching Police Officer In Assault On U.S. Capitol
AP: Lebanon County Son Of Conservative Activist Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol
ScrantonT Editorial: Republican County Boss Rails Against Toomey Doing The Right Thing
PG Editorial: Toomey, A Vote Of Conscience
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Joint Legislative Vaccine Task Force Meet On Recommendations To Ensure 2nd Doses Of Moderna COVID Vaccine
AP: Mistakes Mean Pennsylvania Faces Shortage Of Moderna Vaccine Shots
TribLive: Allegheny County To Administer 2nd Moderna Vaccine Doses In Timely Fashion
PennLive: PA Discovers Big COVID Vaccine Glitch, Thousands Of 2nd Moderna Doses Given Out By Mistake
Cap-Star: Errors In Managing PA’s Moderna Vaccine Inventory Leads To Shortage Of 2nd Dose Shots
TribLive: Vaccine Mix-Up Prompts Rescheduling Shuffle In PA
Ford Turner: PA Vaccine Task Force On COVID Focuses On Moderna 2nd Shot Shortages
MCall: Lehigh Valley Doing Much Better Than Other Areas With COVID Vaccines
Cap-Star: PA’s Vaccine Program Is Flailing, Nurses In House, Senate Out To Fix It
CitizensV: Sen. Yudichak Wants Dept. Of Health To Step Away From Lead On COVID Vaccine Distribution
Inquirer: Rep. Stephens Helped Hundreds Of Seniors Get COVID Vaccines, But Not Everyone Says That’s Fair
PennLive: Lancaster Approves Plan To Open Vaccination Center At Park City Mall
LancasterOnline: Lancaster Hospitals Say COVID Vaccine Deliveries Delayed
LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster County Playing Catch-Up On COVID Vaccine Efforts
CentreDT: Mount Nittany Health Starts COVID Vaccine Waitlist
Cap-Star: Elected Officials, Community Partners Want Philly’s Linc As Mass Vaccine Site
PennLive: New PA COVID Vaccine Distribution Policy Favoring Big Players Causes Worry
Dept. Of Health Reports 193 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,413 New Cases-- 2.17.21
TribLive: Allegheny County Reports 26 New COVID Deaths
Dept. Of Health: Update On Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Jan. 31- Feb. 6
Dept. Of Health: January Nursing Home Inspections, Compliance Actions
Robert Swift: Fighting COVID Called Top Priority In PA Prisons
WESA: Pittsburgh Clinic Helps COVID Long-Haulers Recover
WBTimes: State Police Liquor Enforcement Cites Luzerne County Businesses For COVID Violations
WHYY: Medically Vulnerable Immigrants In PA Face Possible Re-Detention, Advocates Say
TribLive: PA Jobless Benefit Scams At $2.5 Million; Arnold Woman Pleads Guilty To Defrauding System
WHYY: Philly Schools Delay Reopening Amid Stalled Dispute With Teachers Union
TribLive: New COVID Cases Prompt Pittsburgh Catholic H.S. To Go All Virtual
WESA: The Politics Behind Reopening Pittsburgh Public Schools
YorkD: A Year Into COVID, York County Teachers Face Exhaustion
LancasterOnline: Quarantines, Staff Shortages, Shrinking Substitute Teacher Pool Complicates In-Person Learning
LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Makes Plans To Distribute $6.2 Million In State Aid To Hospitality Businesses
National/International
AP: U.S. Life Expectancy Drops A Year In Pandemic, Most Since WWII
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Dept. Of Health: Reports 94 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,345 New Cases-- 2.18.21
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[Posted: February 18, 2021]
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