Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.16.21


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


AP: PA Republican Party May Censure Toomey For Vote To Convict Trump In Growing Backlash

PG: Westmoreland Republicans Censure Toomey, Allegheny Chair Urges Caution

Inquirer: Toomy Feeling The Fire From PA Republicans For Voting To Convict Trump

Spotlight PA: Delay In Census Data Could Put Transparency In PA’s Republican-Controlled Redistricting Again Drawing Voting Districts In Their Favor

NYT: After Failing To Overturn State Election Results, PA Republicans Are Now Trying To Control State Courts To Make It Easier To Elect Republicans By Gerrymandering

ScrantonT: Sen. Blake To Direct Cong. Cartwright’s District Office With Jobs Focus

ScrantonT Editorial: Sen. Blake Good Model For His Successor

WHYY: Democrat Rep. Brian Sims Announces For Lt. Governor

Op-Ed: To Keep PA Voters Confident In Our Elections, Rejecting Misinformation Is Key

Jan Murphy: PA Schools Would Get $1 Billion Hike With Wolf’s Budget, But Officials Aren’t Banking On It

WBTimes: Pending Legislation Could Affect Replacement Of Luzerne County DA

WHYY: DA Calls On Philadelphia Leaders To Invest $100 Million To Help Curb Gun Violence

Op-Ed: PA Laws Must Ensure Child Abuse Victims Can Pursue Justice

PennLive: Harrisburg Area Community College Faculty Files For Union Representation

TribLive: Pitt, NCAA Knew About Danger Of Football Concussions, Lawsuits Claim

PG: SAT Changes Show Declining Impact Exam Has On College Admissions

Inquirer: Universities Are Schooling Future Architects To Consider Community, History As They Design

TRibLive: Greater Latrobe, Deer Lakes Among Western PA Schools Lauded For Computer Science Diversity

ErieT: No Incumbents Seeking Reelection To Erie School Board

TribLive: Monroeville Doctor Accused Of Writing Illegal Painkiller Prescriptions

PG Editorial: Let The Dead Rest, Don’t Return Them As Chatbots

National/International

LancasterOnline: The Importance Of Presidential Leadership

Civil Justice

PG: Pittsburgh To Partner With FUSE Corps On Community-Police Relations

Cap-Star: Protesters Seeking Justice, Reform Ask ‘Where Is The Love?’

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

AP: PA Republican Party May Censure Toomey For Vote To Convict Trump In Growing Backlash

PG: Westmoreland Republicans Censure Toomey, Allegheny Chair Urges Caution

Inquirer: Toomy Feeling The Fire From PA Republicans For Voting To Convict Trump

Spotlight PA: Delay In Census Data Could Put Transparency In PA’s Republican-Controlled Redistricting Again Drawing Voting Districts In Their Favor

NYT: After Failing To Overturn State Election Results, PA Republicans Are Now Trying To Control State Courts To Make It Easier To Elect Republicans By Gerrymandering

NPR: U.S. House Announces Plans For 9/11-Style Commission To Study Capitol Attack

Coronavirus

PG: Doctors Push Back Against New Health Dept. COVID Vaccine Policy

TODAY WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: COVID Vaccine Task Force To Tackle Distribution Challenges

MCall: Allentown Health Bureau Cancels, Reschedules 2 Vaccination Clinics

WHYY: Chester County Employers Say Workers Want Vaccines, Getting Them Another Story

Paul Muschick: Your Boss Can Make You Get A COVID Vaccine, Here’s Why They Shouldn’t

CitizensV: Some Traveling Far And Wide For COVID Vaccinations

LancasterOnline: Half Of Police, EMS Polled Plant To Get COVID Vaccine In Lancaster

ErieT: Erie Doctor: Improved Mask Wearing, Social Distancing Causing COVID Case Drop, Not Vaccine

ScrantonT Editorial: Lackawanna County Agency Steps Up For Older Residents On COVID Vaccines

Inquirer Editorial: Political Squabbling Over Philly Vaccination Plan Is Sickening

PG: Edinboro U. Plans To Reopen For Fall In-Person Classes

CitizensV: Wilkes-Barre Schools To Reopen In 2 Weeks

Op-Ed: Philly Should Use Reopening Debate To Fix Longer-Term Problems

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[Posted: February 16, 2021]

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