Senate returns to voting session Feb. 23, 24
Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8
House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
House Budget Hearings Schedule
ErieT: Republican Cong. Kelly Calls U.S. Supreme Court Refusal To Hear Appeal ‘Astounding’
Charles Thompson: U.S. Supreme Court Is Not Taking Up 3 PA Republican Challenging PA Election Results, Process
AP: U.S. Supreme Court Formally Rejects Republican Challenges To PA Elections
NYT: U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Hear PA Election Case On Mail-In Ballots
Tony Norman: Voters To PA Republicans - Stop Trying To Steal Our Votes!
PG Editorial: Work To Reform Vote-By-Mail
LancasterOnline Editorial: Letter From County Voting Officials Is Part Of Mail-In Voting
AP: PA Republican State Committee To Discuss ‘Issues’ Surrounding Trump Impeachment Trial Wednesday
YorkD Editorial: Putting A [Charlie] Dent In The Republican Party?
Politics PA: Rep. Flynn Announces Bid For Sen. Blake’s Seat In Lackawanna
Spotlight PA: Sues To Unseal Court Records In Embezzlement Case Of Fmr Rep. Leslie Acosta (D-Philadelphia)
WESA: Delayed Census Data May Mean Setbacks In Redrawing Legislative, Congressional Voting Districts
Senate/House State Govt. Committees: Hold Joint Hearing Feb. 24 On U.S. Census, Redrawing Districts
PG: Truckers To Fight PennDOT Plan To Charge Bridge Tolls
ScrantonT: New Bridge Tolls Coming To NE PA As PennDOT Seeks Money For Upgrades
AP: Defrocked PA Catholic Priest On Trial In East Timor On Sexual Abuse Charges Involving Orphan Girls
ErieT: Spike In Erie’s 2020 Gun Crimes Continues In 2021
TribLive: 4 Arrested, 19 Guns Seized After Western PA Gun Show
Op-Ed: Philly Failing To Protect Domestic Violence Victims
MCall: Wolf Discusses Proposal To Pay For Workforce Development With Natural Gas Severance Tax
WHYY: Wolf Promotes Natural Gas Tax To Pay For Workforce Development Programs
ScrantonT: Lackawanna Group Wll Discreetly Mail Naloxone To Combat Opioid Overdoses
Inquirer: Tower Health Replaces CEO After Sustaining Big Losses In Philly, Suburban Hospitals
TODAY: WITF Smart Talk 9:00 a.m.: The Rise Of Telehealth To Meet COVID Challenges
TribLive: Western PA Colleges Receive Military Friendly Designation
WBTimes: U. Of Scranton Nabs $1.5 Million Grant for Engineering Program
MCall: Black-Owned Lehigh Valley Distiller Looks To Grow In PA, Beyond
PG: Pittsburgh Receives Favorable Credit Rating Despite Pandemic Economic Pressure
LancasterOnline: Lancaster City To Part Ways With Municipal Broadband Building MAW Communications
PG: Wabtec Believes Full Automation For Railroads Is Within Reach
National/International
PG: Casey, Cong. Lamb Press For $15 Minimum Wage In COVID Bill As Democrats Face Unity Test
Civil Justice
PennLive: Amid Policing Backlash, PA State Police Struggle To Evolve: ‘This Is A Crisis’
PennLive: Milton Hershey School Students Playing Key Role To Improve State Policing Across PA
PennLive: PA State Police Program To Improve Minority Relations Results In Better Policing Of Police Protests
Governor’s Advisory Commission: Statement On Racial Violence Against Asian Pacific Americans
LancasterOnline Editorial: Online Hate Crimes At Penn State Must Be Stamped Out
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
Letter: Republican Party Has Lost Its Way - Lancaster County
Op-Ed: Republican Flirtation With Extremism Began More Than Half A Century Ago - Lebanon Valley Professor
Op-Ed: This Is How Fascism Begins
LancasterOnline Editorial: Online Hate Crimes At Penn State Must Be Stamped Out
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health Reports 97 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,830 New Cases-- 2.23.21
Dept. Of Health Reports 44 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,427 New Cases [2 Days]-- 2.22.21
TribLive: Allegheny County Posts Lowest New COVID Numbers Since November
TribLive: Westmoreland County Adds Fewest New COVID Cases Since October
WESA: State’s New Mandate To Push Out COVID Vaccine Might Be ‘Really, Really, Really Hard To Hit’
PG: PA Health Dept. Concerns About Bill To Create Central COVID Vaccination Registry
PennLive: PA’s Weekly Supply Of COVID Vaccine Grows By 40,000
Inquirer: Philly Teachers Get First COVID Shots, But Grief For Nearly 45,000 Dead In PA, NJ
Ford Turner: Senate Committee Advances Bill To Allow National Guard To Plan Vaccine Centers
MCall: Lack Of Supply Forces Allentown To Postpone 2nd Shot COVID Vaccinations
TribLive: Westmoreland County Commissioners Put COVID Vaccine Appointment Registry On Hold
PennLive: New UPMC Website Allows People To Register For COVID Vaccine Appointments
TribLive: Westmoreland Pharmacist ‘Absolutely’ Wants To Play Bigger Role In Doling Out COVID Vaccine
CitizensV: Volunteer Drivers Needed To Take Seniors To Get Vaccinated In Luzerne County
Op-Ed: Nursing Homes Still Deserve Better, A Year Into The Pandemic
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Dashboard Update For Feb. 12-18
PennLive: 40 PA Counties Have Substantial Spread, Positive Test Rate Drops For 10th Week
MCall: Where Is The Flu? PA Cases Plummet During COVID Pandemic
ScrantonT Editorial: Vaccinate Prison Staffs
ErieT Editorial: COVID Lays Bare Our Treatment Of Prison Inmates
State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issued 28 NOVs, 18 Warnings For COVID Violations Feb. 19-21
PG/Capitalwire: DCED Secretary Gets An Earful About COVID Business Closures During PA Budget Hearing
NYT: State Lawmakers Defy Governors In COVID Battle For Power [Includes PA]
PG Editorial: Plan For The Next Pandemic
Inquirer: Chester, Delaware County Consider Relaxing Distance Guidelines to Teach More Kids In Schools
WHYY: Why Are Negotiations Over Reopening Philadelphia Schools Dragging On So Long?
Inquirer: Philly Teachers Get First COVID Shots, But Grief For Nearly 45,000 Dead In PA, NJ
PG: Pittsburgh School District Releases Details On Timetable, Order For Students To Return To Classrooms
MCall: Bethlehem Considering Return To In-Person Instruction In April
TribLive: Indiana U. Of PA Plans For Full Campus Reopening In August
MCall: Wolf Discusses Proposal To Pay For Workforce Development With Natural Gas Severance Tax
WHYY: Wolf Promotes Natural Gas Tax To Pay For Workforce Development Programs
MCall: See How Much Your County Will Get Under State’s COVID Business Relief Program
ErieT: COVID Battered Tourism In Erie In 2020
PennDOT: Extends Expiration Dates On CDL Licenses, Commercial Learner’s Permits
National/International
AP: U.S. COVID Deaths Surpass 500,000, Confirming Virus’s Tragic Reach
Post: Maryland To Launch Centralized Vaccine Registration System For Mass Clinics
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[Posted: February 23, 2021]
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