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
Cap-Star: Republican Lawmakers In 28 States, Including PA, Introduced Bills To Restrict Ballot Access
KDKA: Washington County Republican Chair Says Toomey Wasn’t Sent There ‘To Do The Right Thing,” He Was Sent There ‘To Represent Us’ [Toomey Vote To Convict Trump Of Insurrection]
Inquirer: Push To Punish Toomey Points To Future Tied To Trump For PA Republicans
SunburyDI: PA Senate Confirmations Could Be Contentious For Wolf Cabinet Appointees
The Reporter: Republican Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale Announced Run For Governor; Brother Sean Is Running For U.S. Senate [Gale Was Censured For His Comments During Black Lives Matter Protests Last Year And Related Controversies ]
Cap-Star: Trump Supporter, Montgomery County Commissioner Joe Gale Declares Run For Governor
Op-Ed: Joe Gale For Governor; Sean Gale For Senate
Deb Erdley: 5 Republicans Seek Party Nod For Special Election In Westmoreland House District
Politics PA: Fmr Sen. Killion Joins Wanner Associates Lobbying Firm
Public Source: Allegheny County Struggled To Train Poll Workers, Keep Up With Public Questions In Run-up To Nov. Election
AP: Wolf’s Tax Plan Takes Center Stage As Budget Hearings Begin
Spotlight PA: PA State Police Will Escape Legislative Scrutiny In 2021 Budget Process
Jan Murphy: PA Lottery Ticket Sales On Track For A Banner Year
Jan Murphy: PA Schools Would Get $1 Billion Hike With Wolf’s Budget, But Officials Aren’t Banking On It
WESA: Child Care Worker Subsidy Replace An Award To Incentivize Staff Higher Education
PA State Employees’ Retirement System: Earned More than 11% Return In 2020
AltoonaM Editorial: Address PA Turnpike Finances
Op-Ed: PA Democrats Were Right: It’s Time Lawmakers To Prioritize Women’s Family Health
Intelligencer Editorial: Betting On Kids, Not Horses
PennLive: Defrocked Catholic Priest Gets Probation For Molesting 2 Boys At Harrisburg Church
AP: Fmr Defrocked Catholic Priest Sentenced To 5 Years’ Probation In Child Sexual Abuse Case
PG: TSA Catches 4th Handgun In 12 Days At Pittsburgh Airport Checkpoint
WESA: Solitary Confinement, No-Knock Warrant Come Closer To Appearing On May Ballot In Allegheny County
PennLive: Harrisburg Area Community College Opposes Faculty Union, Says It Would Hurt Collaborative Successes
TribLive: PA Interscholastic Esports Assn. Opens Registration For 2021 Season
PG: Groups Kick Off Campaign To Bring Attention To Pittsburgh School Board Elections
WHYY: Philly Facing $450 Million Budget Shortfall, Officials Eye Cuts, Taxes, Privatization
AP: Black Franchise Owner Sues McDonald’s, Cites Persistent Bias [PA Restaurants]
PG: Judge To Decide Landlord Case Challenging Pittsburgh Rental Registry Ordinance
PG Editorial: For Personal Data, Apple Does The Right Thing
MCall: NY Hedge Fund To Acquire Morning Call’s Parent Company Tribune Publishing
National/International
WBVP: Fetterman Signs No Fossil Fuel Campaign Money Pledge
Civil Justice
Inquirer: How An Ex-Philly Cop Made It His Mission To Expose Police Shootings Of Black People
MCall: Lehigh U. Professor’s Remarks About Race, Poverty Draw Criticism From Students, Faculty
CentreDT: More Racist Zoom Bombings Targeting Penn State Students Under Investigation
MCall: Allentown Sees Drop In Violent Crimes In 2020, And No Shots Fired By Police
NYT: Police Forces Have Long Tried to Weed Out Extremists, Then Came The Assault On U.S. Capitol [Philadelphia]
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
KDKA: Washington County Republican Chair Says Toomey Wasn’t Sent There ‘To Do The Right Thing,” He Was Sent There ‘To Represent Us’ [Toomey Vote To Convict Trump Of Insurrection]
WilliamsportS: Lycoming County Republicans To Consider Censure Of Toomey For Voting To Convict Trump
CentreDT: Centre County Republicans Move To Censure Toomey For Vote To Convict Trump
LancasterOnline: Lancaster Republicans Do Not Vote To Censure Toomey
Inquirer: Push To Punish Toomey Points To Future Tied To Trump For PA Republicans
LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster Republicans Shouldn’t Censure Toomey For Putting Country Over Party In Voting To Convict Trump
Op-Ed: Ugly New Attacks On Republicans Who Defied Trump Hint At A Dark Republican Future [ PA Republicans, Toomey ]
NYT: Police Forces Have Long Tried to Weed Out Extremists, Then Came The Assault On U.S. Capitol [Philadelphia]
CentreDT: More Racist Zoom Bombings Targeting Penn State Students Under Investigation
Inquirer: Fact-Checking Impeachment Trial Claims By Philly-Area Lawyers Who Played Big Roles
AP: NAACP, Democratic Congressman Sue Trump Over Role On Assault On U.S. Capitol
ScrantonT Editorial: Quickly Establish Federal 1/6 Commission
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health Reports 193 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,413 New Cases-- 2.17.21
Dept. Of Health: Joint Legislative Vaccine Task Force Meet On Recommendations To Ensure 2nd Doses Of Moderna COVID Vaccine For 100,000 People
Dept. Of Health Reports 54 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,893 New Cases [3 Days]-- 2.15.21
TribLive: For Just 2nd Time In 2021, PA Reports Deaths In Single Digits
TribLive: Allegheny County Reports 1 New COVID Death, Trend Continues Of Low Deaths
WHYY: COVID Deaths In Philadelphia Surpass 3,000
Wallace McKelvey: Child Stricken With Mystery COVID-Related Syndrome: ‘People Just Don’t Know About It’
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update Feb. 5-11
PennLive: 51 Counties Have Substantial Spread Of COVID, Positive Rate Drops For 9th Week
CBSKYW: 2,000 Bucks County Residents Turned Away From Scheduled COVID Vaccine Appointments Due To Glitches
Ford Turner: Lehigh Valley Family Doctors Say COVID Vaccine Plan Wrongly Pushes Them Aside
Inquirer: Nursing Home Group Cites Evidence COVID Vaccine Is Already Working For Residents
WESA: More Than 10% Of Allegheny County Residents Have Received At Least One Dose Of Vaccine
TribLive: Ross OKs Using Community Center Gym For COVID Vaccination Clinic In Allegheny County
WHYY: Most Philly Residents Could Be Vaccinated By July
PennLive: Harrisburg Area Transit, Rabbittransit Offer Free Transportation To COVID Vaccination Appointments
WHYY: Home Health Care Industry Strained By Pandemic
PG: State Should Release More Prisoners In Pandemic
State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issued 11 NOVs, 27 Warnings For COVID Violations Feb. 12-14
Dept. Of State: COVID Licence Enforcement Actions Feb. 7-14
PG: Extension Of Federal Unemployment Programs Leads To ‘Bold’ Fraud Attempts In PA
WHYY: SEPTA Employees Endure Steady Threats Of Violence Even As Transit Ridership Drops
WPSU: Penn State THON Prepares For Virtual Weekend Of Dancing
TribLive Editorial: Opening Schools Safely Means Everyone Pitching In
PennLive: City Of Harrisburg Extends Eviction Moratorium For Another Month
National/International
USA Today: States To Receive Biggest Boost Yet In Vaccine Doses, White House Tells Governors
CitizensV: Winter Weather Causes Delays In Vaccine Supply Chain
AP: FEMA Begins To Open Mass COVID Vaccine Sites As Bad Weather Hampers Efforts
AP: Biden Extends Ban On Federal Homeowner Mortgage Foreclosures To June 30
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[Posted: February 17, 2021]
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