Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 2.24.21


Senate
returns to voting session Feb. 24

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

House Budget Hearings Schedule


Paul Muschick: PA Judicial Gerrymandering: We Have More Time To Fight Republican Scheme

AP: Lawmakers Unhappy About Tolling Bridges Reminded Of Law They Passed

WITF: PennDOT Details Funding Problems And Possible Fixes

ScrantonT Editorial: Bridge Tolls Fair Approach, For Now

Cap-Star: These Are The Republican Lawmakers Who Want To Impeach Gov. Wolf

Spotlight PA: Voters May Never Again Choose PA’s Lt. Governor Candidates Under Constitutional Amendment

ErieT: Sen. Laughlin (R) Legislation Would Make Marijuana Possession, Use Legal For Adults 21 And Older

TribLive: Rep. Gainey Floats Plan To Tax UPMC Health System

PennLive: 11,337 State Govt. Employees Make $100,000 Or More

TribLive Editorial: In West Deer Twp., Youth In Politics Is An Inspiring Reality

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: The Trade That Tied Pennsylvania Teachers Pension Fund To An Oil War In Iraq

Ford Turner: As PA Drug Overdose Deaths Surge, Lawmakers Renew  Push For Over Treatment Center Oversight

TribLive: Western PA Hospitals Penalized For High Rates Of Avoidable Patient Infections, Injuries

PG: Pitt To Unveil 2-Step Master Plan, Envisions ‘Transformative Academic Facility’

WBTimes: Luzerne Community College Budget Ruffled By Pandemic Faces Possible Deficit

CentreDT: Penn State Student Reports Sexual Assault In East Halls, 7th Since August

WBTimes: Misericordia U. Names New President

Op-Ed: We Must Provide A Path To Success For Pennsylvanians Re-Entering Society

MCall: Lehigh Valley Chamber Reports 25-44 Are Largest Age Group Collecting Unemployment, But Forecasts A Healthy Turnaround

National/International

Inquirer: Advocates Rally As Philly-Area Immigrant Faces Deportation Despite New Biden Guidelines

CourierT: How Well Do You Know PA Member Of Congress Madeleine Dean?

Civil Justice

PennLive: Dickinson College In Cumberland County Investigates Anti-Semitic Video, Possible Involving Student 

MCall: Man Shot To Death By Catasauqua Police Battled Mental Health Issues; Encounter Should Not Have Ended In Death Sentence, Family Says

WHYY: White Philly Prosecutor ‘Lost Nothing’ After Exploiting His Position To Arrest Black Driver

Inquirer: Rutgers, Penn Take Steps To Confront Ties To Slavery On Their Campuses

WHYY: Creating Safe Communities In Philly Starts With Listening To Communities Impacted By Violence

WITF: Lancaster Church Slated To Leave United Methodist Over Its LGBTQ Policies

TribLive: Beards No Longer Protected In Pittsburgh’s Hairstyle Law

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

PennLive: Lebanon County Cop Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol Ordered To Trial, But Freed From Jail

TribLive: Attorney General Nominee Says Probe On Assault Of U.S. Capitol Will Be Top Priority

The Guardian: Rioters Who Assaulted U.S. Capitol ‘Came Prepared For War,’ U.S. Senate Hears In Testimony

The Guardian: Rioters Who Assaulted U.S. Capitol ‘Came Prepared For War,’ U.S. Senate Hears In Testimony

AP: U.S. Capitol Defenders Cite Missed Intelligence For Deadly Capitol Breach

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 76 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,786 New Cases-- 2.24.21

Dept. Of Health Reports 97 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,830 New Cases-- 2.23.21

PG: Editorial: 500,000 COVID Deaths Is More Than A Big Number

WilliamsportS: Grim Death Toll Makes Vaccine’s Slow Pace Just Unacceptable

Dept. of Health: COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Feb. 7-13

Cap-Star: Amid Partisan Acrimony Over Pandemic, A Bipartisan Vaccine Team Says It’s Hopeful For The Future 

Ford Turner: PA’s Moderna COVID Vaccine Supply Problems Being Fixed, But Next Phase Of Rollout Remains A Mystery

Cap-Star: Wolf: Centralized Registration For Vaccinations Could Come When Supply Grows

WHYY: How To Sign Up To Get COVID Vaccine In Pennsylvania

Ford Turner: Acting Health Secretary Says Everyone Who Got First Shot Of Moderna COVID Vaccine Will Get 2nd In Safe Time Frame

Gov. Wolf: PA Has Completed Vaccinating Individuals In 600 Nursing Facilities, 315,000 Doses [PA Has Over 700 nursing homes]

PennLive: Wolf Touts Vaccination Milestone, But Acknowledges Gaps In Reaching Group Facilities

TribLive: Officials: More Than 500 PA Nursing Homes Residents/Staff Received 2nd COVID Vaccine Doses; ‘We Have A Ways To Go’

TribLive: PA Reports Nearly 1.5 Million At Least Partially Vaccinated For COVID

AltoonaM: Dept. Of Health Explains Early Policy Of Putting COVID Patients In Nursing Homes

WHYY: First Philly-Run Mass Vaccination Clinics Target Underserved Neighborhoods

PennLive: Penn State Health Launches COVID Mass Vaccination Sites Across Central PA

PennLive: Walmart Scheduling Appointments For COVID Vaccinations This Week At York Church

CentreDT: Walmart Plans 3-Day Vaccination Clinic In Centre County

ErieT: Erie’s Wegmans Pharmacies To Offer COVID Vaccine

MCall: Lehigh Valley Health To Hold 2nd COVID Vaccine Clinic At Dorney Park

NextPittsburgh: Some Residents Face Many Barriers To COVID Vaccination, Local Groups Helping Out

NextPittsburgh: Pitt Inventor Of Marijuana Breathalyzer Creates 5-Minute COVID Test

WHYY: PA Nurses Unions Unite To Back Bills On Staffing Levels

Op-Ed: PA Does Not Have A Friend In Gov. Wolf - Conservative RealClearPA

TribLive: Nearly 40 Inmates At Allegheny County Jail Test Positive For COVID

Dept. Of State: COVID License Enforcement Actions Feb. 14-21

TribLive: Western PA School Districts Cope With Teacher, Staff Shortages

WSEA: Pittsburgh Schools To Survey Families On April Shift To Hybrid Learning

WHYY: Philly Area Educators On Pros, Cons Of Hybrid Learning

PG:  Teachers Union Surprised By Pittsburgh Schools Reopening Plans

PG: Central Catholic School In Pittsburgh Closed After Positive COVID Test

ScrantonT: Scranton School Board Cites Staffing Shortage, Ventilation Issues In Delaying Teacher Return

WHYY: PA Says It Will Allow Public Schools To Postpone Standardized Tests Until Fall

MCall: Lehigh University Outbreak Keeps Northampton With Top Case Rate

PG: Point Park College Cuts 17 Faculty, Citing Pandemic

Inquirer: Phillies Fans May Return To Ball Park As City Relaxes Some COVID Restrictions

Inquirer: SEPTA To Spend $40 Million In Federal COVID Relief On Proposed King Of Prussia Line

Inquirer: Philadelphia Inquirer Gets $10 Million In Federal COVID Relief

National/International

AP: Drug Executives: Big Jump In Vaccine Supply Is Coming Soon

TribLive: Congressional House Democrats Prepare Changes To COVID Relief Package

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[Posted: February 24, 2021]

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