Friday, March 26, 2021

Friday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.26.21


House
returns to voting session April 5, 6, 7

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule


WESA: Pennsylvanians Still Can’t Get Unemployment They’re Owed: ‘I’ve Had No Income For Months’

Jan Murphy: Panel Begins Work On Finding New Ways To Pay For PA’s Transportation Needs

TribLive: Fmr Rep. Pyle’s Staffer Wins Republican Nomination For House Seat

ScrantonT Editorial: Right Priority To Replace Gasoline Tax

PG: PA Supreme Court Says LCB Has No Right To Prevent Specialty Wine Shipments

Spotlight PA: How Being Sick Could Result In Stiffer Penalties For Spitting On PA Police

PennLive: Long Jail Term Given Man Who Admitted Role In Overdoses That ‘Devastated’ Williamsport In 2017

Op-Ed: Delaware County Juvenile Center Should Stay Closed

PG: Pittsburgh Community Groups Call For Gun Control Legislation Following Mass Shootings

Tony Norman: Names Change, But Massacres Stay The Same

CitizensV: Sanguedolce Sworn In As Luzerne County DA

PennLive: Central PA Police Dog Sniffs Out Phones, Electronics People Don’t Want Officers To Find

MCall: All Lehigh Carbon Community College Sites To Close Friday Over Concerns About Fmr Student, Remote Learning Will Continue

PG Editorial: Victims Of Sexual Assault At Schools Need To Be Protected

Inquirer: Penn Medicine, PHMC Take Over At Mercy Hospital In Philadelphia

Inquirer: PA Dog Wardens, Spread Thin, Seeking Budget Increase

Federal COVID Relief

ErieT: Talks Start In Erie Over How To Use Stimulus Cash

National/International

PG: Cong. Doyle Tangles With Beg Tech CEOs In Hearing

Stephen Caruso: Republican Cong. Keller Backed Gun Restrictions For Domestic Abusers In Harrisburg, But Didn’t In Congress

AP: Caesars Casino Puts COVID Losses At $2 Billion+, Wants Insurers To Pay

NPR: Police Arrest Black Georgia Lawmaker As Governor Signs Bill To Restrict Voting Access

AP: Voting Rights, Hate Crimes On U.S. Senate’s ‘Big, Bold’ Agenda

Civil Justice

CourierT: Report: Racial Inequity ‘Pervasive” In Bucks County Schools

WHYY: Upper Darby Scraps Decades-Old Anti-LGBTQ Law, Looks For PA To Do The Same

PennLive: Study: Black Professors Say They’re Underrepresented At Penn State, Often Experience Racism

Inquirer: Black, Hispanic Students In Philly Suburbs Disciplined More Harshly Than White Peers

WHYY: PA Democrats Gather Feedback On Racism In Schools

Inquirer: Hundreds Rally In Solidarity With Philadelphia Asian Communities

PG Editorial: Police Officers Must Police Themselves

PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol

WBTimes: FBI: Fmr School Director Bragged He ‘Stormed The (expletive) Capitol’  [#38 from PA]

Stephen Caruso: Fmr Scranton-Area Republican House Candidate Charged With Storming U.S. Capitol  [#38 from PA]

ScrantonT: Fmr School Director Charged With 4 Counts Over Assault On U.S. Capitol [#38 from PA]

ErieT: Fmr House Candidate Turned Himself In Over Charges From Assault On U.S. Capitol  [#38 from PA]

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 41 Additional Deaths Due To COVID;  3,623 New Cases, Total Tops 1 Million-- 3.25.21

MCall: COVID Cases Are Rising In PA, What’s Behind The Increase?

TribLive: Pennsylvania Passes 1 Million COVID Cases

MCall: PA Becomes 8th State To Surpass 1 Million COVID Cases

PennLive: PA Surpasses 1 Million COVID Infections, Adds 41 More Deaths

Dept. Of Health: Vaccine Providers To Partner With Area Agencies On Aging, MCOs To Help Seniors Get Appointments

PennLive: Dept. Of Health Issues Another Order To Speed Up COVID Vaccination, Meet March 31 Deadline To Get Priority 1A Appointments

PennLive: PA To Get Just 66,000 J&J Doses Next Week, Upending Worker Vaccination Plans

Inquirer: Despite Discontent In Harrisburg, Wolf Says PA’s Vaccine Rollout Is Going Well

TribLive: Wolf Hints Vaccination Phases Could Fade In Light Of Open Eligibility Goal By May1

TribLive: Vaccine Eligibility Expanded At Allegheny County Sites

NextPittsburgh: Allegheny County To Launch New, Greatly Improved Vaccine Registration System Next Week

BillyPenn: Grassroots VacinatePA.org Site Expanding Into Philadelphia

Gov. Wolf: Tours Scranton Health Center To Share Vaccination Success

Inquirer: NJ’s Vaccine Rollout Mostly Working, In PA It’s More Complicated

Inquirer: Why You Should Get The Vaccine If You Already Had COVID

Dept. Of Agriculture: COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions March 15-21

WHYY: Philly Schools To Welcome More Students Back To Classrooms In Late April

ErieT: Erie School Board OKs In-Person Classes For All Students

Inquirer: Rutgers Requires COVID Vaccinations For Students On Campus In The Fall

WHYY: Philly Business Owners Share Their Pandemic Lessons

LancasterOnline Editorial: Nonprofit Nursing Homes Slammed By Pandemic, Need More Help From State

MCall: UGI Natural Gas Customers Won’t Get Added COVID Payment Relief Anytime Soon

National/International

Post: Biden Commits $10 Billion To Close Racial, Other Gaps In Vaccine Coverage

PG: U.S. Senate Clears PPP Bill, Extending Loan Applications Thru May

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[Posted: March 26, 2021]

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