Monday, March 8, 2021

Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.8.21


Senate
returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

Senate Budget Hearings Start March 8

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17


YorkDR: PA Democratic Lawmakers Receiving Racist, Homophobic Death Threats


AltoonaM: House Committee Looks To Ohio For Potential Election Reforms

PG: Allegheny County Democratic Committee Endorses Rep. Gainey For Mayor Of Pittsburgh

AP: A Push To Teach Gamblers In PA Which Sports Betting Sites Are Legal

Inquirer: South Philly Casino Pushed A Chadds Ford Newsletter To Change Its Similar Logo

WHYY: 4 Philly Men Arrested For Making, Selling Untraceable ‘Ghost Guns’

TribLive: Pittsburgh Launches Opioid Overdose Dashboard

LancasterOnline: Millersville U. Fall Registration Schedule Changed Following External Attack On Computer Network

TribLive: Homeschool Parents Unite For Program Where Kids Can Socialize Without Computers

Op-Ed: Minimum Wage Was Created During The Great Depression, We Need To Raise It During The Pandemic Recession

Wallace McKelvey: Beleaguered Postal Workers Report Sharp Increase In COVID Cases, Further Delays In PA

National/International

Cap-Star: U.S. Senate Passes COVID Relief Bill, Now Returns To House; Casey, Toomey Split

Gov. Wolf: Thanks Congressional Lawmakers For Passing Federal COVID Aid Package

AP: Biden, Democrats Prevail As U.S. Senate OKs $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill

AP: Highlights Of Final COVID Relief Bill

Post: What’s In Senate’s $1.9 Trillion COVID Bill

CNN: Click Here for the latest summary of the package

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

YorkDR: PA Democratic Lawmakers Receiving Racist, Homophobic Death Threats

Op-Ed: Speaking Up For The Rule Of Law - Rev. Judy Young

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,176 New Cases [2 Days]-- 3.8.21

Gov. Wolf: Nominates Dr. Denise Johnson To Serve As Physician General

AP: CDC: Fully-Vaccinated People Can Gather Without Masks

Joseph Sabio Mistick: Leaders Should Be Leading

Inquirer: Health Secretary Says Suburbs Weren’t Undersupplied With COVID Vaccine, But Lawmakers Still ‘Frustrated’

CitizensV: Walmart In Luzerne County To Host Vaccine Clinic At High School

Inquirer: Black Doctors COVID Consortium Receives Donation On A Day When It Ran Out Of Doses For A Clinic

PG: Vaccines Are Bringing Sense Of Hopefulness To Restless Pittsburgh-Area Residents

PG Editorial: Offer Incentives To Vaccinate

CitizensV Editorial: Plan To Vaccinate School Personnel Has Many Feeling Frustrated

LancasterOnline Editorial: To Get Lancaster County Residents Vaccinate, We Need More Doses From The State, Better Messaging

ErieT: What Happened To Kindergarten Enrollment In Erie County During Pandemic?

PG: Pressure To Reopen Schools Continues To Increase In Pittsburgh, Elsewhere

PG: Charter Schools Take Different Approaches To Re-Opening As COVID Cases Fall

PG: How Catholic Schools Have Kept Open Amid COVID

ScrantonT Editorial: School Bells Finally Should Start Ringing

PG: Generation Z Is Hustling For Post-COVID Future

PG: Looking For Work? Some Industries Inching Toward Recovery, While Others Still Struggling

TribLive: 1 Year Later: The COVID Response, Missteps And What We Have Learned

ScrantonT: COVID A Year Later: Our Survivors

CitizensV: COVID Deaths An Emotional Toll On All

CitizensV: EMT: Pandemic ‘Takes A Toll On You’

Inquirer: If You’ve Hit A Pandemic ‘Wall,’ You’re Not Alone, Here’s How To Cope

PennLive: 115-Year-Old Harrisburg Company, Senior Managers Survive Medical, Economic Blows Of COVID

TribLive: Musicians, Venues Still Feeling Effect Of Closures Due To Pandemic

ErieT: Grants Available For Erie Hospitality Industry

National/International

The Guardian:  Dr. Fauci Warns Against Lifting COVID Measures But Republican-Led States Push On

AP: Europe Staggers As COVID Infections Variants Power Virus Surge

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[Posted: March 8, 2021]

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