Senate returns to voting session March 23, 24
Senate Budget Hearing Schedule
House returns to voting session March 22, 23, 24
Politics PA: Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie) Considers Running For Governor
AP: Fmr. Cong. Lou Barletta To Decide Soon On Run For Governor
Spotlight PA: Ban On Meal, Lodging Payments For State Lawmakers Introduced As Constituents Sound Off In Anger
Op-Ed: No, Expanding Voting Access Doesn’t Increase Fraud
Paul Muschick: Stop The Bickering, State Lawmakers Must Help Victims Of Clergy Child Sexual Abuse
WESA: Should The State Raise Cap On Film/TV Production Tax Credit Incentive? [And Give More Taxpayer Money Away On Temporary Jobs?]
AltoonaM Editorial: Transportation Funding Must Be Addressed
MCall: Lehigh Valley House Members Introduce Bill To Repeal Expanded Fireworks Law
PennLive: Fed Up With Incessant Fireworks, Eastern PA Lawmakers Want To Repeal Law
WilliamsportS Editorial: Pandemic’s Next Victim Could Be Open Government
TribLive: PA Casino Revenues Down Slightly In February
Charles Thompson: Parx Casino Back On Track With Mini-Casino In Shippensburg
Wallace McKelvey: School Employees Pension Fund Hires Outside Law Firms To Investigate $25 Million Error
Philadelphia Tribune: Black Clergy Group Unveils Plan To Address Gun Violence
WHYY: Philly Civil Rights Attorneys Seek End To Stop-And-Frisk For ‘Quality Of Life’ Offenses
WHYY: Philly’s Chief Public Defender Keir Bradford-Grey Stepping Down
TribLive: Ex-Westmoreland County Attorney Disbarred By PA Supreme Court For Stealing $50,000
WBTimes: Deal Keeps Luzerne County DA In Place Until Resignation
Inquirer: New Philly School Board Comment Policy Faces Legal Challenges
MCall: Pet-Store Bill Would Help Keep Abused Animals Out Of PA
ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Native, Legendary NASA Flight Director Dies
NASA: NASA Remembers Legendary Flight Director Glynn Lunney
Federal COVID Relief
PG Editorial: Keeping Promises To Pensioners
National/International
The Hill: Toomey Blocks Bill To Prevent Private Debt Collectors From Seizing Stimulus Checks
Cap-Star: Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick Sides With Dems On Dreamers Bill, As Immigration Debate Intensifies
NYT: In Restricting Early Voting, The Right Sees New Way To Keep Donors
AP: ‘An All-Hands Moment’: Republicans Rally Behind Voting Limits
Civil Justice
Stephen Caruso: House Passes Bill Upping Penalty For Spitting On Cops, Civil Libertarians Raise Concerns
PennLive: In Wake of Georgia Killings, PA Officials Speak Out Against Violence Targeting Asian Americans
Governor’s Commissions: Statement On Lives Lost, Condemning Asian, Asian-American Hate
WITF: Adams County School District Releases Anti-Racism Plan
CentreDT: Groups Mark 2nd Anniversary Of Osaze Osagie’s Death In State College
Inquirer: Philly Free Library Appoints New Leader After Racism Accusations Against Current Board Chair
PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol
TribLive: Two Allegheny County Business Owners Arrested For Their Roles In Assaulting U.S. Capitol, Stealing Police Gear [#36 & #37 from PA]
PG: 2 McKees Rocks Business Owners Charged In Assault On Capitol [#36 & #37 from PA]
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health COVID Monitoring Dashboard: Statewide Percent Positivity Jumped To 6.5% from 5.7% Last Week As Of March 19
Dept. Of Health: Reports 33 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,213 New Cases-- 3.20.21
Dept. Of Health: Reports 35 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,455 New Cases-- 3.19.21
Gov. Wolf: Update On COVID Vaccine Distribution For March 19
ScrantonT: Wolf: Teacher, School Staff Vaccinations 2 Weeks Ahead Of Schedule
Dept. Of Health: Provides Update On Vaccinations
PG: State Orders Nursing Homes To Report Vaccination Rates
ScrantonT Editorial: Casey, Toomey Press Nursing Home Reform
PennLive: State’s Pared-Down COVID Vaccine Networks Kicks In Monday, Strives For More Shots, Faster
CourierT: Bucks, Montgomery Counties Demanding More Vaccine
WHYY: Montgomery County Opens Mass Vaccination Clinic In Eastern End Of County
Inquirer Column: A Delaware County Mass Vaccination Site Deserves Praise But Highlights Scramble Under State Vaccine Plan
WHYY: Philadelphia Expands Vaccine Eligibility As Supply Of Doses Levels Off
TribLive: Small Pharmacies ‘Beyond Frustrated’ As PA Locks Them Out Of Vaccine Process
PennLive: PA Pharmacists Oppose Changes In COVID Vaccine Rollout
Inquirer: More Philly Pharmacies Carrying COVID Vaccine, Offering A Welcome Alternative
PennLive: Lancaster County’s Vast COVID Vaccination Center Puts Pressure On Other Counties To Do The Same
NextPittsburgh: Allegheny Health System Expands Vaccine Eligibility To Ages 50-64 With Health Conditions, New Clinics Opening
WHYY: 108-Year-Old Philadelphia Resident Gets Her COVID Vaccine
CentreDT: Penn State Extends COVID Testing To Students In 2 More Dorms As Cases Increase
State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issues 15 NOVs, 35 Warnings For COVID Violations March 15-18
PG: State Police Cite 20 Pittsburgh-Area Businesses For Breaking COVID Rules
State Police: State Police Grants 6th Extension To Firearm Licenses
TribLive: Western PA School Districts Welcome New CDC COVID Social Distancing Rules
MCall: CDC Relaxes 6-Foot School Standard, Long A Hold-Out Factor In Lehigh Valley School Decisions
TribLive: Westmoreland School District Working On Plan To Help Struggling Students
TribLive: Bishop Canevin Boys Forfeit State Playoff Game At Last Minute After Positive COVID Test
TribLive: Murrysville College Student Recruits Others To Battle Social Isolation Among Seniors
Inquirer: Philly Council Votes To Restore Paid COVID Sick Leave Mandate For Low-Wage Workers
LancasterOnline: United Way Project Helps Those Struggling During Pandemic
AP: Chorale At Indiana U. Shows How Colleges Keep Song Alive During A Pandemic
ScrantonT Editorial: Nation Needs To Vastly Improve Public Health Infrastructure
National/International
NPR: CDC Likely To Extend Eviction Moratorium With Millions Behind On Rent
AP: CDC Changes School Guidance, Allowing Desks To Be 3 Feet Apart
WHYY: CDC Changes School Guidance Allowing Desks To Be Closer
The Hill: CDC Says 3 Feet Of Distance Safe In Schools
The Atlantic: Clearest Sign The Pandemic Could Get Worse - Unfolding Outbreak In Michigan
The Hill: Surging COVID Cases In Europe, Brazil Signal Warning For U.S.
FT: Push To Make CVID Vaccines Causes Shortages Of Other Drugs In U.S.
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[Posted: March 20, 2021]
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