Saturday, March 27, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.27.21


House
returns to voting session April 5, 6, 7

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule


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

MCall: Lehigh Valley Leaders Lend Their Voices As PA Examines A Future Without A Gasoline Tax

Inquirer: FBI Probes PA School Employee Pension Fund Amid Furor Over False Investment Report, Sources Say

Gov. Wolf: Nominates Veronica Degraffenreid As Secretary Of Commonwealth In Charge Of Elections, Professional Licensing

AP: Wolf Picks Top Election Advisor To Lead Dept. Of State

PennLive: PA Supreme Court Temporarily Suspends Law License Of Embattled Bradford County DA

AP: Republican Commonwealth Court Again Backs Limits On Abortion Coverage

House Republican Leaders: Applaud Commonwealth Court Ruling On Abortions, Using Public Funds

Billy Penn: To Stop Philly Gun Violence, Officials Should Put Their Money Where Their Mouth Is, Protesters Say

KYW: 11-Year-Old Boy Killed, 14-Year-Old Injured In Philly Shooting, Friday

KYW: Frankford Shooting Leaves 18-Year-Old Man Dead In Philadelphia, Friday

KYW: 7 People Shot Outside Golf & Social In Fishtown, Philadelphia, Friday

Inquirer: Philly H.S. Mentoring Program Lost 2 Students To Gun Violence, Now 100 Black Men Is Out To Save The Rest

Op-Ed: My Family’s Struggle After Losing 2 Members To Gun Violence

Op-Ed: PA Needs Common Agenda To Fight For Policies To End Gun Violence

Op-Ed: 10 Ideas To Stem The Tide Of Philly’s Gun Violence Crisis

John Micek: Ban Assault Weapons, Every Last Damn One Of Them, The Answer Is Staring Us In The Face

LancasterOnline Editorial: A Promising Police Partnership, Call For Commonsense Federal Gun Laws

Inquirer Editorial: U.S. Won’t Get Behind ‘Common Sense’ Gun Laws, But That’s Only The First Step

MCall: Nursing Home Workers Meet In Allentown To Demand Better Conditions

Stephen Caruso: New Proposed Nursing Home Regs Not Expected Until Nov., But Staff Say they Can’t Wait Much Longer

Op-Ed: PA Needs Another Shot In The Arm With Broadband Access Expansion - Township Supervisors Assn.

CourierT: Bucks Community College Opts For Layoffs To Avoid Tuition Increase

WESA: Pittsburgh Mayor Takes Fire From Challengers, Stands By Record In Debate

Inquirer Pro/Con: Should Philly Raise Taxes To Fix Long-Term Budget Woes?

YorkD: 150% Increase In Lumber Costs Hitting York County Builders

MCall: Union Cites Outsourcing Work To China As 1 Reason Lehigh Valley Dixie Cup Plant Will Close

TribLive: Steelworkers Announce They Will Strike At Allegheny Technologies

WITF: COVID Pushed Black Unemployment Higher In PA Than Anywhere Else In Nation, Report Says

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Reports PA’s February Unemployment Rate Unchanged At 7.3%

AP: Unemployment Rate Stable In February, As Payrolls, Labor Force Grew

TribLive: Pitt Professor’s Work Part Of Search For Life On Mars

Federal COVID Relief

TribLive: Penn Hills Mayor, Officials Buzzing Over Expected Millions In Pandemic Relief

National/International

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

PG: Republican Cong. Joyce Introduces Bill To Stop ‘Cancel Culture’ Of Kids Books

Op-Ed: It’s Time For Dreamers To Be Safe At Home For Good - Gisele Fetterman

The Guardian: Biden Denounces Georgia Republicans Over New Voting Restrictions: ‘Jim Crow In The 21st Century’

Will Bunch: Georgia Republican Governor Signed Voter Suppression Law In Front Of A Painting Of Slave Plantation

Civil Justice

WHYY: Video Shows Assault On Asian American Worker Outside Philadelphia Shop

Inquirer: Philly Teacher Under Scrutiny After Asking Students To Imagine They Were Enslaved People

WITF: COVID Pushed Black Unemployment Higher In PA Than Anywhere Else In Nation, Report Says

PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol

TribLive: Feds Charge Crawford County Man Who Called Police ‘Cowards’ And Threatened To ‘Go At’ Them In Assault on U.S. Capitol [#39 from PA]

ErieT: Crawford County Man Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol [#39 from PA]

PG: Crawford County Man Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol [#39 From PA]

WBTimes: In Response To Charges Of Assaulting The U.S. Capitol, Lackawanna Republican House Candidate’s Lawyer Said He Was ‘Pushed’ Into Capitol Building [#38 from PA]

Inquirer: Philly Proud Boys President Zach Rehl Denies Inciting U.S. Capitol Assault As He Fights For Pretrial Release

CitizensV Editorial: Trump Lawyer Tells Truth In Court About Voting Fraud ‘No Reasonable Person Would Conclude That The Statements Were Truly Statements Of Fact’

NPR: Dominion Voting Sues Fox News For $1.6 Billion Over 2020 Election Claims

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 36 Additional Deaths Due To COVID;  4,927 New Cases-- 3.26.21

TribLive: Allegheny, Westmoreland Report Highest Daily COVID Totals In 2 Months

PG: Allegheny County Reports Highest 1-Day Count Of New COVID Cases Since January

PennLive: COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Rising Again In PA, Experts Unsure What It Means

CitizensV: 100+ New COVID Cases Reported In Luzerne County For 3rd Straight Day

YorkD: 246 New COVID Cases In York County Friday

WHYY: Philly’s Top Doc Recommends Celebrating Passover Via Zoom As COVID Cases Rise, Vaccinations Plateau

TribLive: COVID Cases Surge At Pitt, 71 Students In Isolation

PG: Dozens More COVID Cases At Pitt Since Tuesday Add To Worry With Commencement Approaching

ReadingE: PA Has Barred COVID Vaccine Providers From Telling People No Appointments Are Available

WPSU: Penn State, Community Leaders Worried As COVID Cases Tick Up, More Infectious Variant Detected

Billy Penn: Philly Hopes To Boost Vaccinations 50% By End Of April, But Pace Has Stalled

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Hosting COVID Vaccination Clinic Next Wednesday

ScrantonT: Proposed Vaccine Site At Mohegan Sun Casino Sparks Debate

YorkDR: York County Mass Vaccination Site Begins Inoculations

ScrantonT: Wright Medical Center To Refund All COVID Vaccine Office Visit Fees

PennLive: Be Sure To Keep Your COVID Vaccination Card, Experts Say

Dept. Of Human Services: Highlights Work Of Child Care Providers During Pandemic, Availability Of Vaccines For Child Care Professionals

TribLive: UPMC: Some Women Have Lymph Node Swelling Under Arm After COVID Vaccine

Inquirer: As Americans Scramble To Get Vaccinated, Many Rural, Conservative Pennsylvanians Feel No Urgency

NYT: Far-Right Extremists Move From ‘Stop The Steal’ To Stop The Vaccine

Paul Muschick: Why PA Should Not Yet Allow Anone To Get COVID Vaccinations

Dept. Of Health: Free COVID Testing Site In Centre County, Stresses Need For Continued Testing

CitizensV: Free COVID Testing Site In Wilkes-Barre Closes Early Due To A Funeral

PennLive: UPMC Cites Dramatic Results With COVID Treatment Received By Trump

State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issued 5 NOVs, 19 Warnings For COVID Violations March 22-25

Op-Ed: Make Cocktails-To-Go Permanent, And 6 Other Things Philly Restaurants Need To Survive

Dept. Of Aging: PA Council On Aging Hosts PA’s First-Ever Social Isolation Symposium

PA Health Insurance Sign-Up Website Pennie Extends Insurance Enrollment To August 15

Inquirer: ER Visits Remain Down Across Philly Region As COVID Fears Keep People Home

YorkD: York County School Districts Consider Making Virtual Learning Options Permanent Beyond Pandemic

Op-Ed: Catholic Schools In Philadelphia Are Failing Our Teenagers With Hybrid Education

LancasterOnline: If Eviction Moratorium Expires, Lancaster Homeless Shelters Could Face Wave Of Residents

PennLive Editorial: United Way Says COVID Hit Alice Hard And She Needs Help

Inquirer: How COVID Will Change Retail, Home Sales, Travel, Working From Home

WITF: COVID Pushed Black Unemployment Higher In PA Than Anywhere Else In Nation, Report Says

National/International

ScrantonT: Republican Cong. Meuser Encouraging State To Provide Vaccine Doses To Independent Pharmacies

The Guardian: CDC ‘Deeply Concerned’ About Rising COVID Cases As Vaccinations Accelerate

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[Posted: March 27, 2021]

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