Sunday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.28.21

House returns to voting session April 5, 6, 7

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: No In-Person School, No State Money; Election Help Plea - Again [PaCN]  3.28.21

TribLive Editorial: Pass A Window For Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuits In Regular Legislation

ErieT: Erie-Area Boy Scout Child Abuse Claims At 87; National Settlement Plan In Dispute

Philadelphia Magazine: Is This The Moment Josh Shapiro Has Been Waiting For?

PG Editorial: Stop Changing The Clocks

MCall: Community Says It’s Time To Look Locally For Allentown School Superintendent

ScrantonT: Employment Rises In NE PA, Workers Retrain As Pandemic Wanes

MCall: Morning Call Mystery Bidder: Manhattan Investor Who Sees Opportunity In Lehigh Valley News

Federal COVID Relief

WHYY: Philadelphia School District Will Use Federal Relief Money On Building Repair, Academic Recovery And Dealing With Trauma

Cap-Star: Philly Council To Probe How City Will Use Federal COVID Funding

Civil Justice

WHYY: Philadelphia Joins National Day Of Protest Against Anti-Asian Racism

LancasterOnline: Dozens Gather In Lancaster Saturday To Protest Anti-Asian Racism

Paul Muschick: Allentown Police Recruit More Homegrown Officers Who Speak Spanish

PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol

PennLive: Lebanon County Man Pleads Not Guilty To U.S. Capitol Assault Charges

ScrantonT Editorial: The Constitution Used As A Prop By Those Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol

PG Editorial: The Larger Fight Against Hate Is Ours

NPR: Election Defamation Lawsuits Open New Front In Fight Against Disinformation

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 33 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 7,132 New Cases-- 3.27.21

PennLive: 7,000+ New COVID Cases Reported, Highest Single-Day Total In Weeks

TribLive: Westmoreland Reports Most COVID Cases In 2021; PA Sees Most In Months

MCall: Northampton County Leads Surge In New COVID Cases

YorkD: 588 New COVID Cases In York County Reported Saturday

PG: Doctors, Nurses At Fayette County Hospital Worry About Next Crush Of COVID Patients

ScrantonT: Some NE PA Counties Lag Getting Vaccinations To Seniors

PennLive: Penn State Health Works to Close Vaccine Gap In Harrisburg

PennLive: Who’s Next In PA COVID Vaccine Rollout?  What’s The Timetable?

Inquirer: Medical Providers Still Struggle To Convince Workers To Get COVID Vaccine

TribLive: Pitt Virologist Discusses Vaccine Hesitancy

ScrantonT Editorial: Wright Medical Center Charging For Vaccinations Exacerbated By Lackawanna County

Inquirer: The Latino Leaders Lost During The COVID Pandemic In Philadelphia Leave A Void

LancasterOnline: Lancaster Marriott, Convention Center Back To Nearly Half Staff

National/International

U.S. Dept. Of Justice: Charged 474 With Crimes Related To Federal COVID Aid Programs

Post: Justice Dept. Charged 474 People With Trying To Steal $569 Million In COVID-Related Fraud Schemes

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[Posted: March 28, 2021]