Senate returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
Senate Budget Hearing Schedule
House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17
New Franklin & Marshall Poll Results--
-- 36% think state headed in right direction: 57% said so in October 2019
-- 69% say they are financially about the same as last year, 11% better
-- 17% believe they are worse off, highest number in this poll since March 2011
-- 67% support minimum wage increase
-- 59% support legalizing use of marijuana
-- 74% of Democrats will get COVID vaccine, 36% of Republicans
-- 61% disapprove of vote against certifying results of 2020 presidential election
-- 86% of Democrats, disapprove of vote, 55% of Independents, 42% of Republicans
-- 41% think Biden is doing an excellent or good job: higher than Trump, lower than Obama
-- 42% of Republicans support Trump, 38% align with traditional Republicans
Inquirer: What PA, NJ Getting Out Of $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Package
WHYY: Flood Of Federal COVID Relief Money Coming To Local Schools, How Should They Spend It?
TribLive: Federal Relief Bill Will Help Pittsburgh Avoid Layoffs, Replenish Reserve Fund
Cap-Star: What Federal Stimulus Package Means For PA’s Local Governments
ErieT: New COVID Relief Bill Gives Erie School District $70 Million
Inquirer: New Relief Bill Promises Big Financial Help For Parents In Philly Region
AP: Lawmakers Calls For Halt To PennDOT Plan To Toll Nine Bridges
Jan Murphy: Lawmakers Wants To Slow Down Plan To Add Tolls On Bridges
Op-Ed: PA Transit Riders Need A Commitment To Fare Relief, Full Service With Their Funding
Op-Ed: 2021 PA Budget Hearings - New And Big Problems, Same Tired Conservation
Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Takes Additional Steps To Improve Unemployment Compensation Customer Service
PG: PA Hiring 500 Staffers To Answer Unemployment Calls, Activists Want Double That
Inquirer: PA’s Unemployment Office Hiring 500 People To Answer Busy Phone Lines
Stephen Caruso: 8 Democrats, 6 Republicans File To Run For PA’s State Appellate Courts
Stephen Caruso: House Lawmakers Mullins, Flynn Face Off In Run For Open State Senate Seat
The Intelligencer: Caller ID Said ‘Johnson & Johnson’ But It Was Really Bucks County Republicans Calling Looking For Petition Signatures
Op-Ed: Curtailing Absentee Voting Could End Up Crushing Conservatives In Future Elections
AP: Philly Police Commissioner Decries Violence Affecting And Involving Youth
Paul Muschick: ‘It Just Has To Stop” Listen To Plea From Mother Of Whitehall Shooting Victim In Wake Of Lehigh Valley Gun Violence
PG: Hundreds in Pittsburgh Area Targeted With Fraudulent Chase Bank Debit Cards, ID Theft
WHYY: DNA Technology Leads To Breakthrough In Decades-Old Bucks County ‘Jane Doe’ Case
WBTimes: Urgent Plea Over Luzerne County DA’s Status
CitizensV: Questions Abound About Luzerne County DA Vacancy And Appointment
CitizensV: Luzerne County Council Declares DA Position Vacant
WESA: Redevelopment Authority To Launch Program To Support Homeownership In Pittsburgh
WESA: Pittsburgh’s Eviction Ban Under Litigation Days After It Passed
ScrantonT: University Of Scranton President Dies From ALS Complications
CentreDT: Centre Care Opens $45 Million Nursing Home
MCall: Allentown State Hospital Site Will Be Redeveloped, 3 Buildout Scenarios
TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor To Face Three Challengers
PG Editorial: Public Meetings Must Include The Public
National/International
WBTimes: Casey: Federal Infrastructure Bill Next challenge Facing Biden, Congress
Inquire: Biden To Visit Delaware County Tuesday
Civil Justice
Charles Thompson: Carlisle Borough Council Considering Commission To Study Sources Of Racial Problems
CourierT: Was Bucks County School Assignment Whitewash Of Slavery?
PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol
Paul Muschick: What Does Toomey’s Censure Prove? That Lehigh County Republicans Are Stuck In Past
AP: U.S. Prosecutors Narrow In On Organized Extremists In Assault On U.S. Capitol
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 51 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,652 New Cases-- 3.11.21
Dept. Of Health: Reports 43 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,594 New Cases-- 3.10.21
TribLive: Allegheny County Asks Residents To Refrain From Large St. Patrick’s Day Gatherings
TribLive: PA Health Dept.: Focus Should Be On COVID Vaccinations, Not Allocations
Inquirer: Wolf Says Suburban Philly Counties Weren’t Shortchanged On Vaccine, Adding To State’s Murky Messages
ScrantonT: Demand For COVID Vaccines Still Far Outstrips Supply
PennLive: PA Notches 2 Days Of 110,000 Vaccinations As Supply Grows
Inquirer: Philly Expanding Vaccine Eligibility To 65 And Older As It Scrambles To Get Shots Into Arms
Inquirer: PA Seniors At ‘At Their Wit’s Ends’ Trying To Get COVID Vaccine
WITF: Lancaster Site Vaccinates Over 500 People On First Day Open
CentreDT: Bryce Jordan Center Set To Be COVID Vaccination Site
WilliamsportS: Geisinger Health’s First Severe COVID Patient Now Vaccinated
TribLive: Looking For COVID Vaccine? This Website Can Help Find Spares, But You’ll Need Patience
TribLive: Program Seeks To Help Westmoreland Seniors Who Lack Technology Get COVID Vaccine Appointments
Gov. Wolf: Reminds Residents Of Free Public Transit To Vaccine Appointments
ErieT: COVID Outbreak Infects 242 SCI-Albion Inmates
Dept. Of Agriculture: COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions March 1-7
PennLive: 16 Central PA Restaurants, Clubs, Bars Cited For Defying COVID Orders
LancasterOnline: State Orders 2 Lancaster Businesses To Close For COVID Violations
PennLive: Groups Urge Wolf To Open Private Events, Weddings At 50% Capacity
Dept. Of Labor & Industry: COVID Enforcement Actions March 1-5
PennLive: Camp Hill Elementary School Temporarily Closes After Positive COVID Test
WITF: Several State-Owned Universities Plan For In-Person Activities In The Fall
ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Accepting Applications For Mortgage Assistance
ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Accepting Applications For Rent, Utility Relief
WESA: Pittsburgh’s Eviction Ban Under Litigation Days After It Passed
Charles Thompson: 2021 Will Soon Start To Feel More Normal, Can We Handle It?
ScrantonT: COVID 1 Year Later: Our Lives
Inquirer: 1 Year Into COVID: They Play A Nightly Tribute To Philly’s Healthcare Workers
Federal COVID Relief Bill
Inquirer: What PA, NJ Getting Out Of $1.9 Trillion COVID Stimulus Package
TribLive: Federal Relief Bill Will Help Pittsburgh Avoid Layoffs, Replenish Reserve Fund
Cap-Star: What Federal Stimulus Package Means For PA’s Local Governments
ErieT: New COVID Relief Bill Gives Erie School District $70 Million
Inquirer: New Relief Bill Promises Big Financial Help For Parents In Philly Region
National/International
TribLive: Nursing Home Residents Can Get Hugs Again, Feds Say
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[Posted: March 11, 2021]
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