Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.30.21


House
returns to voting session April 5, 6, 7

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule


Senate, House Republican, Democratic Leaders Seek Applicants Interested In Serving As Chair Of Legislative Reapportionment Commission [PaCN]

Cap-Star: Redistricting Commission Seeks Applicants For Chair To Oversee Redrawing Legislative Districts

PA House Democrats: Launch Effort To Defend Democracy, Offer Election Security, Reform Recommendations

Tony Norman: Voter Suppression Is Ready For Its Close-Up

WBTimes: Bob Morgan Hired As Luzerne County Election Director

IndianaG: Parties Choose Candidates To Run To Succeed Rep. Pyle

WBTimes: Lackawanna Commissioner Gets Republican Nod To Run For State Senate Seat

WBTimes: PA Senate Honors The Life Of Patrick Solano

Op-Ed: Dual Path For Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse, Victims Deserve Justice - Rep. Rozzi

Jan Murphy: Lawmaker Wants To Tie School Dollars To Students’ Return To In-Person Learning

AltoonaM Editorial: Users Should Pay For State Bridge Tolling

PG Editorial: State University System Chancellor Willing To Do Away With The System If Merger Plan Not Approved

ScrantonT: Lackawanna College, Johnson College Sign Articulation Agreement

Column: Racial Achievement Gap In Suburban Philadelphia Schools Points To Broken PA Funding System

ScrantonT Editorial: Test Students On Basic Civics Knowledge

AP: Lackawanna County Prison Guard Named In Sexual Abuse Case Sues AG Shapiro After Charges Were Dropped

Inquirer: Philly Gun Arrests On Record Pace, But Convictions Drop Under Philly DA

WHYY: Philly DA To Launch LGBTQ Advisory Board

CentreDT: Fmr Centre County DA One Step Closer To Being Reinstated

WilliamsportS: Bill Addresses District Attorney Qualifications

TribLive Editorial: A Death In County Prison Is Public Information, In Real Time

PG Editorial: Dr. Levine’s Appointment Breaks Barriers

MCall: Tolls On Delaware River Bridges To Increase In April

National/International

Inquirer: PA’s 2022 U.S. Senate Race: Who’s In, Who’s Out And What’s Next

NBCNews: Toomey: Expanded Gun Background Checks Could Pass U.S. Senate

WESA: State Lawmakers Call On Biden To Fund Mon Valley Transportation Projects

Civil Justice

PG: CMU Student Election Debate Zoombombed With Racist, Homophobic, Sexist, Hateful Speech In Pittsburgh

PennLive: State College Again Defends How Police Handled Incident That Led To Death Of Autistic Man

PennLive: Penn State Says It’s Making Progress On Diversity, Inclusion Despite Critical Report From Black Faculty

Op-Ed: Dismantle Racial And Gender Bias In PA Courts - Rep. Bullock

Op-Ed: How We Can All Help Reduce School Inequities

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 34 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,032 New Cases-- 3.30.21

Dept. Of Health: [3 Day Totals] Reports 62 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 10,101 New Cases-- 3.29.21

MCall: State Reaches 25,000 Deaths Since Start Of Pandemic, Even As Rate Halves

TribLive: Rising PA COVID Cases Not As Steep As Late 2020 Surge

PennLive: COVID Hospitalizations, ICU Cases Rise Again

Inquirer: Worrisome COVID Variants Are Taking Hold In PA,NJ, Threatening The Success Of Vaccines

ScrantonT: Despite Vaccinations, COVID Keeps Spreading In New Surge

CitizensV: COVID Numbers Take Turn For Worse In NE PA

Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For March 19-25

PennLive: 35 Counties Have Substantial Spread Of COVID; Percent Positivity Rises For 2nd Week In A Row

ErieT: Erie Nursing Home Sees Dramatic COVID Improvement In 2021

State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issues 17 NOVs, 31 Warnings For COVID Violations March 26-28

TribLive: Allegheny County Restaurant Asks Commonwealth Court To Allow Maskless Customers In Restaurant

ErieT: Millcreek Mall Drops COVID Shutdown-related Lawsuit Against Gov. Wolf

WHYY: North Philly To Get Vaccination Site, Study Finds Variants Spread In The City

ScrantonT: Residents 60+ Can Call Hotline For Vaccine Appointment In Lackawanna County

WESA: The Ethics Of Crossing State Lines For COVID Vaccine

WilliamsportS: UPMC Offers Vaccination Clinic On Weekends

Dept. Of Health: Visits Masonic Village To Highlight Resident & Staff Vaccinations, Updated Visitation Recommendations

TribLive: Westmoreland Commissioners To Host Info Session Tuesday On COVID Vaccine

CitizensV: Misericordia, King’s, Wilks Colleges Not Mandating COVID Vaccinations For Students

LewistownS: Wolf Administration Needs To Improve Vaccine Distribution Performance

MCall: 3 Catasauqua Area Schools To Learn Remotely This Week Due To COVID Cases

TribLive: 3 COVID Cases Spur Allegheny County H.S. To Close Before Spring Break

MCall: COVID Cases Prompt Switch To Remote Learning For Bethlehem H.S.

PG: Allegheny County Community College Planning In-Person Fall Classes

Jan Murphy: Lawmaker Wants To Tie School Dollars To Students’ Return To In-Person Learning

WHYY: CDC Extends Eviction Ban Thru June As 30% Of PA Households Fall Behind On Rent

Cap-Star: Federal Eviction Ban Extended Thru June, How To Get Help With Rent Payments In PA

Inquirer Editorial: Eviction Filings Are At Historic Low, Philly Has 90 Days To Keep It That Way

Dept. Of Human Services & Sen. Corman Urge Families, Landlords In NC PA To Apply For Rental & Utility Assistance

PG: 3 Pittsburghers Accused Of Defrauding State’s Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Program

LancasterOnline: Lancaster’s Mass Vaccination Clinic Gives Much-Needed Boost To Rock Lititz Business

Federal COVID Relief

Gov. Wolf: Announces Nearly $5 Billion In Federal COVID Relief For Pre-K To 12 Schools

National/International

AP: Biden, CDC Director Warn Of COVID Rebound If Nation Lets Up

The Hill: Biden Calls On States to Keep Mask Mandates, Pause Reopenings 

The Hill: Biden To Announce 90% Of Adults Eligible For Vaccine By April 19

AP: More Than A Dozen States To Open Vaccines To All Adults

AP: CDC Director Has Feeling Of  ‘Impending Doom’ Amid New COVID Spike

NPR: CDC Extends Federal Eviction Moratorium Thru June 30 

AP: WHO Report: COVID Likely 1st Jumped Into Humans From Animals

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