Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.9.21


Senate
returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17


Stephen Caruso: House Speaker Talks Misinformation, Constitutional Amendments, Marijuana


AP: Another $13 Billion In Federal COVID Relief Headed To PA Governments

Jan Murphy: Fmr Rep. Ed Krebs To Run For Lebanon County State Senate Seat As Independent

WESA: More Pennsylvanians Seek Help With Online Gambling Addiction

ScrantonT Editorial: Arrests Show Need To Ban ‘Ghost Guns’

PennLive: Harrisburg’s Hamilton Health Center Works To Create Equal Access To Quality Health Care For All

PennLive: Bucknell U. Frat Has Charter Revoked For Hazing

Op-Ed: PA Needs To Fix Unfair Special Education Funding For Private Charter Schools - Rep. Ciresi

TribLive: City Of Pittsburgh Moves To Cloud-Based Services Powered By Google

PG Editorial: Another Phony Commission In Pittsburgh?

National/International

AP: Jeff Bartos Declares Candidacy For Republican Nomination For U.S. Senate Seat

Inquirer: Congress Bails Out Pension Plans For Teamsters, Acme, Carpenters, Electricians, Others In Philly Area

AP: COVID Relief Bill To Deliver Big Health Insurance Savings For 7 Million

AP: Child Tax Credit Expansion In COVID Relief Bill Sets Up Showdown With Republicans

Op-Ed: Legislation Inspired By Inquirer Would Help Immigrants, But Citizenship Process Needs Bigger Overhaul

Civil Justice

YorkDR: COVID 1 Year Later: COVID Exposed Racial Inequalities In PA

TribLive: Judge Tosses Lawsuit By Former Steelers Over ‘Race-Norming’ In NFL Dementia Tests

PA’s Role In The Assault On U.S. Capitol

CentreDT: Arson Suspected In ‘Biden Barn’ Blaze, Community Responds In Big Way

CourierT: Bucks County Republicans, A Look At The Party Post-Trump

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,176 New Cases [2 Days]-- 3.8.21

TribLive: COVID Numbers Hitting Lows Not Seen Since Early November

WilliamsportS: World War II Veteran, 95, Beats COVID

Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update Feb. 26-March 4

PennLive: 29 Counties Have Substantial COVID Spread, Positivity Rate Drops Again

AP: 4 Big Southeast PA Counties Unhappy Over Vaccine Share

Inquirer: Suburban Philly Officials Blast State Health Dept. Over Region’s Vaccine Supply As Dispute Intensifies

WHYY: Philly Suburbs, State Health Officials Spar Over ‘Short-Changed’ Vaccine Doses

TribLive: Westmoreland Officials Press State To Give More Vaccine To County

MCall: Northampton County Will Help Seniors Book COVID Vaccinations

ScrantonT: Data Shows Nearly 14% Of Lackawanna County Residents Vaccinated

CitizensV: Data Shows About 11% Of Luzerne County Residents Vaccinated

LancasterOnline: Registration Opens For Lancaster County Mass Vaccination Site

WHYY: 20,000+ HIV Philadelphians Now Eligible For COVID Vaccine

WHYY: Philly Fighting COVID Vaccine Partnership Put City ‘At Great Risk’ Says Inspector General

Dept. Of State: State Board Of Medicine Statement Supporting COVID Vaccination

WBTimes Editorial: Scranton Catholic Bishop Made Right Call On J&J Vaccine

Spotlight PA: From Tests To Vaccines, PA Health Officials Still Missing Crucial Race Data For COVID

Gov. Wolf: Nominates Dr. Denise Johnson To Serve As Physician General

WGAL: State Unemployment Payments Delayed By 1 Day This Week

Inquirer: PA’s Tragic, Shameful Failure To Fix Unemployment Benefits System

State Police: Liquor Enforcement Issued 32 NOVs, 40 Warnings For COVID Violations March 5-7

WHYY: Some Philly Students Return To Classrooms, New List Of School Openings

MCall: East Penn School Administrators Recommend Elementary Students Return To Class In Lehigh Valley

PennLive: Kutztown U. Returns To In-Person Classes In Fall

TribLive: Pitt Campuses To Loosen COVID Restrictions

LancasterOnline: PA College Of Health Sciences To Hold First In-Person Classes Since Pandemic Began

MCall: PA, Lehigh Valley Colleges, Others Partner To Help ‘Near Completers’ Unemployed Due To Pandemic

WHYY: Philly Water Dept. Extends Moratorium On Shut Offs Thru April 2022

ErieT: Some COVID-Driven Shortages Likely To Continue

ScrantonT: COVID 1 Year Later: Our Heroes

CitizensV: COVID 1 Year Later: Nurse Reflects On Being At The Front Line Of Pandemic

YorkDR: COVID 1 Year Later: Pandemic Leaves Trauma, Questions For PA Nursing Homes

TribLive: Pandemic Weighs On Mental Health As People Cope With Anxiety, Fears

PennLive: To Weather COVID, Black, Brown-Owned Businesses Show Grit And Determination

YorkDR: COVID 1 Year Later: In Pandemic, Some Companies Thrived And Hired

LancasterOnline: What Will Lancaster County Workplaces Look Like Post-Pandemic?

PennLive: Pandemic Continues To Crash Central PA Weddings

YorkDR: COVID 1 Year Later: COVID Exposed Racial Inequalities In PA

Sean Sauro: Outdoor Recreation Spiked Sharply In 2020 As People Search For Mental Escape From Pandemic 

ErieT: Shortages Of Outdoors Gear May Continue In 2021 

PennLive: Hospitality Businesses Impacted By COVID Can Soon Apply For Grants In Dauphin, Perry Counties

National/International

AP: Another $13 Billion In Federal COVID Relief Headed To PA Governments

AP: CDC: Fully-Vaccinated People Can Gather Without Masks 

TribLive: Western PA Health Experts Concerned About Possible Misinterpretation Of Latest CDC Guidance On Vaccination And Mask Wearing

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Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,975 New Cases-- 3.9.21

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