Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.10.21


Senate
returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 15, 16, 17


Spotlight PA: PA Voting Audit Confirms Biden Got More Votes Than Trump, But Can’t Tell Us Much Else

Op-Ed: Why We Must Quickly Redraw PA Legislative District Lines - Rep. Davidson (D-Philadelphia)

AP: Federal COVID Aid To States Draws Warning To Use It For One-Time Costs 

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

AP: U.S. House Set For Final Vote On Federal COVID Relief Bill Today

YorkDR: What’s The COVID Relief Package Mean For PA?

Inquirer: A Rough Vaccine Rollout Has Even Democrats Turning On Gov. Wolf

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

Stephen Crauso: Lawmakers, Media Mull Changes To PA’s Open Records Law Brought On By Pandemic-related Policies

MCall: PA Lawmakers, Many Others, Are Still Fighting Over Daylight Saving Time

AP: Candidates File For PA Supreme Court Opening

Politics PA: Rep. Mullins Announces For Open State Senate Seat In Lackawanna County

WESA: A Pattern Of Appointing Politically Connected People To State Gaming Board

WBTimes: Luzerne County Council Appoints 3 To Election Board

WBTimes Editorial: Rebuilding Our Trust In Election System

WilliamsportS Editorial: Fair Wording Needed For State Ballot Questions

PG: AG Shapiro Announces Crackdown On Telefunding Operation

PG: U.S. Attorney Charged Woman With Filing False Unemployment Benefits Claim

Inquirer: Philly’s Public Defenders Will Not Work On Jury Trials Until Lawyers Are Eligible For COVID Vaccines

PG: Funding Will Help Allegheny County Prevent Childhood Traumas That Lead To Drug Use

Inquirer: Villanova U. Student Arrested For Alleged Sexual Assault

Inquirer: Fmr Rep. Movita Johnson-Harrell Because An Activist After Gun Violence Took Her Son, Now She’s Lost A 2nd One

Op-Ed: We Must Vaccinate Against The Gun Violence Epidemic, Too

Op-Ed: If L.A. Can Defund Its School Police, So Can Philadelphia

WESA: Allegheny County Council Passes Paid Sick Leave Mandate

YorkDR: New Funding Model Aids Diverse PA Arts Groups

National/International

Inquirer: Immigrant Family To Leave Philly Church, ICE Says They’re Not A Priority

NPR: Postal Service Delivered Vast Majority Of Mail-In Ballots On Time, Report Finds

FT: Microsoft Hack Escalates As Criminal Groups Rush To Exploit Flaws 

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

MCall: Lehigh County Republicans Will Hold Censure Vote On Toomey

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 43 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,594 New Cases-- 3.10.21

PennLive: Wolf Indicates Restaurants, Bars Can Celebrate Scaled-Down St. Patrick’s Day

Inquirer: A Rough Vaccine Rollout Has Even Democrats Turning On Gov. Wolf

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

TribLive: Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties See Largest COVID Increases In Month

PennLive: PA Passes 3 Million COVID Vaccinations, Nearly 1 Million Fully Vaccinated

Inquirer: More COVID Vaccine Should Go To Counties That Want It Most, Suburban Philly Lawmakers Tell State

PG: Thousands Of Allegheny County Teachers To Receive Vaccinations This Week

TribLive: Giant Eagle To Offer Vaccine To Pittsburgh School Teachers

TribLive: Thousands Receive COVID Vaccine At Monroeville Convention Center

MCall: Lehigh Valley Health’s Largest Mass COVID Vaccination Clinic Set For Thursday

PennLive: 33,000 People Signed Up For Shots At Lancaster Vaccination Site

LancasterOnline: Pace Of Vaccinations In Lancaster Needs To Double To Finish Job By Summer

LancasterOnline: Lancaster Educators Will Start Getting Vaccinations Thursday

WHYY: Philly’s FEMA Vaccination Site Has Hundreds Of Leftover Doses Each Day

WHYY: Philly’s Weekly Vaccinations Nearly Double With New FEMA Site

Inquirer: Philly’s COVID Vaccine Registration Can Now Keep Out Line-Jumpers

Inquirer: Montgomery County Group Has Stopped Giving First COVID Shots As It Struggles To Secure Shots From PA

ScrantonT: NE PA State Legislators Call On State To Open Mass Vaccination Sites

CitizensV: Walmart Wants To Host Vaccine Clinic For Luzerne County Residents

ABC27: Frustration Over So Many Out-Of-State Residents Working As Health Care Workers In PA Getting COVID Vaccine

Inquirer: Philly’s Public Defenders Will Not Work On Jury Trials Until Lawyers Are Eligible For COVID Vaccines

Inquirer: Philly Could Reach Herd Immunity By June As Pace Of Vaccinations Speeds Up

Inquirer: Federally Funded Health Clinics Getting COVID Vaccine To More People Of Color

Paul Muschick: COVID Relief: 7 Ways Life Could Get Back To Normal For Vaccinated People

Dept. Of Health: COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts Feb. 21-27

TribLive: Pittsburgh-based Dr. Amesh Adalja Cherishes Role As Voice Of The Pandemic

PennLive: Her Uncle, An Inmate At Camp Hill Prison, Had Been Hospitalized With COVID, She Had No Idea

WHYY: PA Nurses Unions Went Toe-To-Toe With Management On Hospital Staffing Ratios

TribLive: Allegheny Health Network Highmark Outfit First Responders With More Personal Protective Gear

LancasterOnline: Township Calls On Lancaster County To Form Health Dept.

Dept. Of State: COVID License Enforcement Actions Feb. 28-March 7

PennLive: 16 Central PA Licensed Restaurants, Clubs, Bars Cited For COVID Violations

Inquirer: Philly Students Could Attend School This Summer, Stay Hybrid Into Fall

LancasterOnline Editorial: Pandemic Has Been Especially Hard On Women

State Treasurer Garrity: Transferred $552.7 Million In Federal Funds For Rental & Utility Assistance To Counties

ScrantonT: Counties Get Federal COVID Funding For Rental, Utilities Assistance

AltoonaM: Blair Gets $8 Million In Federal COVID Aid For Rent, Utility Assistance

WBTimes: Rental Assistance Now Available For Eligible Luzerne County Residents

Inquirer: What Sole Proprietors, Freelancers Need To Know About Scoring PPP Loans

Stephen Crauso: Lawmakers, Media Mull Changes To PA’s Open Records Law Brought On By Pandemic-related Policies

TribLive Editorial: When Local Live Music Restarts, Be There To Applaud

ScrantonT: COVID 1 Year Later: Our Children

National/International

USA Today: In 2 Months America Could Be Swimming In COVID Vaccine, The Shift Could Bring Its Own Problems- Getting Holdouts To Take The Shot 

Post: Meet The 30% Of Republican Voters Who Could Decide Whether The U.S. Reaches Herd Immunity By Not Getting Vaccinated 

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