Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.17.21


Senate
returns to voting session March 17

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 17


Stephen Caruso: 4 Of PA’s Redistricting Commissioners Confirmed By House, Senate Leaders, A 5th Will Decide Who Wins And Loses

House, Senate Leaders: Name 4 Commissioners To Legislative Reapportionment Commission

Op-Ed: The Future Of Mail-In Voting And Secure Elections - Sen. Fontana

Tony Norman: The New Jim Crow (Same As The Old Jim Crow)

Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong) Announced He Will Retire Effective Today For Health Reasons

Stephen Caruso: Rep. Pyle, Citing Health Issues, Announces Immediate Retirement

ScrantonT: NE PA Lawmakers Received $26,000+ In Taxpayer-Funded Reimbursements During Pandemic

ScrantonT Editorial: School Employees Pension Error, What’s $25 Million Among Friends

Jan Murphy: PennDOT: Tolling I-83 Bridge Could Save People Time And Money

PennLive: York County Teams’ Ideas On Raising Revenue Help It Win PennDOT’s Student Innovations Challenge

TribLive Editorial: If Gasoline Tax Dies, Don’t Fret, Another Tax Will Be Born

Charles Thompson: House Committee Approves Radar For Local Speed Enforcement

Gov. Wolf: Nominates Suzanne V. Estrella To Serve As Victim Advocate

Cap-Star: Wolf Nominates Veteran Attorney Suzanne Estrella To Run Office Of Victim Advocate

DCED: Provides $5 Million In New Funding For Communities Impacted By State Facility Closures

MCall: Berks County Lawmaker Wants To Bring Back License Plate Stickers

Ford Turner: PA’s 5,144 Drug Overdose Deaths Third-Highest In The Nation

AP: Advocates, Some AGs Wary Of Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy Plan [PA Included]

KYW: Philly Police Commissioner Address Soaring Gun Violence With At Least 102 Homicides So Far In 2021

ScrantonT: Allied Services Establishes Lackawanna College Nursing Scholarship

TribLive: On Verge Of Strike, United Steelworkers Rally

PG: Dick’s Sporting Goods Sales Soared Online, Not Without Help From Stores

PG Editorial: Gig Worker Or Employee?

AP: Little League World Series Eyes Possible Return

National/International

AP: In Pennsylvania, Biden Highlights Federal COVID Aid To Small Businesses

WHYY: Biden Highlights Black-Owned Businesses During First Trip To Philly Area As President

PG Editorial: Holding Out For Justice In Equifax Data Breach

Civil Justice

AP: White Supremacist Propaganda Surged In 2020, Report Says [PA Included]

PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol

AP: Luzerne County Woman Arrested For Role In Assault Of U.S. Capitol Inciting Rioters [#33 for PA] 

WBTimes: Swoyersville Woman Charged In Connection With Assault On U.S. Capitol

CitizensV: FBI: Swoyersville Woman Filmed Inside U.S. Capitol On Jan. 6

WITF: Some Of Highest-Profile Arrests For Assault On U.S. Capitol Are People From Pennsylvania

AP: White Supremacist Propaganda Surged In 2020, Report Says [PA Included]

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 65 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,119 New Cases-- 3.16.21

TribLive: Allegheny County’s COVID Hospitalization Number Drops To October Level

Dept. Of Health: Issues Order Making March 31 The Date By Which All Vaccine Providers Should Have Phase 1A-Eligible Individuals Appointments Scheduled

ErieT: COVID Vaccine Distribution To Meet March 31 Appointment Deadline

Detp. Of Human Services: Expands Partnership With Rite Aid To Vaccinate Individuals In Long-Term Services, Support Programs

PG: Allegheny County Opens 3 More Mass Vaccination Sites

PG: UPMC, Penguins Holding Drive-Up Vaccination Clinic In Cranberry

ScrantonT: Mass Vaccination Clinic Planned In Monroe County

WHYY: Philly’s Latino Doctors Work To Boost Lagging Community Vaccination Rates

Spotlight PA: 2 State Prisons Have Vaccinated More Than 70% Of Inmates

Dept. of Health: February Nursing Home Inspections, Enforcement Actions

Dept. Of State: COVID Enforcement Actions March 7-14

Jan Murphy: State Capitol Building Reopens To Public March 22

TribLive: Many Indoor Venue Owners Say Wolf’s Easing Of Restrictions Isn’t Enough

Op-Ed: Gov. Wolf Is Hiding COVID Data Again

MCall: Nazareth Middle School Announces Weeklong Closure Due To COVID

MCall: Bethlehem Schools Outline Plan To Return Elementary Students To Classroom

WHYY: A Single Mom’s Fight To Keep Her Kids In School, Her Family Together

Dept. Of Agriculture: Receives Approval To Provide Food Assistance To Nearly 1 Million Children Who Attended School Remotely

YorkDR: Need For Food Still Exists Amid Ongoing Pandemic

TribLive: Robert Morris U. Plans In-Person Classes In Fall

PG Editorial: Pittsburgh City Council Left Out Landlords In Eviction Moratorium

TribLive: Allegheny County Executive Vetoes Paid Sick Leave Bill

WESA: One Year Into The Pandemic, Our Reporters Reflect

National/International

AP: In Pennsylvania, Biden Highlights Federal COVID Aid To Small Businesses

WHYY: Biden Highlights Black-Owned Businesses During First Trip To Philly Area As President

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[Posted: March 17, 2021]

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