Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 3.24.21


Senate
returns to voting session March 24, April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

House returns to voting session March 24, April 5, 6, 7


Cap-Star: Burnt Out, Beleaguered County Elections Officials Ask Lawmakers For Help Ahead Of This Year’s Election Season

TribLive: Republican Westmoreland Commissioner Says County Voters Want End To No-Excuse Mail-In Ballots, Another Disputes That

PG: Westmoreland Official Tells PA Election Committee Tighter Deadlines Needed To Apply For Mail-In Ballots

Inquirer: PA Had More Poll Workers Than It Could Handle Last Year, Where’d They Go?

Politics PA: PA Democrats Launch Campaign To Register 125,000 Voters By May 2022

Op-Ed: Republicans Consider Ballots More Dangerous Than Bullets

AP: Bipartisan Effort By Lawmakers To Limit Redistricting Chair’s Political Ties Underway

TribLive: 2nd Republican Expresses Interest In House Seat Vacated By Rep. Pyle

ScrantonT: Lackawanna Commissioner Eyes Republican Nomination For Vacant State Senate Seat

Jan Murphy: From Lawyer To Breaking Glass Ceilings: House Minority Leader Joanna McClinton Is ‘Going Places’

CitizensV Editorial: Limiting A Governor’s Emergency Powers Is Foolish

ScrantonT Editorial: Clarify Ballot Questions

ErieT/Spotlight PA: State Needs $941 Million To Cover Huge Spike In Medicaid Enrollment Related To COVID 

AP: Senate Restarts The Clock On Constitutional Amendment To Provide A Window For Victims Of Child Sexual Abuse To File Lawsuits

Ford Turner: Latest Attempt By General Assembly To Provide Legal Relief To Child Sexual Abuse Victims Fails

Inquirer: Lawmakers Urge Sweeping Reform After Delaware County Juvenile Facility Closure

WHYY: Public Defenders, Whistleblowers Break Silence On Abuse Allegations At Delaware County Juvenile Facility

Inquirer Editorial: Phasing Out PA’s Gasoline Tax Creates A New Challenge: What Comes Next?

Gov. Wolf: Signs 5 Bills Including Package To Streamline Appointments For District Attorney Vacancies

WBTimes: Wolf’s Signature Means Sanguedolce Becomes Luzerne DA

Jan Murphy: House Bill Would Give Repeat DUI Offenders Harsher Penalties

Dept. of Human Services: Secretary Teresa Miller To Leave Wolf Administration April 30

PG: Wolf’s Human Services Secretary Leaving; Replacement Chosen

Gov. Wolf: To Nominate Meg Snead To Serve As Secretary Of Human Services

Cap-Star: Wolf Taps To Aide Meg Snead To Lead Human Services Department

Gov. Wolf: Joins CeaseFire PA Day Of Advocacy With AG Shapiro To Call For Reduction In Gun Violence

PG: Gun Control Advocates, Including Mother From Butler, Stress Their Priorities

PennLive: Gun Rights Proponents And Gun Control Advocates Clash In PA

YorkDR: Gun Control Advocates Want Legislature To Pass These 3 Laws

WHYY: Philly DA Candidates Debate Over How To Handle Gun Violence Epidemic, Cash Bail

PennLive: Wife Sues Dauphin County Prison Over Suicide Of Husband Accused Of Trying To Hire Hit Man To Kill Her

YorkDR: Radar For PA Municipal Police: ‘It’s Time To Get This Done’

Dept. Of Health: Launches Portal To Ensure High-Risk Populations Have Access To Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication

Stephen Caruso: New Republican State Treasurer Backs Democratic State Treasurer She Replaced To Boost Oversight On School Employees Pension  Fund Amid Internal Investigation

Spotlight PA: As Thousands Of Unemployment Claims Expire, PA Residents Refile, Wait On Federal Benefits

PG Editorial: More Help For The Jobless In PA

TribLive: California U. Offers Tuition Discounts To Westmoreland Community College Grads

Inquirer: PA High School Girls Compete In Wrestling Championship As Efforts To Sanction Their Sport Continue

MCall: COVID Caused Lehigh Valley Housing Prices To Skyrocket

PG: Pittsburgh Among Top U.S. Cities Where Buying A Home Beats Rending

PG: Wabtec To Acquire Rail Service Firm For $400 Million

Federal COVID Relief

Laura Olson: Collapsing Union Pension Plans Win Long-Sought Help From Federal COVID Rescue Package

Inquirer: Businesses Can Now Get Money For Some Health Costs, But There Are Downsides

National/International

Op-Ed: I’m A Trump Republicans, Here’s Why I Went To Joe Biden’s White House - PA Cong. Joyce

Civil Justice

CentreDT: Centre County’s Asian American Community Not ‘OK’ As Hate Crimes Rise Racism Stoked Around U.S.

CourierT: Students Stand Up Against Hate In Bucks County

PA’s Role In Assaulting U.S. Capitol

CentreDT: Centre County’s Asian American Community Not ‘OK’ As Hate Crimes Rise Racism Stoked Around U.S.

CourierT: Students Stand Up Against Hate In Bucks County

Inquirer: PA, NJ Men Accused Of Attacking U.S. Capitol Officer Before His Death Shared His Political Views

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 48 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,667 New Cases -- 3.24.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,515 New Cases -- 3.23.21

Inquirer: COVID Again Rising Fast In The Poconos, The Shore, North Jersey

TribLive: Allegheny County Council Postpones Meeting Amid Reported COVID Outbreak

PG: Allegheny County Council Cancels Meeting Due To COVID Outbreak

ErieT: Erie County Confirms 2nd Case Of COVID Variant

ScrantonT: Luminary Walk Remembers Lives Lost In Pandemic

Gov. Wolf: 100,000 Milestone Reached For Teacher, School Staff Vaccinations

TribLive: More Than 100,000 Educators In PA Vaccinated Thru State Initiative

Inquirer: Mobile Vaccine Clinics Ramp Up Efforts To Reach Philly’s Most Vulnerable

TribLive: This Week’s Giant Eagle Heinz Field Vaccination Clinics Are Full

PennLive: Cars Line Up At Dauphin County Mass COVID Vaccination Site Tuesday

AP: Philly Cancels Thousands Of Uninvited Vaccine Appointments After Links Were Shared

TribLive: Pittsburgh Council Says Restaurant Workers Should Be Prioritized For Vaccine

CitizensV: Luzerne County Pharmacies Cut Off From COVID Vaccine

PG: VA Pittsburgh Drops Age Requirement For Veteran Vaccinations

Inquirer: Philadelphia Parents Of Kids With Disabilities Aren’t Eligible For Vaccine, But They Would be Elsewhere In PA

ScrantonT: Wright Health Center Improperly Billing For Office Visits For COVID Vaccine

ErieT/Spotlight PA: State Needs $941 Million To Cover Huge Spike In Medicaid Enrollment Related To COVID

Dept. Of State: COVID Enforcement Actions March 14-21

WHYY: Philly Won’t Follow State And Relax Restaurant Restrictions As COVID Cases Rise

Inquirer: Sick Of Pandemic Precautions?  So Were Americans In 1918, Here’s What Happened When They Eased Up

WBRE: Dept. Of Education To Study Pandemic’s Impact On Learning And Teaching

PennLive: After A Year Of Pandemic ‘Learning Losses,’ Here’s How Schools Plan To Help Kids Catch Up

PennLive: With Creativity, Strength, These Harrisburg Educators Excel At Online Teaching

WESA: All Pittsburgh Public School Students Eligible To Return To Classroom By May3

MCall: No Plan To Return Emmaus H.S. Students To Classrooms This Year

Inquirer: How To Help Kids Stay COVID Safe During Spring Sports

YorkDR: How Pandemic Affected High School Football Recruiting

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Names New Health And Medical Coordinator

ErieT: Here’s What To Do If You Have A Utility Shut-Off Notice

WESA: Crowded Pittsburgh Zoo Makes Some Visitors Feel Unsafe

CitizensV: Pittston Tomato Festival Making A Comeback

National/International

AP: Utility Bills Overwhelm Some Households [PA Included]

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