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PG: House Committee Hears Suggestions On Improving PA’s Election Laws, But Will Legislature Listen?
House Democratic Leader Rep. Davidson: 14 House State Government Committee Hearings Were Pretense For Voter Suppression Laws
PLS Reporter: Voting Advocates On Guard As House Wraps Up Election Hearings
ABC27: Heated Exchange Concludes House Hearings On Election Reform
ScrantonT Editorial: Betraying Pennsylvania Cost $3.4 Million [Cost Of Republican Attempts To Overturn Nov. Election Results]
PA House Republicans: House Speaker Bryan Cutler Tests Positive For COVID
New Muhlenberg College Health Poll Findings: Record 58 percent of adults support legalization of marijuana
MCall: Cannabis Festival In Kutztown Kicks Off March For Legalization In Harrisburg
Inquirer Editorial: Why Do We Pay PA Lawmakers $24/Hour To Sleep And Eat?
House Republicans: Bucks County Delegation Demands Philadelphia Reimburse City Wage Tax For People Who Worked From Home During Pandemic
PG: PA Considers Whether To Reinstate Work Search Requirements For Jobless Benefits
Inquirer: PA DHS Fixing System That Mistakenly Believed People With Food Stamps Were Shopping Improperly
Inquirer Pro/Con: How Should Government Tax Drivers To Maintain Roads?
Jan Murphy: PA State-Owned Universities Freeze Tuition For 3rd Year
PG: State-Owned University Students Will See Tuition Freeze For Third Straight Year
Jan Murphy: PA Higher Ed Assistance Agency Offers Retirement Incentive To Free Money For Student Aid
PA Commission For Community Colleges: Community College Leaders, Students Advocate For Increased Funding
PG: CMU President Advocates For More Federal Funding For Innovation, R & D
PennLive: Charles Clevenger, First Director Of Dixon University Center, Dies At 79
PG: Allegheny Health Network Program Shifting Hospital Services To People’s Homes
LancasterOnline Editorial: Pennsylvanians With Disabilities Too Often Overlooked When It Comes To Public Health
Op-Ed: PA Lawmakers Pushing Bills That Would Increase Maternal Mortality
Inquirer: Gun-Safety Advocates Slam Philly Police After Commissioner Touts NRA Program For Kids
BillyPenn: After Blowback, Philly Police Yank NRA’s Gun Safety Curriculum From City Rec Centers
Inquirer: Biden Wants To Crack Down On ‘Ghost Guns,’ What Are They And Are They Legal In PA?
WHYY: Philly Police To Ask For More Funds As Taser Rollout Falls Short
WHYY: Delaware County Takes First Step Toward Deprivatizing Correctional Facility
PennLive: PSSA Standardized Education Tests Coming Back To Schools This Year: What Parents Need To Know
Inquirer: Advocates Seeking Extended Services For Special Education Students Who Missed School Due To Pandemic
Spotlight PA: Board Members Sues Milton Hershey School, Claims He’s Being Denied Financial Records
LancasterOnline: 2nd In Command At Dept. Of Education Leaves For Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit
Inquirer Editorial: Philly Mayor’s Budget Is A Return To Normal - At Least For Now
PG: Parking App Used In Pittsburgh Experiences Data Breach
MCall: ParkMobile App Users: Change Your Password, Lehigh Valley’s 3 Cities Hit By Data Breach
TribLive: Westmoreland Commissioners Say $140 Million Borrowing Plan Will Put Off Future Tax Hike For Pensions
ABC27: Midstate Unemployment Ticks Up; Remains Below PA Average, Above U.S.
LancasterOnline: Ephrata Teen Running For Mayor, Another For Council
Biden Infrastructure Plan
The Hill: $800 Billion Infrastructure Bill By Congressional Moderates A Tough Sell With Democrats
National/International
YorkD Editorial: Republican Cong. Perry Finds A New Way To Humiliate PA
Politico: PA Republicans Launch ‘Super MAGA Trump’ U.S. Senate Race
Inquirer: PA U.S. Senate Race First Ad Hits John Fetterman In A Sore Spot On Race
PG: Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Calls For Boycott Of Beijing Olympics
Op-Ed: Republican Cong. Joyce Is Doing His Job, Disgruntled Republicans Need A Reality Check
WBTimes: $15 Minimum Wage Backers Rally Outside Toomey’s Office In Wilkes-Barre
Civil Justice
AP: Philadelphia Police Announce Arrests of 2 Officers Accused Of Wrongdoing
WHYY: Philly School District Expands Mentorship Program Pairing Police Officers With Students
Op-Ed: As An Asian American Woman, I’ve Realized No One Is Coming To Save Me
YorkDR: York County School District Retires Native American Logo
PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
TribLive: Profane Anti-Biden Sign In Westmoreland County Is ‘Over The Line,’ Allegheny Twp. Supervisor Says
YorkD Editorial: Republican Cong. Perry Finds A New Way To Humiliate PA
ScrantonT Editorial: Betraying Pennsylvania Cost $3.4 Million [Cost Of Republican Attempts To Overturn Nov. Election Results]
PG: Editorial: Georgia’s Voting Law Kicks Off Another Round Of Partisan Falsehoods
The Atlantic: Why Is Voting So Hard In Blue States?
NYT: U.S. House Republicans Sharply Questioned Intelligence Officials About Work On Domestic Extremism
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 56 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,650 New Cases-- 4.16.21
Dept. Of Health: Reports 44 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,060 New Cases-- 4.15.21
PennLive: COVID Hospitalizations Rise By More Than 100 In A Week
TribLive: COVID Hospitalizations Continue To Be A Concern In Allegheny, Westmoreland
MCall: PA Ranks 6th In Nation In Number Of New COVID Cases
Dept. of Health: Extends Pause On Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations Following FDA/CDC Recommendation
PG: PA Woman Among Those With Blood Clots After Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
WESA: Survey Finds Only About Half Of PA’s Nursing Home Staff Have Been Vaccinated
Inquirer: Nearly Half Of PA Nursing Home Staff Declined COVID Vaccinations
WHYY: Dept. Of Health Launches Program To Vaccinate More Nursing Home Residents
Dept. Of Aging: Resources For Older Adults To Find COVID Vaccine Appointment Assistance
TribLive: More Than Half Of Allegheny County Is Partially Vaccinated
Dept. Of Health: Centre County Vaccination Clinic To Resume Scheduled Operations Thursday
TribLive: Excela Health In Westmoreland Has More Vaccine Doses Than Appointments
YorkDR: York Vaccine Clinic Embraces Spanish Speakers
LancasterOnline: Vaccine Clinic Sunday In Columbia Borough
New Muhlenberg College Health Poll Findings--
-- 60 percent believe worst of COVID pandemic behind us, 25 percent disagree, 16 percent not sure
-- 31 percent do not plan to get COVID vaccine, 46 percent do
-- 71 percent believe immunizations pose little health risks
-- 11 percent agree chances of childhood autism increase with immunizations
-- 40 percent approve of Gov. Wolf’s handling of pandemic, 41 percent disapprove
-- 54 percent approve of President Biden’s handling of pandemic, 28 percent disapprove
-- 61 percent believe it’s the responsibility of federal govt. to make sure all Americans have health care coverage, 31 percent not
-- 49 percent believe people of color have less access to quality health care than white individuals
MCall: Muhlenberg College Poll Shows Many Pennsylvanians Still Hesitant To Get COVID Vaccine
PA Cap-Star: New Muhlenberg Poll Finds PA Residents Think Worst Of Pandemic Is Behind Us, But Still Worried For The Future
Dept. Of Health: March Nursing Home Inspection, Sanction Information
MCall: New Lehigh Valley Recovery Clinic Will Treat COVID Long-Haul Patients
KYW: Man Threatened To Kill SEPTA Bus Operator After Being Told To Wear Face Covering
Inquirer: Pandemic Precautions Made For Illness-Free Year For Many, What That Means For Our Immune Systems
Inquirer: As COVID Cases Rise Among Children, Parents Wonder What’s Safe: ‘No Activity Is Risk-Free’
YorkD: At Least 5 York County School Districts Close Schools Due To COVID
CitizensV: Luzerne County H.S. Suspends In-Person Learning Due To COVID
PennLive: PSSA Standardized Education Tests Coming Back To Schools This Year: What Parents Need To Know
Inquirer: Advocates Seeking Extended Services For Special Education Students Who Missed School Due To Pandemic
PG: First A Pandemic, Now Rising Prices Complicate Local Construction Projects
Op-Ed: York County Is Still In A Pandemic Economic Crisis
PG Editorial: Lawmakers Should Extend Last Call For Restaurants
CitizensV Editorial: Local Control Key Issue In Bar Bill Extending Hours
MCall: 2 Pittsburgh Zoo Lions Infected By COVID
Federal COVID Aid Available
WBTimes: Luzerne County Still Has $19 Million In Federal Pandemic Rental Assistance Available
WHYY: Philly Council Member Wants To Limit Use Of Eviction Records By Landlords To Screen Tenants
TribLive Editorial: Pandemic Rent Relief Is Welcome, But A Band-Aid
Federal COVID Aid
MCall: Rep. Schlossberg-Led Push Would Give Allentown, Bethlehem School Districts Extra Money
TribLive: Allegheny County Man Set Up Fake PPP Loans For Gold Bars, College Tuition, Fancy Cars, More
PG: Carnegie Man Charged With Collecting Millions In Fraudulent PPP COVID-Related Loans
PennLive: Bloomsburg Couple Accused Of Fraudulently Using PPP COVID Aid To Buy $350,000 In Bitcoins
National/International
TribLive: Pfizer CEO Says 3rd COVID Vaccine Shot ‘Likely’ Needed Within A Year Of Getting Vaccinated
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[Posted: April 16, 2021]
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