Monday, April 12, 2021

Monday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 4.12.21

House
returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

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*TODAY  1:00: Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam, others to discuss mobile response vaccination tour to minority and underserved communities.  Watch Live: pacast.com/live/doh or https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ 


Gov. Wolf/Vaccine Task Force: Announce ALL Adults Will Now Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine Appointments Starting Tuesday, April 13


TribLive Editorial: As Solemn Task Of Redistricting Begins, Harrisburg Flashes Rare Bipartisan Signal

CourierT: Sen. Santarsiero Bill Would Increase Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes, Give Counties More Time To Count Votes

ErieT: Court Rulings On Andrezeski, Other Candidates Could Shake Up Primary Ballot In Erie County

PG: 9 Open Allegheny County Court Seats Attract Large Field Of Candidates

YorkD Editorial: Rein In PA Legislative Per Diems

WarrenT: Lawmaker Wants State Support For New Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

CourierT: PA Pivot To Online Gambling Amid Bleak Pandemic Raises Addiction Concerns

PA Cap-Star: What Supporters, Opponents Are Saying About Wolf State University Scholarship Proposal

Op-Ed: Child Abuse Is More Than Just Bad Parenting, And Everyone Needs To Know The Signs

Op-Ed: Northampton Human Services: How An Algorithm Will Help Keep Families Together

TribLive: Guns Sales Booming With No End In Sight

Inquirer: Road Trip For Gun-Purchase Background Checks Makes Stop In Philly

ErieT: Erie Weight-Loss Patients, Others Targeted In $55 Million Scam

Inquirer: Race For Philly DA Pits Reform Against Safety, Past Versus The Future

Inquirer: A NYC Boutique Law Firm Expands To Philly, Betting On Growth In Whistleblower Cases

BillyPenn: Virtual Internships (Which Aren’t Going Away) Can Actually Work Really Well, Say Philly College Students And Employees

PG Special Report: An Extra $7 Per Hour?  Workers, Business Owners Debate PA’s Minimum Wage

ScrantonT Editorial: State Shouldn’t Go It Alone On Time Change

National/International

Op-Ed: Why It Matters That Dr. Jill Biden Is Keeping Her Job

Civil Justice

CentreDT: There’s A Lack Of Diversity In Centre County Government, Candidates Trying To Change That

Op-Ed: Faith Must Honor The Sacredness Of Others, Even When They Are Different

PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

CitizensV: Lackawanna County Man Faces Charges Connected To Assault On U.S. Capitol [#41 from PA]

LancasterOnline: Ephrata Man Wanted By FBI Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol [#40 from PA]

WESA: Who Are The Oath Keepers?  Militia Group, Founder Scrutinized In Probe Of The Assault On U.S. Capitol

AP: CEOs Gather To Speak Out Against Voting Law Changes [Merck Calls For Greater Access To Voting]

WPost: 100+ Corporate Executives Hold Call To Discuss Halting Donations, Investments To Fight Controversial Voting Bills 

AP: Business Faces Tricky Path Navigating Post-Trump Politics

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 4 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,450 New Cases [2 Day Totals]-- 4.12.21

24/7 Wall St.: Lebanon Metro Area Has Most COVID Cases Per 100,000 In PA As Of April 8, Followed By Reading

WHYY: Philly Has 100,000+ Vaccine Doses To Distribute, With Only Half Spoken For

BillyPenn: Map: This Is Where COVIC Vaccine Providers Are Located Around Philly

PG: Pittsburgh Vaccine Heroes Then And Now

CitizensV: Questions/Answers On COVID Vaccination Record Cards

LancasterOnline Editorial: We All Have An Ethical Obligation to Get COVID Vaccine

PG: Allegheny County Jail Inmates Plead For Increase In COVID Protections

WESA: Should Colleges Require COVID Vaccines For Fall?  More Campuses Are Saying Yes

TribLive: Seton Hill, Saint Vincent Colleges Found Ways to Bring Students Back Safely

BillyPenn: Virtual Internships (Which Aren’t Going Away) Can Actually Work Really Well, Say Philly College Students And Employees

Inquirer: Demand For Pools Surges For 2nd Year  Amid Canceled Vacations, Long Days At Home

TribLive: Passengers Numbers Are Taking Off At Pittsburgh, Westmoreland Airports

Federal COVID Aid

TribLive: Why ‘Bailed-Out’ Hospital Giants Like UPMC Thrived In 2020 While Others Floundered

ErieT: Saving Grace Or “Band-Aid?” Will Biden’s Rescue Plan Fix Erie’s Child Poverty Problem?

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[Posted: April 12, 2021]

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