Thursday, April 15, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 4.15.21

House
returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21 [April 26, 27, 28-canceled

Senate returns to voting session April 19, 20, 21

Senate Budget Hearing Schedule

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MCall: ‘Voteswagon’ Stops In Lehigh Valley On Campaign For Fair Redistricting Process In PA

WBTimes: Advocates Of Transparent Redistricting Make Wilkes-Barre Stop

WBTimes Editorial: Take Redistricting Out Of Lawmakers’ Hands

Inquirer: Merck’s CEO, Philly-Area Law Firms And Wharton Professors Take The Lead In Opposing [Republican] Voting Restrictions

Op-Ed: Voter Suppression Will Be The Lasting Effect Of Trump’s Big Lie

AP: Pennsylvania’s Shrinking Congressional Delegation Will Mean Hard Decisions 

Op-Ed: Why We Should Limit PA Governor’s Emergency Powers - Commonwealth Foundation

Legal Intelligencer: PA Supreme Court Election Fundraising Off To An Anemic Start

WESA: Allegheny County Election Officials Outline Plans Ahead Of May Primary

TribLive: Drop Boxes For Spring Primary Under Consideration In Westmoreland County

WBTimes: Luzerne County Adding Three Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes

WESA: Unemployed, Legislators Continue To Push PA Officials To Fix Over-Burdened System’s Backlogs

CourierT: PA’s Unemployment Claims System To Go Offline For 2 Weeks [For Comprehensive Updating]

WITF: A Better Unemployment System Is On Track To Launch In June, Expect Hiccups

ErieT: State’s 2 Largest Tax Collection Agencies Waived Penalties For Filing Local Taxes Until May 17

John Baer: Taxes Are Still Unfair, But Don’t Look For That To Change

Inquirer: PA Republicans Go Big On Culture Wars, While Biden Pushes Big Spending

Op-Ed: Transphobic Sports Ban Attempts To Solve A Problem That Doesn’t Exist

Inquirer: Proposed Change To PA Rules Of Declaring A Disaster May Endanger Emergency Food Stamps, Advocates Say

YorkD Editorial: Fight Efforts To Hamstring PA Governor

WITF: Schuylkill County Commissioner Resits Calls To Resign Over Sexual HArassment Allegations

PA Cap-Star: Students Flocked To Private Cyber-Charter Schools This Year, So Did District Revenue And Federal Relief Funds

ScrantonT: Scranton Schools Opens Enrollment For Cyber Program

ScrantonT: Scranton Teachers Authorize Union To Call Strike

ErieT: Erie Volunteers To Help Migrant Children, Eventually

AP: Unaccompanied Children From Border Arrive In Erie

Inquirer: Philly Mayor To Invest More In Community-Based Programs To Reduce Shootings

WHYY: Philly Mayor’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Taxes, Raise Spending, But Not For Police

ScrantonT Editorial: State Should Bar ‘Panic Defense’ In Domestic Violence Cases

LancasterOnline Editorial: When Taxpayer Money Is Involved, Transparency Is Essential [County Constables]

LancasterOnline: Quarryville Men Arrested For Transportation Of Undocumented Workers To Mushroom Farms

MCall: Pharma Packager Sharp To Invest $43 Million In Expansion In Lehigh Valley, Conshohocken

WESA: Big Tech’s Labor Struggle Has Roots In Pittsburgh

Op-Ed: $15/Hour Minimum Wage Will Hurt PA EMS Services

MCall: Bernie Madoff Scam Still Cuts Lehigh Valley Victims

Inquirer: Bernie Madoff’s Death Leaves Angry, Unsatisfied Victims In Philly, World

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WPost: Bloc Of U.S. Senate Republicans Prepare Own Infrastructure Plan As Biden Tries To Ramp Up Outreach

National/International

LancasterOnline: Republican Cong. Smucker Leaves Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus

Politics PA: Republican Cong. Perry To Make Pilgrimage To Mar-A-Lago For Freedom Fund Fundraiser With Trump

Civil Justice

PA Cap-Star: In Poconos, Calls For Justice For Asian-American Teen Fatally Shot By State Police

ScrantonT: Demonstrators Gather In Solidarity At Justice For Black Lives Event In Scranton

WHYY: Philly Mayor’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Taxes, Raise Spending, But Not For Police

USA Today: Maryland National Guard Instructors Allegedly Forced Black Guardsman To Wear Chains As Punishment

PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

ScrantonT: FBI: Lackawanna County Firefighter Charged In Connection With Assault On U.S. Capitol [#44 from PA]

YorkDR: ‘Inspired Believers’: Arrest Of Suburban Lancaster Dad Offers Insight To One Type Of Extremist Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol 

YorkDR: Philadelphia Proud Boys Leader Pleads Not Guilty To 6 Federal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp Man Charges In Assault On U.S. Capitol Seeks Release

Inquirer: Merck’s CEO, Philly-Area Law Firms And Wharton Professors Take The Lead In Opposing Voting Restrictions

Op-Ed: Voter Suppression Will Be The Lasting Effect Of Trump’s Big Lie

CitizensV Editorial: Lawmaker’s Unfounded Election Fraud Claims Cost Taxpayers Millions

MCall: Postal Service Inspector Blames Lehigh Valley Late Mail On Improperly Followed Procedures, Delayed Trucks, Lack Of Planning

MCall: Fmr U.S. Postal Union Leader Orchestrated Overtime Kickback Scheme At Allentown Post Office, Indictment Alleges

Op-Ed: Yes, The Politics Of A Commission On The Assault Of The U.S. Capitol Are Tough, But It’s Work That Needs To Be Done

AP: Prosecutors: No Charges For Police Officer In Capitol Riot Shooting

AP: Big-Business Pushback Against Voting Measures Gains Momentum

NYT: Hundreds Of Companies Unite To Oppose Voting Limits, But Others Abstain 

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 44 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,060 New Cases-- 4.15.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 50 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 5,730 New Cases-- 4.14.21

PennLive: Philadelphia ZIP Codes Again Lead In New COVID Cases As PA Grapples With Vaccinations

PG: PA Reports Over 5,000 New COVID Cases

TribLive: Lab’s Data Delay Leads To Abnormally High Daily COVID Total In Allegheny County

ScrantonT: State COVID Spread Slows, But May Not Have Peaked

Dept. Of Health: Update On COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts

PG: Allegheny County Reports 14 Deaths, Nearly 400 New COVID Cases

PennLive: PA Rises In COVID Vaccine Rollout Ranking

TribLive: UPMC Opens Pittsburgh Mills COVID Vaccine Clinic To Walk-In

WHYY: FEMA’s Philly Convention Center Vaccine Site Will Stay Open 4 More Weeks

CentreDT: Bryce Jordan Center Will Shift To Moderna Vaccine

MCall: Increased Moderna, Pfizer Doses To Compensate For Loss Of Johnson & Johnson Next Week

WESA: Western PA County Jails Delay COVID Vaccinations As J&J Pause Continues

ErieT: Erie County Now Has A COVID Vaccine Demand Problem

TribLive: Westmoreland County Planning COVID Vaccinations For Homebound

ScrantonT: Wright Medical Center To Resume COVID Vaccinations, Makes Office Visit Optional

CitizensV: PA’s Vaccine Provider Map Not Always Accurate

PG: Allegheny County Health Director Urging County Residents To Overcome Vaccine Hesitancy

WESA: The Fewer People Who Get Vaccinated, The Longer This Virus Will Linger: Allegheny County Health Director

Paul Muschick: How Health Authorities May Have Bolstered The Message Of Anti-Vaxxers

TribLive Editorial: Vaccine Process Depends On Maintaining Public Trust

TribLive: Allegheny Health Network Opens Clinic to Treat COVID Long-Haulers

Dept. Of Health: Encourages All College Students To Receive COVID Vaccine Before Semester Ends

MCall: Lehigh Valley Colleges Weigh COVID Vaccine Mandates For Students Before Summer Break

PG: Pitt, Other  Colleges Go To Lengths To Allow In-Person Commencement

LancasterOnline: Elizabethtown Closes 2 Schools Amid Spike In COVID Cases

CentreDT: Penns Valley Will Close H.S. Rest Of Week Due To COVID

WBTimes: Wyoming Valley Schools Set Summer Options In Response To Pandemic

CourierT: Central Bucks Schools Approves Modified Quarantine Plan

TribLive: Westmoreland Woman Sues Redstone Senior Living Communities Over Forcing At-Risk Employee To Work With COVID Patients

WilliamsportS: Montoursville Board Questions Need For Masks

WESA: Unemployed, Legislators Continue To Push PA Officials To Fix Over-Burdened System’s Backlogs

Dept. Of Agriculture: COVID Restaurant Enforcement Actions April 5-11

Op-Ed: How Restaurant Wages, Menus, More Should Change After COVID

Gov. Wolf: Awards $2 Million In Funding To Community Organizations Impacted By COVID

PG: Hillman Foundation Provides $7 Million To Arts And Culture Groups For Pandemic Recovery

PennLive: City Of Harrisburg Extends Eviction Moratorium Thru May 13

Federal COVID Aid

Inquirer: Philly Mayor Proposes Reversing City’s Pandemic Budget Cuts And Reducing Taxes, Thanks To Federal Aid

WHYY: Philly Mayor’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Taxes, Raise Spending, But Not For Police

MCall: Allentown Looks To Hire Homeless Coordinator, Considers Permanent Housing Initiatives With Federal Stimulus

PA Cap-Star: Students Flocked To Private Cyber-Charter Schools This Year, So Did District Revenue And Federal Relief Funds

National/International

AP: J&J Vaccine To Remain In Limbo While Officials Seek Evidence

AP: More COVID-related State Shutdowns Unlikely, Despite CDC Suggestion

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[Posted: April 15, 2021]

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