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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
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
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]
LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp Man Charges In Assault On U.S. Capitol Seeks Release
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
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
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
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
WHYY: Philly Mayor’s Proposed Budget Would Cut Taxes, Raise Spending, But Not For Police
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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