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AP: PA Voters To Weigh In On PA Government Pandemic Power StruggleYorkDR: Election Directors, County Officials Describe ‘Breaking Point,’ Need For Reform
State Treasurer, Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Recapture $800 Million In Unemployment Benefits Targeted By Fraudsters
ErieT: Unemployment Claims In PA Increased Last Week - The Numbers
TribLive Editorial: The Baffling Delay In Fixing The State’s Unemployment System
WLVR: DNS Warns Many Could Go Hungry If PA Limits Disaster Declarations
Op-Ed: Flexible Disaster Emergency Declarations Are Crucial Part Of Response, Recovery Process - PEMA Director
Dept. Of State: 600,000+ Pennsylvania Voters Applied For Mail-In Ballots For May Primary
CitizensV: Nearly 19,000 Mail-In Ballots Requested In Luzerne County, All Voters May Vote In Primary
Meadville Tribune: Republican Lawmakers Question Private Donations To Counties To Help Them Run Elections [Even Though They Don’t Provide Counties With Money To Run Elections]
WESA: A Voter Guide To PA’s 2021 Judicial Elections
Jan Murphy: PA Senate Will Look To Extend Remote Participation Rules
LancasterOnline: House Speaker Bryan Cutler Quarantining Due To COVID Exposure
PA Cap-Star: Here’s What Your Tax Dollars Buy You In Every State, How Does PA Stack Up?
AltoonaM Editorial: Approach State Finances With Caution
PA Cap-Star: PA House, Senate Bills Would Ban Gay, Trans-Panic Defense
PG: Felon Sentenced For Ordering 1,000 Rounds Of Ammo Online
Inquirer Editorial: Biden Administration Taking Gun Violence Seriously, But Harrisburg Is Not Off The Hook
Op-Ed: Unjustly Silencing Critics Is Backward Move From Philly School Board
PG Editorial: Prioritizing Music Education In Schools
PennLive: Harrisburg Area Community Colleges Schedules April 21 Free College Q/A Day
TribLive: Georgia College President Tapped To Lead Point Park University
Op-Ed: Do We Really Need To Merge 6 Of Our State-Owned University Campuses?
Erie T: Erie To House Refugee Children Held At The Border
Inquirer: St. Christopher’s Future At Risk Again As Tower Health Looks To Sell Hospitals
Inquirer: More Single Women Jumping Into Home Ownership
Biden Infrastructure Plan
Biden Administration Releases Pennsylvania Infrastructure Needs Report [PaEN]
PG: PA’s Roads, Bridges Spotlighted As Biden Administration Gives State A C- For Infrastructure
PG: Biden’s $100 Billion Rural Broadband Plan Bets On Success Of FCC Initiatives
USA Today: Roads, Bridges And Caregivers? Why Biden Is Pushing A ‘Radical Shift’ To Redefine Infrastructure
AP: Biden Wants Infrastructure Deal, But Republican Doubt Persist
National/International
CNN: PA’s Democratic U.S. Senate Race Raises Simmering Divisions Inside The Party
Washington Examiner: Sean Parnell Is The One To Beat In PA U.S. Senate Republican Race
PG: As U.S. Senate Returns, Divisive Bills Pile Up And Dems Face Risk Of Legislative Graveyard [PA’s Senators Comment]
Civil Justice
WHYY: At Montgomery County Vigil For Victims Of Anti-Asian Attacks, Community Looks For Ways To Push Back
PG: Allegheny County Council To Again Take Up Independent Police Review Board
PA Cap-Star: Some Black Pittsburgh Leaders Disagree Black People Are Only Leaving City By Choice
PA Cap-Star: PA House, Senate Bills Would Ban Gay, Trans-Panic Defense
AP: Man Shot, Killed During Minnesota Traffic Stop Sparks Unrest
AP: Protest After Chief Says Officer Meant To Use Taser, Not Gun In Minnesota Killing
PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
Law & Crime: Federal Prosecutors File Charges Against PA Man Who Called FBI To Say He Was At Assault On U.S. Capitol On Jan. 6 [#43 from PA]
ErieT: Two PA Men Surrender To FBI For Involvement In Assault On U.S. Capitol [#41 & #43 from PA]
Inquirer: Trump Supporter Charged With Harassment After Threatening Phone Calls To PA Cong. Madeleine Dean
LancasterOnline: Ephrata Man Wanted By FBI In Assault On U.S. Capitol Not Yet Arrested [#40 from PA]
WPost: Data Shows A Surge In Domestic Extremist Terror Attacks Not Seen In A Quarter-Century
AP: What’s Next As Congress Ramps Up Investigations Of Jan. 6 Capitol Assault
AP: Congress To Honor 2nd U.S. Capitol Police Officer Killed This Year
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 66 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,638 New Cases-- 4.13.21
Dept. Of Health: Statement On Pause In Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations In PA
PennLive: PA ‘Incredibly Concerned’ About Falling Demand For COVID Vaccine As Eligibility Expands
AP: U.S. Recommends ‘Pause’ For Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Over Clot Reports
Dept. Of Health: Reports 4 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,450 New Cases [2 Day Totals]-- 4.12.21
TribLive: New COVID Cases Still High In PA, But Data Show Signs Of Surge Easing
LancasterOnline: 5 Northeast PA Counties Had State’s Highest Rates Of New COVID Cases
LancasterOnline: House Speaker Bryan Cutler Quarantining Due To COVID Exposure
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For April 2-8
PennLive: 50 PA Counties Have Substantial Spread Of COVID, Percent Positivity Rises Slightly
Gov. Wolf/Vaccine Task Force: Announce ALL Adults Will Now Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine Appointments Starting Tuesday, April 13
AP: All Pennsylvania Adults To Be Eligible For COVID Vaccine Tuesday
CitizensV: Providers Ready As PA Opens Vaccine Eligibility To All Adults Today
Dept. Of Health: Partners With Community Groups To Make Vaccines Available To Minority, Underserved Communities Thru Mobile Vaccination Tour
TribLive: Mobile COVID Vaccination Clinic Headed To Minority Communities In PA
WilliamsportS: Clinton County Has One Of Lowest Vaccination Rates In State
LancasterOnline: National Guard To Provide Staff Support To Lancaster COVID Vaccination Center
LancasterOnline: Local COVID Vaccine Hunters Chase Down Appointments For Elderly, Vulnerable
WHYY: How Can I Help Other People Get The COVID Vaccine
WESA: Once ‘Haphazard’ State System For Allocating Vaccine Evolves As Shot Availability Widens
Op-Ed: Feelling Freed By COVID Vaccination, My Patients Want To Get Back To Normal, Here’s What I Think
Dept. Of Health: Announces Free COVID Testing Site In Monroe County
PG: Pitt Premieres ‘Chasing COVID’ Short Film Following COVID Vaccine Research Team
WHYY: ‘Death By A Thousand Cuts’: Rural PA Residents Lament More Cuts To Local Hospital During Pandemic
ScrantonT Editorial: State Should Mandate Local Health Agencies
LancasterOnline: Manheim Twp. Temporarily Closes 3 Schools To Stem Uptick In COVID Cases
WHYY: Philly Schools Open In-Person Learning To Middle Schoolers
PennLive: In-Person Instruction Continues At Elizabethtown College In Fall
PG: Would Later Last Call Help Pittsburgh-Area Bars? Not Likely, Some Say
WHYY: COVID Kept Swimmers Out Of Polls, Now Philly Needs Lifeguards So We Can Get Back In
PG: Kennywood Amusement Park To Limit Hours, But Is Hoping People Ready To Enjoy The Park Again
PG: COVID Pandemic Spurs Internet Expansion Efforts In Rural PA
Federal COVID Aid
TribLive: $12.9 Million Rental, Utility Assistance Program Open To Westmoreland Applications
MCall: FEMA Begins Accepting Applications April 19 For Financial Assistance For COVID Related Funeral Costs
ErieT: Saving Grace Or “Band-Aid?” Will Biden’s Rescue Plan Fix Erie’s Child Poverty Problem?
National/International
PG: CDC Director Says Michigan Needs To Shut Down, Not Get Extra Vaccine, To Slow Its Outbreak
WPost: As COVID Variants Surge, Efforts In A Patchwork Of Surveillance Have Ramped Up To Detect Them [Maryland]
WPost: Fed’s Powell Says Reopening Economy Too Quickly Could Cause New COVID Spike
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[Posted: April 13, 2021]
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