Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 4.14.21

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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AP: PA Voters To Weigh In On PA Government COVID Pandemic Power Struggle

Republican Rep. Keefer: To Introduce Bill To Prohibit Stay At Home Orders, Restrictions On Businesses Or Curfews Based On Public Health Concerns

WBTimes: Advocates For Transparent Redistricting Make Wilkes-Barre Stop

Dept. Of State: Outlines Procedure, Deadline For Voting By Mail In May Primary

PG: Allegheny County Voters Won’t Have Option Of Satellite Offices Ahead Of Primary

ErieT: Commonwealth Court Rules Andrezeski, Hershey Off Ballot In Erie County Race

Op-Ed: All Those Fights Over Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Were Much Ado About Very Little

ErieT: Local Taxes In PA Are Due April 15, As Usual

WTAJ: State Treasurer, Labor & Industry Recapture $800 Million Of Unemployment Benefits Targeted By Fraudsters

Administrative Office Of PA Courts: Advises Public Of Reported Phone Scam

PennLive: Administrative Office Of PA Courts Warns Of Reported Phone Scam

AP: State Police To Change Fitness Standards That Kept Out Women

WHYY: Philly Council Unveils Anti-Violence Agenda: More Security Cameras, Gun Buybacks And Job Training

PA Cap-Star: Philly DA Continues To Blame COVID For Spike In Gun Violence

Op-Ed: After Losing One Boy To Gun Violence, This Dad Is Smart To Move His Other Sons Out Of Philadelphia

WilliamsportS: Lycoming County Commissioners ‘Don’t Have Authority’ To Draft 2nd Amendment Protection Ordinance For Guns

WHYY: Delaware County Joins AG Program To Use Local Cops To Connect People With Addiction Treatment

MCall: Assistant Bucks County DA Demoted Over DoorDash Job, Resigns

AP: Cargo Ship Crew Members Gets Over 5 Years In $1.1 Billion Cocaine Seizure

WESA: Pittsburgh Section 8 Discrimination Ordinance Is Before PA Supreme Court This Week

TribLive: Feds File Suit Over Sexual Harassment In Housing Against Oil City Landlords

PG Editorial: Closing The ‘Boyfriend Loophole’ And Protecting Women

PG: State Awards $10.8 Million For STEM Education In PA Schools

Inquirer: Philly Schools Lose More Money To Tax Breaks Than Any District In The Country, New Report Says

CentreDT: Penn State Trustees Approve Increase In Room, Board Rates

ErieT: Unaccompanied Migrant Children Arrive At Erie-Area Dorm

Inquirer: Dementia, Alzheimer’s Have Reached Crisis Point, Penn Researcher Says Here’s What We Can Do About It

PG: Pittsburgh Mayor Peduto Stands By His Record

PG Editorial: Pittsburgh’s Land Bank Program Must Be Fully Fixed

ScrantonT: Labor Shortage Challenging NE PA Businesses

TribLive: Sheetz Makes Fortune Magazine’s List Of Best Companies To Work For

CitizensV Editorial: Make Daylight Savings Time Permanent Nationwide

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WESA: Biden Infrastructure Plan Would Reduce Pennsylvanian’s Household Costs, Create Jobs, White House Says

Op-Ed: Biden’s Plan Could Be Disastrous For Low-Income Homeowners In Philly

National/International

PG: Democratic Candidate To Take Another Run At Cong. Doyle

NYT: As Michigan Republicans Plan Voting Limits, Top Corporations Fire A Warning Shot 

The Atlantic: The Republican’s National War On Transgender Kids

Civil Justice

WHYY: ‘Cops Are Still Killing Us’: 150 Protesters In Philly Demand Justice For Daunte Wright

TribLive: Protesters Take To Pittsburgh Streets Hours After Police Officer Who Shot Daunte Wright Resigns

Tony Norman: ‘Riding The Lightning’ In Post-George Floyd America

PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

PG: Crawford County Man Charged In Assault On U.S. Capital Lectured By Judge He Must Cooperate With Authorities As Part Of His Release From Jail

WITF: PA Taxpayers Foot The Bill For [Failed] Republican Lawsuits Challenging November Election Results, The Costs Went Into The Millions

NYT: Inspector General Report: U.S. Capitol Police Told To Hold Back On Response During Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol

AP: Inspector General Report: Broad Missteps Left U.S. Capitol Police Unprepared For Assault Jan. 6

USA Today: Pelosi On Assault On U.S. Capitol: ‘They Would Have Had A Battle On Their Hands’ If The Mob Had Caught Her

FinancialTimes: Quitting QAnon: Why It Is So Difficult To Abandon A Conspiracy Theory

Coronavirus

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

AP: PA Voters To Weigh In On PA Government COVID Pandemic Power Struggle

Republican Rep. Keefer: To Introduce Bill To Prohibit Stay At Home Orders, Restrictions On Businesses Or Curfews Based On Public Health Concerns

Dept. Of Health: Reports 66 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 6,638 New Cases-- 4.13.21

TribLive: PA Sees Most COVID Cases Since January With Majority Reported In Eastern Counties

AltoonaM: Blair County COVID Trends ‘A Little Dismal’

Dept. Of Health: Statement On Pause In Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations In PA

AP: Pennsylvania Pauses Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine

PennLive: PA Pauses Use Of Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Associated With Clots

PennLive: These PA Hospitals, Counties Have Paused their Use Of J&J Vaccine

PG: Allegheny Health Network, UPMC Suspend Use Of J&J Vaccine After Clotting Concerns

TribLive: UPMC Clinic At Pittsburgh Mills Will Continue With Different Vaccine

WHYY: Autopsy Report Pending For PA Prisoner Who Died 2 Days After Receiving J&J Vaccine

WITF: What Experts Know About Rare Blood Clots And J&J Vaccine In PA

PG: What You Should Do If You’ve Received J&J Vaccine

TribLive: Pittsburgh-Area Medical Experts Split On Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause

WHYY: Philly Region Vaccine Providers Shift Course As U.S. Recommends Pause For J&J Vaccine

MCall: How Will J&J Pause Affect Lehigh Valley’s Expanded Vaccine Rollout?

CitizensV: Use Of J&J Vaccine In Luzerne County Varied By Provider

PennLive: PA ‘Incredibly Concerned’ About Falling Demand For COVID Vaccine As Eligibility Expands

Inquirer: Inside A Philly Health Care Worker’s Nightly Rush To Bring Homebound Residents Vaccines Before They Expire

LancasterOnline Editorial: Kodos To Volunteer Vaccine Appointment Hunters

Paul Muschick: Why PA Should Not Force Counties to Create Health Departments

MCall: 2-Day COVID Closure For East Penn Elementary School

TribLive: Allegheny County Middle School Switching To Remote Learning For 2 Days Due To COVID Cases

TribLive: Westmoreland School District Closes H.S., Elementary School Due To COVID Spread

LancasterOnline: Solanco H.S. To Go Virtual After Uptick In COVID Cases

CitizensV: Lake-Lehman Track Event Postponed Due To COVID In Luzerne County

CitizensV: Dallas School District To Offer Summer Program For Students In July

YorkDR: COVID Isolation Is A Potential Danger For Child Abuse Victims, According To Health Experts

Gov. Wolf: Highlights Support Of Small Businesses During COVID At Small Business Development Centers Conference

Inquirer: Unemployment Worse In Philadelphia Than In Many Other Big Cities Last Year, Pew Reports

Dept. Of State: COVID-Related Licence Enforcement Actions April 4-11

ScrantonT: Labor Shortage Challenging NE PA Businesses

PG: Evictions Don’t Affect Renters Equally, Some Landlords File More Frequently Than Others, Pittsburgh Foundation Reports

Dept. Of Human Services: Officials Urge Families And Landlords To Apply For Rental And Utility Assistance - Southwest PA

Dept. Of Human Services: Officials Urge Families And Landlords To Apply For Rental And Utility Assistance - Southeast PA

Dept. Of Human Services: Officials Urge Families And Landlords To Apply For Rental And Utility Assistance - Northwest PA

Dept. Of Human Services: Officials Urge Families And Landlords To Apply For Rental And Utility Assistance - Southcentral PA

Dept. Of Human Services: Officials Urge Families And Landlords To Apply For Rental And Utility Assistance - Northcentral PA

CourierT: Facing Eviction Or Behind On Utility Bills?  There’s Help, PA Lawmakers Say

Federal COVID Aid

PG: Pittsburgh Council Members Propose Task Force To Ensure ‘Equity First Spending Plan For COVID Relief

AltoonaM: Altoona Mulls What To Do With Expected $41 Million Federal Aid Windfall

PG: Penn Hills Officials, Residents Brainstorm On How To Spend $18 Million In COVID Relief

AP: IRS Chief Expects New Child Support Payments To Start This Summer

National/International

WHYY: 70 Fully Vaccinated Delawareans Have Contracted COVID And One Died

AP: U.S. Recommends ‘Pause’ For Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Over Clot Reports

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