Saturday, May 1, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.1.21

House
returns to voting session May 3, 4, 5

Senate returns to voting session May 10, 11, 12

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AP: 4 Politicians Deadlock On Final Member Of Legislative Reapportionment Commission [Surprised? Not.] 

Spotlight PA: PA Supreme Court Will Pick Chair Of Legislative Reapportionment Commission

PA Cap-Star: Legislative Reapportionment Panel Deadlocks On 5th Member; Sends Decision To PA Supreme Court

Bill White: Why I’m (Finally) Hopeful About Gerrymandering Reform In PA

WITF: Emergency Powers Ballot Questions Set Stage For Balance-Of-Power Showdown Between Republicans, Gov. Wolf

AP: [Republican] Judge Running For PA Supreme Court Disavows QAnon Conspiracy After Doing Interview With Supporters Of The Conspiracy Theory

AP: Delaware County [Republican] Sentenced For Voter Fraud In Casting Dead Mother’s Ballot

Inquirer: 2 Women Tried To Vote For Dead Mothers In Nov. Elections [1 Registered Republican, 1 Registered Democratic]

McCall: Bucks County DA: 2 Women Tried To Vote For Dead Mothers In Nov. Election

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Elections Employee Improperly Shares Voter’s Signature With Local Party Official

PA Cap-Star: Berks County Republican Boss Takes Heat For Comparing Democrats To Germany’s Hitler and Japan’s Tojo

Inquirer: Fmr Republican Chair Left Delaware County Amid Scandal, Now Philly Democrats Want To Elect Him Judge

MCall: Lehigh Valley Republicans Continue To Shun Mail-In Ballots As Primary Election Approaches

Guest Essay: Erie County Democratic Party Chair: Candidate’s Posts Don’t Reflect The Party’s Values

MCall: Bethlehem Casino Pays $6 Million To Settle Class-Action Lawsuit Over Minimum Wage Claims

TribLive: Meadows Casino Seeks $69,000 Gambling Debt From Jailed Greensburg Doctor

WBTimes: Senate Committee OKs Small Games Bill For Fire Depts, Veterans Groups

Ford Turner: As More Pennsylvanians Die Of Drug Overdoses, Lawmakers Call For Review Of Treatment Centers, Fines

Dept. Of Military & Veterans Affairs: Is Seeking Veterans To Apply For Member-At-Large Positions On State Veterans Commission

WHYY: Friends Hope New App Will Empower Philadelphians To Help Prevent Gun Violence

Guest Essay: Lifetime Parole Forces Families To Live With Invisible Shackles

Guest Essay: This Is The True ‘Gold Standard’ For Child Protection In PA

WESA: Propel Charter School Staff In Pittsburgh Vote To Unionize

PG: Controller: Pittsburgh’s Finances Weathered ‘The Storm’ But Pandemic-Related Losses Still A Concern

PG: PA Supreme Court: No-Hire Deal Between 2 SW PA Businesses Isn’t Enforceable

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WHYY: Biden Celebrates Trains In Philly, PA Crosses Its Fingers For Infrastructure Funds

National/International

WSJ: What A Swing PA County Says About Biden So Far - Northampton

Lori Falce: Pittsburgh Is Not A Political Punchline

PG: Casey Backs Stronger Trade Protections, Social Programs In Global Battle With China

LancasterOnline Editorial: Biden Must Keep His Promise To Raise Annual Refugee Cap

WilliamsportS Editorial: No Vote On Federal Protecting Right To Organize Act Is A Yes For Free Enterprise

Civil Justice

Guest Essay: Ban Police Profanity To Improve Community Relations

PA's Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

Inquirer: Montgomery County Man Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol [#45 from PA]

AP: Delaware County [Republican] Sentenced For Voter Fraud In Casting Dead Mother’s Ballot

Inquirer: 2 Women Tried To Vote For Dead Mothers In Nov. Elections [1 Registered Republican, 1 Registered Democratic]

McCall: Bucks County DA: 2 Women Tried To Vote For Dead Mothers In Nov. Election

AP: [Republican] Judge Running For PA Supreme Court Disavows QAnon Conspiracy After Doing Interview With Supporters Of The Conspiracy Theory

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Elections Employee Improperly Shares Voter’s Signature With Local Party Official

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 35 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 3,100 New Cases--5.1.21 [From App]

PennLive: COVID Vaccine Demand In PA ‘Has Really Fallen Off A Cliff,’ Is It A Lack Of Interest Or Access?

Dept. Of Health: Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 4,607 New Cases-- 4.30.21 [From App]

PG: New COVID Cases In PA Drop For 2nd Week In A Row

WHYY: A COVID 2nd Wave That Never Crashed, Should Public Health Mislead If It Saves Lives In A Pandemic?

PennLive: COVID Vaccine Demand In PA ‘Has Really Fallen Off A Cliff,’ Is It A Lack Of Interest Or Access?

MCall: Number Of People Skipping Their 2nd COVID Shot Is Rising, Including In Lehigh Valley

PennLive: 49% In PA Have Had At Least One COVID Shot, Nearly 4 Million Are Fully Vaccinated

Inquirer: PA, NJ Aren’t Making Plans For Vaccine Passports, But The Topic Is Hot

WHYY: Vaccination Clinics For Deaf, Hard Of Hearing Communities In Philly Saturday

ErieT: Erie COVID Vaccine Providers Get More Flexible

Inquirer: What We Know About ‘Breakthrough’ COVID Infections In Vaccinated People

Guest Essay: Why There’s Little Room In Black Community For Skepticism Of COVID Vaccine

Gov. Wolf: Recognizes 3 Dept. Of Corrections Employees For Their COVID Mitigation Actions 

TribLive: Westmoreland H.S. Offers Vaccine Clinic For Older Students

CitizensV: Luzerne County Secondary Center Closed For 3 Days Due To COVID

PG: Bethel Park School District Approves 5-Day Week For Students In Fall

PG: Pittsburgh Public School Transportation Gap Remains With Final Group Of Students Set To Return Next Week

TribLive: Saint Vincent College Goes Into Lockdown As COVID Numbers Surge

Inquirer: At Penn, Dogs Are Training To Sniff Out COVID In Asymptomatic People

WHYY: Philly Region’s Indian Community Uses Ties Back Home To Send COVID Aid

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Health Dept. Concept Advancing

Inquirer: Restaurants Offer Signing Bonuses To New Employees Amid Labor Shortage

Guest Essay: COVID First Threatened Our Company, Then It Made Us Better - Royers Flowers CEO

Federal COVID Relief

PennLive: Restaurants Hit By COVID Can Now Seek Share Of $28.6 Billion Federal Relief Thru SBA

WilliamsportS: Lycoming Officials Await Word On American Rescue Plan Funding Parameters

WilliamsportS: Thousands In Federal Funds To Go To Municipalities Thru American Rescue Plan

National/International

AP: U.S. To Restrict Travel From india Over COVID Starting Tuesday

AP: U.S. Keeps In Place Mask Requirement On Planes, Transit

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[Posted: May 1, 2021]

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