Saturday, May 15, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.15.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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PennLive Editorial: Do You Really Want 253 Bickering General Assembly Deciding Your Fate In An Emergency? 

SpotlightPA: See The PA Lawmakers Who Spent The Most On Food, Lodging, Mileage And More

ScrantonT Editorial: Automatically Disclose Legislative Expenses

PA Cap-Star: One Method Republicans Are Using To Promote May 18 Ballot Questions Is Raising Eyebrows

MCall: Republican Sen. Mastriano And Giuliani: Why They Are Working Together Again In Central PA

AP: Pennsylvania Voters To Decide Racial Equity Amendment

WHYY: All Politics Is National -- PA Voters Driven To Engage With Local Races Amid Larger Polarization

PG: About Half Of Allegheny County Voters Requesting Mail-In Ballots Have Returned Them

Tony Norman: Let’s Get ‘Bored’ For Democracy’s Sake

Paul Muschick: PA Election Reform: The Good (Requiring Voter ID), The Bad And What’s Missing

Inquirer Pro/Con: Should Philadelphia Have Open Primary Elections?

Inquirer: Legal And Financial Costs Surpass $1 Million In PA School Pension Fund Probe

LancasterOnline: PA Court Officials Say Years Of Lawmaker Diversions Of Funding Could Shut Down Judicial Computer System, Access To Court Information

Inquirer: Montgomery County Officials Warn Of Phone Scam Demanding Money To Avoid Arrest

MCall: Lehigh University Will Go Tobacco, Smoke Free

PennLive: Retiring Federal Judge John Jones III To Take Over As Dickinson College Interim President

AP: Federal Judge To Leave Bench To Head Dickinson College

MCall: Moravian College Gets Official Approval To Become Moravian ‘University’ Effective In July

Ford Turner: Nonprofit Lehigh Valley Drug Treatment Center Pays No Fines For 28 Violations, But CEO Is Paid $1 Million

Ford Turner: Here Are Inspection Violations At PA Drug Treatment Centers In 8-County Lehigh Valley Region

Guest Essay: We Lost A Son To Opioids: ‘We Need To Stop The Hurt’

TribLive: UPMC CEO Made $9.5 Million In 2019, 32 Others Over $1 Million

PG: CSX Rail Facility In McKees Rocks To Be Leased To Shell

WESA: Big Donations And Questions In Pittsburgh School Board Races

National/International

Inquirer: What Sean Parnell, Liz Cheney, Rudy Giuliani Show About Trump’s Hold On PA Republicans

Guest Essay: Republicans Cong. Reschenthaler, Kelly: Parnell Is The Leader PA Needs In U.S. Senate

PG: Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Questions U.S. Research Funding To Wuhan Lab [Spreading More False Claims]

PG: Cong. Conor Lamb Sponsors Bill To Reimburse States For $18 Billion In Lost Transportation Funds Due To Pandemic

ErieT: Floating Navy Warship Museum Among Republican Cong. Kelly Funding Requests

MCall: Lehigh Valley Groups Speak Out On Middle East Violence

Civil Justice

AP: Pennsylvania Voters To Decide Racial Equity Amendment

Inquirer: Philly Now Says It Found Remains Of MOVE Bombing Victims It Thought It Had Cremated And Discarded

WHYY: Black Police Officers, First Responders Endorse Philly DA Krasner, Breaking From Union

PennLive: Bucknell U. Officials Condemn ‘Horrific Incident’ In Which LGBTQ+ Students Were Harassed

WHYY: Report: Less Than 1% Of Civilian Complaints Against Philly Police Result In Discipline

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

Inquirer: Prosecutors Put Philly Proud Boys President At Heart Of Planning Jan. 6 Assault On Capitol In New Filing 

MCall: Republican Sen. Mastriano And Giuliani: Why They Are Working Together Again In Central PA

Inquirer: What Sean Parnell, Liz Cheney, Rudy Giuliani Show About Trump’s Hold On PA Republicans

Guest Essay: Republicans Cong. Reschenthaler, Kelly: Parnell Is The Leader PA Needs In U.S. Senate

ScrantonT Editorial: Republican Cong. Meuser’s Pretzel Logic On Lawsuit To Disenfranchise Votes Of Millions Of Pennsylvanians

NPR: U.S. House Lawmakers Reach Bipartisan Deal On Panel To Investigate Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol

The Guardian: Cong. Cheney: Republican Leader McCarthy Should Testify About Trump’s State Of Mind During Capitol Attack

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 27 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,643 New Cases; 47.3% Fully Vaccinated [Over 18]-- 5.14.21

TribLive: COVID Cases Continue To Drop Across PA As More Get Vaccinated

WITF: New Poll Finds A Quarter Of Pennsylvanians Don’t Want A COVID Vaccine

WITF: State Continues Effort To Vaccinate Frontline Farmworkers

Dept. Of Health: Businesses Continue To Maintain The Option To Require Individuals To Wear Masks

AP: PA Businesses, Schools Can Still Require Masks

Inquirer: Some Philly-Area Stores Aren’t Changing Their Mask Mandates Yet

CourierT: Bucks And Montgomery Counties Loosen Mask Rules, But Don’t Ditch Face Coverings Just Yet

CentreDT: Despite Updated Guidance, You Still Need A Mask In State College

PG Editorial: Skepticism About New CDC Mask Advisory

PG: Cong. Conor Lamb Sponsors Bill To Reimburse States For $18 Billion In Lost Transportation Funds Due To Pandemic

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Unemployment Drop Triggers End To State Extended Unemployment Benefits, But Individuals Can Still Apply For Federal Extended Benefits

PG: PA Ending State Program To Extend Unemployment Benefits May 15 Due To Decrease In Unemployment Rate

AltoonaM: Businesses Struggling To Find Workers

PG Editorial: Pittsburgh’s Downtown Street, Sidewalk Space For Dining A Good Thing

PG: Pile Of COVID Business Suits Against Erie Insurance End Up In Pittsburgh Court

LancasterOnline: Schools May Allow Fully Vaccinated Students To Attend Without Masks, State Officials Say

TribLive: Plum Elementary School Closed Due To COVID, Students To Learn Remotely In Allegheny County

TribLive Editorial: After A Lost Year Of School, Parents Deserve More Power To Choose What’s Best

CourierT: Community In Bucks County Helps With COVID Crisis In India

Federal COVID Relief

PG: White House, Casey Announce $12.7 Billion In Federal Aid For Home, Community-based Services

PUC: Consumers Eligible To Participate In Emergency Broadband Benefit 

National/International 

Politico: CDC Eviction Ban Remains In Effect After Federal Court Issues Stay Of Decision Overturning It

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[Posted: May 15, 2021]

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