Saturday, May 22, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.22.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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Spotlight PA: State Lawmakers Report Receiving Fewer Gifts Due To Pandemic As Push For Ban Continues

Stephen Caruso: From Mayor To Magistrate, Democrats Backed Diverse Candidates In Primary Election

Charles Thompson: Turnout Was Low In Primary Election-- Creeping Above 24%-- But It Was Way Better Than Normal

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Begins Counting Nearly 26,000 Write-In Votes

WBTimes: Luzerne County Primary Results Updated Amid Provisional Ballot Count

PennLive Editorial: Running For Office Shouldn’t Be So Hard

Inquirer: PA Republicans Taking Aim At Tom Wolf, Not Biden, As They Look To Win 2022 Governor’s Race

Nancy Eshelman: Let The PA Legislature Oversee Emergencies? Now We Do Have A Crisis

PG: In Visit With Allegheny County Republicans: Florida Governor Hints At Future Plans: ‘I Have Only Begun To Fight’

WESA: Amid 2024 Speculation, Florida Gov Tells Allegheny County Republicans ‘Don’t Back Down’

PG: PA Gambling Revenues Hit Another Record High In April

Paul Muschick: Why Can’t Allentown Find A Long-Term Police Chief, School Superintendent?

PennLive: Harrisburg Region’s Newest Hospital Headed For Oct. 1 Opening

Guest Essay: Fireworks Destroy Neighborhood Peace, Terrorize Vets And Pets, Change The Law Now

Gov. Wolf: $2.8 Million Investment To Prepare Students For Good Jobs

WHYY: Philly DA Diverting Youth From Juvenile Justice System Into After School Arts Classes

MCall: Allentown, State Police Joint Patrols Result In Multiple Arrests On Illegal Gun, Fleeing Charges

Guest Essay: Some PA Counties Aren’t Waiting On Harrisburg To Reform Their Probation Rules

LancasterOnline Editorial: State Lawmakers Must Adequately Fund Judicial Computer System

WPSU: Penn State Faculty Call For More Input In Picking Next President

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: PA Unemployment Rate Up 0.1% To 7.4% In April

AP: Little Change In Pennsylvania Jobless Rate, Payroll In April

PG; After Pullback From Mon Valley Upgrade, U.S. Steel Caught Up In Finger-Pointing Over Region’s Future

ErieT: Ranks Of Black-Owned Business In Erie Are Small But Growing

PG: Pittsburgh Airport Power Outage, Broader Reservation System Issue Cause Delays

TribLive: ATI, Steelworkers Resume Talks With Federal Mediator Present

Inquirer: Bill Would Block Companies From Getting 2nd Round Of Keystone Opportunity Zone Tax Breaks If They Move To Eligible Building

MCall: Hedge Fund’s Purchase Of Tribune Newspapers, Morning Call, Approved By Shareholders 

National/International

PA Cap-Star: Republican Cong. Perry Only PA Congressman To Vote Against Bill Protecting Asian-Americans From Hate Crimes

Civil Justice

WESA: Criminal Justice Key Rallying Point For Progressives Who Triumphed In Primary Election

TribLive: ‘Come On Home’: Ed Gainey Promises Reforms If Elected As Pittsburgh’s Mayor

Tony Norman: A Year After George Floyd A Change Has Finally Come To Pittsburgh

PA Cap-Star: Republican Cong. Perry Only PA Congressman To Vote Against Bill Protecting Asian-Americans From Hate Crimes

Billy Penn: PGW Launches Probe Over Extremist Group Logo On City-Owned Utility Truck

ErieT: Erie Riots Last Year: Federal Plea Hearing Set in Molotov Cocktail Case; Coffee Shop Case Ongoing

Inquirer: Jewish Activists Protest Philly Billionaire Jeffrey Yass Support Of Right-Wing Israeli Think Tank

LancasterOnline: YWCA Lancaster Kicks Off The 21-Day Racial Equity And Social Justice Challenge

Inquirer: Philly Man Who Fought His Murder Conviction For 38 Years Released From Prison Friday

PA Supreme Court: Announces State Court Closure In Honor Of Juneteenth

ErieT: PA Supreme Court Orders Judicial System To Observe Black Emancipation Anniversary

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

Inquirer: PA Man With Ties To Bucks County Arrested And Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol  [#49 from PA]

LancasterOnline: FBI Says Oath Keepers Militia Group Met In Quarryville To Plan Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol

TribLive: Armstrong County Man Defends Obscene Anti-Biden Flag Visible From Preschool, Daycare, Church 

ScrantonT Editorial: Assault On U.S. Capitol - Just Another Day?

Guest Essay: Conservatives Should Be Careful What They Wish For On Regulating Social Media - Fmr Sen. Rick Santorum

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 39 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,658 New Cases; 51% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.22.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 25 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,823 New Cases; 50.5% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.21.21 

Inquirer: As COVID Case Counts Plummet, Life Feels More Norman, At Least For Now

WHYY: How Vaccine Efforts Are Playing Out Across PA: Montour & Potter Counties

ErieT: Erie County’s Minorities Trail In COVID Vaccination Rates

PG Editorial: As Vaccine Rate Slows, Leaders Should Be Creative In Trying To Get The Reluctant To Roll Up Their Sleeves

PG Editorial: Pressing Need To Vaccinate Pittsburgh’s Homeless

PennLive: New Study Claims PA One Of The Most Effective States Fighting Against COVID

Reading Eagle: Acting Education Secretary Talks About Impact Of COVID On Schools, What Future Has In Store

MCall: Republican House Members Threaten To Defund School Districts Requiring Outside Guests At A High School Prom Only If They Are Vaccinated

MCall: Parents And Students Request Elimination Of Masks At Blue Mountain School District

LancasterOnline: Nearly 60 Residents In Penn Manor School District Ask Board To Reconsider Having Students Wear Masks

NPR: Schools Are Dropping Mask Requirements, But New CDC Study Suggests They Shouldn’t

ErieT: Erie County Govt. To Allow Some Workers To Remove Face Masks With Proof Of Vaccination

ScrantonT: Riverside Teacher Claims District Violated Federal Law For Not Allowing Him To Teach Virtually

CentreDT: State College Follows PA/CDC Mask Guidelines, But Keeps COVID Ordinance With Some Changes

AltoonaM Editorial: Resume In-Person Local Government, School District Meetings

Inquirer: Philly Law Firm Required Employees To Be Vaccinated And Think Other Firms Should Too

LancasterOnline: State Drops Lawsuits Against Restaurants That Violated 3-Week Dining Ban During Winter Holidays

CitizensV: Mask Policies Vary At Businesses Throughout NE PA

WHYY: Masks No Longer Required Outdoors In Philly, Other Mandates Eased

Inquirer: Philadelphia Restaurants, Hotels Desperate For Workers Get Together For Job Fair

MCall: Knoebels Amusement Park Short 500 Workers Going Into 2nd Weekend Of Season

Federal COVID Relief

PLS Reporter: A New Deal Or A Rescue Plan? State Lawmakers Pitch Ideas For Spending Federal COVID Relief Billions

WITF: Nursing Homes In PA Hit Hard By Pandemic, Seek Federal American Rescue Plan Funding From State

Inquirer: Philly’s Cheerleaders Strip Clubs Suing For Access To Federal Bailout Funds For Restaurants And Bars

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