Saturday, May 29, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.29.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

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PA Cap-Star: To Spend Or Not To Spend, Harrisburg Asks This Budget Season

AP: PA Casinos Lose In Court Over Online PA State Lottery Games

PA Cap-Star: Report: It’s Time For PA’s Horse Racing Subsidy To Be Put Out To Pasture

AP: Search Found ‘Significant’ Contraband At PA Horse Track/Casino

House Republican Leaders: To Seek Impeachment Of Philadelphia Election Commissioners If Law Is Not Followed

AP: Republican Lawmakers Press Philly Voting Officials On Counting 1,300 Mail-In Ballots Without Dates

WHYY: Philly Elections Commissioner Says Republicans ‘Playing Games’ With Impeachment Threat Over Mail Ballots

Spotlight PA: Mark Zuckerberg Helped Some PA Counties Survive The 2020 Election, Right-Wing Lawmakers Say That Was Unfair 

TribLive: Westmoreland Primary Voter Turnout Tops 31%

YorkDR: York County To Conduct Recount In Democratic Primary For District Judge Who Lost By One Vote

Guest Essay: Does PA’s Primary Election Rebuke Of Wolf Mean Rough Sailing For Democrats In 2022?

Guest Essay: To Protect Voting Rights In PA, U.S. Senate Needs To Pass For The People Act - Rep. Davidson

ScrantonT Editorial: Republican Lawmakers Legislate Against Bogeymen

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Online Unemployment Benefits System To Be Offline May 31 to June 7 For Upgrade

Guest Essay: Unemployed And Uninterested: Too Much Time And Money On Their Hands?

PG: Economic Uncertainty, Unreliable Broadband Add Worry To PA State-Owned University Mergers In NW PA

PG Editorial: Lawmakers Need To Allocate Money If They Want A Pause In Proposed State-Owned Universities Merger

WITF: Proposed Legislation Would Give Students In PA Days Off To Focus On Mental Health

AltoonaM Editorial: Resilience Needs To Be Schools’ Focus Related To Mental Health

ErieT: PA Lawmakers Weigh In On Bill To Allow Concealed Carry Guns Without Permits

LancasterOnline Editorial: PA, Nation Moving In Wrong Direction On Needed Gun Safety Reform

WITF: Why Is It Still So Hard To See Police Bodycam Footage In PA?

ErieT: Critics Take Aim At PA Fireworks Law

Inquirer: Philly Man Released From Prison After Serving 29 years For Murder

AP: Bill Cosby Refuses Sex Offender Program, So Is Denied Parole

PennLive: Feds Charge West Hazleton Police Chief With Threatening To Arrest Critic Over Facebook Posts

Guest Essay: Lawmakers Can Improve Patient Outcomes, Lives Across PA With Step Therapy Reform

ErieT: Amazon To Begin Accepting Applications For Jobs In Erie

YorkD: York County Releases Survey To Learn More About Residents’ Broadband Needs

Biden Infrastructure Plan

Gov. Wolf: U.S. Senate Republican Proposal Shortchanges Nation’s Infrastructure Needs

Civil Justice

ErieT: Erie’s Police Chief Addresses Changes In Wake Of George Floyd Death

Guest Essay: Hope Is Hard To Come By A Year After George Floyd’s Murder, But It Starts With Discipline For Police Wrongdoing

WHYY: Philly Businesses Still Rebounding From Civil Unrest And Pandemic

WHYY: A Week That Changed Philadelphia: How The George Floyd Protests Unfolded

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

WITF: Republican Sen. Mastriano Unlikely To Face Consequences Over Newly Released Jan. 6 Video At U.S. Capitol

TribLive/AP: Republicans Block Probe Of Deadly Jan. 6 Riot At Capitol; Toomey Misses Vote

MCall: Toomey Misses Controversial Vote Over Jan. 6 Commission To Investigate Assault On U.S. Capitol

ErieT: Toomey Absent For Jan. 6 Commission Vote, But Said He Wouldn’t Voted For It

PG Editorial: As National Guard Troops Depart U.S. Capitol, Subtle Security Improvements Needed

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 16 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 832 New Cases; 53.5% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.29.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 24 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,007 New Cases; 53.1% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.28.21 

ErieT: Erie County Sees Drop In Weekly COVID Cases For 3rd Straight Week

ScrantonT: New COVID Cases Declined Sharply Last Week; Death Decline Still Lags

WHYY: Philadelphia To Lift Many COVID Restrictions June 2

TribLive: As Vaccinations Inch Upward, PA’s COVID Cases Continue Lower

PennLive: No Vaccine Lotteries In PA, State Chooses ‘Responsibility’ Over $1 Million Prizes To Encourage Vaccination

Inquirer: Can Water Ice, Booze And Cash Encourage Vaccinations? Philly-Area Officials Are Finding Out

CitizensV: Luzerne County Pharmacies Face Decreasing Vaccine Demand

PG: Pittsburgh Schools To Host Student Vaccine Clinics At Schools

Dept. Of Health: Final Flu Update Of 2020-21 Season, One Of Mildest Seasons On Record Thanks To COVID Mitigation Efforts

AP: Flu Cases Plummet In PA Amid COVID Precautions

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Online Unemployment Benefits System To Be Offline May 31 to June 7 For Upgrade

Guest Essay: Unemployed And Uninterested: Too Much Time And Money On Their Hands?

ErieT: Ready To Reopen: Erie Businesses Can Go To Full Capacity Monday

WHYY: Philly Businesses Still Rebounding From Civil Unrest And Pandemic

PG: First Quarter Revenue Boost Narrows Allegheny Health Network’s Operating Deficit, Pads UPMC Gains

WPSU: In Clearfield, Altoona, State College, Arts Organizations Take Different Paths Out Of Quarantine 

Other States/National/International 

PennLive: FDA Issues Warning About Using Recalled At-Home COVID Test Kits

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[Posted: May 29, 2021]

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