Sunday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.23.21

Senate returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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*PA Capitol & COVID Weekly Report: Republican 1% Mandate On Constitutional Changes; Percent Positivity Below 5%; Lobbying Reforms? [PaCN]  5.23.21

LancasterOnline: Republican Sen. Aument To Introduce Bill To Stop Mail-In Balloting Until 2023 [After Next Gubernatorial Election]

MCall: Mail-In Ballots Are Changing PA Elections, Candidates Starting To Adapt

ScrantonT: Rep. Flynn Promises To Be A Hard-Working Senator

ErieT: Clergy Child Sexual Abuse: Erie Catholic Diocese ‘Concerned’ About Finances As Court Case Looms; Spent More Than $31 Million Compensating Victims

MCall: Schuylkill County Sheriff Candidate To Drop From Race, Denies Allegations Against Him On Social Media

MCall: Convicted Rapist Sues University Of Scranton For Expelling Him

TribLive: Mobile, Online Sports Wagers Upping Tax Revenues In PA

PennLive: Winning Mega Millions Ticket For $515 Million Sold In PA

TribLive Editorial: A Clear Rejection Of Solitary Confinement In Allegheny County Jail

CitizensV: Ryan Finishing Decade As King’s College President

PG Editorial: Let’s Do Hard Things Again

Biden Infrastructure Plan

Guest Essay: American Jobs Plan Could Bolster Delaware River Basin - Collin O’Mara & Jacquelyn Bonomo

National/International

WBTimes: Casey Holds Hearing On Long-Term Care For People With Alxheimer’s Disease

Guest Essay: Pro-Growth Versus Pro-Government - Cong. Meuser

Civil Justice

MCall: Amid Anti-Asian Violence, Philly Community Groups Offer A Weekend Of Free Self-Defense Classes

PennLive: Bucknell Students Identified in LGBTQ+ Harassment Can’t Go To Graduation

PG: Police Reform Efforts Making Mixed Progress

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

Guest Essay: Too Many Republicans Are Willfully Blind About Jan. 6 Insurrection - Mark Singel

PennLive: Oath Keepers Met In Lancaster County To Plan Capitol Riots: Report

TribLive: CNN Drops Fmr PA U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum After Dismissive Comments About Native Americans

The Guardian: Police Records Show Threats To Kill Federal Lawmakers In Wake Of Assault On U.S. Capitol

The Guardian: Republican Trying To Unseat Cong. Lize Chaney Got Girl, 14, Pregnant When He Was 18; Stays In Race Saying It’s ‘Dirty Politics’

Coronavirus

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

TribLive: As COVID Cases Decline, Only 1 PA County Reports More Than 100 Cases Saturday [Philadelphia]

LancasterOnline: Vaccinations Have Dropped 74% between April 26 and May 10

Stephen Caruso: Even With Wolf’s Disaster Powers Clipped, PA’s Mask Mandate Remains, Why?

Inquirer: PA, NJ Kids Lining Up For COVID Shots As Parents Experience Both Relief And Hesitancy

WESA/WHYY: Will I Need To Get A COVID Booster Shot? 

Other States/National/International 

The Atlantic: The Texas Mask Mystery

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[Posted: May 23, 2021]