Sunday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.9.21

Senate returns to voting session May 10, 11, 12

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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New Yorker: Republican PA Sen. Doug Mastriano And The Resurgence Of Christian Nationalism

Guest Essay: Republicans Need To Face Facts: The Earth Is Round, The Sun Is Hot, And Biden Won - Mark Singel

TribLive Editorial: Nordenberg The Right Person As Reapportionment Referee

ABC27: Rudy Giuliani To Host Fundraiser For Republican Sen. Mastriano May 15

PG: District Judge Race Omitted On Some Westmoreland County Ballots

TribLive: Incorrect Ballots Mailed To Some Mt. Pleasant Voters, Westmoreland County Says

MCall: Allentown Democratic Mayoral Candidates Have Spent $200,000+ Combined On Campaign

Inquirer Editorial: Philly DA Deserves A 2nd Term

WHYY: New Scholarship Program To Help Foster Children Get Through College

ErieT: Students At Penn State Behend Started investment Fund With $100,000, Today It’s Worth Nearly $1.1 Million

YorkDR: Protective Orders Rose 37% In 2020 In York County

Joseph Mistick: Broken U.S. Steel Promises In The Mon Valley - Stop Stringing Us Along

PG Editorial: U.S. Steel Should Reconsider Pulling The Plug On $1.5 Billion Mon Valley Project

PG: Ex-Train Engineer Sues Norfolks Southern On Retaliation Claim For Reporting Safety Hazards

MCall: Mack Truck First Quarter Orders Pop 263%, But Parts Shortage Could Slow Momentum

National/International

Guest Essay: Republican Cong. Perry’s Nod To The ‘Replacement Theory’ Is An Insult To Constituents, Many Of Whom Are Immigrants

WPost: Liz Cheney’s Effort To Turn Republicans From Trump Threatens Her Reelection And Ambitions, She Says It’s Only Beginning 

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

New Yorker: Republican PA Sen. Doug Mastriano And The Resurgence Of Christian Nationalism

Guest Essay: Republicans Need To Face Facts: The Earth Is Round, The Sun Is Hot, And Biden Won - Mark Singel

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 11 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,376 New Cases-- 5.9.21 [From App]

Dept. Of Health: Reports 38 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,610 New Cases-- 5.8.21 [From App]

TribLive: PA’s COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Continue To Drop As More Get Vaccinated

MCall: Lehigh Valley School Districts Push For Teenagers To Get Vaccinated, Hope Of Returning To Normalcy In Fall

PG Editorial: There Should Be Stay In Order Overturning Eviction Moratorium

National/International

AP: States Scale Back Vaccine Orders As Interest In Shots Wanes

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[Posted: May 9, 2021]