Thursday, May 6, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.6.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 10, 11, 12

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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TODAY 1:30 : Health, State discuss emergency disaster declarations’ support for healthcare professionals treating patients.  Watch Live: pacast.com/live/doh or https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ 

 

WHYY: Gov. Wolf Squares Off With Republicans By Firing Charter School Appeals Board Members

ScrantonT Editorial: Legislature Shouldn’t Sit On $7 Billion In American Rescue Funds

John Baer: PA Primary Voters Should Think Hard About Changing State Constitution

Inquirer Editorial: Primary Ballot Questions - Say No to Partisan Bickering

TribLive: Police Find ‘Suspicious Package Left At Democratic Rep. Dan Miller’s District Office Not Dangerous

LancasterOnline: Up To 3,900 Lancaster County Voters Receive Wrong Instructions For Mail-In Ballots

Jan Murphy: 8 Day Outage For Computer Upgrade Of Unemployment Benefits System Set To Begin May 30

TribLive: Jobless Want State To End Backlog, Pay Unemployment Benefits Now

Spotlight PA: PA’s State University System Adopts Strategy To Address Campus Racism

ScrantonT: Officials Tour New Lackawanna College Campus

PG: La Roche University Student Newspaper Goes Online

WHYY: PA School Superintendents, Private Charter School Advocates Continue To Spar Over School Funding

Inquirer: Philly-Area School Superintendents Say Payments To Private Charter Schools Aren’t Sustainable

PennLive: Harrisburg Catholic Diocese Bankruptcy Case Could Collide With Bill Giving Child Sexual Abuse Victims A Chance To Sue

WHYY: Philly Monument Honors Women Helping Others Survive Long PA Prison Sentences

Inquirer: Carlos Vega Making Philly DA Fight For His Job As Election Nears

WHYY: Philly’s Gun Violence Epidemic Top Issue In Philly DA Debate

TribLive Editorial: Nurses Provide The Healing Touch Hand To Hand

WHYY: Police Clear PATCO Encampment As Philly City Council Challenges Homeless Strategy

PG: Effects Of CDC Eviction Moratorium Decision Unclear As Advocates, Landlords Fear Fallout

NPR: Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium, Setting Up High-Stakes Appeal

Anya Litvak: Toomey Vows To Find Out Why U.S. Steel Canceled Its $1.5 Billion Investment In Pittsburgh Steel Facilities

MCall: PA Tech Firm That Makes iPhone Components Gets $410 Million From Apple, Could Grow In Lehigh Valley

CourierT: Bucks County Retirement Board Pledges $5 Million For PA Biotech Center

ErieT: What Postal Service Consolidation Plan Means For Erie Sorting Facility

Biden Infrastructure Plan

PG: U.S. Transportation Secretary Visiting Pittsburgh To Tout Biden American Jobs Plan

National/International

MCall: Doug Emhoff, Husband Of VP Harris Hears About Challenges Facing Lehigh Valley Business Owners

Politics PA: Republican Cong. Reschenthaler Boosts Sean Parnell In U.S. Senate Bid

Politics PA: Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick Ranked Most Bipartisan Member Of Congress

Civil Justice

PA Legislative Black Caucus: Outlines Legislative Agenda To Address Systemic Equity

ErieT: ‘We Are Still Not Safe’: How The PA Black Legislative Caucus Wants To Dismantle Systemic Racism

Spotlight PA: PA’s State University System Adopts Strategy To Address Campus Racism

TribLive: Pittsburgh Residents, Council Members Take Up Issue Of Black Flight From City

PG: Speakers At Hearing Criticize Pittsburgh Mayor, City Council For Pittsburgh’s Loss Of Black Population

WESA: Activists Want Open Data About How Pittsburgh Police Use ‘Less-Lethal’ Weapons, Ban On Purchasing More

WBTimes: NAACP: Luzerne County Golf Course Employee Made Racist Comment

WilliamsportS: Community Members Voice Concerns Against Student Civil Justice Protest

PG Editorial: Rick Santorum Needs A Lesson On Native American History

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

Inquirer: Churchville Man Becomes 5th Bucks County Resident Charged In Connection With The Assault On The U.S. Capitol [#46 from PA]

MCall: Facebook Posts Lead FBI To Arrest Bucks County Man For Assault On U.S. Capitol

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 57 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,476 New Cases-- 5.6.21 [From App]

Dept. Of Health: Reports 56 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,597 New Cases-- 5.5.21 [From App]

TribLive: Allegheny County Reports 2nd-Lowest COVID Case Total In Past Month

LancasterOnline: COVID Cases Still High But Showing Some Improvement In Lancaster County After April Increases

TribLive: Republican Sen. Kim Ward Endorses COVID Vaccine For Return To Normalcy

Stephen Caruso: PA Doctors Could Be Punished For Rejecting Vaccine-Skeptical Parents Under [Republican] Advancing House Bill

ScrantonT: Providers Say Demand For Vaccinations Disappearing, But COVID Fight Marches On

PG: Pennsylvania Leads U.S. In Plunge Of First COVID Vaccine Doses Given

Paul Muschick: Why PA’s New Mask Rule Is A Mistake - What If PA Doesn’t Reach 70% Vaccination Threshold?

TribLive: Allegheny County Officials Cite Equity, Hesitancy As Barriers To Vaccinations

MCall: CDC To Ship Similar Number Of First COVID Vaccine Doses To State Next Week

PennLive: Plenty Of Walk-In COVID Vaccine Appointments Available In Central PA

WHYY: Walkup COVID Vaccine Appointments Begin In Montgomery County

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Vaccination Site Trims Hours In Wake Of Declining Demand

MCall: IronPigs Baseball Team Hosts COVID Vaccinations With Free Tickets As Reward

CitizensV: Luzerne County H.S. Plans Vaccination Clinic

WBTimes: Luzerne County Toops 100,000 Vaccinations

TribLive: COVID Vaccine Bills Sent In Error To Some Excela Health Patients In Western PA

Inquirer: Indian Americans Offer A Hand At Philly Vaccination Sites As COVID threatens Loved Ones An Ocean Away

Ford Turner: Muhlenberg College Says Students Must Get Shots, As Debate Over COVID Vaccine Requirements Intensifies In Harrisburg

Gov. Wolf: Visits Penn State, Meets Coach Franklin, President Barron To Encourage Vaccinations

PA Cap-Star: Want To See Penn State Football In-Person This Fall? Get Vaccinated

AP: College Kids Urged To Get Vaccinated; Statewide Vaccination Demand Flags

PEMA: Regional Vaccination Clinic In Centre County To Resume Operations Thursday

ErieT: City Officials: Number Of Vaccinated Erie Cops, Firefighters Increases

Guest Essay: I Developed Polio Because I Was Too Young For Salk’s Vaccine, So Take It From Me - Everyone Eligible Should Get COVID Shots

PG: Allegheny County Will Follow State’s Lead On Lifting Pandemic Restrictions

WESA: Western PA Public Health, Medical Experts Say Removing Most COVID Restrictions Reasonable Next Step

LancasterOnline: From Masks To School Closures, How Will Reduced COVID Restrictions Impact Lancaster County Schools?

LancasterOnline Editorial: Much Ado About Masking In Solanco School District And We Really Don’t Understand Why

Inquirer: Libraries Still Quarantine Books, Even As Cases Drop And Vaccinations Rise

Gov. Wolf:  Recognizes Human Services Staff For Program Developed To Support Long-Term Care Facilities During Pandemic

Guest Essay: PA’s Counties Providing Lifesaving Mental Health Services In COVID Crisis

Guest Essay: Doctors Are Warning Of A Post-COVID Mental Health Crisis That is Already Underway

TribLive: COVID Restrictions To Lift, But Attracting Workers Remains Difficult

Jan Murphy: 8 Day Outage For Computer Upgrade Of Unemployment Benefits System Set To Begin May 30

TribLive: Jobless Want State To End Backlog, Pay Unemployment Benefits Now

AP: PA Republicans Want To Restore Work-Search Rule For Jobless Benefits

PG: Effects Of CDC Eviction Moratorium Decision Unclear As Advocates, Landlords Fear Fallout

NPR: Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium, Setting Up High-Stakes Appeal

WHYY: Philly Tourism Expecting A Big Summer As COVID Numbers Trend Down

PG: PNC, BNY Mellon Share Plans To Bring Remote Workers Back To The Office

Federal COVID Relief

CitizensV Editorial: State Should Get COVID Relief Money Into Economy Quickly

PG: Biden Touts $28.6 Billion Restaurant Relief Program, Orders Tacos

AP: Congressional Republicans Promote Pandemic Relief They Voted Against [PA Included]

National/International

NPR: Giving 2 Doses Of Different COVID Vaccines Could Boost Immune Response

NPR: Federal Judge Strikes Down Federal Eviction Moratorium, Setting Up High-Stakes Appeal

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