Thursday, May 20, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.20.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

House returns to voting session May 24, 25, 26

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TODAY 1:00: Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam talks about Federal Retail Pharmacy Partnership to discuss ongoing vaccination efforts in Pennsylvania.  Watch Live:  pacast.com/live/doh or   https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ 


WESA: Poll In Southwestern PA Shows People Have More Faith In Elected Officials, Including President Biden, Congress, Gov. Wolf

Dept. Of State: Primary Election Results Webpage

AP: Pennsylvania Voters Impose New Limits On Governor’s Emergency Powers 

Ford Turner: Gov. Wolf Ready To Talk To Republicans About COVID Disaster Declaration After Voters Restrict His Emergency Powers

WBTimes: Gov. Wolf ‘Looks Forward’ To Revising State Emergency Declaration Process

Spotlight PA: Primary Election Turnout About 22%, Voters Back Curtailing Wolf’s Emergency Powers In Win For Republican Lawmakers

Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Hail Votes Limiting Governor’s Powers In Emergencies, But What Comes Next?

PA Cap-Star: In A Pandemic Rebuke, PA Voters Limit Wolf’s Emergency Powers; Approve Referenda On Racial Justice, Fire Depts.

PA Senate Republicans: We Hope Voting Results Encourage Gov. Wolf To Come Back To Table On How To Manage Pandemic

PA House Republicans: Stand Ready To ‘Reasonably’ Manage Ongoing Pandemic, Opioid Addiction

City & State: Conservatives Held Spending Advantage On Ballot Question Messaging

PennLive: Three Disasters No One Wants To Imagine Could Happen

WESA: Poll In Southwestern PA Shows People Have More Faith In Elected Officials, Including President Biden, Congress, Gov. Wolf

AP: Philly Judges Win Democratic Primaries For Statewide Courts

MCall: Mayoral Races, Mail-In Ballots And Fallout From Pandemic Boosted Lehigh Valley Voter Turnout to Over 20% In Primary

LancasterOnline: About 28% Of Lancaster County Voters Participated In Election

CourierT: Bucks County Primary Turnout May Have Shattered Records At Over 25%

Reading Eagle: Less Than 25% Of Voters In Berks Cast Ballots In Primary Election

TribLive: Technical Issue, Ballot Reviews Cause Reporting Delay In Westmoreland Election Results

WBTimes: Luzerne County’s Primary Election Provisional Ballot Count Still Unknown

ScrantonT: Calls For Accountability Over Primary Ballot Problem Continue In Luzerne

PennLive: York County Officials Call Ballot Shortage In Primary ‘Unacceptable’ Vow To Do Better

CentreDT: Why Centre County Was Short On Republican Ballots During Tuesday’s Primary

LancasterOnline: Teams Will Work Thru Weekend To Hand County Mail-In Ballots, Lancaster County Commissioner Says

PA Cap-Star: Tyler Titus Notches Historic Win In Democratic Primary For Erie County Executive [Transgender-Indentifying Person]

WHYY: PA Battle Over New Congressional Map Stalled Over Data Lag: ‘We Don’t Want Chaos In 2022’

AP: Republican Sen. Mastriano: Trump Asked Me To Run For Governor In PA

City & State: Republican Sen. Mastriano Plans To Introduce Bill Temporarily Cutting State Gasoline Tax

MCall: Congressman Who Succeeded Barletta In U.S. House Could Wind Up As Opponents In Republican Gubernatorial Primary

John Baer: PA’s Next Primary Will Make History, And It’s Already Drawing A Crowd

PLS Reporter: 4 New Members Join General Assembly Following Special Elections

ScrantonT: Candidates Emerge To Take Rep. Flynn House Seat After Election To Senate

WBTimes: Rep. Toohill Secures Luzerne County Judge Nomination

PA Gaming Control Board: April Gaming Revenue Tops $400 Million For 2nd Straight Month

TribLive: PA Casinos Top $400 Million For 2nd Consecutive Month

PA Gaming Control Board: Fantasy Contests Firm Fined $7,500

ScrantonT Editorial: Turnpike Exacts Another High Toll

Gov. Wolf: Community Gun Violence Reduction Grants Now Available

WHYY: Southwest Philly School Distraught Over Recent Wave Of Gun Violence

CourierT: Most PA Police Officers Are White Men, Why That Needs To Change

Guest Essay: Gov. Wolf, You Owe PA Law Enforcement An Apology

Guest Essay: Domestic Violence Isn’t About Just Physical Violence And State Laws Are Beginning To Recognize That

PG: University Of Pittsburgh Approves Fee Hikes For Fall

Gov. Wolf: Bipartisan Charter School Accountability Plan Saves School Districts $395 Million

Gov. Wolf: SE PA Schools Call For Bipartisan Charter School Plan To Save Nearly $400 Million

ScrantonT: Wolf Pitches Plan To Reform Private Charter School Funding

PennLive: Juniata County Teacher Saves Family From Fire, But Can’t Borrow Sick Days From Co-Workers As They Recover

Guest Essay: For Health’s Sake: Tell Your Lawmakers To Let PA’s Nurse Practitioners Do Their Jobs

Inquirer: Contractor Tied To Labor Chief Johnny Doc Sentenced To 2 Years For Tax Fraud

Biden Infrastructure Plan

Inquirer Editorial: Federal Funds Off Philly A Chance To Think Bigger

National/International

MCall: Cong. Wild, Lehigh Valley Leaders Say American Rescue Plan Funding Will Fuel Strong Recovery For Local Governments

TribLive/AP: Medicare For 60-Year-Olds Not Guaranteed To Be A Better Deal

Civil Justice

TribLive: Black Pittsburgh Residents See Rep. Gainey’s Win As One For All Pittsburgh

PG: Organizers Say Gainey’s Victory Sends A Message: ‘People-Powered Politics’ Gaining Strength

PG Editorial: Gainey Was The Un-Peduto In Pittsburgh

CourierT: Most PA Police Officers Are White Men, Why That Needs To Change

ScrantonT: Mural Of Martin Luther King, Jr. Coming To Scranton

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

PG: Two McKean County Residents Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol [#47 and #48 from PA] 

TribLive: FBI Charges Pair From McKean County With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol  [#47 and #48 from PA] 

YorkDR: McKean County Woman At Capitol Insurrection Called Lawmakers Criminals, Saying: ‘They Need To Hang’ [Arrested as #48 in PA]

AP: Two More PA Residents Arrested In New Round Of Charges Following Break Of U.S. Capitol  [#47 and #48 from PA] 

LancasterOnline: Outspoken Proponents Of False Voter Fraud Claims Running For E-Town School Board Advance In Republican Primary

ScrantonT Editorial: Republican Adults Must End Election Fraud Nonsense

TribLive/AP: 35 Republicans Buck Trump, Back Commission To Examine Assault On U.S. Capitol

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,430 New Cases; 50% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+)-- 5.20.21

AP: Pennsylvania Voters Impose New Limits On Governor’s Emergency Powers 

Ford Turner: Gov. Wolf Ready To Talk To Republicans About COVID Disaster Declaration After Voters Restrict His Emergency Powers

WBTimes: Gov. Wolf ‘Looks Forward’ To Revising State Emergency Declaration Process

Spotlight PA: Primary Election Turnout About 22%, Voters Back Curtailing Wolf’s Emergency Powers In Win For Republican Lawmakers

Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmakers Hail Votes Limiting Governor’s Powers In Emergencies, But What Comes Next?

PA Cap-Star: In A Pandemic Rebuke, PA Voters Limit Wolf’s Emergency Powers; Approve Referenda On Racial Justice, Fire Depts.

PA Senate Republicans: We Hope Voting Results Encourage Gov. Wolf To Come Back To Table On How To Manage Pandemic

PA House Republicans: Stand Ready To ‘Reasonably’ Manage Ongoing Pandemic, Opioid Addiction

Dept. Of Health: Reports 54 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,257 New Cases; 49.4% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+)-- 5.19.21

TribLive: PA Surpasses 9,000 COVID Deaths In 2021, As New Cases Continue To Drop

ErieT: Erie County Reports Highest Daily COVID Death total Since Early March

TribLive: Allegheny County Officials Hopeful As COVID Numbers Drop

PG: Allegheny County Reports Smallest Increase In Daily COVID Cases This Year

Dept. Of Health: Update On COVID Investigations, Contact Tracing, Monitoring Efforts

MCall: Only 100 Vaccine Doses Shipped To Lehigh Valley So Far This Week

Inquirer: PA, NJ Have Thousands Of Extra COVID Shots And Many Will Expire Soon

WBTimes: Geisinger Health Offering Walk-In Vaccines Today, Friday

WHYY: Philly To Lift Outdoor Mask Mandate Friday

LancasterOnline Editorial: New CDC Guidance On Masking Comes Up Short In This Partisam Landscape

TribLive Editorial: The Mask Mish-Mash Goes Away With Mass Vaccination

PG: In-Person Visitation To Resume At 5 PA Correctional Facilities

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Prison Planning To Vaccinate Willing Inmates

ScrantonT: University Of Scranton Students Must Be Vaccinated Before Returning To Campus

Inquirer: University Of Pennsylvania Health Systems Requires Vaccines For Employees

WHYY: Philly Schools Planning To Reopen Full-Time In The Fall

Guest Essay: Philly Needs Permanent Eviction Diversion Program To Keep Kids Healthy

Dept. Of Human Services: COVID Law Giving Older Youth Option To Re-Enter Foster Care, Access Aftercare Services

PG Editorial: Pandemic Caused Many To Forgo Routine Medical Care-- Time To Get Back In The Habit

Federal COVID Relief

CourierT: Bucks County Gets $16 Million In American Rescue Funds, Plans Roundtable On Spending

ScrantonT: CPA Firm In Lackawanna Helps To Ensure Compliance With Pandemic Relief Fund Guidelines

Inquirer Editorial: Federal Funds Off Philly A Chance To Think Bigger

Other States/National/International 

The Guardian: Ohio Hits Highest Vaccination Rate In Weeks After Offering $1 Million Lottery Prize

TribLive/AP: Republican Congressmen Rebel Against Wearing Masks In U.S. House Chamber

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