Thursday, May 27, 2021

Thursday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.27.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

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TODAY 11:00: Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam talks about COVID Mitigation measures on Memorial Day weekend.  Watch Live:  pacast.com/live/doh or   https://www.facebook.com/pennsylvaniadepartmentofhealth/ 


House Democrats: Seek To Prevent Prison Gerrymandering By Counting Prisoners Where They Come From Not Where They Are Imprisoned [31% Of People In Forest County Are In State Prison - Republican Reps. Rapp, Oberlander]

PA Legislative Redistricting Commission: Names 3 To Staff At Organizational Meeting

Stephen Caruso: House Democratic Leader Calls For Safeguards Against Prison Gerrymandering In PA

PA Cap-Star: Answering Calls For Transparency, Senate Committee Holds First Hearing On Congressional Redistricting

Independent Fiscal Office Issues First FY 2021-22 Revenue Estimate

-- Businesses in PA Receive $31.2 Billion In Direct Taxpayer Funded Aid

-- General Aid To State Government - $3.9 billion FY 2019-20/2020-21 + 7.3 billion in FY2021-22 to 2023-24

-- Local Government - $6.2 billion

-- School Districts - $7.5 billion

-- Revised FY 2021-21 Revenue Estimate: $40.111 billion, up from $38.437 billion due to tax free injection of federal aid to state economy

LancasterOnline/The Caucus: Republicans Lining Up For PA’s 2022 Governor’s Race; Who Will Hold The Trump Card?

Politics PA: Cook Keeps 2022 PA Governor’s Race As Toss Up

Deb Erdley: Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Survivors, Supporters Pressure Senate Republican Leader To Bring Lawsuit Bill To Vote

AP: State Probe Finds No Intentional Act To Derail Child Sexual Abuse Constitutional Amendment Advertising

Dept. Of State: Outlines Findings Of Inspector General’s Report On Failure To Advertise Constitutional Amendment on Child Sexual Abuse

AP: Judge Upholds Ex-Penn State Jail Sentence In Sandusky Child Abuse Case

AltoonaM Editorial: Fast Action Needed On Resolution Ending COVID Restrictions

Guest Essay: Constitutional Amendments On Emergencies Aimed At PA Supreme Court As Much As They Were At Wolf

PG: Amid Climbing Veterans’ Suicide Rate, Allegheny County Partners With VA

Inquirer: 2 Philly H.S. Students Fatally Shot This Week, One Was 2 Weeks From Graduation

PG Editorial: Whether You Buy Or Build A Gun, Same Rules Should Apply

Lt. Gov. Fetterman: Praises Gov. Wolf For Pardoning Fmr Eye Doctor Jailed For Growing Marijuana For Dying Wife

WITF: Students Or Horses? Education Advocates Want To Repurpose PA’s Generous Horse-Racing Subsidy

TribLive Editorial: Be Realistic About Public Benefits Of Online Sports Betting

Inquirer: PA Proposes Board To Investigate Drug Prices Rising So Fast Residents Can’t Afford Their Medicine

PA Cap-Star: Substance Abuse, Alcohol Consumption Rises During Pandemic, State Officials Says

PennLive: Cocktails To-Go Closer To Becoming Permanent At Restaurants, Bars In PA

PennDOT: New Law Updates CDL Licensing Requirements

PennLive: New PA Law Updates Requirements For CDL License

Paul Muschick: Why Wait? PA Should Start Work Search Rule For Unemployed Next Week

Gov. Wolf: Legislators, Business Owners Call For Minimum Wage Increase

LancasterOnline: Wolf Visits Lancaster To Push Minimum Wage Increase; Local Companies Say They’re Far Past It Due To Worker Shortage

PA Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Ice Cream Parlor Pays $15/Hour, Filled All Its Positions, Didn’t Raise Prices; How It Happened

NYT: A New Crop In Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley - Warehouses

PennLive: Chewy Hiring More Than 450 In Central PA, $500 Sign-On Bonus

TribLive: South Park Woman Sues Dollar Bank Saying It Failed To Protect Her From Multimillion Dollar Scam

Inquirer: Philly Wants To Change Some Schools’ Schedules By As Much As 2 Hours, People Up In Arms

CitizensV: Wyoming Area Schools Trying To Reduce Private Cyber Charter School Costs

PG: PA, State-Owned Universities Ponder Debt Relief As Controversial Merger Vote Nears

CitizensV: Non-Verbal Graduate Will Have Her Voice Heard At Luzerne Community College Graduation As Commencement Speaker

AP: Robert Morris U. Cuts Men’s And Women’s Hockey

TribLive: Will Tony Moreno Run As Republican In Pittsburgh Mayor’s Race?

Inquirer: Fmr Sen. Fumo Loses Legal Round In Long-Running Tax Battle Over His Abuse Of South Philly Nonprofit

Inquirer: Philly’s Indicted Fmr Treasurer Facing New Charges Tied To A Medical Marijuana Start-Up

Biden Infrastructure Plan

PA Cap-Star: Poll: Majorities Of PA Voters Support Biden’s ‘Build Back’ Agenda

National/International

ScrantonT: NE PA Legislators, Educators Express Support For biden’s American Families Plan

Civil Justice

WITF: A Year After George Floyd’s Murder, Black PA Lawmakers Double Down On Push For Police Accountability

Gov. Wolf: Creates Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Office; Hiring Critical Staffing Roles

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

PG Editorial: Commission To Investigate Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol Needed

Letter: Republican Cong. Perry Continues To Be National Embarrassment

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: COVID Mask Order To Be Lifted By June 28

Dept. Of Health: Reports 40 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 941  New Cases; 52.7% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.27.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 38 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,127 New Cases; 52.3% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.26.21 

ErieT: First In U.S.: Erie Children 2 To 11 Years Old To Be Part Of Pfizer Vaccine Trial

Gov. Wolf: 70% Of Pennsylvanians 18 And Older Received First Dose Of Vaccine

TribLive: Officials: 70% Of PA Adults Received At Least 1 Dose Of COVID Vaccine

WPSU: Penn State Study Finds 25% Of Pennsylvanians Won’t Get COVID Vaccine

PG: Penn State To Require Employees Taking University-Funded Trips To Be Vaccinated

LancasterOnline: Republican Lancaster County Commissioners Take Lancaster General Health To Task For Requiring Employees To Get COVID Vaccine

YorkDR: Amish Community’s Reaction To Vaccination Has Mirrored Their Rural PA Neighbors

Guest Essay: We Can Thank PA’s Responsible College Students For Not Spreading COVID

LancasterOnline Editorial: Rely On Medical Professionals For Information About COVID Vaccination

TribLive Editorial: Balancing Act Of Vaccines, Public Health And Liberties

CitizensV: Geisinger Health Holding Walk-In COVID Vaccine Clinic

Inquirer: COVID Testing Was Always Problematic, Why It’s Become Less Useful

YorkDR: Looser Memorial Day COVID Restricts Change Everything In PA

LancasterOnline: Lancaster Courts Lift Mask Mandate For Vaccinated

Dept. Of Health: Updates Nursing Home Data Reporting Order To Improve COVID Data Integrity

WESA: Beaver County Nursing Home Staff Say Conditions Are bleak, Hope Union Negotiations Brings Higher Staffing Levels

PennLive: Hiring Spree: Penn State Health Hiring Hundreds In Central PA

PA Cap-Star: Substance Abuse, Alcohol Consumption Rises During Pandemic, State Officials Says

AP: State Drops Legal Actions Against Restaurants Violating Pandemic Rules

Paul Muschick: Why Wait? PA Should Start Work Search Rule For Unemployed Next Week

PennLive: Cocktails To-Go Closer To Becoming Permanent At Restaurants, Bars In PA

WHYY: ‘It’s Just Draining’: How Pandemic Pushed Teens To Juggle Work, Virtual School

PennLive: ‘What Can I Do Now To Make The Most Of It?’ The Pandemic High School Senior Year

AP: Game On! Western PA-based Dick’s Rallies On The Return Of Team Sports

Federal COVID Relief

PG: Pittsburgh Schools To Form Committee To Advise On Federal COVID Aid Use

Inquirer: Philadelphia Housing Authority Receives $10 Million In Housing Vouchers For Homeless

Guest Essay: Philly Will Waste Big Opportunity With American Rescue Funds If They’re Not Used Strategically

Other States/National/International 

AP: Ohio Announces First $1 Million Vax-A Million Lottery Winner

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[Posted: May 27, 2021]

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