Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 5.25.21

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House returns to voting session May 25, 26

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TODAY 10:30: House State Government Committee meets on confusing House Resolution 106 (Benninghoff-R-Mifflin) ending some waivers of some of the hundreds of regulations, requirements during Pandemic emergency, but keeping others. Watch here liveRead more here.


AP: House Republicans Tee Up Resolution To End Certain Regulation Waivers During Pandemic Emergency

House Speaker Cutler: Calls For Establishing Bureau Of Election Audits With Auditor General

ScrantonT: Lackawanna County’s Write-In Vote Count Nearly Complete

WBTimes: Cause Of Luzerne County Ballot Mislabeling Identified

CitizensV: Dominion Voting Systems VP Face Angry Republican Voters, Takes Blame For Luzerne County Ballot Mislabeling

Guest Essay: We Should Celebrate How Smoothly The Primary Election Went And The Role 710,000 Mail-In Ballots Played In Boosting Turnout

Charles Thompson: House Passes Constitutional Change On How To Do Constitutional Amendments

MCall: Someone In Bucks County Won 9th Largest Mega Millions Jackpot Ever

PA Cap-Star: House Panel To Take Up Local Gun Preemption Bill: A Bad Idea Whose Time Has Come - Again

ScrantonT Editorial: Republican Lawmakers Reload Awful Gun Bill

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: To Restart Job Search Certification July 11-18 For Unemployment Benefits

PG: PA To Reinstate Work Search Requirement For Unemployment Benefits In July

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: 3 Virtual Workshops On Transitioning To June 8 Launch Of New Online Unemployment Compensation System

Senators Laughlin, Street Discuss Bipartisan Prescription Drug Transparency Bill - SB 579

Billy Penn: Squatting For Survival In Philadelphia: What It’s Like To Live In A ‘Takeover House’

PG Editorial: Pittsburgh Should Expand Affordable Housing Rule, Explore Protections Against Displacement

PennLive: Cumberland County Man Charged With Weapons Of Mass Destruction For Making Homemade Fireworks

AP: Medical Marijuana Law Changes Pass House Panel

Guest Essay: Jury Duty Desperately Needs Reforms, Including More Money For Jurors In Philly

ErieT: Erie Community College Students Will Have Access To County’s Libraries

Guest Essay: Colleges Should Make Degrees More Affordable-- It’s Good For The Economy - York College

Inquirer: Teachers Union Wants Most PA School Employees Pension Fund Trustees Off The Board

TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Reflects On Primary Loss

PG: Pittsburgh Mayor Reflects On Nearly 8 Years In Office, Looks Ahead

ErieT: Fmr Erie City Council President Gets 366 Days In Prison For Fraud

Inquirer: Allentown Nonprofits Rally To The Defense of Morning Call Newsroom

Biden Infrastructure Plan

ScrantonT: Study Finds $304.8 Million In Repairs Needed Across Scranton School District

PG: Three Disasters Show Gaps In $1.7 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

National/International

LancasterOnline: Republican Cong. Smucker Fined $5,000 For Bypassing U.S. House Security 

AP: Families Separated At Mexico Border Build New American Life [Philadelphia]

Civil Justice

PG: Man Admits To Helping Torch Pittsburgh Police Car During George Floyd Protests

ErieT: Erie County Bar Assn. Vows Self-Reflection, Change To Promote Diversity, Inclusion

WHYY: How Do People Cope With Trauma Of Last Summer’s Violent Clashes With Police?

CourierT: A Year After George Floyd’s Death, Pennsylvanians Are Still Fighting For Change

Tony Norman: The Past Is Never Dead - It’s Not Even Past

CitizensV Editorial: Police Reform A Year AFter George Floyd’s Death

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

YorkDR: Paramilitary Groups Organized In Lancaster County 3 Days Prior To Capitol Insurrection, FBI Says 

CourierT: Bucks County Man, 19, Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol: ‘Just Pray. That I Don’t Get Arrested By The FBI’  [#49 from PA]

PA Cap-Star: Group Led By ‘Kraken’ Lawyer Sidney Powell Hired The Firm Recounting Arizona's Election To Probe Election In Fulton County PA

LancasterOnline: Republican Cong. Smucker Fined $5,000 For Bypassing U.S. House Security

Guest Essay: Why Congressional Republicans Want You To Forget About January Assault On U.S. Capitol

WPost: Congressional Lawmakers Worry The Toxic Atmosphere On Capitol Hill Will Follow Them Home, Raising Safety Concerns [PA Members Of Congress Quoted]

The Guardian: Poll: Most Republicans Still Believe 2020 Election Was Stolen

Coronavirus

AP: House Republicans Advance Measure Limiting Wolf Disaster Authority

Gov. Wolf: Statement On House Committee Action To Terminate Disaster Emergency

Dept. Of Health: Reports 42 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 906 New Cases; 52.1% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.25.21

Dept. Of Health: Reports 14 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,549 New Cases; [2-Day]; 51.8% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) -- 5.24.21 

McCall: 1,350 Additional COVID Cases Reported As Number Of People Tested Tumbles

PennLive: PA Logs Lowest New COVID Case Count In Months

TribLive: PA Inches Near Gov. Wolf’s 70% Fully Vaccinated Target For Lifting Mask Mandate

Dept. Of Health: Acting Physician General Visits Erie To Combat Vaccine Hesitancy Among Minority Communities

Spotlight PA: Dept. Of Health Backtracks And Discloses Wasted Vaccine Details - 0.18% Of Doses Not Used - 10 Million Doses

WHYY: Fully Vaccinated And Maskless: What Does That Mean For Safety?

PA Cap-Star: There Are No Plans For Vaccine Passports, But Senate Panel Approves Bill Banning Them

AP: Senate Republicans Take First Step In Banning Vaccine Passports By Governments [But There Is No Such Plan In PA]

WBTimes: Judge To Decide If ‘Body’ Is Considered A Device To Spread Virus

PG Editorial: CMU Will Require Students To Be Vaccinated, But There Should Be Options

CitizensV: Luzerne County Gym Owners Let Members Choose If They Want To Wear Masks

WHYY: Philly Employers Wrestle With Pros, Cons Of Bringing People Back To The Office

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: To Restart Job Search Certification July 11-18 For Unemployment Benefits

PG: PA To Reinstate Work Search Requirement For Unemployment Benefits In July

ErieT: Work Search Requirement For PA’s Unemployed Gas Back Into Effect In July

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: 3 Virtual Workshops On Transitioning To June 8 Launch Of New Online Unemployment Compensation System

Gov. Wolf: COVID Recovery Aid Available To Hospitality Industry Thru State Assistance Program, Apply To Counties

PG: Pittsburgh-Area Groups Raising Funds To Send India Aid Amid COVID Surge

MCall: Lehigh Valley Literacy Center Hosting Virtual Job Fair With Dozens Of Employers Looking To Hire

PennLive: XPO Logistics To Hire More Than 575 People In PA

MCall: Amid Staff Shortage, Lehigh Valley Restaurant Owners Adjust Hours, Offer Signing Bonuses To Attract Workers

Federal COVID Relief

AltoonaM: City Of Altoona Weighs Uses For $19.6 Million In Federal Relief Funds

MCall: Advocates Push Bethlehem Officials To Use Pandemic Relief For Permanent Homeless Shelter

Inquirer Editorial: As SEPTA Recovers From COVID, Prioritizing Philly Projects Is Vital To City’s Future

Other States/National/International 

The Guardian: 2.7 Million People Have Signed Up For $1 Million Vaccine Lottery In Ohio

Stateline: Republican Governors’ Cutoff Of COVID Unemployment Benefits Hits Hard In Rural America

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