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Spotlight PA: Taxpayers Foot Huge Bill To Run PA’s Full-Time Legislature, But Are Blocked From Many Details
Jan Murphy: Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward Discloses She Was Treated For Breast Cancer
TribLive: Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward Reveals Breast Cancer Diagnosis
PG: Sen. Kim Ward Being Treated For Breast Cancer
Inquirer: Bucks County Man Gets Probation For Threatening To Kill Gov. Wolf’s Family
Paul Muschick: My Challenge To PA Lawmakers: Defer Your Annual Salary Increase Until You Raise The Minimum Wage
ScrantonT Editorial: A Thousand Times ‘No’ To Emergency Limiting Ballot Questions
CitizensV Editorial: Proposed Constitutional Amendments Would Risk Pennsylvanians’ Safety
WITF: When It Comes To Ballot Questions, It May Not Be What You Say, But how You Say It
ScrantonT: Fewer Voters Seek Mail-In Ballots For This Year’s Primary In Lackawanna County
TribLive: Westmoreland County Puts Out Call For Poll Workers
Reuters: Ridge, Dent Among Anti-Trump Republicans Threatening To Form 3rd Party: ‘Rationals’ vs. ‘Radicals’
Stephen Caruso: Work Search Requirements, Digital Hearings Advance As Lawmakers Tinker With PA Unemployment
WESA/AP: Pennsylvania, Other States Push Jobless From COVID Recession To Return To Work
YorkD Editorial: Time To Reinstate Work-Search Requirement
Jan Murphy: State Government Employees Slowly Returning To Offices, But Some Are Still Working From Home
NYT: FBI Asking Questions After PA School Pension Fund Aimed High And Fell Short
WBTimes: Wilkes University Launching New Major In Civil Engineering
ErieT: Mercyhurst University Names New President
ErieT: Erie Teachers Discuss Building Bridges With Black Students
USA Today: Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Survivors Claim Censorship, Object To Bankruptcy Exit Plans
PG: AG Shapiro Urges Federal Lawmakers To Regulate DIY ‘Ghost Guns’
Inquirer: Philly Cops Going All Out To Defeat Philly DA
WHYY: Rendell Endorses Vega For Philly DA, Says Recent Wave Of Shootings Was ‘The Last Straw’
WHYY: Philly Crime Victims And Their Families Say DA Krasner Isn’t ‘There For Us’
Guest Essay: An Investment In Homecare Is An Investment In Healthy Families & Communities
Guest Essay: Lehigh Valley Senior Citizens Face Some Of Nation’s Toughest Financial Challenges
PG Editorial: Gainey For Mayor Of Pittsburgh
Biden Infrastructure Plan
MCall: With An Eye On Underpaid Home Healthcare Workers, Casey Promotes American Jobs Plan
National/International
AP: Republican Sean Parnell Announces Run For PA U.S. Senate Seat
PG: Parnell Joins Crowded Republican Field In U.S. Senate Race
TribLive: Trump-Backed Sean Parnell Announces Bid For PA U.S. Senate Seat
Reuters: Biden Says Unemployed Americans Offered A Job Must Take It Or Lose Benefits
MCall: AAA On Pipeline Cyberattack: Gasoline Prices Are On The Rise In PA, Likely To Climb Higher
Reuters: Colonial Pipeline Outage Causes U.S. Gasoline Supply Crunch, Panic Buying
WBTimes: Casey Initiative Would Prevent Violence Toward People With Disabilities
Civil Justice
PG: Allegheny County Council To Create Group To Help Police Fund Body Cameras
WESA: Casey Introduces Police Reform Measures To Redirect Some 911 Calls Away From Law Enforcement
PA's Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
NPR: 2 Pennsylvania Men Charged in Assaulting Capitol Police Officer Ordered Jailed Pending Trial
PA Cap-Star: New Yorker Profile Positions PA’s Sen. Mastriano As Icon Of Christian Nationalism
Reuters: Ridge, Dent Among Anti-Trump Republicans Threatening To Form 3rd Party: ‘Rationals’ vs. ‘Radicals’
NYT: Over 100 Republicans, Including Fmr Officials, Threaten To Split From Republican Party [Ridge, Dent]
AP: Republican Cong. Liz Cheney In Defiant Floor Speech: Trump On ‘Crusade To Undermine Our Democracy’
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 52 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,179 New Cases; 46.2% Fully Vaccinated-- 5.12.21 [From App]
Gov. Wolf: To Increase Indoor, Outdoor Event And Gatherings Maximum Capacity Limits On May 17
TribLive: Wolf: Indoor, Outdoor Event Spaces In PA Can Increase Capacity Next Week
WHYY: Philly To Lift All COVID Restrictions, Except Masking, On June 11
Dept. Of Health: Reports 57 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 2,385 New Cases; 45.6% Fully Vaccinated-- 5.11.21 [From App]
TribLive: PA COVID Case Average Drops To October Level
PG: COVID Infection Rates Up Among Younger Pennsylvanians
TribLive Editorial: This Merrier Month Of May, With Hard-Won COVID Caution
TribLive: Study Finds 8 Of 10 Hospitalized COVID Patients Have Neurological Symptoms
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For April 30-May 6
PennLive: 40 Counties Have High Spread Of COVID, Percent Positivity Drops For 3rd Straight Week
LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Vaccination Site To Provide Vaccinations To Veterans Saturday
LancasterOnline Editorial: We All Need To Make The Case For Vaccination, Republican Officials Included
WilliamsportS Editorial: We’re Looking For Men To Take Jobs For Freedom
Dept. Of Health: Notes One More Step Required Before Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Approved For Use In 12-15 Year Olds
CourierT: Bucks County Registering Kids 12 And Up For Vaccine Once Approved
AP: 750,000 Kids Expected To Become Eligible For COVID Shot In Pennsylvania
PG: Allegheny Health Clinic Provides Pfizer Vaccine To ‘Small Number’ Of 12 to 15 Year Olds
MCall: Lehigh Valley Parents Say Pfizer Vaccine Approved For Children Will Get ‘Life Back To Normal’
WITF: As Signs Of Life Return To Erie County, Students And Places They Support Tread Carefully
Inquirer: Nearly Half Of Philly’s Firefighters, Police Have Skipped COVID Vaccines, Unions Say
CitizensV: Geisinger Health Starts COVID Survivors Support Group
WESA: Dept. Of Health Won’t Participate In Data Breach Hearing Tuesday, Citing Pending Litigation
PA Cap-Star: Thousands In PA Could Have Compromised Health Data, A Senate Panel Wants Answers
TribLive Editorial: In The War On COVID, Late Data Loses Battles
PG: Carnegie Mellon University Will Require Students Be Vaccinated This Fall
WESA/AP: Pennsylvania, Other States Push Jobless From COVID Recession To Return To Work
TribLive: Washington County Man Sues Fmr Employer, Says He Was Fired For Calling Off With COVID
Stephen Caruso: Work Search Requirements, Digital Hearings Advance As Lawmakers Tinker With PA Unemployment
WESA/AP: Pennsylvania, Other States Push Jobless From COVID Recession To Return To Work
YorkD Editorial: Time To Reinstate Work-Search Requirement
Jan Murphy: State Government Employees Slowly Returning To Offices, But Some Are Still Working From Home
Federal COVID Relief
City & State PA: Battle Looms Over Use Of $10 Billion In Federal Funds Coming To PA
City & State PA: How Should Pennsylvania Prioritize One-Time Education Funding Coming From Feds
PG: Pittsburgh School District To Seek Community Input On How To Spend $100 Million In Federal Aid
PA Cap-Star: Pittsburgh, Philly To Share In Federal Recovery Cash Rolling Into States, Cities & Counties
WBTimes: $330 Million Available To NE PA Counties, Cities Thru American Rescue Plan
ScrantonT: NE PA Colleges To Receive $58 Million In COVID Relief Funds
Reading Eagle: Democrats Tour Reading To Promote PA Rescue Plan
AP: Fewer Pennsylvania Renters Applying For Relief
Reuters: Biden Says Unemployed Americans Offered A Job Must Take It Or Lose Benefits
National/International
AP: Poll: Most In U.S. Who Remain Unvaccinated Need Convincing
Inquirer: U.S. Is Buying COVID Vaccine For Everyone, That Could Pave The Way For Drug Price Reform
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