Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 5.26.21

Senate
returns to voting session May 26, June 7, 8, 9

House returns to voting session May 26, June 7, 8, 9

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ScrantonT: Republican Leaders In Senate, House Should Ban All Gifts To Legislators

AP: House Republicans Advance Measure Limiting Wolf Disaster Authority

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

Stephen Caruso: House Republicans Move To Terminate Some, But Not All, Of Wolf’s Pandemic Emergency Actions

ErieT: House Republicans Move Resolution Removing Parts Of Wolf’s Emergency Orders

Spotlight PA: Newly Empowered, House Republicans Move To End Parts Of Wolf’s COVID Disaster Order

PA Cap-Star: ‘Do Your Job’: Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Call On Senate To Pass Stalled Lawsuit Reform Bill

AP:  State To Release Report On Its Failure To Advertise Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Constitutional Amendment

AP: Judge To Weigh Penn State Ex-President Spanier’s Jail Sentence In Sandusky Child Abuse Case

YorkDR: Years After 9-Year-Old Boy’s Tortured Death, PA Struggles To Fix System

House Speaker: Appoints Members Of Select Committee To Investigate Failure To Advertise Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Constitional Amendment 

Inquirer: Why Is Right-Wing Republican Jeff Yass Backing Democrat Andrew Yang In NYC?

CitizensV:  Luzerne County Council Asks DA To Investigate Primary Election Problems [Republicans Run Luzerne County]

TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland Wisely Invests In Election Workers

Guest Essay: Is Philly’s Democratic Leadership A Friend Or Foe Of Blacks?

PA Cap-Star: House Republicans Advance Bills To Restrict Reproductive Health, Expand Gun Rights

AP: Bills To Restrict Abortion, Expand Gun Rights Move In PA House

Charles Thompson: House Committee Considers Bill To Abolish Concealed Carry Permits For Handgun Owners

PA Cap-Star: Will Philadelphia See Rise In Gun Violence This Summer?

MCall: A Suspended Driver’s License Is A Major Barrier To Finding A Job, Lehigh County Public Defenders Want To Change That

WHYY: Looking For A Clean Slate? PA Pardons Board Secretary To Offer 1-On-1 Consults At Norristown Barbershop

Guest Essay: We’ve Lived The Pain Of Separation From Incarcerated Loved Ones, PA Can Do Better For Families

AP: Bills To Restricts Abortion Rights Advance Out Of PA House Committee; Wolf Promises Veto

Gov. Wolf: Statement On House Action On Anti-Choice Legislation

Gov. Wolf: 80% Of PA School Districts Call For Private Charter School Reform

PG: More High School Students Rethinking College Plans Due To Financial Stress Caused By Pandemic

Inquirer: Fmr Temple Administrator Agrees To Testify In Business School Rankings Scandal

TribLive: StarKist To Move HQ From Pittsburgh To Virginia

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

Biden Infrastructure Plan

AP: Republican U.S. Senators Ready $1 Trillion Counteroffer To Biden

PG Editorial: A Compromise On Biden Infrastructure Plan Is Needed

National/International

WESA: After Saying He Didn’t Want To Re-Litigate 2020 Election, Republican Candidate For U.S. Senate Parnell Says He Supports Audit Of PA Election Results

Civil Justice

TribLive: Pittsburghers Rally To Remember George Floyd, Others, 1 Year After Slaying 

PG: Pittsburghers Remember George Floyd’s Death

Gov. Wolf: Statement On One-Year Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Murder

Charles Thompson: Some Lawmakers, Student Activists Mark Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Death At PA Capitol

PennLive: UPMC Harrisburg Staff Takes Knee To Honor George Floyd

LancasterOnline: UPMC Lititz Doctors Take A Knee Against Racism

PA Cap-Star: Morale Down: Philly’s Black Police Face Post-Floyd Era

WHYY: Organized Labor Pushes For Racial Justice On Anniversary Of George Floyd’s Murder

WBTimes: Handling Of Racist Remark At Wilkes-Barre Golf Course Draws Fire

WPSU: Central PA’s Black Community Remembers George Floyd One Year Later

Billy Penn: Philly Health Chief Who Resigned Over MOVE Remains To Get $2,500 Monthly Pension

PG: Toomey Spars Over Fed Spurring Banks To Address Racial Inequalities And Climate Change

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

Huffington Post: Videos Contradict PA Republican Sen. Mastriano’s Claim He Left U.S. Capitol While It Was ‘Still Peaceful’

WHYY: New Video Appears To Show Republican Sen. Mastriano Closer To Assault On Capitol Than He Said 

Inquirer: Republican Sen. Mastriano Says He Left The U.S. Capitol Before The Insurrection, New Videos Say Otherwise

Charles Thompson: Republican Sen. Mastriano Lashed Out At ‘Keyboard Warriors’ Questioning His Actions During Assault On U.S. Capitol 

WESA: After Saying He Didn’t Want To Re-Litigate 2020 Election, Republican Candidate For U.S. Senate Parnell Says He Supports Audit Of PA Election Results

TribLive/AP: Pennsylvania Firm Drops Out Of Arizona Republican 2020 Election Recount

Coronavirus

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

AP: House Republicans Advance Measure Limiting Wolf Disaster Authority

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

Stephen Caruso: House Republicans Move To Terminate Some, But Not All, Of Wolf’s Pandemic Emergency Actions

ErieT: House Republicans Move Resolution Removing Parts Of Wolf’s Emergency Orders

Spotlight PA: Newly Empowered, House Republicans Move To End Parts Of Wolf’s COVID Disaster Order

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

TribLive: PA Sees 3rd Day With New COVID Cases Under 1,000

TribLive: COVID Outbreak Closes Westmoreland Sheriff’s Dept. Until June 1

TribLive: St. Benedict The Moor School Moves To Remote Learning Due To COVID Cases

WITF: Senate Bill Would Bar School Districts From Requiring COVID Vaccinations

PG: State Grants Open Records Request To Pittsburgh Schools On In-Person Instruction

WHYY: In Final Daily COVID Briefing, Philly Officials Track Progress, Urge Vigilance

Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For May 14-20

PennLive: Only 5 PA Counties Have High Spread Of COVID, Percent Positivity Drops For 5th Week

PennLive: PA’s Road To 70% Fully Vaccinated Turns Steep And Rocky With Misinformation

Inquirer: Stark Racial Divide On Vaccinations Leaves Many At Risk As PA Reopens

WESA: Survey: More Than 20% Of SW Pennsylvanians Say They Won’t Get COVID Vaccine

Inquirer: Philly Takes Over Mass Vaccine Site As FEMA Withdraws

Paul Muschick: We’re On Honor System With Masks, But Not Everyone Is Honorable

LancasterOnline Editorial: Parents Heed Pediatricians Not Politicians On COVID Vaccinations

PG: More High School Students Rethinking College Plans Due To Financial Stress Caused By Pandemic

PennLive: ‘My Work Ethic Has Gotten Better Because Of This Virtual Thing’: The Pandemic High School Senior Year

PennLive: ‘Saying This Year Was challenging Is An Understatement’: The Pandemic High School Senior Year

PennLive: ‘I Realized How Important Friends Are’: The Pandemic High School Senior Year

PG Editorial: Parents Should Have Say In Child Repeating A Grade

TriblIve: Pittsburgh Airport Preps For Summer Travel Surge As COVID Vaccinations Continue

Guest Essay: Why Some Businesses Need Vaccine Passports And Others Don’t - Let The Market Decide

Reading Eagle: State Drops Charges Against Restaurants That Violated COVID Rules

PG: $30 Million In Heinz Endowments Grants Includes Help For Arts Venues Reopening, Other Pandemic Assistance

NextPittsburgh: Pittsburgh’s Food Scene Heating Up With 29 New Restaurants, Breweries, Cafes 

Other States/National/International 

WPost: Top U.S. Health Official Calls For Follow-Up Investigation In COVID-19 Origins In China

USA Today: Moderna Says COVID Vaccine 100% Effective In Children 12 to 17

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