House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9
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AP: Republican Fight Over 2020 Election Audit Brews In Pennsylvania
LancasterOnline: Republican Sen. Aument Proposes To Suspend No-Excuse Mail-In Voting Thru 2023 [Until After Gubernatorial Election When Mail-In Ballots Will Likely Play Crucial Role In Results]
LancasterOnline: Republican Lawmakers Refuse To Say Who Paid For Their Trip To Witness Arizona Election Audit
Politics PA: Corman Draws Challenge From ‘Practical Progressive’
ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Certifies Results Of May 18 Primary Election
Inquirer: Brace Yourself: PA Unemployment Is Getting New Computer System, Here’s What You Need To Know
Gaming Control Board: Holds June 30 Hearing On Harrah’s Philadelphia Casino License Renewal
PennLive: Rally For Gun Owners June 7 In Harrisburg Featuring Republican Lawmakers, Cong. Scott Perry
PG: Lawmakers Join Pittsburgh Mayor To Push For More Local Control Over Gun Laws
PA Commission For Community Colleges: An Investment In Community Colleges Gets Pennsylvanians Back To Work
PG: Public Comments On State-Owned University Mergers Begins, But Is State System Listening?
PA Cap-Star: Wolf Wants To ‘Level The Playing Field’ With Private Charter School Reform, But Not Everyone Is On Board
Inquirer: Philly’s Charter Schools Chief Leaving For A Schools Job In D.C.
Guest Essay: Don’t Let Wolf Run Private Charter Schools Out Of Business
Inquirer: Philadelphia Drug Deaths Soared Again In 2020, Hitting Black Residents Hardest
PG: Allegheny County Sees 22% Increase In Drug Overdose Deaths In 2020
MCall: Lehigh Valley Health Officials To Sen. Toomey: Addiction In Region Needs To Be Addressed
CourierT: Bucks Commissioner: Child Welfare Workers ‘Bullied And Traumatized’
Guest Essay: Reduce Mental Illness In Adults By Increasing Access To Early Childhood Education
Inquirer: Philly Judge Gets 6-Month Suspension For ‘Blatant and Inexcusable’ Misconduct On The Bench
Inquirer: Indicted Philly Politicians Are Collecting Courtroom Cash
YorkDR: PA Dropped Charges Against York County Woman After Her Death In Ukraine, But She’s Alive
WHYY: JBS Meat Processing Plant In Montgomery County Fully Operational After Weekend Cyberattack
TribLive: Feds: Hillandale Farms Accountant Embezzled $6.8 Million In Westmoreland
TribLive: Giant Eagle Worker Supports State Push To Raise Minimum Wage To $12
WESA: Tool To Create Affordable Housing In Pittsburgh About To Expire
Biden Infrastructure Plan
USA Today: Biden Offers To Keep 2017 Tax Cuts Intact To Pay For Infrastructure In Concession To Republicans
WPost: Biden Offers Tax Concession In Infrastructure Talks With Key Republican
PA Cap-Star: Casey: It’s Time To ‘Chart A New Course’ With Proposed Infrastructure Bill
Guest Essay: Fixing Our Transportation Network Will Be Expense, Neglecting It Will Cost More
PG Editorial: Pittsburgh Schools Should Use Federal Aid For Long-Term Changes, Not Just Short-Term Fixes
National/International
Reuters: U.S. House Democrats Propose $547 Billion Surface Transportation Plan
PG Editorial: An Independent U.S. Attorney General
AP: Reports: Facebook To End Rule Exemptions For Politicians
Civil Justice
WESA: Allegheny County DA Doubles Down On Decision To Deny Plea Deals To Clients Of Black Lawyer
AP: Allegheny County DA Defends Ending Deals With Lawyer Who Called Office Racist
Tony Norman: Systemic Bullying By Allegheny County DA
WHYY: How Philly Medical Examiner’s Office Desecrated MOVE Victims’ Remains For 36 Years
ErieT: Crawford Resident Petitions For Ouster Of 2 Penncrest School Directors For ‘Homophobia’
Inquirer Pro/Con: Will New Law To Tackle Hate Crimes Make Asians In America Safer?
PA's Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
PA Cap-Star: Top Senate Republican Weighs 2020 Election Audit; House Republican Says No
WHYY/NPR: Experts Call It A ‘Clown Show’ But Arizona 2020 Election ‘Audit’ Is A Disinformation Blueprint
LancasterOnline: Republican Lawmakers Refuse To Say Who Paid For Their Trip To Witness Arizona Election Audit
ScrantonT Editorial: Leave Republican Circus To Arizona, Heed PA Counties
AP: Ex-President’s Grip On Republicans Sparks Fears About Democratic Process
The Atlantic: The Capitol Rioters Won - Republicans Support Claim 2020 Presidential Defeat Means Election Was Inherently Illegitimate
The Atlantic: Republicans’ Phony Argument For Election Audits
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 30 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 703 New Cases; 54.7% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) --6.4.21
Dept. Of Health: Reports 36 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 656 New Cases; 54.6% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) --6.3.21
TribLive: Allegheny County’s COVID Hospitalizations Dip Below 100 For First Time Since October
PA Latino Affairs Commission: Discussion With Medical Professionals Emphasizes Vaccination Privacy, Safety For Latinx Communities
MCall: In Big Push For Normalcy, Allenstown Students, Families Get Vaccinated At Local Clinics
ScrantonT: Lackawanna Tops Among Large Counties In Adult COVID Vaccinations
PG: Duquesne University To Require Students Be Vaccinated
TribLive: Duquesne To Require Vaccinations, But Western PA Colleges’ Requirements Vary
LancasterOnline Editorial: We’re On Our Way To New Normal, But We Need More People To Get Vaccinated
TribLive Editorial: Vaccine Incentives Aren’t The PA Way - Right?
TribLive: Is It COVID Or Lyme Disease? If You’re Vaccinated And Have A Rash, It’s Easier To Diagnose
WBTimes: Luzerne Community College Revises Mask Policy
Inquirer: School Mask Requirements Under Fire As Parents Ramp Up Pressure On Districts
KYW: Central Bucks School District No Longer Requires Masks In Buildings, Buses
WHYY: Philly School District Celebrates Top Students Who Persevered Despite Virtual School
LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Hospitals’ Revenue Takes A Hit In Pandemic, State Report Shows
PA Cap-Star: The Pandemic Changed A Lot, But Not The Partisan Debate Over Paid Leave
Inquirer: Other Cities Thinking Bigger Than Philly As Arts Groups Try To Rebound From Pandemic
TribLive: Allegheny County’s Finances Weathered Pandemic, Controller Wagner Says
Other States/National/International
AP: Heart Reaction Probed As Possible Rare Vaccine Link In Teens
AP: Do I Need To Get Tested For COVID If I’m Vaccinated? [Not Unless You Have COVID Symptoms]
The Guardian: Biden Outlines Plan To Share 80 Million Vaccine Doses With World
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[Posted: June 4, 2021]
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