Saturday, June 5, 2021

Saturday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 6.5.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

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PA Cap-Star: PA Congressional Democrats Warn PA Lawmakers Against Misusing $7 Billion In Stimulus Cash

ABC27: State Budget Season Is Here: No New Taxes, Lots Of Federal Stimulus Money To Spend

Republican Reps. Diamond, Gelim: Introduce Ban On Teaching Critical Race Theory In PA Schools [Following Republican Script from other states]

Republican Sen. Regan: Op-Ed On “Woke” Penn State Has Gone Too Far Getting Rid Of Terms Like Fresh “man” [Following Republican Script, language from other states]

The Atlantic: Watch What’s Happening In Red States Where Republicans Are Rapidly Changing American Life  [PA Republicans Following the Script]

Ford Turner: Lawmakers’ Push To Improve Mental Health Would Give Insurance Companies Access To Private Prescription Records

WESA: Blight Hurts Communities, PA Legislators Say They Want To Help

ScrantonT Editorial: Another Cry For Reforms - Horseracing Industry

ScrantonT: Luzerne County Board Certifies Special Election Results, Delays Certification Of Primary

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: More Online Workshops Scheduled On New Unemployment Compensation System

Inquirer: PA School Employees Pension Fund Lawyering Up To Confront FBI Probe

PennLive: Etailers’ Group Asks PA Court To Block Bid To Impose State Taxes On Sales Thru Amazon

State Police: Announce Arrest Corporal For Obstructing Criminal Investigation

KYW: 16-Year-Old Boy Shot 13 Times, Killed In West Philadelphia

LancasterOnline: ATF Investigating Home Explosion In Lancaster, Neighbors Reported Hearing Ammunition Exploding

Inquirer: As Fired Philly Detective Awaits Trial On Rape Charges, More Of His Cases Getting Overturned

PennLive: Perry County Magisterial Judge Accused Of Sexual Assault Charged With Blackmailing Woman In Separate Case

CourierT: Montgomery County Law Enforcement Launch Treatment Initiative

ErieT: Erie County Children & Youth Office To Hire 29 People To Meet New State Mandate

Guest Essay: Don’t Allow Permitless Concealed Gun Carry In PA - Interim Lancaster Police Chief

PennLive: Rivers Casinos In Philly, Pittsburgh Raise Minimum Wage To $15 For Non-Tipped Employees

WHYY: How Philadelphia Escaped Disaster In The Face Of A Dozen Shuttered Maternity Wards

WITF: Midstate Coalition Pushes To Keep Cumberland County Nursing Home In County Hands

PG: Petitions Couldn’t Save Popular Lock Haven U. Music Professor, So His Wife Is Speaking Out

ErieT: Erie Could Save $6.4 Million With Private Charter School Reform: Here Is What Your District Would Save

LancasterOnline Editorial: Charter School Reform Needed To Align Costs, Ensure Quality Education Choices

TribLive: WPXI Pittsburgh 1 Of 2 Stations Hit By Apparent Cyberattack

WilliamsportS Editorial: Another Hack, More Pain For Consumers [Colonial Pipeline]

Guest Essay: Let’s Learn From Past Failures In Connecting Low-Income Families To Broadband

MCall: Lehigh Cement Abandons $151 Million Acquisition Of Keystone Cement Plant, FTC Says

TribLive: Developers Try To Address Churchill Residents’ Opposition To Potential Amazon Site

TribLive Editorial: Pirates Owe Taxpayers Better Baseball

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

Inquirer: Bucks County Man Accused In Assault On U.S. Capitol Once Assaulted An Ex With Pizza And Tried To Drown Her, Feds Say

YorkDR: Will Arizona-Style Election Audit Happen In PA? Here’s What PA Republican Leaders Say

PA Cap-Star: Fmr President Tries To Pressure PA Senate Republicans To Approve Audit Of 2020 Election

Politics PA: Fmr President Calls For PA 2020 Election Audit

WTAJ: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Responds To Fmr President’s Call To Audit PA 2020 Elections: ‘Ludicrous’

The Atlantic: Watch What’s Happening In Red States Where Republicans Are Rapidly Changing American Life  [PA Republicans Following the Script]

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WESA: One Pittsburgh Home Care Worker On Biden’s Infrastructure Plan: ‘They Have To Have A Livable Wage’

CNBC: Biden Rejects Newest Senate Republican Infrastructure Offer, But Will Meet Again

AP: U.S. Senate Republicans Reject Biden Infrastructure Plan, Prep New Offer

Civil Justice

TribLive: Rep. Kinkead Demands Allegheny County DA Rescind Policy Prohibiting Plea Offers To Black Attorney

Inquirer: How Last Year’s Racial Justice Protests Changed Philadelphia Politics

Inquirer: Court Orders Philly Police To Change Quality-Of-Life Enforcement To Curb Racial Disparity

Inquirer: George Floyd Mural In Philadelphia Defaced With White Nationalist Graffiti

Guest Essay: Philadelphia Keeps Revisiting MOVE Bombing History Because We Never Truly Learned It

WITF: Franklin County DA Creates Race And Equity Advisory Board

WESA: Oversight Board Formalizes Training, Support Policies For Incarcerated And Employees At Allegheny County Jail

WHYY: Police Experimenting With Less ‘Stop And Frisk’ Policing In NW Philadelphia

PG: Pittsburgh Schools Previews Report On Student-Police Interactions

WHYY: Lack Of Diversity In Clinical Trials Hurt Patients Of Color

TribLive/AP: Christian College Near Philadelphia Ends Social Work Program Citing Gender, Sex Guidelines

Gov. Wolf: Announces New Funding For Minority-Owned Businesses In Erie

PG: Black Restaurant Week Campaign Focuses On Help For Industry Hit Hard By Pandemic

Inquirer: Chester County Woman Wants To Donate Native American Burial Ground, But It’s Complicated

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Over Last Week: Percent Positivity Drops To 2.9; Percentage Point Increase In Adults Fully Vaccinated Less Than Half The Prior Week [Read more here]

Dept. Of Health: Reports 30 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 703 New Cases; 54.7% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) --6.4.21 

TribLive: Allegheny County Hospitalizations Drop To 10th Of December’s Peak

MCall: Lehigh Valley COVID Long-Haulers Relearn How To Walk, Losing Words, Stuck In Brain Fog

Dept. Of Health: Free COVID Testing Site In Cumberland, Luzerne Counties

PG: Liquor Control Cites 6 Restaurants, Bars In Pittsburgh Region For Breaking COVID Rules In May

TribLive: Overdose Deaths Spike In Allegheny County Amid Pandemic’s Isolation

WITF: Study Finds Increased Risk Of Serious Stroke Among Those Who Recently Got COVID

PG: Pitt Says Masks No Longer Required Outdoors For Those Vaccinated

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Schools Expect To Return To Normal In Fall

AltoonaM Editorial: Schools Must Remain Wary Of COVID Threat

Inquirer: Phillies Haven’t Met MLB’s COVID Vaccination Threshold

Dept. Of Health/Agriculture: Nutritious Foods From Local Farms Available To PA Students, Schools

WITF: York Farm’s Mobile Market Brings Fresh Produce To Food-Insecure Neighborhoods

PG: Washington’s Plan For Next Pandemic Runs Thru Pittsburgh, But Can It Work Without Broader Lens?

WHYY: Weeklong, Pandemic Recovery Celebration Of Philly Arts & Culture Set For July

Inquirer: Chester County Man Redefines ‘Work-From-Home’ In A Used School Bus

WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre’s Recovery From Pandemic Underway, Yet Still A Struggle

ScrantonT: New York Times Profiles Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business About COVID Impact

Inquirer: Tower Health Started 2021 With A Smaller Loss After Bruising 2020

Federal COVID Relief

PA Cap-Star: PA Congressional Democrats Warn PA Lawmakers Against Misusing $7 Billion In Stimulus Cash

PennLive: Feds Charge Cumberland County Man With Running $467,000 Scam Against COVID Relief Program

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[Posted: June 5, 2021]

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