Tuesday, June 1, 2021

Tuesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 6.1.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

House returns to voting session June 7, 8, 9

Click Here for LATEST Updated PA Capitol NewsClips


ErieT: Wolf’s Legacy Shows Importance Of 2022 PA Governor’s Race

ErieT: Here’s Why House Democratic Leader Wants To End Prison Gerrymandering

Guest Essay: Unfinished Business, Did You Know An Election Just Happened?

Guest Essay: End The Closed Primary In PA - League Of Women Voters

YorkDR: Why PennDOT Faces $8.1 Billion Shortfall For Highways And Bridges

Guest Essay: A Letter To A Teenage Gunshot Victims

ErieT: Citizens, Some Lawmakers Push For Changes To PA’s Fireworks Law

PennLive: Can A Citizens Group Thwart The Sale Of A Cumberland County Nursing Home

AP: Jury Selection Slated In UPMC Suit Over Altoona Acquisition

AltoonaM: Penn State Policy Addressing Gender Inclusion Gets Mixed Reaction

Biden Infrastructure Plan

PG: What Is Infrastructure? Lawmakers Advance Competing Definitions To Sell A Deal In Congress

National/International

The Record: Fmr Cong. Williams Clinger Dies At 92

ScrantonT Editorial: Close Bankruptcy Escape Hatch For Opioid Makers

The Guardian: Push To Review 2020 Votes Across U.S. An Effort To ‘Handcuff’ Democracy

USA Today: Cybersecurity Attack Hits World’s Largest Meat Supplier JBS It Systems

Civil Justice

WPost: What Is Critical Race Theory And Why Do Republicans Want To Ban It In Schools

PennLive: Amid National Debate On Policing: Are More Women Officers The Answer

Inquirer: Philly Mayor Promised Police Reform, It’s A Work In Progress A Year Later

Inquirer: Philly Activists, Community Members Call For Justice A Year AFter Police Teargassed 52nd Street

MCall: Chief Says Police Officer Took ‘Safe Shot’ Despite Taser Hitting 19-Month-Old Child

Guest Editorial: Racing Against Time To Safe South Philadelphia’s ‘Black Main Street’

Coronavirus

Dept. Of Health: Reports 11 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 1,488 New Cases; 54.2% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) [3 Day Totals]--6.1.21

PG Editorial: Government Shouldn’t Be Able To Require Vaccine Passports, But Being Vaccinated Is Right Choice

ScrantonT Editorial: Prioritizing Minorities For Vaccines Fundamental For Future Health Emergencies

PG: To Mask Or Not To Mask? When It Comes to Unvaccinated Children, It’s Complicated

Inquirer: To Mask Or Not To Mask? As Pennsylvania Begins To Reopen, People Have Decisions To Make

PG: Allegheny County’s Struggles Against COVID Reflect Racial, Economic Disparities

PennLive: PA Restaurant Owners Say Lifting COVID Restrictions Doesn’t Mean Return To Normal: ‘The Industry is Plagued’

PG: Pittsburgh Restaurants Return To 100% Capacity, Now What?

MCall: Jury Trials Restarting In Lehigh County, There’s A Greater Chance You’ll Be Called

Inquirer: After COVID Restrictions, Criminal Trials Are Final Step In Restoring Philly-Area Courthouses To Full Capacity

MCall: Travel Figures Explode In Lehigh Valley As Vaccines, Easing Restrictions Replenish Local Tourism

Inquirer: Philly-Area Consumers Are ‘Revenge Spending’ After Being Stuck At Home For More Than A Year

TribLive: Pittsburgh Entertainment Professionals Share Pandemic Stories 

Other States/National/International 

AP: China Reports Human Case Of H10N3 Bird Flu, Risk Of Large-Scale Spread Is Low China Said

Click Here For This Week’s PA Coronavirus NewsClips

Tuesday - PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 6.1.21 -- Click Here

Helpful Resources:

Click Here for Latest PA Capitol News

Like PA Capitol News on Facebook

Follow PA Capitol News on Twitter

Click Here for latest Environmental NewsClips & News

Like PA Environment Digest on Facebook

Follow PA Environment Digest on Twitter

Read Weekly PA Environment Digest

FairDistrictsPA: Fix Our Broken Redistricting Process 

[Posted: June 1, 2021]

No comments:

Post a Comment