Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Wednesday PA Capitol & COVID NewsClips 6.9.21

Senate
returns to voting session June 9

House returns to voting session June 9

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AP: House Votes To End Governor’s Pandemic Disaster Declaration

AP: House Advances Ban On Abortions Over Down Syndrome Diagnoses

AP: House Approves Veto-Bound Bill To Help Block Local Gun Laws

ErieT: Why Critics Say A Gun Law Passed By House Encourages NRA To Sue Municipalities

PG Editorial: PA Republicans Want To Ban Private Money To Run Election, But They Should Be More Concerned About Adequate State Funding

Lancaster Republican Sen. Scott Martin Announces Exploratory Bid For PA Governor 

LancasterOnline: Lancaster Republican Sen. Martin Announces Exploratory Bid For PA Governor

Stephen Caruso: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate McSwain Using Pre-Checked Box For Extra Donations

Jan Murphy: Pennsylvania Society, A Must-Attend Event On The Political Circuit, Returns This Year

TribLive: Allegheny County Election Results Certified

Stephen Caruso: House Republican Lawmakers Threaten State Funding For University of Pennsylvania Over Requirement For COVID Vaccinations 

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: New Unemployment Compensation System Now Online 

AP: PA’s New Unemployment Claims System Goes Live

Spotlight PA: Jobless In PA Livid Over New Unemployment System Errors As State Declares Victory

Gov. Wolf: Democratic Legislative Leaders Demand Fair Funding For Public Schools

Jan Murphy: Wolf, Democrats Make Pitch For $1 Billion+ Investment In Public Schools

Guest Essay: School Nurses Have A Big Job, Is 1 For Every 750 Kids Really Enough?

ScrantonT Editorial: Tap Surplus To Fund Public Schools

Inquirer: Facing FBI Probe, PA School Employees Pension Fund Rewrites Records Saying Staff Was Paid By Outside Realty Firm

Wallace McKelvey: Sen. Muth Sues PA School Employees Fund Over Disputed Financial Records

ScrantonT Editorial: School Employees Pension Board Scandal Builds

TribLive: Survey: Parents Give Public Schools High Grades For Instruction During Pandemic

Guest Essay: The End Of The School Year Is Only The Beginning

PG: Now It’s The Public’s Turn To Speak About State-Owned University Merger Proposal

Inquirer: Temple Names First Black President In School’s History

PG: Mark Wahlberg Shares Pittsburgh-Area Grad’s Inspirational Story

TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland County Judge Proves Value Of Human Element In Sentencing

Guest Essay: Legislators Should Approve Online Raffles For Nonprofit Groups

Guest Essay: Becoming ‘Warehouse Valley’ Not The Lehigh Valley’s Only Economic Option

WilliamsportS Editorial: No Simple Solutions To Complex Problem Of Societal Violence

Guest Essay: PA’s Autism And Intellectual Disability Services System Is In Crisis

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

AP: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Report Details Sweeping Failures Around Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol

NPR: ‘Bring Your Guns’: Bipartisan U.S. Senate Probe Uncovers More Alarming Intelligence Before Assault On U.S. Capitol 

WPost: U.S. Capitol Police Had Intelligence About Assault Weeks Before Riot, U.S. Senate Probe Finds

Biden Infrastructure Plan

WESA: Toomey Reiterates Opposition To Biden’s Broad Infrastructure Plan

AP: Biden Ends Republican Infrastructure Talks, But New Group Emerges

National/International

WHYY: Democratic Cong. Houlahan Decides Against U.S. Senate Run In 2022

WITF: Judge Advances Lawsuit Against Berks County Over Plans For Immigrant Detention Center

Civil Justice

PG: Black Political Empowerment Project Asks PA Supreme Court To Discipline Allegheny County DA For Plea Deal Policy

TribLive: Vandergrift Suspends Cop Who Had Viral Encounter With Black Restaurant Patron

PennLive: Court Gives PA School District Win In Battle To Keep ‘Redskins’ Nickname

Coronavirus

AP: House Votes To End Governor’s Pandemic Disaster Declaration

Ford Turner: House Approves Resolution To Fully Terminate Wolf’s COVID Disaster Declaration, It Now Goes To Senate

ErieT: House Votes To End Wolf’s COVID Emergency Declaration

Dept. Of Health: Reports 35 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 450 New Cases; 55.9% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+)-- 6.8.21 

Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For May 28-June 3

PennLive: Still 1 County With High Spread Of COVID, Percent Positivity Falls Below 3%

MCall: County Vaccination Rates Range From 22% To 57% As Shots Decline

PennLive: How Many Vaccinated People Does PA Need

LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Mass Vaccination Site Is Closing, Here’s How To Get Your 2nd Shot

Dept. Of Human Services: Guidance For Children Not Yet Eligible To Receive COVID Vaccine

WHYY: Officials Say Most Activities Safe For Young, Unvaccinated Kids

PEMA: Centre County Regional Vaccination Clinic Open Daily Thru June 14

Stephen Caruso: House Republican Lawmakers Threaten State Funding For University of Pennsylvania Over Requirement For COVID Vaccinations 

LancasterOnline Editorial: Lancaster’s COVID Vaccination Site Needs To Finish The Job

WHYY: In Liberal Philly, A Year Of Anxiety Over Health And Politics Makes It Hard To Ditch The Mask

ErieT: The Eviction Ban Is Ending, Here’s How To Get Help With Rent And Utilities In PA 

Dept. Of Labor & Industry: New Unemployment Compensation System Now Online 

AP: PA’s New Unemployment Claims System Goes Live

Spotlight PA: Jobless In PA Livid Over New Unemployment System Errors As State Declares Victory

TribLive: Survey: Parents Give Public Schools High Grades For Instruction During Pandemic

Federal COVID Relief

PennLive: Hershey Road Family Restaurant Charged With $237,000 COVID Loan Scam

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[Posted: June 9, 2021]

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