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Bipartisan PA County Commissioners Group: Shares Frustrations Over Lack Of 2 Needed Changes To Election Law Before Summer Break
PA Cap-Star: Bipartisan PA County Commissioners Want Lawmakers 2 Changes To Election Law Before Summer Recess
WilliamsportS: County Commissioners Around State Want 2 Election Law Changes
AP: Mail-In Voting Law Spurring New Tensions Over Elections
MCall: Dept. Of State Says Don’t Count Undated Mail-In Ballots, Siding With Republicans
WHYY: In Last-Minute Reversal, Philly Commissioners Won’t Count Undated Mail-In Ballots
May State Revenues Bring Year-To-Date Collections $2.9 Billion Over Estimates [PaEN]
AP: PA Tax Collections Continue To Rebound From Pandemic
Jan Murphy: Lt. Gov. Fettermand Defies Law Flies Pride Flag From His Capitol Office Balcony
PG: After Transition, PA’s Unemployment System Will Be Faster, Easier To Use, State Officials Say
ScrantonT Editorial: Pass Bill On Drug Price Transparency
PA Cap-Star: Push To Reform PA Second-Degree Murder Statute Continues
NBC10: Philly Lawmaker Pushing To Make Prison Medical Copay Permanent
CourierT: How Bucks County Jail uses Physical Force With Mental Distress Inmates
CourierT: PA Coroners Must Notify Family Of A Death, Why That Doesn’t Always Happen
TribLive: Person Arrested, Charged Monday After Threats Halted New Castle School Prom
TribLive: Allegheny County DA Chides Ross Park Mall For Lack Of Security Cameras After Gunfire Erupts
PG: 2 Teens Charged With Gun-Related Crimes In Ross Park Mall Gunfire
WHYY: Philly City Lawmakers Call For More Funding For Anti-Violence Efforts
PennLive: Cumberland County Judge Facing Misconduct Allegations Resigns
PG: Pittsburgh H.S. Moves Online For Tuesday Classes After Water Main Break
ScrantonT: Change In Collection Of Student Debt Will Benefit Students, AG’s Office Said
PG Editorial: College Athletes Should Be Compensated For Use Of Their Names, Images
LancasterOnline: Wolf Calls PA’s Private Charter School Laws ‘The Worst In The Nation’
Jan Murphy: Have Snow Days Melted Off PA School Calendars?
Paul Muschick: How PA’s Failure To Increase Dog License Fees Is Biting Taxpayers
WESA: PA Businesses, Consumers Among Those Getting Short End Of Stick Amid Lumber Shortage
TribLive: Survey Seeks To Determine Level Of Home Internet Access For PA Students
AltoonaM: Blair County To Expand Broadband Access
PennLive: Newly Planted 5G Poles Enrage Some Harrisburg Residents
PG: PNC Now Fifth Largest Bank In Country Thanks To Merger
WESA: State Legislators Eager To Finish Mon-Fayette Expressway
National/International
Philadelphia Magazine: One Moment From John Fetterman’s Past Could Derail His U.S. Senate Bid
MCall: Cong. Wild Addresses Rise Of Warehouses, Jan. 6 Commission In Her First In-Person Event
Politics PA: PA Senate Seat Stays As Most Likely To Flip In Latest 2022 Ratings
WHYY: PA Haitian Community Hails Temporary Protected Status, Questions Immigration Future
AP: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Settles With Hazleton Over Language Barrier
WHYY: Montgomery County Meat-Processing Plant Closes Amid Massive Cyberattack Against JBS
AP: Meat Producer JBS Says Most Plants Will Be Working Wednesday After Cyberattack
Civil Justice
PA Cap-Star: Black People In PA More Than 5 Times As Likely As Whites to Be Killed By Police
Guest Essay: After A Year Of Increased Anti-Asian Hate, I Finally Feel Some Hope
TribLive: Stowe Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges In Police Car Destruction During 2020 Protests
PA Cap-Star: Philly Council Looks To Diversity City Workforce By Eliminating ‘Rule Of Two’
Guest Essay: Police Reform Cannot Be Fully Realized Until We Eliminate Qualified Immunity
PA's Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
AP: Arizona Republic Election Audit Draws PA Republican Senators Mastriano, Dush, Rep. Kauffman
Business Insider: Arizona Audit Attracts PA Republican Sen. Mastriano Who Bused Protesters To U.S. Capitol Insurrection
Guest Essay: Why It’s Increasingly Difficult To Get To The Truth
Coronavirus
Dept. Of Health: Reports 45 Additional Deaths Due To COVID; 580 New Cases; 54.4% Fully Vaccinated (Age 18+) --6.2.21
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
TribLive: Allegheny County COVID Case Average Hits Lowest Mark Since Last June
ErieT: COVID Is ‘Manageable’ In Erie County, Official Says
Gov. Wolf: COVID Early Warning Monitoring Dashboard Update For May 21-27
PG: Percent Positivity Rate Falls Below 4%, Wyoming County Only County With Substantial Spread
TribLive: COVID Vaccine Clinic At Valley H.S. Open To Those Needing 1st Shot
TribLive: Roots Of Faith In Sharpsburg Hosts COVID Vaccine Clinic
WilliamsportS: Lycoming County Lags Behind State In Vaccinations
PG: Hey Penn State Students And Employees: Need An Extra $1,000? Get Vaccinated
CentreDT: Get Vaccinated And Win $1,000, Penn State Announces Weekly Incentives To Get Vaccinated
PennLive: Penn State Health Study Offers Cash To People Who Fear Severe COVID Vaccine Reaction
WPSU: Penn State To Repeal Most COVID Masking Requirements Starting June 28
Inquirer: Penn State’s COVID-Related Losses IN Athletics Not As Bad As First Feared
WHYY: Penn Mandates Vaccine For All Staff, Faculty, Doctoral Trainees
WESA: Senate Bill Would Allow Teens To Bypass Parental Approval For COVID Vaccine
MCall: PA Lifted Nearly All COVID Restrictions, What Happens Next
PennLive: Penn State Announces Beaver Stadium, Other Athletics Venues At Full Capacity This Fall
Inquirer: How Pandemic Changed Vaping Habits Among Teens, Young Adults
Guest Essay: Thanks To Volunteers Who Showed Up To Help Harrisburg Students Continue Learning Thru COVID
PG Editorial: Pandemic Pushed EMS Services Into Red, Up To Local Leaders To Help Them Recover
TribLive: Westmoreland Jail Free Of COVID For First Time Since March
TribLive: Western PA Restaurants Struggle To Open At Full Capacity
WHYY: SEPTA Invites Riders To Return As Philly Reopens
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[Posted: June 2, 2021]
