Legislature
Pennsylvania nears snow and ice removal revision – Land Line
Chester County transportation projects get $793,330 in state funding | Local News | dailylocal.com
New Britain Borough Gets $480K For Butler Avenue Improvements | Doylestown, PA Patch
Playground at West Chester’s Everhart Park to be upgraded | Local News | dailylocal.com
Grant Awarded to Kennett Greenway Project, Announces Williams – MyChesCo
Kennett biking and hiking trail gets huge boost in funding from state | Local News | dailylocal.com
Roller Hockey Rink, Rain Garden Projects Awarded Grants – LevittownNow.com
Pa. Democrat expresses concern about Farm Show PPE stockpile | ABC27
PA sex abuse survivors: State Senate may allow victims to sue (goerie.com)
Editorial | Senate finally getting message about child sexual abuse? | Editorials | tribdem.com
Ultimatum to PA Gov: Withdraw RGGI Carbon Tax or No New PUC Appts | Marcellus Drilling News
Senate should vote to open courtroom to adult survivors of child abuse (timesonline.com)
Op-Ed: Limiting Pa. governors’ emergency powers could prove disastrous (timesonline.com)
Op-Ed: Vote to limit the governor’s power on May 18 (timesonline.com)
Letter: Vote no on amendments (timesonline.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
National
Despite a billion vaccine shots given, Covid-19 runs rampant in much of the world.
Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine: Pause lifted by FDA, use to resume (timesonline.com)
Millions are skipping their second doses of COVID-19 vaccines | National News | thetimes-tribune.com
U.S. Pledges Medical Aid To India, Where COVID-19 Is Overwhelming Hospitals : NPR
The E.U. is set to let vaccinated U.S. tourists visit this summer.
Michigan’s Covid Wards Are Filling Up With Younger Patients – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Rural Ambulance Crews Have Run Out of Money and Volunteers – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Don’t let myths about COVID-19 vaccine stop you from getting the shot – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
State
Pennsylvania Department of Health gives OK to resume J&J vaccine | Coronavirus | dailylocal.com
Geisinger: Employee data shows COVID-19 vaccines effective | Coronavirus | standardspeaker.com
Only 20% of workers in Pa. prisons have been vaccinated | Coronavirus | standardspeaker.com
Pennsylvania sees new trend in covid hospitalizations: 3 days of decline | TribLIVE.com
COVID-19 cases dropping in Pa. and N.J., 8 vaccine myths debunked (inquirer.com)
Local
201 more COVID cases for Berks County in the daily Pa. report | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Area drug and alcohol programs help clients get vaccinated | Coronavirus | standardspeaker.com
COVID-19 vaccine now given in Erie County homes (goerie.com)
Cambria, Somerset each add one COVID-19 death | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
COVID-19 cases, deaths dip in state, region Sunday | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
83 new cases of COVID-19 reported in Luzerne County on Sunday | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
Shelters struggle to vaccinate Pittsburgh’s homeless population | TribLIVE.com
Map shows where to get a covid vaccine in Allegheny County | TribLIVE.com
Business
Letter: Business leaders should be fighting tax increases | Letters to the Editor | readingeagle.com
Staffing shortages affect local eateries | Business | standardspeaker.com
Tenaris to restart production, add jobs at two Beaver County plants (timesonline.com)
Summer tourism leans on outdoor dining at Pennsylvania restaurants (ydr.com)
How the pandemic has shaken up retirement | Times Leader
Start-ups, venture capital investors flood post-pandemic Philly (inquirer.com)
Crime/Punishment
Police use of Tasers ends in hundreds of deaths like Daunte Wright (timesonline.com)
Lancaster County Coroner says Linda Stoltzfoos was strangled, stabbed | WITF
Education
Covid-19 shattered enrollment patterns at region’s community colleges | TribLIVE.com
Temple’s business school sees virtual reality as future of online learning (inquirer.com)
34 million kids to be fed this summer under Biden food program expansion – pennlive.com
New COVID-19 cases forces temporarily closure of Middletown Area Middle School – pennlive.com
Lower Merion hires firm to help in superintendent search | Mainlinetimes | mainlinemedianews.com
Moon Area School District cuts slavery question from curriculum (timesonline.com)
Op-Ed: Sending our kids back to school never felt so good (timesonline.com)
Bucks County Community College names Felicia Ganther as next president (theintell.com)
School taxes: Proposed Millcreek budget for 2021-22 includes tax increase (goerie.com)
Eight vie for five seats on Scranton School Board | Election | thetimes-tribune.com
Elections/Politics
1st 2020 Census Results: What You Need To Know About The Count : NPR
Young adults’ relocations are reshaping political geography | WITF
‘Voteswagon’ stops in Centre County ahead of redistricting | Centre Daily Times
Bartos super PAC muscles into Pennsylvania Senate race – POLITICO
Lehigh Valley school board races highlight school reopening battle – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Widening fight over guns features prominently in Pennsylvania court race | WITF
Letter: Making voting safe and secure important (timesonline.com)
Environment
Beth Shalom and Pittsburgh leaders introduce new solar initiative (wtae.com)
Helping to preserve the environment in Chester County | Local News | dailylocal.com
Transportation
Health
Pollen-allergy vs. COVID-19 symptoms, here are the differences (inquirer.com)
Accolade Inc. expands into virtual primary care (inquirer.com)
State News
Pa. student’s Snapchat profanity leads to Supreme Court free speech case – pennlive.com
State lawmaker learns his ID was stolen when notified jobless benefits were denied – pennlive.com
Pennsylvanians pay extra for public pensions – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Going, going, not quite gone: How pandemic changed auctions in Pa. and across the country | WITF
National chicken wing shortage hits NEPA | News | citizensvoice.com
National News
Federal Aid to Renters Moves Slowly, Leaving Many at Risk – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
1st Time Gun Buyers Help Push Record U.S. Gun Sales Amid String Of Mass Shootings : NPR
Choosing A Career? You Don’t Need College For Many Trade Jobs : Life Kit : NPR
Asian Man In Critical Condition After Another Attack In New York City : NPR
N.C. Sheriff Says He Wants To Release Bodycam Footage In Killing Of Andrew Brown : NPR
NAACP Legal Defense Fund Asks DOJ To Pause Local Police Grants : NPR
California Governor Moves To Ban Fracking By 2024 : NPR
Democrat Troy Carter Wins New Orleans-Based U.S. House Seat : NPR
To Be Tracked or Not? Apple Is Now Giving Us the Choice. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Despite racial reckoning, state efforts stall on reparations | News | phillytrib.com
A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP | AP analysis – pennlive.com
Receive SNAP benefits? You could get more stimulus (theintell.com)
How tiny houses and shipping containers can help people who are homeless (inquirer.com)
Chloé Zhao makes Oscar history, winning best director | Entertainment | citizensvoice.com
Local News
Local Chester County Resident Receives Blue-Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids Award – MyChesCo
Reading buys 91 guns from city and Berks County residents | Local News | readingeagle.com
Guns and ammo still hard to come by in Hazleton area | News | standardspeaker.com
Garden of Reflection: Campaign to support 9/11 memorial pushes on (theintell.com)
Guest Opinion: Doylestown Borough Council makes the wrong call on marijuana (theintell.com)
Pleasant Valley is mulling furloughs and property tax hikes (poconorecord.com)
Stroudsburg native to represent US Equestrian national team in Italy (poconorecord.com)
Cartwright, colleagues introduce environmental bills (poconorecord.com)
Erie City Hall’s security/reopening plan could carry $1M price tag (goerie.com)
Erie migrant children moved from Summit Township dormitory on Saturday (goerie.com)
Chester Water Authority says receivership no longer needed in Chester | News | delcotimes.com
Sugarman’s Plaza could have sinkholes beneath | News | thetimes-tribune.com
County council might vote on tax break for warehouse project Tuesday | News | citizensvoice.com
Luzerne County government still hasn’t paid its stormwater fee | Times Leader
A final farewell for Nanticoke firefighter | Times Leader
Pitt
Gun violence surges in Pittsburgh, but few arrests made | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philadelphia allowing bar seating starting Friday – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Philly launches ‘litter task force’ ahead of street cleaning reboot | Local News | phillytrib.com
‘I don’t really know what justice is’: Inside one Philly classroom after the Chauvin verdict | WITF
Philadelphia looks at reforms to fix its broken child welfare system (timesonline.com)
Walter Wallace Jr. is remembered 6 months after police fatally shot him (inquirer.com)
Washington
Status Of Biden’s Promises After 100 Days In Office : NPR
Biden approval rating nearing 100-day milestone barely tops 50% – pennlive.com
Supreme Court Eyes Rich Activists, Their Anonymous Donations And Tax Breaks : NPR
Biden Selects Scientist Rick Spinrad To Lead NOAA : NPR
Biden Calls Slaughter Of Armenians A Genocide : NPR
Liz Cheney vs. MAGA – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Minority legislators sense moment to pass ‘bold’ legislation | News | phillytrib.com
Military panel urges taking sexual assault cases out of commanders’ control | WITF
Roll Call: Congress votes on D.C. statehood, hate-crime bill (goerie.com)