Legislature
Town hall to be held Thursday on vaccine hesitancy | Coronavirus | delcotimes.com
Pa. Senate bill will remove ‘homosexuality’ from state’s crimes code | News | northcentralpa.com
Limiting Pennsylvania governor’s emergency powers is a bad idea (goerie.com)
Halcovage impeachment process begins | News | standardspeaker.com
How the Pa. Black Caucus wants to dismantle systemic racism (poconorecord.com)
Pa. Black caucus pushes bills to dismantle systemic racism (ydr.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
National
COVID-19’s U.S. toll projected to drop sharply by the end of July | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Libraries still quarantine books, even as cases drop and vaccinations rise (inquirer.com)
U.S. to back waiver of vaccine intellectual property protections at WTO | TribLIVE.com
CureVac Covid Vaccine Could Bring Hope to the Unvaccinated World – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Americans Are Taking Outings Again, Giving A lift To Businesses : NPR
Public health, medical experts say removing most COVID-19 restrictions a reasonable next step | WITF
COVID mixed messages; sorting fact from fiction | Smart Talk (witf.org)
State
Pennsylvania leads U.S. in plunge of first COVID-19 vaccine doses given | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Republican Sen. Kim Ward endorses covid vaccine for return to normalcy | TribLIVE.com
PA contract with Insight Global not renew after data breach (audacy.com)
PSU’s James Franklin, Gov. Tom Wolf team up to promote COVID vaccines (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
The number of vaccinated Erie police officers, firefighters increases (goerie.com)
College kids urged to get vaccinated; statewide demand lags | WITF
A full Beaver Stadium for Penn State football may be possible with enough vaccinations | WITF
Local
Vincent Hughes, Sheryl Lee Ralph-Hughes host vaccination clinics – WHYY
Luzerne County tops 100,000 vaccinations | Times Leader
COVID pandemic death toll for Berks residents reaches 1,000 | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
York County vaccine rate: How many people have been vaccinated? (ydr.com)
UPMC Hamot COVID nurse survives her own severe bout with virus (goerie.com)
Montgomery County records 73 new coronavirus cases in daily report | News | mainlinemedianews.com
AHN to host a vaccination clinic Thursday in Aliquippa (timesonline.com)
Bucks County vaccine rate: How many people have been vaccinated? (theintell.com)
Business
Former Hazelwood coke works being considered for green manufacturing plant | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PNC, BNY Mellon share plans to bring remote workers back to the office | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Google Adopts Pandemic Telework Changes : NPR
Minimum wage: How would $15 an hour impact restaurant owners, workers? (poconorecord.com)
Crime/Punishment
Shade Township supervisors to vote Thursday on disbanding police department | News | tribdem.com
States push back against use of facial recognition by police – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Activists want open data about how Pittsburgh police use ‘less-lethal’ weapons | WITF
Warminster releases settlement with ex-cop accused of child sex abuse (theintell.com)
Honoring fallen law enforcement heroes including those from Wade dump fire | News | delcotimes.com
Education
Pa. superintendents, charter advocates continue to spar over school funding | WITF
Small crowd attends hearing on closing Meyers and Coughlin | Education | citizensvoice.com
Officials tour new Lackawanna College campus | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Chester Upland charter bidders to make their pitch tonight | News | delcotimes.com
Elections/Politics
A week after FBI raid, Rudy Giuliani prepares to host Midstate fundraiser for Mastriano | ABC27
LETTER: Early ballot prep needed | Letters to the Editor | observer-reporter.com
Inquirer endorses Judge Kevin Brobson for Pa. Supreme Court in Republican primary | Endorsement
NRCC Adds Houlahan to 2022 Target List | PoliticsPA
Lugar Center: Fitzpatrick Ranked As Most Bipartisan Member For The 116th Congress | PoliticsPA
Environment
Climate report predicts weeks of 90-degree days by mid-century in Pa. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This report predicts PA’s annual temperature will rise by 6 degrees (poconorecord.com)
Regional groups ask feds to renew Falcon Pipeline scrutiny (timesonline.com)
Ron DeSantis Pushes Coastal ‘Resilience’ While Doing Little To Tackle Climate Change : NPR
Transportation
Wenzell Ave. reopens after bridge replacement and improvement project – WPXI
Harrisburg’s North Second Street won’t become a two-way until 2022 – pennlive.com
Health
Site near Monroeville Mall eyed for new $91 million VA outpatient clinic | TribLIVE.com
Allentown ranked as worst city for people with asthma in U.S. – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
How Food May Improve Your Mood – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
State News
Jobless want state to end backlog, pay benefits now | TribLIVE.com
Northeast Pennsylvania ready to celebrate #570Day on social media | News | thetimes-tribune.com
National chicken wing shortage hits NEPA | Business | standardspeaker.com
League of Women Voters honors Thomas for Pennsylvania mapping proposal (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Voting laws by state: How other places compare to Georgia (ydr.com)
Chronic Wasting disease spreads. in Pennsylvania (goerie.com)
National News
Here’s a round-up of this week’s redistricting news: May 5, 2021 – Ballotpedia News
Federal judge strikes down CDC’s national moratorium on evictions | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Explainer: Will juror’s march presence impact Derek Chauvin case? | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Chlorine shortage expected this summer | Business | citizensvoice.com
Anti-Olympic petition gains tens of thousands of signatures | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Local News
Heritage of Green Hills Breaks Ground on State-Of-The-Art Health Care Center | BCTV
Churchill residents voice concerns over proposed e-commerce warehouse | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Prantl’s hit with health citations for opening Squirrel Hill bakery without permit | TribLIVE.com
NAACP: Hollenback Golf Course employee made racist comment | Times Leader
Geisinger shows off new LIFE facility in Wilkes-Barre for seniors | Times Leader
Officials in Hazleton prepare for fire fleet upgrade | News | standardspeaker.com
Editorial: Broadband internet access must be addressed | Editorials | readingeagle.com
Chester County picked for new low-income housing mobility program | Local News | dailylocal.com
Eateries in the Poconos look forward to lifted restrictions (poconorecord.com)
Filmmaking is thriving in Lancaster County – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Beaver County to survey broadband access to fill gaps (timesonline.com)
Doylestown cancels Memorial Day Parade (buckscountyherald.com)
Haycock eligible for $218,498 from American Recovery Plan (buckscountyherald.com)
Radnor continues to debate Raider nickname | Local-news | delcotimes.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh film incentives could translate into more jobs for Pittsburghers post-pandemic (wtae.com)
Activists call for Pittsburgh to cancel bid for supplies of less-lethal weapons | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh residents, council members take up issue of Black flight from city | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Part of Center City hotel high-rise to open, hoping for a visitor rebound (inquirer.com)
Biden’s American Families Plan can boost Philly students and teachers | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Mayor Jim Kenney says Philly is ready for a ‘tourism comeback’ (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia DA candidate profile: Larry Krasner (audacy.com)
Philadelphia District Attorney Debate profile: Carlos Vega (audacy.com)
Washington
Biden touts $28.6B restaurant relief program, orders tacos | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trump, Republicans express outrage over extension of Facebook ban | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Cheney clings to GOP post as Trump endorses replacement | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette