Legislature
Pennsylvania can’t fine addiction treatment facilities that break rules. Some lawmakers want to change that. | Local/Regional | thedailyreview.com
(53) Pa. State Senator Working On Legislation To Make It A Requirement To Test For Legionella In Building – YouTube
Pa. State Senator Working On Legislation To Make It A Requirement To Test For Legionella In Buildings – CBS Pittsburgh (cbslocal.com)
PA Senate Republicans Blame Wolf, Green Activists For Mon Valley Works Cancelation | Across Pennsylvania, PA Patch
The best PA Republican calls Biden an “elitist environmentalist” because at least 1,000 lost steel jobs – Lovebylife
Drug Recognition Experts Measure Before PA Senate – WDAC
Bill Protects Workers From Sexual Harassment & Retribution – WDAC
Gov. Wolf Squares Off With GOP By Firing Charter School Appeals Board Members | WSKGWSKG
A new bill would raise wages and require health benefits for workers at Philadelphia International Airport (inquirer.com)
Proposed legislation would provide airport workers with health benefits | Local News | phillytrib.com
Lawmakers eye work search requirements, loosened regulations in Pennsylvania’s economic recovery | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. House forms panel to investigate botched effort to advertise constitutional amendment – pennlive.com
State Rep. Pam Snyder co-sponsors bill that would expand business interruption policies | Local News | observer-reporter.com
As budget season approaches, Harrisburg finds a way to investigate and legislate | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Wolf: Pa. voters need to ‘think carefully’ about emergency powers amendments | Friday Morning Coffee | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Put an end to negative health effects | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Revamped $12M expansion of Rock Lititz Studio gets state backing | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
Impeachment process begins for Schuylkill County commissioner – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
@SenatorKimWard: Thank you @foxandfriends for having me on today. I enjoyed speaking with @SteveDoocy about @U_S_Steel and the job killing agendas put forth by eco-warrior groups and advanced by the Wolf Admin and #PA dems. Full interview here https://pasen.wistia.com/medias/8txnc8bzjc
Coronavirus – COVID-19
National
India’s vaccinations decline as its virus outbreak reaches new highs | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden’s support for vaccine patent waivers faces uphill effort in Europe | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This pre-reopening euphoria feels like hope | Helen Ubiñas (inquirer.com)
Former Wistar Institute vaccine pioneer works to understand protection against COVID-19 (inquirer.com)
Covid-19 vaccine incentives: How to encourage the vaccine without running afoul of employment law – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
New Study Estimates More Than 900,000 People Have Died Of COVID-19 In U.S. : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
Vaccine Access Starkly Unequal As US Demand Dips : Consider This from NPR : NPR
New York City aims to offer virus vaccinations to tourists – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
State
Lawsuit contends company and Pa. health department knew of contact tracing data breach for months | TribLIVE.com
Summer concerts are coming back (carefully) after a long year of COVID-19: What to expect if you go – pennlive.com
44 Pa. counties have substantial spread of COVID-19 as positive test rate drops again – pennlive.com
Pa. COVID-19 update: 43% of adult residents fully vaccinated – pennlive.com
These are the ZIP codes in Pa. with the highest number of new COVID-19 cases – pennlive.com
Local
Chartiers Valley sets vaccine clinic for students | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Almost 450 incarcerated people vaccinated at Allegheny County Jail | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Covid cases in Allegheny, Westmoreland, state remain steady; vaccine efforts inch along | TribLIVE.com
Cooper University Health Care teams up with Philadelphia 76ers for Covid-19 vaccine campaign – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Students in William Penn and Southeast get shots in the arm | News | delcotimes.com
Local COVID-19 surge easing, statewide numbers also down | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Pop-up clinics help vaccinate hard-to-reach communities in Lancaster County | Health | lancasteronline.com
Daily walk-in vaccine clinics open in Chester County; free to public | Coronavirus | dailylocal.com
Phoenixville High School students receive COVID vaccine at clinic | Local News | dailylocal.com
Beaver County vaccine rate: How many people have been vaccinated? (timesonline.com)
Allegheny County vaccine rate: How many people have been vaccinated? (timesonline.com)
How many more Berks residents must get vaccinated before Pa. lifts its mask mandate? | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Business
SBA’s Targeted EIDL Advance location requirements frustrating small businesses – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Reed Smith law firm latest Pittsburgh employer to announce plans to bring back remote workers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Saxonburg tech firm II-VI lands $410M investment from Apple | TribLIVE.com
ATI, United Steelworkers at odds over union’s latest contract offer | TribLIVE.com
Qurate, QVC’s parent company, sells West Chester building – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Gopuff expands internationally after acquiring UK’s Fancy – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Penn National putting Barstool brand into more products to court sports bettors – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Think Loud building: Limited liability company files for bankruptcy (ydr.com)
Big US jobs gain? Some employers would have hired more workers, if only they could find them – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
PPL plans to keep most employees working remotely ‘for at least a few more months’ – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Survey shows Lehigh Valley businesses are recovering from COVID-19 pandemic, but finding workers remains a challenge – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Crime/Punishment
Philadelphia’s exonerations call decades of police homicide investigations into question (inquirer.com)
Delaware County officials announce citizen board to help oversee troubled Juvenile Detention Center (inquirer.com)
Shade Township disbands police department | News | tribdem.com
Speed cameras in Pennsylvania bring in more than $1 million in 2020 (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Lower Merion approves resolution to support efforts allowing local police to use radar | Mainlinesuburbanlife | mainlinemedianews.com
Midstate county introduces wearable wristbands to assist police with crisis intervention. | WITF
Wristbands help York County first responders spot mental illness during crisis (ydr.com)
Education
Local school leaders push state to boost education funding | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Holy Spirit Academy of New Castle to close at end of school year | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Colleges are moving away from standardized tests to increase diversity, but it isn’t working | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly school buildings are largely reopened, but most families are opting for remote learning (inquirer.com)
Rowan University has COVID-19 vaccine requirement and incentives (inquirer.com)
By wrecking state universities, GOP crushes American Dream for its own communities | Will Bunch (inquirer.com)
Drexel College of Medicine at Tower Health readies for Berks County debut – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Erie School District proposes 3% tax increase, aims to exit state watch (goerie.com)
Pa. schools challenged to adopt anti-racist curricula (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Philly schools see a rise in teens’ mental health issues related to pandemic, gun violence | WITF
Facing ‘an exacerbated crisis’ because of pandemic, Lehigh Valley school leaders urge Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase education funding – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Lack of fair funding could lead to receivership in Scranton, superintendent says | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
North Pocono School Board raises taxes, appoints new leader, OKs tax break | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Elections/Politics
PA Dems Expand Communications Team | PoliticsPA
Reports: Conor Lamb, Sean Parnell Could Face Off Again In U.S. Senate Race – CBS Pittsburgh (cbslocal.com)
Lehigh Valley election guide: Pennsylvania primary 2021 – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Environment
Free trees from PPL in time for spring planting | Snyder | northcentralpa.com
Lawsuit filed over raw sewage Harrisburg pumps into the Susquehanna (ydr.com)
584 million gallons of untreated sewage entered Susquehanna River in 2020 | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
‘A third-world problem’: 584 million gallons of Harrisburg-area wastewater discharged untreated in 2020 – pennlive.com
Electric cars are coming, and gas stations will have to adjust (inquirer.com)
U.S. announces major conservation effort but offers few details | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden administration outlines land, waters conservation plan (inquirer.com)
Letter: Clean-energy program shows some great promise | Letters to the Editor | readingeagle.com
Transportation
Airlines Add Flights, New Direct Routes, In Hopes Of Busy Summer Travel : NPR
Septa to use bus shuttles on West Trenton train line this weekend (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Smoketown Bridge in Rockland Township closed indefinitely; plans for repairs in works | Local News | readingeagle.com
Health
Gannon’s ‘Healthy Kids at St. Ben’s’ program provides health care education (goerie.com)
Corry Memorial Hospital nurses fight through COVID-19 challenges (goerie.com)
Mercyhurst University expands programs for nurses’ health (goerie.com)
Erie VA nurse: Emergency relief experience proves life-altering (goerie.com)
ALA, lung health advocates discuss tobacco control during annual event (timesonline.com)
Legal Ease: ABLE Accounts — a tool for special needs planning | Entertainment | mainlinemedianews.com
Penn State Berks senior wants to improve public health in minority communities | Berks and Beyond | readingeagle.com
State News
The only eviction moratorium that covers Pa. remains in effect — for now (inquirer.com)
With Hundreds Of Thousands Of Backlogged Claims, Advocates Say Pennsylvania Unemployment System Upgrade Could Cause Problems | 90.5 WESA
When will the cicadas arrive in Pennsylvania and where? – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
‘Buy American’ policies are good for Pennsylvania | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Anti-Defamation League: PA ranked 5th in US for anti-Semitic incidents (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pa.’s waitlist system is an injustice to its disabilities community | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Lyme disease found in nearly 40% of ticks during large Pennsylvania study – pennlive.com
NASA rocket launch should be visible in NEPA Saturday night | National News | thetimes-tribune.com
National News
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs voting restrictions into law; voter rights groups plan immediate legal challenge | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Texas follows Florida as Republicans press voting limits | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ohio latest state to see GOP-backed voting law rewrite | TribLIVE.com
United States unemployment claims fell last week to pandemic-low 498,000 (inquirer.com)
One year after the worst jobs loss on record, millions of Americans remain out of work | Business | phillytrib.com
Global shares mostly rise on US rally; eyes on jobs data | Business | delcotimes.com
Colorado GOP lawmaker who used racist term is reprimanded | TribLIVE.com
South Carolina cuts federal unemployment boost from weekly payments | TribLIVE.com
DOJ: Arizona Senate Audit, Recount May Violate Federal Law : NPR
Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornography | National and World | dailylocal.com
Howard students protest cut of Classics department, hub for Black scholarship | Across America | phillytrib.com
National Day of Prayer inspires pleas for unity and justice | Across America | phillytrib.com
New homes cost $36,000 more because of an epic shortage of lumber | Business | phillytrib.com
Anti-transgender bills are latest version of conservatives’ longtime strategy to rally their base | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Here’s when you may see a tax refund on unemployment benefits up to $10,200 – pennlive.com
Jobs Numbers and Stock Market: Live Updates – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Editorial: Now more than ever, nurses and teachers deserve our thanks | Editorials | readingeagle.com
Local News
Pennsylvania approves private takeover of Royersford sewer system; rates will increase 70% (inquirer.com)
If prison leaves East King Street, ‘unique’ redevelopment possibility would replace it, officials say | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
New Hope’s tourism app uses technology to woo visitors, locals (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Bucks County philanthropist donates $20K to Bristol Township students (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
FACE TO FACE: Valley Forge Tourism and Convention Board hosts in-person, outdoor event | Business | dailylocal.com
Buildings razed, setting stage for construction of $18 million library in Kennett Square | Local News | dailylocal.com
ACME Screening Room Carpool Cinema returns this summer (buckscountyherald.com)
Upper Merion supervisors OK ordinance making marijuana possession summary offense | Kingofprussiacourier | mainlinemedianews.com
Luzerne County Manager, DA clash over voter fraud case | Times Leader
Apology to be issued for racist comment by Hollenback Golf Course employee | Times Leader
Berks County officials plan to investigate merits of creating a county health department | Berks and Beyond | readingeagle.com
Allentown Catholic Diocese will soon allow churches to return to full capacity – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
‘They meant something to us’: LVHN nurses run to raise money for COVID-19 relief fund, honor those who have died – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Union Pacific ‘Big Boy’ goes back on display at Steamtown | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Cognetti announces task force to improve Scranton licensing, permits processes | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Busy Downtown boulevard to become a summer pop-up park and arts destination | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Officials, unemployed Pittsburghers rally against backlog in jobless benefits | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Buttigieg views aging Pittsburgh bridges, says it’s time for ‘generational investment’ | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promotes $2.3 trillion infrastructure package in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
Why Pete Buttigieg visited Pittsburgh and what he said (poconorecord.com)
‘She’s a text away’: Mentoring program helps new moms navigate parenthood | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh set to resume in October after pandemic pause | TribLIVE.com
Allegheny County paid sick leave bill presented to board of health | TribLIVE.com
Activists sound off during city council public hearing on displacement of Black Pittsburghers | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
In Pittsburgh’s historic Hill District, some fear new development could force people out. They’ve seen it before | WITF
Philly
Philly’s Judge Elections This Month Have the Power To Change the City – The Appeal
Carlos Vega threatens to sue Philadelphia DA Krasner’s campaign and Shaun King (inquirer.com)
City Council should fight Kenney’s cuts to eviction prevention budget | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Grass pollen in Philadelphia area spikes for allergy sufferers (inquirer.com)
Peco improperly shut off nearly 50,000 customers because of computer glitches (inquirer.com)
Biden calls Philadelphia sports fans the ‘most informed and most obnoxious’ (inquirer.com)
School District families receive counseling, support through Philly HopeLine | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
FEC drops inquiry into Trump hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Energy secretary lays out need for funding for clean energy, fossil fuel research near Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. says fate of nuclear pact up to Iran as talks resume | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden to push his big infrastructure plan in GOP stronghold | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Infrastructure Q&A: Pete Buttigieg has Eisenhower, Lincoln and buses on his mind | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden’s proposed economic plans reverse recent history. Will voters follow? (inquirer.com)
Front-line, farm-state Democrats push back against Biden tax plan | TribLIVE.com
Biden’s Narrower Immigration Focus Frustrates Advocates : NPR
Red meat politics: GOP turns culture war into a food fight | National and World | delcotimes.com
Blinken’s battle to make State Department more diverse will face steep resistance, diplomats of color say | News | phillytrib.com
Biden admin says it will permanently restore migratory bird protections | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Despite what former President Donald Trump says, he did lose the election | WITF
Will we get a fourth pandemic stimulus payment? That’s up to Congress, the White House says – pennlive.com
Toomey again to push for ‘Thin Blue Line Act’ | Times Leader
Stefanik Moves to Oust Cheney, Resurfacing False Election Claims – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
