PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
— 2021 Year In Review
— TribLive: Looking Ahead To 2022: Pandemic Continues, Campaigns Heat Up, New Pittsburgh Mayor And More
— PA Cap-Star: Top 5 Stories Of 2021 – PA Republican Cong. Kelly Came Closer Than You Think To Stealing The Election For Former President
— WHYY: The Top Destination For Biden During His First Year? Pennsylvania
— Gov. Wolf: 2021 In Review – Supports Small, Diverse, Veteran Business With Record-Setting $856 Million Contract Spend
— Gov. Wolf: 2021 In Review – Progress On Education, Health Care, Jobs & More
— WITF: Top Stories Of 2021: Critical Race Theory And PA School Board Elections
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA Justice Tom Saylor Reflects On 28-Year Judicial Career
— PG Editorial: The Return To Normalcy That Wasn’t In 2022
— TribLive Editorial: Same Stuff, Different Year
— AltoonaM Editorial: Let’s Work To Assure 2022 Isn’t A Sequel To 2021
— ScrantonT Editorial: Make 2022 Year Of Voting Rights
— PG Editorial: Pittsburgh, Real And Imagined: Farewell To Mayor Peduto
— PA’s Role In Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— York Daily Record: 62 Pennsylvanians Arrested For Crimes In Assault On U.S. Capitol: Who They Are
— PG: Western Pennsylvanians Accused In Assault On U.S. Capitol Face Judgment Day
— LancasterOnline: 5 From Lancaster Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol, Here’s Where Their Cases Stand
— PA Cap-Star: Top 5 Stories Of 2021 – PA Republican Cong. Kelly Came Closer Than You Think To Stealing The Election For Former President
— WITF: How PA Election Misinformation Helped Inspire Assault On U.S. Capitol, Investigations And Policies
— AP: How Republicans Seize Election Power: ‘Slow-Motion Insurrection’ [PA Included]
— AP: Jan. 6 U.S. House Committee Prepares To Go Public As Findings Mount [Includes PA’s Key Role]
— LancasterOnline: Exploring What Happened During Assault On U.S. Capitol Is Hard When, Locally, Most Aren’t Talking About It
— LancasterOnline: Willingness To Consider Conspiracies, Right-Wing Media Explain Why Some Still Think Election ‘Stolen’
— PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: There Must Be Full Accountability For Inciters, Planners, Leaders Of Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol – Mike Kirlin, PA U.S. Navy Veteran
— PennLive Guest Essay: Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol An Ugly Day In American History – By Mark S. Singel (D)
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Attacks On Our Democracy Didn’t End Jan. 6, We Must Protect The Vote – By Cong. Dwight Evans (D)
— Inquirer Guest Essay: I Had Hoped The Tragedy Of Jan. 6 Would Bring Us Together, I Was Wrong – By Cong. Madeleine Dean (D)
— Inquirer Guest Essay: For Republicans, ‘Law And Order’ Must Be More Than A Slogan – By Kyle Sammin, Philadelphia Weekly [Jan. 6 Assault]
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Global Legacy Of Assault On U.S. Capitol: Foreign Friends, Adversaries Believe U.S. Power Is In Decline – By Trudy Rubin
— Inquirer Column: Connecting Court Battle Over State Funding Of Public Schools When PA Gave Up On Educating Its Kids As A Public Good And Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol – By Will Bunch
— YorkD Editorial: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Must Be Subpoenaed And/Or Booted Out Over His Role In Trying To Overturn 2020 Election Results, Assault On U.S. Capitol
— AP: Tears, Remorse Don’t Spare People Convicted Of Assaulting The U.S. Capitol From Jail [PA Included]
— USA Today: How The U.S. Government Failed To Stop The Rise Of Domestic Extremism [Pittsburgh As Hot Spot For Domestic Extremists, PA Included]
— New Voting Districts – Senate, House
— Legislative Reapportionment Commission: 6 Hearing Sessions On Proposed Senate, House Voting District Maps Begin Jan. 6
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Legislative Reapportionment Commission To Hold 6 Hearing Sessions On Proposed House, Senate Voting District Maps Starting Jan. 6
— YorkDR/Spotlight PA: How Proposed State House Voting District Map Scores In Every Required Measurement
— YorkDR/Spotlight PA: How Proposed State Senate Voting District Map Scores In Every Required Measurement
— ScrantonT Editorial: Snowflakes Melt Over New Voting District Maps
— Inquirer Editorial: A Chance For Pennsylvanians To Speak Up For Fair Voting District Maps
— Spotlight PA: How Proposed Senate Voting District Map Scores In Key Areas
— WESA: Public Is Weighing In On Proposed New Voting Districts, So Far They Don’t Like What They See
— Gov. Wolf: Expresses Concerns About Congressional Voting Districts Map Proposed By House Republicans
— Inquirer: PA Congressional Redistricting Fight Heats Up As Wolf Pushes Back On House Republican Proposal
— CourierT Guest Essay: Proposed Congressional Voting District Maps Keep PA’s Capital Region Whole – Fair Districts PA
— YorkD Editorial: Don’t Sleep On Redistricting, York County. Lawmakers Are Choosing Their Voters
— CourierT: Democratic Candidate Announces For New House Voting District In Bucks
— Governor’s Race
— Inquirer: Both Parties Can Redefine Themselves In PA In 2022
— PA Cap-Star: Republican Gubernatorial Hopeful Guy Ciarrocchi Says He Can Jumpstart PA’s Economy
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Republican Sen. Mastriano Lashes Out After Being Questioned On Use Of Senate Campaign Committee For Possible Gubernatorial Run By Conservative News Outlet
— ScrantonT: Federal Dept. Of Health & Human Services Chartered Flights Carrying Immigrant Minors To Wilkes-Barre, Not ICE
— ScrantonT: ICE Denies It Organized Flights To Wilkes-Barre Airport
— CitizensV: ICE Flights Land At Wilkes-Barre Airport Carrying Minors
— WHYY: The Top Destination For Biden During His First Year? Pennsylvania
— U.S. Senate Race
— PennLive – John Baer: In 2022, PA Faces A Tornado Of Politics, Including A Trip To The Land Of Oz
— Inquirer – Will Bunch: Republican David McCormick Running For U.S. Senate Isn’t As Sexy As Rival Oz, Just More Dangerous
— City & State: Democrat Lamb Says ‘Freedoms Are Under Attack’ In First Campaign Ad For U.S. Senate
— MCall/NYT: ‘Magic’ Weight-Loss Pills, COVID Cures: Republican Dr. Oz Under A Microscope As He Runs For U.S. Senate Seat
— WHYY: The Top Destination For Biden During His First Year? Pennsylvania
— Nov. 2 Election
— MCall: Embattled Allentown Constable-Elect Fails To Show At Court Hearing
— CitizensV: Hispanics Are The Majority In Hazleton, When Will They Win At The Ballot?
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— AP: How Republicans Seize Election Power: ‘Slow-Motion Insurrection’ [PA Included]
— PA Cap-Star: Top 5 Stories Of 2021 – PA Republican Cong. Kelly Came Closer Than You Think To Stealing The Election For Former President
— PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: There Must Be Full Accountability For Inciters, Planners, Leaders Of Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol – Mike Kirlin, PA U.S. Navy Veteran
— YorkD Editorial: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Must Be Subpoenaed And/Or Booted Out Over His Role In Trying To Overturn 2020 Election Results, Assault On U.S. Capitol
— USA Today: How The U.S. Government Failed To Stop The Rise Of Domestic Extremism [Pittsburgh As Hot Spot For Domestic Extremists, PA Included]
— LancasterOnline: Millersville U. Appears To Be Targeted By White Supremacist Group ‘Hundred-Handers,’ But Why?
— ScrantonT Editorial: Dept. Of Defense Adopts New Rules To Fight Extremists In Their Ranks
— ErieT: How Erie County Is Addressing Its Other Public Health Crisis: Racism
— WilliamsportSun: 2021 Person Of The Year Finalist: Williamsport Library Withstands Controversy For Sake Of LGBTQ+ Community
— Inquirer: Efforts To Ban Books Are On The Rise, Philly YA Authors Say ‘Silent Censorship’ Is Also Getting Worse
— CourierT: Parents Say Pennridge School District Sent Anti-LGBTQ Message By Restricting Children’s Book
— PG Editorial: Court Stay Against Publishing Conservative Project Veritas Documents Should Be Vacated Immediately To Preserve First Amendment Rights
— The Economist: Walking Away: The Republican Party And Democracy
— Harrisburg Potpourri
— Gov. Wolf Names Leigh M. Chapman New Acting Secretary Of Commonwealth
— Inquirer: Wolf Appoints Mail Voting Advocate To Be PA’s New Top Elections Official
— AP: Wolf Taps New Election Secretary For Last Year In Office
— ReadingE: Should Lawmakers End Automatic Pay Raises For Themselves?
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Lawmakers Must Still Address Subpar Unemployment Compensation System
— TribLive Editorial: Legislating Requires Thinking Several Moves Ahead [Sexual Predators In Nursing Homes]
— PG: What Is The State Of Abortion Access In PA?
— PennLive Guest Essay: PA Leave The Dark Ages Of Prohibition And Privatize Wine, Spirit Sales [Thru Constitutional Amendment] – Sen. Mike Regan
— Williamsport Sun Editorial: Do Liquor Sales Belong In The State Constitution? [Spoiler – No]
— WHYY: Suburban Philly EMS Squads Are Hurting, With Staff Shortages And Financial Issues
— MCall: PA In Middle Of Pack Nationally In LGBTQ Acceptance, Protection
— State Treasurer Garrity Urges Congress To Help Return Nearly $30 Billion In Savings Bonds To Americans
— LancasterOnline – Brad Busted: Pennsylvanians’ Access To State Government Information Grew In 2021, But Only Marginally
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Ongoing Frustrations With State Government Transparency
— AP: Racial Reckoning Turns Focus To Roadside Historical Markers
— ScrantonT: Review Of Historical Markers A Worthy Exercise For Accuracy And Context
— TribLive Editorial: Departing Officeholders Leave Challenge For New Public Servants
— PG/PennLive: PA Supreme Court: Whistleblower Can’t Avoid Paying School, Borough Tax On $34.5 Million Federal Award
— AP: Bellefonte Church With 221-Year History Held Its Final Service Due To Declining Membership
— Budget 2022
— PG: Turnpike Planning Steps To Reduce $105 Million In Unpaid Tolls
— PennLive: PA Turnpike Toll Increase Goes Into Effect This Weekend
— COVID Pandemic Worsens Again In PA
— MCall: COVID Dominated 2021, Here’s What Experts Think About 2022
— MCall: PA Reports Record-Shattering 17,520 New COVID Cases Wednesday
— PennLive: PA Records One Of Its Highest Daily COVID Death Tolls
— PennLive: State Broke One-Day COVID New Case Record, But That’s Not The Only Data You Should Look At
— Dept. Of Health: Weekly Update On COVID Trends In Vaccinations, Cases, Hospitalizations
— Inquirer: Philly Averaging Record-High COVID Cases, But Hope For Fewer Hospitalizations
— PG: Allegheny County Executive, Health Director Warn Of Omicron’s ‘High Community Transmission’
— TribLive: Allegheny County COVID Cases Skyrocket As Omicron Spreads
— PG: Allegheny County Sees COVID Infections Spike ‘Alarmingly’
— ErieT: Erie County Sees COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Decline Despite Omicron’s Arrival
— ErieT: One Year Later, Erie County Battles Another COVID Surge
— ErieT: Erie County COVID Cases, Hospitalizations Start To Rise
— MCall: Monroe County Hits Pandemic High COVID Case Rate, Hospitalizations Tick Down Statewide
— ScrantonT: Fewer COVID Deaths Than Last December, But New Case Surge Worse In NE PA
— PG: ICU Beds Filling Up At Western PA Hospitals As COVID Cases Surge
— CourierT: PA COVID Cases Surged 22% Ahead Of Holidays
— ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Issues Emergency Declaration Amid Omicron Concerns [But The State Can’t]
— MCall: Berks County Reinstates Disaster Emergency Declaration Amid COVID Surge [PA State Government Can’t] ?
— WHYY: Delaware Governor To Declare COVID Emergency As Patients Pack Hospitals [ PA Can’t]
— WITF: COVID Vaccine Offers Hope, While Misinformation Undermines Public Health
— AltoonaM: Vaccines Still The Key In COVID Battle
— PEMA/Dept. Of Health: PA Hospitals To Receive Strike Teams Following Gov. Wolf’s Call For Federal Support
— AP: FEMA To Help PA Hospitals With COVID Surge
— PEMA/Dept. Of Health: Feds Select Hospital, EMS Strike Team Locations To Assist In PA
— AP: York, Scranton To Get FEMA Teams’ Help With COVID Surge
— Inquirer: PA Nurses After 22 Months Of COVID And A New Surge, ‘It Is So Defeating’
— MCall: Big Demand For COVID Tests Means Hours Long Waits At Lehigh Valley Testing Centers
— WHYY: Philly Officials: Can’t Find A COVID Test? Act Like You’re Positive
— PG Editorial: 500 Million Free COVID Tests Aren’t Nearly Enough
— TribLive: UPMC Receives Limited Supply Of Preventative Antibody Treatment For The Most Immunocompromised
— NPR: Federal Program Offers Cash To Cover COVID Funeral Costs, But Many Don’t Apply
— LancasterOnline: Dept. Of Health Fights Efforts To Release COVID Death Totals By ZIP Code
— PennLive: Lebanon County Commissioner Who Fought COVID Restrictions Dies Of COVID Complications
— WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Police Dept. Mourns Loss Of Longtime Officer To COVID
— ReadingE: Career Firefighter In Berks, Montgomery Counties Dies Of COVID
— AltoonaM: 3 Siblings Found Dead In Cambria County In October Died From COVID
— PennLive: Allenwood Prison Has More Inmate COVID Cases Than Any Other BOP Facility
— PG: Pittsburgh Catholic Diocese Says Mass To Remain In-Person Despite COVID Surge
— WHYY: Suburban Philly EMS Squads Are Hurting, With Staff Shortages And Financial Issues
— MCall: The Flu Is Back With A Vengeance In The Lehigh Valley, Across PA
— TribLive Editorial: Alcohol Use Increase Is Pandemic Side Effect
— TribLive/AP: CDC Recommends Shorter COVID Isolation, Quarantine For All
— AP: CDC Move To Shorten COVID Isolation Stirs Confusion, Doubt
— NPR: CDC Significantly Cuts Estimate Of Omicron COVID’s Prevalence In U.S.
— COVID – Schools
— WHYY: Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia Supports Return To In-Person Learning For Kids
— PG: New CDC Quarantine Guidance Concerns Some School District Stakeholders
— ReadingE: Reading Schools To Go Virtual For A Week Due To COVID Concerns
— ErieT: Erie County Schools To Enforce Their Own Mask Policies Starting Tuesday
— WESA: Pitt Starts Spring Semester Virtually
— TribLive: Pitt Issues Shelter-In-Place Request, Requires COVID Testing For Students
— PennLive: Penn State Health Asks People Not To Come To ER For Routine COVID Tests, Care
— PG: Pitt Says Spring Classes Will Begin In-Person, But All Will Shelter In Place For At Least 5 Days
— Opioid Settlement
— AG Shapiro: 75% Of PA Counties Sign On To Billion Dollar Opioid Settlement So Far
— WBTimes: Wilkes-Barre Twp. Agrees To State Opioid Settlement
— WarrenT: Warren County Signs On To Opioid Settlement
— Inquirer Editorial: It’s Time For PA To Stop Allowing Overdose Deaths To Be Treated Like Homicides
— School Funding/Administration
— Inquirer Column: Connecting Court Battle Over State Funding Of Public Schools When PA Gave Up On Educating Its Kids As A Public Good And Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol – By Will Bunch
— LancasterOnline Editorial: State Education Funding Trial Sheds More Light On Need For Equitable Funding Of PA Schools
— Inquirer: Efforts To Ban Books Are On The Rise, Philly YA Authors Say ‘Silent Censorship’ Is Also Getting Worse
— CourierT: Parents Say Pennridge School District Sent Anti-LGBTQ Message By Restricting Children’s Book
— WHYY: Bucks County School District Removes LGBTQ Books From Libraries, Families Fear For Civil Rights
— CourierT: Central Bucks School District Cuts Anti-Racist Training From Agenda Raises Sunshine Act Concerns
— WilliamsportS Editorial: Governor Is Wrong, Schools Should Be More Transparent
— ScrantonT Editorial: Wolf Veto Exposes Republicans’ Badly Skewed Education Priorities
— LancasterOnline – Brad Busted: Pennsylvanians’ Access To State Government Information Grew In 2021, But Only Marginally
— YorkDR Guest Essay: Here’s How ‘Meanness’ Is Causing A Severe Lack Of Referees In Youth Sports
— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
— TribLive: Disciplinary Action Initiated Against 9 Pittsburgh Police Officers In Tasing, Death Of Man
— TribLive: Pittsburgh Bans Traffic Stops For Minor Violations
— Inquirer: Philadelphia Promised $68 Million In New Antiviolence Spending, How It’s Going
— ErieT: Erie Police Chief’s 2022 Plan To Fight Gun Violence
— Spotlight PA: Christian Hall Was Killed One Year Ago By State Police, His Family Still Wants For Answers
— MCall/NYT: After 4 Killings, PA State Trooper Once Named ‘Officer Of The Year’ Still On The Job
— PG Editorial: Public Must Know Why Jim Rogers Died Needlessly In Pittsburgh Police Custody
— WHYY: More Than 65 Shots Fired In Philly Violence, 6 Injured
— WHYY: Deadly Start To New Year In Philadelphia – 3 Dead, 9 Injured In Separate Shootings
— TribLive: Registered Sex Offenders Often Go Undetected In Care Homes, Sometimes At An Unspeakable Cost
— TribLive: In PA, No Central Registry Tracks Convicted Sex Offenders Placed In Nursing Care Facilities
— TribLive: Brighton Rehab No Stranger To Federal, State Scrutiny For Resident Care
— TribLive: Lawmakers Vow To Better Protect Care Home Residents From Convicted Sex Offenders
— TribLive: Convicted Sex Offenders Often Land In Unregulated Boarding Homes
— TribLive Editorial: Nursing Home Residents Deserve Protection From Sex Offenders
— TribLive Editorial: Legislating Requires Thinking Several Moves Ahead [Sexual Predators In Nursing Homes]
— AP: PA Supreme Court Rules Pot Smell Alone Can’t Justify Warrantless Search
— Inquirer Editorial: It’s Time For PA To Stop Allowing Overdose Deaths To Be Treated Like Homicides
— ErieT: Ex-Erie City Council Chief Arrington Seeks Early Release From Federal Prison Citing COVID
— PG Editorial: Court Stay Against Publishing Conservative Project Veritas Documents Should Be Vacated Immediately To Preserve First Amendment Rights
— PA Economy
— Inquirer: Pandemic Surge Chills Prospects For Day Workers At Northeast Philly Site
— PG: Pittsburgh Restaurants, Bars Temporarily Close Amid Rise In COVID Cases
— TribLive: COVID Surge Prompts Some Pittsburgh-Area Eateries To Cancel Holiday Service
— Inquirer: New Vaccine Mandate Poised To Impact Philadelphia’s Restaurants Next Week
— WHYY: Restaurant Workers In Philly Turning To GoFundMe To Survive COVID Closures – Again
— Gov. Wolf Highlights Financial Forgiveness Programs For Public Service Employees
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