PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
— 2021 Year In Review
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: 20 Pennsylvanians To Watch In 2022
— PA’s Role In Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Spotlight PA: Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol: A Complete Guide To What We Know About Pennsylvania’s Role
— PA Cap-Star: Assault On U.S. Capitol Lays Bare PA Republican Misinformation Coming From Harrisburg
— Inquirer: Republican Candidates For PA U.S. Senate Seat Won’t Say If They Would Have Backed PA’s 2020 Election Results
— WITF: PA Voters, Candidates, Policy Are Still Influenced By The Assault On The U.S. Capitol
— PA Cap-Star: A Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol That Left 9 People Dead, Election Review Efforts Continue In PA
— The Hill: Dick Cheney Visits U.S. Capitol For Jan. 6, Criticizes Republican Leadership
— Politico: They Stormed The Capitol, Now They’re Running For Office [PA’s Republican Sen. Mastriano Used As Headline Example]
— AP: ‘Hatred In The Eyes’: How Racist Rage Animated Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer Column: How One U.S. Capitol Police Officer’s Experience Underscores The Role Of Race In The Assault On The U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer: Hate Crimes Are Soaring In PA, White Supremacists Have A New Recruitment Tool: Video Games
— ExploreClarion.com: Racism Issues Remain A Concern At Franklin Area Schools
— The Guardian: University Of Pennsylvania Professor Makes Xenophobia, White Supremacits Comments About Asians
— The Guardian: Insurrection Index: More Than 1,000 Public Figures Aided Fmr President’s Effort To Overturn 2020 Election [PA Elected Officials Included]
— USA Today: ‘This Is Insane’: As Congress Relives Assault On Capitol, Efforts To Rewrite History Stir Fury On Capitol Hill
— ErieT: Members Of Congress Reveal Details Of Their Escape From Assault On U.S. Capitol [PA Included]
— York DR: 64 Pennsylvanians Arrested For Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol, Where Are They Now?
— TribLive: 17 From Western PA Charged So Far In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— WHYY: 1 Year, 6 Arrests Later, Bucks County Still Debating Its Part In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer: Bucks County Man Gets 14 Days In Jail For Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— PG: 2 From Beaver County Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Get A Month In Jail
— ScrantonT: Supporters Ask Federal Judge To Go Easy On Lackawanna County Man Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— MCall: A Year After The Assault On U.S. Capitol, Lehigh Valley Participants Accepting The Consequences
— WilliamsportS: Locals Face Their Fate With Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer: Philly Police Detective And Apparent QAnon Adherent Still On Limited Duty Awaiting Disciplinary Hearing
— PennLive: Republicans Remain Ambivalent And Silent About Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— CourierT: Republican Cong. Fitzpatrick Recounts On Jan. 5 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— WHYY: Bucks County School District Tells Teachers Not To Discuss Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Reuters: Biden To Call Fmr President A Threat To Democracy On U.S. Capitol Attack Anniversary
— PG – Gene Collier: Promise Of Accountability For Assault On U.S. Capitol Unfulfilled
— ErieT Guest Essay: The Attack On Our Democracy Is Not Over, PA Must Protect And Strengthen Voting Rights – Rep. Joanna McClinton, PA House Democratic Leader
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Lingering Echoes Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Underscore Need To Pass The Freedom To Vote Act
— PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: PA Republicans Continue To Mislead Public On 2020 Election – J.J. Abbott
— PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: There’s A Clear & Present Danger To Our Democracy Taking Root Right Here In Pennsylvania – Cong. Houlahan (D)
— PennLive Guest Essay: Ask Every Candidate This Question: Are You Willing To Tell The Truth? – Mark Singel
— ScrantonT Editorial: Battle For The Soul Of America
— LancasterOnline Editorial: We Need To Hold To Account Those Who Participated In Assault On U.S. Capitol And Those Who Enabled It
— LancasterOnline Editorial: 1 Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol, Our Democracy Remains In Peril
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Insurrections In Assault On U.S. Capitol Must Be Held Accountable
— PG Editorial: Epiphany And Apocalypse On January 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— New Voting Districts – Senate, House
— PennLive: How Do PA’s Proposed Voting District Maps Affect You? See Interactive Map
— Spotlight PA: How To Comment On Pennsylvania’s Proposed Voting District Maps
— AP: Stalemates, Court Battles On New Voting Districts Could Squeeze Primary Election Date
— PA Cap-Star: Redistricting Chair Nordenberg Defends Proposed Voting Districts Against Republican Attacks
— MCall -Ford Turner: Proposed Voting Districts That Split Allentown Hurt Minority Election Chances Instead Of Helping Them Critics Say
— Spotlight PA: Proposed Voting District Maps Don’t Do Enough To Increase Hispanic Representation, Residents Say
— MCall – Ford Turner: Homes Of Senators Scavello, Boscola May End Up In Same District, But Scavello Says Election Faceoff Won’t Happen
— MCall – Ford Turner: Redistricting Tug-Of-War Over Communities Continues; Bethlehem And Slate Belt Get Attention
— WBTimes: Redistricting Could Give Luzerne County A New Look In Harrisburg
— PennLive: Proposed House Voting Districts Map ‘Unwelcome Gift’ To Cumberland County, Officials Say
— PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: PA Republicans Are Planning A Voting District Redo Thru Another Constitutional Amendment – Power Is Everything And Almost Nothing Is Out Of Bounds – Fair Districts PA
— PennLive Guest Essay: 30 Years Of Racial Inequity vs. Pennsylvania’s Only Growing Populations – By Salewa Ogunmefun
— PA Cap-Star: New Voting District Maps Can Restore Representation For PA’s Growing Latino Communities – Erika Almiron
— MCall Guest Essay: How New State Voting District Maps Would Hurt Bethlehem And Northampton County – Sen. Boscola (D)
— PennLive Guest Essay: Too Many Towns Are Split In Proposed House Voting District Map – By House Republican Leader Benninghoff
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Stop Accusations Of Retaliation And Partisanship Over New PA Voting District Maps
— PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s New Congressional Voting District Maps Should Not Be Drawn To Favor One Political Party – By Rep. Conklin (D)
— YorkDR Guest Essay: Gerrymandering Won’t Save Unpopular Candidates – Commonwealth Foundation
— PG – Salena Zito: This Rural Rep Is Worried About New Voting Districts [Rep. Topper (R)]
— PG Editorial: Attacks On Nordenberg Are Cynical, Offensive Over Proposed Voting Districts
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmaker Says Failing To Approve A Congressional Map Could Carry Unwanted Consequences For PA
— Governor’s Race
— PG: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Sen. Corman Hires Kellyanne Conway As Advisor [Cementing His Link To Former President] [Corman Actively Worked To Overturn The 2020 Election Results]
— AP: Big Republican Gubernatorial Field Crowds Onto Stage For First Time [Many Had Direct Role In Trying To Overturn Nov. 2020 Election Results In PA]
— WHYY: Lower Taxes, School Choice, Local Control: Republican Field For PA Governor Makes Its Pitch
— PA Cap-Star: In First Debate, Republican Candidates For Governor Promise Lower Taxes, School Choice
— SunburyDI: Some Differences, Largely Agreement Among Crowded Republican Governor Field
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: How Do You Separate 13 Republican Candidates For Governor?
— City & State: 13 Republican Candidates Take The Stage For First Gubernatorial Debate
— PennLive – John Baer: Republican Cong. Scott Perry, The Governor’s Race And Other Big Questions Facing PA Politics In The Next 6 Months
— YorkDR: Republican Sen. Mastriano, With Ties To Assault On U.S. Capitol, Running For Governor
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Republican Sen. Mastriano Enters Governor’s Race
— PennLive Guest Essay: Ask Every Candidate This Question: Are You Willing To Tell The Truth? – Mark Singel
— TribLive: Republican Melissa Hart Announces Bid For Governor
— WESA: Western PA Republican Melissa Hart Joins Governor’s Race
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Republican Lawmaker Rep. Diamond Says He’s Running For Lt. Governor [He actively worked to overturn the 2020 election results and opposed COVID mitigation measures]
— Lawrence County Republican Committee To Sponsor Jan. 12 Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate Candidate Debate
— AP: Democrat Shapiro Backs Pittsburgh Area Lawmaker To Be Running Mate
— PG: Rep. Davis Launches Campaign For Lt. Governor Backed By Democrat Shapiro
— Inquirer: Democrat Josh Shapiro Wants Rep. Austin Davis To Be His Lt. Governor
— Inquirer: Who Is Shapiro’s Pick For Lt. Governor – Rep. Austin Davis?
— ErieT: PA Governor’s Race: Everything You Need To Know About Who’s Running In 2022
— U.S. Senate Race
— Inquirer: Republican Candidates For PA U.S. Senate Seat Won’t Say If They Would Have Backed PA’s 2020 Election Results
— Lawrence County Republican Committee To Sponsor Jan. 12 Gubernatorial, U.S. Senate Candidate Debate
— Inquirer: Philly Building Trades Unions Back Democrat Conor Lamb In U.S. Senate Race
— PA Cap-Star: Republican U.S. Senate Hopeful Bartos Tees Off On ‘Carpet Baggers’ In Nominating Race
— AP: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate McCormick Resigns Hedge Fund Job
— WHYY: Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Val Arkoosh Tests Positive For COVID
— YorkDR: U.S. Senate Race In PA: Here’s Who’s Running, So Far
— Nov. 2 Election
— MCall: Judge Disqualifies Allentown Constable-Elect Who Was Convicted Of Impersonating A Police Officer
— PennLive: Northumberland DA Tries To Bar Newly Elected Shamokin From Council Post Because Of A Criminal Record
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— PA Cap-Star: A Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol That Left 9 People Dead, Election Review Efforts Continue In PA
— TribLive: Senate Committee To Hold Hearings On Its Audit Of 2020, 2021 Elections
— City & State: House Democratic Leader Introduces Sweeping Election Reform Bill
— PA Cap-Star: Pittsburgh Pols Remember Assault On U.S. Capitol – Warn Of Danger Ahead
— TribLive: Murrysville Democrats Hold Vigil On U.S. Capitol Attack, Call For Federal Voting Rights Law
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Undated PA Mail Ballots: Could Someone Settle This Once And For All?
— PA Cap-Star: I’ll Soon Be A U.S. Citizen Living In PA, This Is Why Our Democracy Is Worth Defending – Laila Martin Garcia
— PG Editorial: Congress Must Reform The Way it Counts Electoral Votes
— PennLive: ACLU Sues Fulton County Over Missing Records From 2020 Election Review
— TribLive: Interim Westmoreland Election Chief Given Bonus As Search For New Director Restarts
— TribLive Editorial: Why Can’t Westmoreland Hire An Elections Director?
— Inquirer: Hate Crimes Are Soaring In PA, White Supremacists Have A New Recruitment Tool: Video Games
— Harrisburg Potpourri
— PennLive – John Baer: Republican Cong. Scott Perry, The Governor’s Race And Other Big Questions Facing PA Politics In The Next 6 Months
— PG: PA Politics In 2022: On The Brink Of Political Change
— PA Cap-Star: Republican Senate Leader Says Bill To Extend Legal Window For Child Sexual Abuse Survivors Unlikely To See Vote
— PennLive: Lawmaker Once Called PA’s ‘No. 1 Conservative’ To Retire [Rep. Metcalfe]
— ScrantonT Editorial: Every Day Is Christmas At The Capitol In Harrisburg
— Lt. Gov. Fetterman Sets May 17 Special Election Date To Fill Sen. Sabatina’s Seat In Philadelphia
— Inquirer: Democrats In Northeast Philly Face Off For Special Election For Senate, House
— TribLive Editorial: Some New State Laws Show Refreshing Common Sense
— PennLive: Justice Renee Jubelirer Picked As President Judge Of Commonwealth Court
— AP: Brobson Takes Oath As State’s Newest Supreme Court Justice
— PennLive: For Fmr Auditor General DePasquale, Bowl Game Trip Turns Into Good Samaritan Role In Brawl That Goes Viral [DePasquale ran against Republican Cong. Scott Perry who is a leader in overturning 2020 election results]
— YorkDR: Fmr Auditor General DePasquale Protects Woman During Peach Bowl Brawl – Viral Video
— ErieT: Democratic Businessman Seeks Republican Cong. Mike Kelly’s Congressional Seat [Kelly Was A Leader In Trying To Overturn 2020 Election Results]
— TribLive: Pittsburgh On Short-List For 2025 Republican Convention
— Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Detects Escalation In Unemployment Compensation Fraud, Examination Continues
— TribLive: PA Casinos Not Ready To Cut Smoking From Gambling Experience
— ScrantonT Editorial: Ban Smoking In Casinos
— PennLive Editorial: Gov. Wolf, Legislature Must Raise Wages Now For Workers Caring For People With Disabilities
— PG Guest Essay: How Officials Use Tax Dollars In Lobbying Efforts – Commonwealth Foundation
— ErieT: Is PIAA Subject To Right-To-Know Law? State, Appeals Court Say Yes, But PIAA Still Fighting
— MCall: Matt Tuerk, Grandson Of Cuban Immigrant, Sworn In As Allentown Mayor
— PG Editorial: A New Mayor, A New Era For Pittsburgh
— WBTimes Editorial: Republican Cong. Meuser Asked Right Questions About Immigrant Flights In Wilkes-Barre [Unlike Lou Barletta Who Wanted To Spread Fear]
— WilliamsportS: More Details Emerge On ICE Complex In Williamsport
— Budget 2022
— AP: Wolf Heads Into Last Budget Season With Flush State Coffers
— Dept. Of Revenue Reports December Revenues $464.3 Million Over Estimate; Fiscal Year To Date $1.5 Billion Over Estimates
— Independent Fiscal Office: Reports December Revenues $564.4 Million Above Its Estimates; Fiscal Year To Date $1.76 Billion Over Estimates
— PG Editorial: PA Turnpike Testing The Limits With Its Tolls
— COVID Pandemic Worsens Again In PA
— MCall: PA Adds 170,475 COVID Cases This Week, With Lehigh, Northampton, Monroe Among Top Rates
— PennLive: PA COVID Hospitalizations Shatter All-Time High, Hospitals Turning To Military Help, Other Tactics
— Inquirer: About 90% Of COVID Patients In PA’s Hardest-Hit Hospitals Are Unvaccinated
— MCall: Record 6,446 Hospitalized With COVID Thursday, Lehigh, Northampton Have Top Infection Rates
— PG: Allegheny County Posts Highest One-Day COVID Count
— MCall: 28,000 New Cases Break Another Record As Childhood Hospitalizations Triple In A Month
— PA Cap-Star: Health Dept. Reports ‘Steep Increase’ In COVID Cases; People Should Not Panic
— Dept. Of Health Weekly Update On COVID Trends In Cases, Hospitalizations, Vaccinations
— ScrantonT: PA Recorded 200,000 New COVID Cases In Last 2 Weeks Setting New Record
— ScrantonT: No End In Sight In Latest COVID Surge
— TribLive: COVID Positivity Rate In Allegheny Skyrockets To 26% As Omicron Spreads
— WESA: COVID Positivity Rate Hits All-Time High In Allegheny County
— WHYY: COVID Cases ‘Skyrocketing’ In Philadelphia Says Health Commissioner
— CitizensV: Restrictions Returning As COVID Cases Surge In Luzerne County
— PG: PA Hospitalizations Nearing All-Time High As Nearly 25,000 Cases Added In One Day
— PennLive: COVID Infections, Hospitalizations Spike Over Holidays In PA
— ErieT: Erie Hospitals Prepare Following Record Surge In New COVID Cases
— Inquirer: COVID Surge Has Overwhelmed Some PA Hospitals, Now Workers Getting Sick
— Inquirer: Main Line Health Pauses Elective Surgeries, Procedures Amid COVID Surge
— CourierT: Bucks, Montgomery Counties See Rising Vaccine Demand With Holiday COVID Surge
— Gov. Wolf Announces Efforts To Increase Hospital, Long-Term Care Capacity Thru Regional Support Sites, Strike Teams
— AP: Pennsylvania Seeks More Hospital Beds, Staff In COVID Surge
— PG: Wolf Expands Medical Help To PA Hospitals As COVID Cases Rise
— PA National Guard Supports Federal COVID Response Teams In PA
— PG: Spiking COVID Cases Prompt Activation Of PA National Guard At Scranton, York Hospitals
— YorkD: Federal Team Arrives To Aid York Hospital As County Reports 2,000 More COVID Cases
— WITF: Medical Strike Teams Arrive At WellSpan York Hospital To Help With COVID Surge
— TribLive: Hospitals Across Pittsburgh Region Brace As COVID Surge Delivers More Patients
— CitizensV: Wilkes-Barre Paramedics Get No Compensation For COVID-Related Work Loss
— CitizensV: NE PA COVID Testing Sites Overloaded As Local Infections Surge
— CitizensV: COVID Testing Site Relocates To Accommodate Higher Demand In Luzerne County
— ErieT: Long Lines Seen At Erie County COVID Testing Sites
— Inquirer: Philly Officials Warn Residents Against Using Pop Up COVID Testing Sites In Center City
— Inquirer: Philadelphia’s New Vaccine Mandate Starts Today, Here’s What You Need To Know
— Inquirer: Thousands Of Philly Employees Remain Unvaccinated As Jan. 14 Deadline Approaches
— PennLive: UPMC Using Lottery To Distribute Scarce COVID Blocker To People Not Helped By Vaccine
— ErieT: New COVID Antibody Cocktail Available From Erie Hospitals
— CourierT: Bucks County Pharmacies Overwhelmed As Omicron Drives COVID Cases
— WESA: Oral COVID Medications Have Shipped, But Good Luck Getting A Prescription In PA
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Transit Cancels Bus Routes Monday Due To COVID Absences
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Transit Forced To Cancel Bus Trips Again Amid COVID Driver Shortage
— PG: COVID Surge Causing Gaps In Pittsburgh Transit Trips Due To Operator Illness
— PG: Allegheny County Courts Delay Jury Trials Through End Of Month Citing COVID Concerns
— CitizenV: Luzerne County Restaurants Close Dining Rooms Again As COVID Cases Surge
— TribLive: Pittsburgh Diocese Releases New COVID Safety Protocols Amid Surge
— Gov. Wolf: Encourages Pennsylvanians To Sign Up For Health Care Coverage Before Jan. 15
— MCall: Map: Where Flu Rates Are Highest In Pennsylvania
— Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Declares State Of Emergency, Mobilizes National Guard To Respond To COVID Surge [Pennsylvania Can’t]
— COVID – Schools
— PennLive: Kids’ COVID Hospitalizations Reach All-Time High, Although Overall Risk Remains Low
— PG: UPMC Children’s Hospital In Pittsburgh Opens 2nd COVID Unit As Cases Surge
— PG: PA Teachers Union Encourages School To Boost COVID Mitigation Efforts Amid Surge
— MCall: Lehigh Valley School Districts Review COVID Safety Policies In Light Of Surge
— MCall: More Than Half Of 700 Students Absent From Lehigh Valley District Were COVID-Related
— YorkD: York County Schools Break Grim COVID Records In Week Since Winter Break
— ScrantonT: Attendance Plummets In NE PA Schools As COVID Cases Soar
— PG: Pittsburgh Public Schools Move More Schools To Remote Learning Due To COVID-Related Staff Shortages
— WESA: 17 Pittsburgh Public Schools Close Due To Staff Shortages Caused By COVID
— TribLive: COVID-Related Staffing Shortages At Pittsburgh Public Schools Require Remote Learning
— TribLive: Teacher Shortage Stokes COVID Threat For Western PA Schools Fighting To Stay In The Classroom
— Inquirer: Philly Shifts School Closing Threshold From 3% to 10% Students And Staff Must Test Positive For COVID
–KYW: 81 Philly Schools Going Virtual Due To COVID-Related Staff Absences
— WESA: Pittsburgh Public Schools To Transport Students To 5 Vaccination Clinics Jan. 8
— ErieT: Erie’s St. Luke School Halts In-Person Classes Due To COVID
— ErieT: Erie School District Installs $250,000 Air Purification System To Battle COVID
— MCall: Catasauqua H.S. Going Virtual Due To COVID Cases
— PennLive: School District Of Lancaster To Shut Down Monday Due To High Number Of COVID Cases
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Central Dauphin To Close Secondary Schools, COVID Blamed
— TribLive: Fox Chapel School District Reports Nearly 170 COVID Cases, In-Person Instruction Continues
— TribLive: Pine-Richland Considers Segregating Masked, Unmasked Students
— Inquirer: Central Bucks School District Cancels School Citing COVID-Related Teacher Absences
— WHYY: Central Bucks School District In Deep Need Of Substitutes, Urges Community Members To Apply
— CourierT: How COVID Surge, Staff Shortages Impacting Bucks County Schools
— TribLive: Bus Driver Shortage Causing ‘Emergency’ At Woodland Hills School District
— YorkD: 8 York County Libraries Close To In-Person Browsing Due To COVID
— AltoonaM Editorial: Pandemic’s Effect On Kids Should Be Focus
— PennLive: Bucknell U. To Unenroll Students Who Do Not Get A Pre-arrival COVID Test Or Required Booster Shot
— LancasterOnline: Elizabethtown, Franklin & Marshall Push Back In-Person Instruction Due To COVID Surge
— TribLive: Duquesne Students Must Show Negative COVID Test Before Returning
— CentreDT: ‘Reckless’: Penn State Community Criticizes University’s Decision To Start Spring Semester In Person
— TribLive – Deb Erdley: Slippery Rock U. Program For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Offers Greensburg Woman Chance To Thrive
— PG: Music Aspirations Hit A Hard Reality At Rural Lock Haven University
— WLVR: The Latest Way To Earn A Varsity Letter In PA? Competitive Gaming
— Opioid Settlement
— AG Shapiro Announces 10 More Counties Sign On To Opioid Settlement
— MCall: Northampton County Signs On To Opioid Settlement
— School Funding/Administration
— City & State: PA School Funding Trial Could Be A Watershed Moment For Teachers
— PA Cap-Star: PA School Funding Trial Resumes In Court, Here’s What To Know
— TribLive: Leechburg Schools Placed On Lockdown After Threat Made On Social Media
— TribLive: Teen Charged In Snapchat Threat That Locked Down Leechburg Schools
— ExploreClarion.com: Racism Issues Remain A Concern At Franklin Area Schools
— PG: Elizabethtown College President Resigns, Citing COVID Demands Among Reasons
— Inquirer: From Boosters To Travel Restrictions, Philly-Area Colleges Differ In COVID Protocols For New Semester
— Inquirer: As Temple Grew In Popularity, Its Share Of Black Students Shrank: ‘We Dropped The Ball’
— The Guardian: University Of Pennsylvania Professor Makes Xenophobia, White Supremacits Comments About Asians
— YorkDR: Enrollment In PA Colleges Continue To Decline
— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
— WHYY: Philly DA Focuses On Gun Violence During 2nd Inauguration Ceremony
— Inquirer: What Does It Mean To Take A Public Health Approach To Reducing Gun Violence?
— Inquirer Editorial: A New Year Requires A Better Plan To Tackle Gun Violence Crisis
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Why Don’t Philly Officials Support Independent Reviews Of Police-Involved Shootings?
— PG Editorial: Jim Rogers’ ‘Accidental’ Death In Pittsburgh Police Custody Leaves Questions
— WilliamsportS Editorial: Realistic Goals On Police Reform Deserve Optimism
— AP: Philadelphia Man Free After 37 Years Due To ‘Sex For Lies’ False Witness Testimony
— AP: Federal Judge Vacates 1984 Philadelphia Murder Conviction
— PA Cap-Star: Report: Unaffordable Cash Bail Is ‘A Statewide Crisis’ In PA
— First Lady Wolf Discusses Clemency, Expungement, Clean Slate For Women With Criminal Records
–WESA: Allegheny County Jail Violating Solitary Confinement Ban, Oversight Board Says
— ScrantonT: Concealed Carry Gun Permits Remain In High Demand In Lackawanna County
— PennLive: Harrisburg Killings Drop In 2021, Defying National Trend
— ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Man Threatened To Shoot Up Unemployment Compensation Office
— PG: Allegheny County Courts Delay Jury Trials Through End Of Month Citing COVID Concerns
— ErieT: First Women Take Office To Serve As DAs In Erie, Crawford Counties
— PA Economy
— PG: Pittsburgh Office Market Struggles To Overcome Impacts Of COVID Pandemic
— Inquirer: COVID’s Legacy Could Empty Out The Office Towers Of Philly’s Center City
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Transit Cancels Bus Routes Monday Due To COVID Absences
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Transit Forced To Cancel Bus Trips Again Amid COVID Driver Shortage
— PG: COVID Surge Causing Gaps In Pittsburgh Transit Trips Due To Operator Illness
— WilliamsportS: Sen. Aument, Yaw Leading Group Of Senators To Loan Businesses Affected By Pandemic Hundreds Of Millions In Taxpayer-Backed Gifts, Tax Breaks, Zero-Interest Loans [Proposed A Year Ago]
— CitizenV: Luzerne County Restaurants Close Dining Rooms Again As COVID Cases Surge
— Dept. Of Labor & Industry: Detects Escalation In Unemployment Compensation Fraud, Examination Continues
— PA Cap-Star: PA Investigating ‘Aggressive And Sophisticated’ Unemployment Fraud Efforts
— ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Man Threatened To Shoot Up Unemployment Compensation Office
— Inquirer: Philadelphia Ending Rental Assistance Program Because It Ran Out Of Money
— TribLive: At Carnegie Mellon, A Bipartisan Effort To Address PA’s Antonymous Vehicle Industry
— WHYY: Montgomery County Will Count Number Of People Experiencing Homelessness
— Inquirer: Tale Of Two Raw Pet-Food Companies Locked In A Legal Battle In Rural PA
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