Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

 -- 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

-- YorkDR: Analysis: Republican Candidates For Governor Weren’t Asked The Most Important Question During Their Debate - Will You Uphold The Will Of The People In Election Results? 

-- 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?

-- Inquirer: 62 [Actually 64] Pennsylvanians Charged In Assault On U.S. Capitol, Judges Starting To Weigh Their Punishments

-- PennLive: A Year After Assault On U.S. Capitol, 6 PA Defendants Have Been Sentenced To Prison, 54 Others Await Their Fate 

-- 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

-- YorkDR: Analysis: Republican Candidates For Governor Weren’t Asked The Most Important Question During Their Debate - Will You Uphold The Will Of The People In Election Results? 

-- 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

-- AP: Republican Senator Mastriano Who Pushed To Overturn November 2020 Election Results Enters Governor’s Race 

-- 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: Republican Melissa Hart Says Economy’s Key In Governor’s Race, With Abortion, Election Integrity Less Urgent

-- 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: Lehigh County Candidate For Judge Appeals Fight Over Counting Undated Mail-In Ballots To PA Supreme Court

-- 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

-- AP: Dominion Voting Systems Asks Court To Require PA Republicans To Use Accredited Lab In Election ‘Investigation’

-- TribLive: Senate Committee To Hold Hearings On Its Audit Of 2020, 2021 Elections

-- City & State: House Democratic Leader Introduces Sweeping Election Reform Bill

-- WHYY: A Year After The Assault On U.S. Capitol, PA Democrats Say There Is Work To Do To Protect Voting Rights

-- 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: Commonwealth Court: Flawed Lehigh County Mail Ballots Should Not Be Counted In Close Judge Race, But Not Final Word

-- 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

-- Courier: Republican Middletown Twp. Official In Bucks County Resigns Amid Exposure Of Hate, Conspiracy-Filled Posts

 

-- 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

-- ABC27: Why Isn’t State Using Cybersecurity Measure That Prevents 99.9% Of Hacker Attacks On Unemployment System?

-- 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

-- PG: ‘We Don’t See Light At The End Of The Tunnel’ As COVID Surge Strains Allegheny Health Network Forbes Hospital

-- PG: ‘It Will Overwhelm Us’: A Year After Vaccines Arrived, Surge Of COVID Cases Triggers More Of The Tough Phone Calls

-- 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, Health Networks Grapple With More Children Testing Positive For COVID 

-- 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?

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Medical Examiner Rules Jim Rogers’ Death Was Accidental After Being Tased Repeatedly By Pittsburgh Police

-- 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

-- ABC27: Why Isn’t State Using Cybersecurity Measure That Prevents 99.9% Of Hacker Attacks On Unemployment System?

-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Man Threatened To Shoot Up Unemployment Compensation Office

-- Gov. Wolf: Launches $350 Million PA Homeowner Assistance Fund With American Rescue Plan Monies, Applications Accepted Starting Feb. 1

-- 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

[Posted: January 9, 2022]