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Tonight on Journalists Roundtable: The #PABudget process, the possibility of a 'PA New Deal', and Coronavirus orders.
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House Bill 951, which would create the statutory window, advances out of committee with an 11-3 vote, which is met with applause from guests in the Senate gallery.
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Pa. Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Centre) and Senate Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Lisa Baker (R-Luzerne) say they are supporting legislation in committee to create a two-year statutory window for sex abuse survivors to sue their abusers.
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Pa. House Speaker Bryan Cutler confirmed today that he has tested positive for COVID-19 theplsreporter.com/cutler-te…
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Inbox: Pa. House Speaker Bryan Cutler says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has mild symptoms. “My exposure and positive test do not fall within time frames of being inside the Capitol, so there is no impact on colleagues, fellow members or staff," Cutler said.
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News: Pa. is ordering all COVID-19 vaccine providers to pause use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine until at least April 20 as the federal gov't reviews 6 cases of blood clots. Acting Health Sec Alison Beam says the pause shows the nation's vaccine evaluation process is working.
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Inbox: Pa. House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Lancaster) says he is currently quarantining due to COVID-19 exposure. “Quarantine, social distancing, mask wearing and the vaccine are all important to reducing the spread of the virus," he said, noting he is following CDC guidelines.
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News: Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced criminal theft charges against Glenn O. Hawbaker, Inc. of State College for allegedly stealing money meant for worker benefits under the state's prevailing wage law and federal Davis-Bacon Act.
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Read the latest FREE article from @ThePLSReporter regarding the #educationfunding trial 7 years in the making.
In 2014, a group of parents and school districts filed suit against the state for what they say is an inadequate and unconstitutional system of education funding. After seven years, they're headed to trial this September plsreporter.com/landmark-sch…
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Something I'm keeping an eye on: Next week the Pa. House Government Oversight Committee will be voting on a final report regarding its investigation into the Office of State Inspector General's purchase of firearms that it can't legally use.
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PA's vaccine timeline is being accelerated:
- Law enforcement, firefighters, grocery store workers and food/ag workers are eligible starting TODAY
- People in Phase 1B will be eligible April 5
- Those in Phase 1C will be eligible April 12
- All others are eligible April 19
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News: All Pennsylvanians will be eligible to schedule vaccination appointments beginning April 19, according to a Pennsylvania Department of Health press release.
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Curious where federal stimulus funds for schools will be heading? @sam_zern put together an interactive district-by-district map that you can check out below.
*Free* Map: See where nearly $5B in federal stimulus for schools is going plsreporter.com/map-see-wher…
ALT A color-coded map of Pennsylvania showing the state's school districts colored shades of blue based on how much federal stimulus they are receiving under the American Rescue Plan. Above the map is a bold title that says "Under the American Rescue Plan, $4.9 billion is headed to PA schools". Below that is a caption that says "$3.7 billion will go to traditional public schools, more than $750 million to charters and the remainder will be used to address learning needs at the state level."
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The Pa. House just approved an amended HB 14, which is a proposed constitutional amendment to create a 2-year legal window for child sex abuse survivors to file civil suits against their abusers.
The amendment must pass again *next* session before it can appear on the ballot.
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UPDATED: Pa. Senate leader says chamber won’t move expedited constitutional change for child sex abuse survivors theplsreporter.com/pa-senate…
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FREE STORY: Pa. Senate leader says chamber won’t move expedited constitutional change for child sex abuse survivors theplsreporter.com/pa-senate…
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NEWS: PA Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward says the Senate GOP does not believe an expedited constitutional change to create a legal window for child sex abuse victims meets emergency requirements in the PA constitution. The Senate will try to pass a traditional amendment instead.
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Citing health issues, Rep. Jeff Pyle is retiring at the end of business today after a 16-year career in the House. theplsreporter.com/pyle-to-r…
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News: Pa. State Rep. Jeff Pyle (R-Armstrong) will be retiring at the end of business today, the House GOP Caucus said in a statement. Pyle is retiring due to health issues. He was diagnosed cancer in 2005, which return to his chest in 2017. Pyle also suffered a stroke last year.
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Inbox: In a strategy memo, the @DLCC has labeled both the Pa. House and Senate as "legislative battlegrounds" in 2022.
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