Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

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June 11, 2021 June 11, 2021
Pa. Republican majorities voted in favor of putting a stop to Gov. Tom Wolf’s pandemic disaster emergency declaration. The House of Representatives may vote on the Voting Rights Protection Act as early as next week. Pa. plans to address its health disparities in marginalized and rural communities with a $36 million award from the CDC. While the Department of Labor & Industry’s rollout of the new unemployment system was rocky, officials say the state’s jobless claims have tripled, calling the launch a success.

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June 10, 2021 June 10, 2021
Pa. experts weigh in on COVID-19 herd immunity. Over 13 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been given in the state. Pa. Jobless advocates are frustrated with new unemployment system errors. McDonald’s plans to hire thousands of new employees across Pa.

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June 09, 2021 June 9, 2021
The statewide positive test has fallen below 3%. Though, one Pa. county still has a high transmission rate of COVID-19.
Pennsylvania farmers markets have teamed up with Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to bring awareness to the state’s food assistance programs.
Governor Tom Wolf and Democratic lawmakers also joined forces to make a pitch for $1 billion-plus investment in Pa. schools.
And a Pennsylvanian man defrauded hundreds while impersonating members of the Trump family online.

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June 08, 2021 June 8, 2021
A Christian college located near Philadelphia closed its social work program partly due to the fact that it found the guidelines of the accrediting agency to conflict with its theological beliefs. Meanwhile, veterinarians and volunteers find themselves tasked with caring for over 400 animals that were all rescued from the same property. The restoration of the Chesapeake Bay watershed just got some serious funding. Plus, a 99-year-old woman in Fountain Hill may have lost her eyesight, but that hasn’t stopped her from partaking in her favorite hobby: crocheting.
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June 07, 2021 June 7, 2021
A man in Philadelphia was fatally attacked as he was helping one of his fellow employees who had gotten into a car crash. Police in Northwest Philadelphia have been ordered to end stopping individuals for “quality-of-life” violations starting August. The USFL has announced its plans to return with new teams in spring 2022, sparking rumors of a second pro-football franchise for Philadelphia. And if you’re allergic to seafood, please refrain from eating those Brood X cicadas.
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June 04, 2021 June 4, 2021
A woman was shot in her car yesterday on Pittsburgh’s North Side. A newly introduced Senate bill would allow for the state Game Commission to decide for itself which Sundays would be open to hunting. One Pennsylvania forest gained some new acreage. Plus, if you got nothing going on in mid-June, you could always go to the Bigfoot Festival.

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June 03, 2021 June 3, 2021
A serial killer has confessed to unsolved murders that took place in Beaver County during the 1970s. Meanwhile, state tax collections continue to bounce back as the pandemic eases away. Only one county in the entire state is showing a substantial spread of COVID-19. And a local high school gets an early dismissal after what looks like a bobcat invades the premises.

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June 02, 2021 June 2, 2021
The U.S. Justice Department ruled that the Hazelton Police Department must take the steps to cater to those who do not speak English. State lawmakers are looking to begin to chip away at Governor Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster declaration. The first few days of June continues on its rainy track. Finally, three dogs from Pennsylvania are semifinalists in the 2021 American Humane Hero Dog Awards.

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June 01, 2021 June 1, 2021
A hiker that went missing in the Pennsylvania portion of the Appalachian Trail was found safe and sound. The state Department of Agriculture announced that it is using insecticide to beat back invasive spotted lanternflies. The Pennsylvania unemployment benefits system is currently in transition until next week. And this one farm will let you play with goats at no charge.
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May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021
Restaurants throughout the state and across the country are being forced to drop certain menu items and to raise prices as food rises in cost. The Peach Bottom Power Station will hold an emergency siren test this week. The WWE will return to the PPG Paints Arena this summer. And the lucky individual who catches Bigfoot could get a $3 million bounty, courtesy of Oklahoma.

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