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Nursing home residents and their loved ones deserve a nonpartisan review of state's pandemic decisions [editorial]

Nursing home residents and their loved ones deserve a nonpartisan review of state's pandemic decisions [editorial]
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'We want answers': State Republicans investigate nursing home deaths

The flashpoint in a legislative investigation of deaths related to COVID-19 in Pennsylvania nursing homes centers on just one word: âmust.â Republican lawmakers claim Gov. Tom Wolf put lives at risk last year when his Health Department issued guidance saying nursing homes âmustâ admit stable COVID 19 patients. GOP lawmakers say their interest is not in assigning blame, but in fixing any laws or regulations to prevent unnecessary deaths in long-term care facilities should another pandemic occur. âWe need to know what went wrong,â state Rep. Natalie Mihalek, R-Allegheny, said at a recent news conference where a key Republican, Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, referred his request for an investigation to the House Government Oversight Committee.

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Editorial: State lawmakers need daily expenses accountability

Editorial: State lawmakers need daily expenses accountability
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Southwestern Pa. lawmakers collected $145K in per diems during pandemic

. The payments, known as “per diems,” have long been criticized as an unnecessary largesse for the country’s largest full-time legislature, which pays the third-highest salaries for state lawmakers in the country. A Spotlight PA analysis of legislative records found lawmakers requested and received $726,877 from the beginning of March as the pandemic emerged through the end of 2020 as reimbursement for lodging and meals while traveling to and from the Capitol or other meetings across the state. Rep. Mark Longietti, D-Mercer County, pocketed the most per-diem money at $24,115, followed by Rep. Chris Sainato, D-Lawrence County. Southwestern Pennsylvania lawmakers requested and received about $145,000 combined. Here’s a rundown of who got how much:

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Legislative Action On Increasing Pennsylvania's Energy Goals Seems Unlikely

Credit Anne Danahy / StateImpact Pennsylvania Pennsylvania’s targets for renewable energy are set to max out this year unless the General Assembly takes action, and Republican leaders seem ready to leave increasing goals for green energy up to the private sector. The state’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards require utilities to buy certain amounts of power from renewable sources. For example, utilities now have to get 8% of their power from “Tier 1” energy sources like wind and solar. House Democratic leader Joanna McClinton said her party would like to gradually raise those standards and tap into the growing green energy job market.

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