Headlines:
• Potential lawsuit against The Gardens at Stevens: Philadelphia attorney Marty Kardon filed a motion Tuesday with the Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas to allow him to subpoena the nursing home for internal documents, hoping to "get underneath the hood and find out what they were doing.” There have been 39 Covid-19 deaths at the facility. (Source: LNP)
• Pa. House proposes bill to allow Covid-19 vaccine rollout via National Guard: “I’m hopeful my legislation to involve the National Guard in distributing and possibly administering the vaccine will speed efforts to get shots in arms. The National Guard has expertise in logistics," said sponsoring GOP state Rep. Tim O'Neal. (Source: Penn Capital Star)
• What the exit of Pa.'s top election official means: Despite former Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar stepping down for a reason not related to the 2020 election, GOP leaders have used it to fuel their allegations of incompetence and are continuing their election-related hearings. (Source: Spotlight PA)
• Second wave of Covid-19 ends decline in Lancaster County's unemployment rate: The unemployment rate had been steadily declining since April, when the high was 15.2%. After reporting a 4.8% rate in Nov., the state reported Tuesday that the decline halted in December with the rate edging up to 4.9%. (Source: LNP)
• National/world roundup: World faces around 4,000 Covid-19 variants. (Source: Reuters) New research explores mixing two different Covid-19 vaccines. (Source: NBC News) Catholic dioceses amassed taxpayer Covid aid despite sitting on billions of dollars. (Source: AP) American Airlines to furlough 13,000 workers. (Source: UPI) Ex-Ohio policer officer indicted in Andre Hill fatal shooting. (Source: NBC)
