Voter ID is a flashpoint in Pennsylvania election law talks
By MARC LEVY Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans wanting a stricter voter identification provisions in Pennsylvania is emerging as an early flashpoint with Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf in what GOP lawmakers cast as a top-to-bottom update of state election law. This follows a presidential contest that Donald Trump still baselessly maintains was stolen from him by fraud. Wolf’s chief of staff, Mike Brunelle, said the House Republican in charge of writing election legislation called him to discuss the matter, and told him that voter ID needs to be part of negotiations. But Brunelle says it was a short conversation because Wolf opposes changes to the voter ID law.

New Sewickley Township – PA State Police have reported via release that on May 5th at
6:10 in the afternoon, 59 year old Salem Ohio male resident, Devon Beachley, was traveling west on I-76 when fell asleep while driving a 2013 Chevy Cruze and traveled onto the south side of the roadway striking the concrete barrier. He then traveled back across both westbound lanes and struck the guide rail with the vehicles front end. After impact, he spun in a clockwise direction and struck the guide rail with the left rear end of the bumper before coming to a final rest facing east on the north bound berm.

New Sewickley PA – PA State Police have reported via release that on May 5th at 8:37 in the morning, a 2015 Dodge Dart driven by 26 year old Beaver Falls male resident, Andrew Stockard, was traveling east on I-76 in the left lane where he lost control of the vehicle from the wet roadway and struck into the concrete barrier. The impact rendered the vehicle inoperable.

(Pittsburgh, Pa.) Pa State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement has issued citations to two Beaver County Establishments for various violations in the month of April. New Sheffield Café was given citations for possessing or operating gambling devices or paraphernalia or permitted gambling, lotteries, pool selling and/or bookmarking on the licensed premises and on multiple dates did not provide face masks for employees to wear at work or did not require employees to wear a face mask at all times while in the establishment. Triple Play Café was cited for the second month in a row. In April they were issued citations for not requiring all customers to wear a face mask while entering, exiting, or otherwise traveling throughout the establishment and for not providing face masks for employees to wear at work or did not require employees to wear face masks at all times while at the establishment. In March they were cited for similar violations.

By AMY FORLITI and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death, accusing them of willfully violating the Black man’s constitutional rights as he was restrained face-down on the pavement and gasping for air. An indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Kueng and Tou Thao. Chauvin, Thao and Kueng are charged with violating Floyd’s right to be free from unreasonable seizure and unreasonable force by a police officer. All four are charged for their failure to provide Floyd with medical care. Chauvin was also charged in a second indictment, over the arrest and neck restraint of a 14-year-old boy in 2017.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is doing away with its own map of vaccine providers and says people looking for a COVID-19 shot should go to the federal government’s provider map. The state Health Department said Friday it will use vaccines.gov as its mapping source effective immediately. That map allows people to search for COVID-19 vaccine by brand name and see which providers have vaccine in stock. Information from the site also shows up in Apple Maps and Google Maps. The map was developed by Boston Children’s Hospital, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery strengthens. With viral cases declining and states and localities easing restrictions, businesses have added jobs for four straight months. Still, the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1% from 6% in March. Optimism about the economic recovery is growing. Many Americans are flush with cash after having received $1,400 federal relief checks, along with savings they have built up after cutting back on travel, entertainment and dining out over the past year.

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are increasingly using food — especially beef — as a cudgel in the culture war. In statements, tweets and fundraising emails, prominent GOP governors and senators have accused climate-minded Democrats of trying to push Americans to eat less red meat. Conservatives have accused President Joe Biden of planning to ration red meat. The news was wrong, but the food fight is likely to continue as food choices become a way of signaling partisan politics. Already, in farm states, meat eating has joined abortion, gun control and transgender rights as an issue that quickly sends partisans to their corners.