Hour 1 of The Dawn Stensland Show:
- Local News Headlines/News Rundown
- According to a 6ABC report, five people were killed and at least sixteen people injured after a series of shootings throughout the city of Philadelphia on Thursday.
- Inflation’s impact on food prices will impact how many people celebrate Easter weekend.
- New polling indicates that although Dr. Oz may be the front runner to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, as many as 49% of GOP voters are still undecided.
- Governor Phil Murphy announced that starting April 21st, residents of New Jersey will be able purchase recreational marijuana.
- The jury in Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson’s bribery trial has not yet come to a verdict. They will resume deliberation on Monday.
- According to estimates from Justice Department officials, as much as $80 billion in PPP loans were acquired fraudulently—roughly 10% of total relief funding distributed.
- While speaking with MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell, Dr. Anthony Fauci called the return of Philadelphia’s mask mandate “perfectly fine.” He stressed the importance of allowing individual communities to make decisions that are best for them.
