Legislature
Pennsylvania’s efforts to halt local plastic bag bans recede – WHYY
Wolf vetoes Pa. GOP-led election overhaul citing voter ID restrictions – WHYY
Redistricting reform in Pa. is dead for now, advocates say. So what’s next? (inquirer.com)
Ranked choice voting is worth exploring in Philadelphia | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Wolf enacts law allowing for three month supply of medical marijuana | WITF
Pennsylvania Republicans Look To Evade A Veto And Enact Voter ID By Ballot Measure | WXXI News
State Budget OK Pittsburgh Scooter Share Pilot Program | Status – Pennsylvania News Today
Coronavirus – COVID-19
The Supreme Court leaves the CDC’s moratorium on evictions in place | WITF
Some Pa. nursing homes will still require masks, despite mandate lifting | WITF
Pa. covid hospitalizations drop to levels not seen since early days of pandemic | TribLIVE.com
Business/Jobs
US jobless claims fall to 364,000, a new pandemic low | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Crime/Punishment
Bill Cosby sex assault conviction overturned by Pa. Supreme Court – WHYY
Criminal charges are expected against the Trump Organization today | WITF
AP sources: Trump Organization, its CFO indicted in tax probe | TribLIVE.com
Pa. coroner resigns after ‘predator catcher’ video surfaces – pennlive.com
Education
Chester Upland receiver rejects charter takeover of public schools – WHYY
Dobbins High celebrates first alumni principal – WHYY
Elections/Politics
Hempfield resident John Ventre announces bid for Pa. governor | TribLIVE.com
Transportation
Black truckers win court ruling in federal race case against Giant Eagle | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Health
‘Severe’ blood shortage prompts donation centers to make a call to arms | TribLIVE.com
State News
National News
New Jersey’s second offshore wind project will power more than a million homes (inquirer.com)
Elsa, the 5th named tropical storm this season, forms in Atlantic Ocean – pennlive.com
Illegal fireworks explode as bomb squad tries to destroy them, injuring 17 people – pennlive.com
Local News
Trans activist Salina Brett fundraises with weekly bike rides – WHYY
Mayor is the firecracker behind Midland’s first-rate Fourth of July | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Interim director chosen to lead Montgomery County Department of Public Safety | News | pottsmerc.com
Refugee chefs bring favorite recipes from their homelands in new cookbook | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt
New Stormwater Regulations Are Likely To Go Before Council This Summer | 90.5 WESA
Allegheny County Council Dusts Off Year-Old No-Knock Warrant Bill | 90.5 WESA
$500,000 grant boosts affordable housing efforts in Hazelwood | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philly neighborhoods react to pool closures — WHYY
Philly pools begin to open, despite challenge hiring lifeguards – WHYY
July 4th weather in Philadelphia could be rainy, flood watch Thursday (inquirer.com)
Joel Freedman throws Hahnemann bankruptcy into chaos (inquirer.com)
Philly’s backyard chickens are surging despite a city law that forbids it (inquirer.com)
Meet Philly’s new Youth Poet Laureate: ‘Everyone has a story to tell’ (inquirer.com)
Washington
Penn’s Amy Gutmann and Comcast’s David Cohen could land plum Biden ambassador jobs (inquirer.com)
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has died | WITF
The House approves new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 riot | WITF
At unfinished wall, Trump says Biden ‘destroying’ U.S. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The U.S. Will Add A Third Gender Option On Passports : NPR