Legislature
Three priorities for Pennsylvania lawmakers – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Redistricting panel pares plan on where to count inmates (apnews.com)
Pa. redistricting panel revises plan on where inmates should be counted – pennlive.com
Racehorse betting magnate’s art and antiques up for auction – Horsetalk.co.nz
Justices ponder victim rights amendment that’s been in limbo (apnews.com)
Pa. voters’ private info subpoenaed by state Senate Republicans (wtae.com)
Court Asked to Block Release of Voter Data: Ballots & Boundaries | Bloomberg Government (bgov.com)
PA Gun Rights Activists Call On State Senate To Act – Bearing Arms
Do Not Sell Firearm Registry To Reduce Suicides – WDAC
Gun rights advocates call on Pa. Senate to act on bills | News | bradfordera.com
Pennsylvania senators return from summer recess ready to get to work | WHP (local21news.com)
Senate Committees Look At Long Term Care Facility Regulations – WDAC
Push for Shawn’s Law in Pennsylvania awaits Governor Wolf’s signature (abc27.com)
Letter: Shame on Republicans for election probe stunt (readingeagle.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Official: Pennsylvania ‘well prepared’ for vaccine boosters | WITF
Pa. officials order providers to be ready to give COVID-19 booster shots | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Latinos surpass non-Latinos in COVID-19 vaccination in Pa., but devil’s in the details | WITF
Modelers Project A Calming Of The Pandemic In The U.S. This Winter : Shots – Health News : NPR
The U.S. Is Buying 500 Million More Pfizer Vaccine Doses To Donate To Other Countries : NPR
COVID-19 booster shots coming soon to Pa. and N.J. for eligible groups (inquirer.com)
Geisinger updates visitation policy amid climbing COVID-19 cases | Times Leader
Business/Jobs
How raising the minimum wage would help some, hurt others | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Price Rite Marketplace hosting company-wide job fair in Pa. (abc27.com)
New Amazon warehouse bringing jobs to York (abc27.com)
Extreme Heat Protections Added To Federal Worker Protections Under Biden’s OSHA : NPR
Pitt staff members launch unionization drive | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Airline jobs have always been easy to fill, but carriers can’t get enough workers (inquirer.com)
US sues to stop deal between American Airlines and JetBlue | WITF
Coalition to Back Black Businesses seeks applicants for grant funding | Business | phillytrib.com
Crime/Punishment
Delaware County out of juvenile detention options – at the moment (delcotimes.com)
Education
West Chester University Reflects on Its 150th With Eyes to the Future (montco.today)
Lancaster County School District board unanimously votes yes on COVID-19 testing mandate (abc27.com)
Superintendent: Pittston Area looking at testing for unvaccinated | Times Leader
Alvernia University cuts ribbon on CollegeTowne (readingeagle.com)
Elections/Politics
Who wants to run for governor as a Republican in 2022? | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
CARPENTER: The Right Way to Achieve Election Integrity – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Election Board fires back in suit over DA election | Times Leader
Voters can use mail-in ballots in Northampton County this eleciton – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Environment
Wolf Administration to call for statewide action on climate change in new action plan (abc27.com)
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to protect 30% of Earth’s land and sea (inquirer.com)
Transportation
Health
The flu season poses unique challenge to the COVID fight | Smart Talk (witf.org)
State News
Pennsylvania could see billions in federal aid for infrastructure | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania could receive more than $1B in opioid settlement | News | citizensvoice.com
Area casinos see drop in internet gaming revenue in August | Business | citizensvoice.com
National News
Brazil’s Bolsonaro Remains Defiant On COVID And Environmental Issues At The U.N. : NPR
Gabrielle Petito Coverage Looks Like Racist Clickbait To Some Native Americans : NPR
LGBTQ Vets Discharged Under ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Have New Chance For Full Benefits : NPR
Gabby Petito’s Remains Are Identified. She Died From Homicide. : NPR
China Pledges To Stop Financing Coal Power Plants Abroad : NPR
U.S. preparing to nearly double deportations to Haiti | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What are Nones? Millions of Americans are leaving organized religion (theintell.com)
Local News
Red Rose Rent Day returns on Sept. 25 | Chester County Press
Schuylkill River Trail new bridge (readingeagle.com)
With many in Berks facing hunger, Helping Harvest embarks on big project (readingeagle.com)
York County veteran memorial site receives much needed upgrades (abc27.com)
New Small Business Recovery center opens in York, helps with Hurricane Ida recovery (abc27.com)
Area stores fare better with nationwide shortages | News | standardspeaker.com
Hazleton City Council approves gaming grant applications | News | standardspeaker.com
Robeson Township: Residents battle zoning proposal (readingeagle.com)
Berks businesses affected by Ida eligible for disaster loans (readingeagle.com)
Bucks County weather: Flash floods, severe storms possible Thursday (theintell.com)
Humane society make changes during pandemic (poconorecord.com)
Rude driver rankings: How does Erie compare? (poconorecord.com)
Lancaster city saves $7.1 million refinancing debt | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Preliminary West Chester budget includes ‘modest’ tax increases – Daily Local
Pitt
Pittsburgh awards first child care center grants from $2M fund | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh introduces $2M proposal to reduce Mt. Washington landslides | TribLIVE.com
Robots to deliver books, medicine, food to Pittsburgh neighborhoods | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Annual Philadelphia Black Women’s March tackles health issues | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Biden, in UN address, pledges ‘relentless diplomacy’ on global challenges | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
House passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown and debt default (msn.com)
House OKs debt and funding plan, inviting clash with GOP | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
House Passes A Bill To Avert A Government Shutdown And Boost The Debt Limit : NPR
U.S. Top Military Officer Talks Counterterrorism Support With Russian Counterpar : NPR
White House faces bipartisan backlash on Haitian migrants | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette