Legislature
Pa. lawmakers applaud passing of broadband expansion bill (abc27.com)
Karen Shuey: What the preliminary redrawn legislative maps mean for Berks County (yahoo.com)
Pennsylvania redistricting: New state House and Senate maps takeaways (inquirer.com)
Tom Wolf’s New Year’s Eve wish for the General Assembly | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Redistricting proposal shifts legislative districts across Valley | News | dailyitem.com
New Broadband Authority Established In PA – ButlerRadio.com – Butler, PA
What Pennsylvania’s Broadband Bill Means for One County (govtech.com)
New Berks casino offers economic boost, officials say | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Cargo expansion at PHL wins major federal funding | Local News – Pennsylvania News Today
Pa. Senate staffers get a raise – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
See how the proposed Pennsylvania state House map scores in every key area | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
The coronavirus in Pennsylvania, by the numbers | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
People face long lines for COVID tests ahead of the holidays : NPR
US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers (abc27.com)
UK data suggests hospitalization is less likely with omicron (abc27.com)
New COVID-19 medicines: almost here, but not easy to find | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Business/Jobs
Amazon settles with NLRB to give workers the power to organize : NPR
Amazon builds warehouses in ‘opportunity zones’ that give tax breaks and secrecy (inquirer.com)
Acme Cryogenics of Allentown sold for $295 million to Dover Corp. – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
New Berks casino offers economic boost, officials say | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Crime/Punishment
Education
Op-Ed: The pandemic has increased the need for student tutoring (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Elections/Politics
Environment
Transportation
More than 1,600 Christmas Eve flights canceled globally because of omicron | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
United, Delta airlines cancel nearly 200 flights on Christmas Eve – pennlive.com
Health
An injection to help prevent spread of HIV was approved by the FDA : NPR
Don’t forget the flu. It’s still on the rise. (inquirer.com)
State News
Lack of emergency order or regulation doomed mask mandate | WITF
National News
Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
COVID-19 Spike Worsens Severe Poverty And Hunger In Africa : NPR
UK Queen’s Christmas speech set to be particularly personal | World News | lancasteronline.com
U.S. reunites 100 children taken from parents under Trump | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Andrew Cuomo won’t be charged for touching a female trooper : NPR
Fox cancels NYE special broadcast due to omicron variant – pennlive.com
Local News
Pequea approves township budget with no tax hike | Community News | lancasteronline.com
A look back at 2021 through readers’ photos – Daily Local
Plastic bags and straws banned in West Goshen – Daily Local
Kingston PD, volunteers team up to bring cheer to area families | Times Leader
Nazareth sewer authority sells land for $53.1 million – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Preparing to cross the Delaware | The Bucks County Herald
CareLink delivers Christmas to clients (mainlinemedianews.com)
Cambria commissioners approve budget with tax cut for 2022 | News | tribdem.com
Pitt
Peduto promotes longtime bodyguard to assistant chief of Pittsburgh police | TribLIVE.com
Lawsuit accuses Pitt of failing to pay for food service during pandemic | TribLIVE.com
City of Pittsburgh begins disciplining unvaccinated employees | TribLIVE.com
Philly
5 teenagers charged in armed carjacking of US Rep. Scanlon | National News | lancasteronline.com
Josiah Brown, 19, arrested in U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon’s carjacking (inquirer.com)
City should consider restaurant owners concerns on vax mandate | Editorials | phillytrib.com
Unfair and unpaid: A property tax money machine crushes families | News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Biden signs bills on forced labor in China, ALS research | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
White House says no agreement on new Biden-Putin talks | Reuters
President Joe Biden Signs Bipartisan Law Punishing China Over Uyghur Treatment – Bloomberg