Legislature
Pa. lawmaker wants to help pay for home repairs – WHYY
A New Bill Seeks To Ban Smoking at Pennsylvania Casinos (playpennsylvania.com)
Pennsylvania Bill Would Ban Smoking at Casinos | halfwheel
Schwank hosts second session of model Senate (berksweekly.com)
Pennsylvania Senator to Introduce Legislation to Allow Hemp in Animal Feed – Hemp Grower
Ribbon-cutting ceremony heralds opening of Brandywine LaunchBox | Penn State University (psu.edu)
Snow and ice removal from atop vehicles a hot topic at statehouses (landline.media)
Sen. Steve Santarsiero to host College Financial Planning event | The Bucks County Herald
Bill to name Hershey Kiss official state candy introduced | News, Sports, Jobs – Times Observer
Westmoreland’s clout in Harrisburg cut through redistricting | TribLIVE.com
Senators Baker, Santarsiero resume work on Kayden’s Law (yahoo.com)
$1 Million Awarded to Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia – MyChesCo
Pennsylvania Offers $500K Grant for FDR Park Improvements in Philadelphia – PennWatch
Coronavirus – COVID-19
U.S. covid infections likely to rise again, Dr. Anthony Fauci says | TribLIVE.com
COVID anniversary: 2 years since Pennsylvania shut down – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Editorial: Looking past two years of COVID to road forward (delcotimes.com)
Hong Kong to lift COVID-related flight bans, cut quarantine for arrivals – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
Midstate avg. gas prices sees drop in last week (abc27.com)
PA Pols Respond to Pain at the Pump – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Here are 3 reasons why Big Oil can’t just drill more to ease the pain at the gas pump | WITF
Crime/Punishment
2 Pennsylvania state troopers, civilian killed in crash (ydr.com)
Education
Pa.’s youngest students need quality teachers invest in workforce now (goerie.com)
Editorial: Fair funding push moves from courtroom to streets (delcotimes.com)
Understaffing leaves after-school programs with unmet demand | News | phillytrib.com
Teen Takes: Schools must address student mental health after threats (theintell.com)
NEPA schools look to engage families, welcome parents back | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Drexel new life sciences labs planned Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
Challenge to maps tightens county election timelines | News, Sports, Jobs – Times Observer
Suburban parents are fighting book bans because of the threat of censorship : NPR
Two Republican State Representatives Run for Lt. Governor – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Dallastown Libertarian Dave Womack ends bid for council, eyes congress (ydr.com)
Guest Opinion: Candidates should reject PACs that use negative ads (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Richey Ends Campaign for Governor; Endorses McSwain – PoliticsPA
Democrats spar over climate crisis, Supreme Court at U.S. Senate debate in Pittsburgh | WITF
Democratic contenders for Senate split on key issues during forum at CMU | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Democratic gains in legislative maps, including in Pennsylvania, might not last long | WITF
Super PAC signals Pennsylvania primary could get rough | Flipboard
Environment
The SEC is set to announce historic climate disclosure rules : NPR
Transportation
Health
State News
Gov. Wolf announces ‘1-4-3 day’, encouraging Pa. residents to show kindness (abc27.com)
New inductions into the Central Pennsylvania Music Hall-of-Fame | Smart Talk (witf.org)
National News
Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol (inquirer.com)
Ukraine-Russia updates: Civilian death toll climbs past 900 : NPR
Ukraine War Threatens to Cause a Global Food Crisis – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Child Care: New York’s Next Big-Ticket Budget Priority – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Time to retool census? Some think so after minorities missed | News | phillytrib.com
Local News
Officials break ground on Drexeline Town Center – Delco Times
Harrisburg city, community leaders on addressing gun violence after week of shootings (abc27.com)
Global woman’s rights event held in Harrisburg (abc27.com)
Delaware County police departments, FOP send vests to Ukraine (delcotimes.com)
Controversial Bucks judge stepping down as child dependency judge (theintell.com)
Editorial: Resurgence of violence in Reading demands strong reaction (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
Community gardens planned near Citizens Hose in Harrison’s Birdville neighborhood | TribLIVE.com
Amazon cancels plans for Churchill warehouse (publicsource.org)
Philly
Tom Hogan: City of Philadelphia hobbles police with dangerous new ordinance (broadandliberty.com)
Villanova back to Sweet 16 after 71-61 win over Ohio State | Basketball | phillytrib.com
PHA seeks more landlords for voucher program | Local News | phillytrib.com
$36 million federal grant to help reduce homelessness in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com
Kenyatta Johnson corruption case heads to trial after pandemic delays | Local News | phillytrib.com
Archdiocese of Phila. announces updated COVID mitigation efforts – Mainline Media News
Six months after a tornado, Upper Dublin shouldn’t look this bad | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Washington
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings : NPR
Justice Thomas hospitalized with infection, high court says (abc27.com)
Ketanji Brown Jackson Fought Injustices While at Harvard – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s long judicial record is likely to be scrutinized at hearings | WITF
First but not last: Black girls see themselves in court pick | News | phillytrib.com
McConnell on Republicans supporting Putin: ‘There’s some lonely voices out there’ (abc27.com)
Biden to issue 2023 government spending plan on March 28 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette