Legislature
Sen. Steve Santarsiero introduces assault weapons ban bill (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pa. Dems renew attempt to ban military-style assault weapons (audacy.com)
Area State Lawmaker Introducing Bill To Ban Some Firearms & Magazines – LevittownNow.com
Bucks Lawmaker: Time To Ban Military-Style Assault Weapons In PA | Newtown, PA Patch
The Little Known Philly Leader Pushing For Urgency on Gun Violence (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)
Many state homeowners can’t afford key repairs | State & Region | phillytrib.com
Pa. lawmakers: Some say girls can’t compete against ‘biological boys’ (goerie.com)
PA lawmaker pushes for more local control on elections spending | Centre Daily Times
Rep. Bizzarro bill aims to stop Pennsylvania gas price gouging (goerie.com)
Advocates rally for reform bills to save millions in school taxes (dailylocal.com)
New baby formula plant in Berks County gets another $8 million from the state | WITF
Gov. Wolf announces funding to support affordable housing across Pa. | Times Leader
Baker voices opposition to bridge tolling plan | News | standardspeaker.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
US: Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5 – Daily Local
Starting today, you won’t have to test for COVID-19 to fly into the U.S. | WITF
Penn reaps nearly $1 billion in revenue from COVID vaccine technology (inquirer.com)
Business/Jobs
Average US gasoline price jumps 39 cents to $5.10 per gallon (abc27.com)
Several factors are converging to push gas prices higher | TribLIVE.com
Inflation is driving up utility costs in the Poconos. Here’s why (poconorecord.com)
Energy venture seeks to build giant LNG export terminal near Philly (inquirer.com)
Education
Philadelphia charter school advocates protest move to close Black-led charters (inquirer.com)
Two education nonprofits to merge in the fall | Local News | phillytrib.com
Scranton School District plans $95M in repairs, renovations | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Elections/Politics
How can John Fetterman win PA Senate seat in the 2022 election? (goerie.com)
How can Mehmet Oz win PA Senate seat in 2022 election? (goerie.com)
Republican primaries show that Trump voters don’t always follow his endorsements | WITF
Health
Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings to Nursing Home Payments to Improve Patient Care | WITF
Butler-Excela health system tie-up has potential for revenue growth | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Misinformation clouds America’s most popular emergency contraception (inquirer.com)
Cancer screenings offered for free by Penn Med include mammogram, colonoscopy options (inquirer.com)
State News
Local legislators see bipartisan gun deal as important first step (inquirer.com)
Here’s how U.S. Reps from Western Pa. voted on gun legislation bills | TribLIVE.com
How Lehigh Valley-area lawmakers voted on gun control bills – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
“Laughable, Ludicrous … Lie,” Says Perry Spokesperson – PoliticsPA
PennSERS delays commitment approval to Sentinel Capital funds | Buyouts (buyoutsinsider.com)
Allegheny College, ESU Tick Lab partner for mitigation study (goerie.com)
Pennsylvania’s approach to alcohol vs. marijuana makes no sense | Opinion (inquirer.com)
National News
In Texas, Moms Demand Action got more than 20,000 new supporters after Uvalde : NPR
Thousands take to US streets demanding action on gun laws | Across America | phillytrib.com
Guest Opinion: Long past time for Congress to do what’s right on guns (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Guest Opinion: Abortion shouldn’t be the government’s call (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Patriot Front members arrested near a Pride event in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho : NPR
Local News
Berks Agricultural Resource Network Kicks-Off Summer B.A.R.N.OPOLY Challenge – BCTV
Juneteeth celebration kicks off in Harrisburg (abc27.com)
Erie celebrates Juneteenth 2022 with music, paint, block parties, worship (goerie.com)
Unity celebrated at Johnstown Juneteenth celebration’s opening weekend | News | tribdem.com
In Bristol, big changes coming to Grundy Library, museum (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Bucks County judge says Bensalem motel can’t evict long-term residents (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
With museum site, effort comes full circle | The Bucks County Herald
York County’s Most Influential in 2022: Activism and Social Justice (ydr.com)
Lackawanna Trail board tightening tax burden | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Allegheny County officials break ground on project designed to connect neighborhoods (yahoo.com)
Construction begins on new Larimer-Homewood Connector project – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Pittsburghers rally for gun control in Schenley Park | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Port Authority’s new name illustrates transit agency’s regional push | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
What’s a Saturday night like on the South Side? | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Former State Rep. Driscoll gets sworn in as City Councilmember | Local News | phillytrib.com
Germantown residents rally for better mail service | Metros | phillytrib.com
Too much property tax relief will put city schools at risk (inquirer.com)
Washington
Senators announce bipartisan agreement on gun proposals (abc27.com)
Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement (dailylocal.com)
Senators reach a bipartisan deal on gun safety legislation : NPR
A bipartisan group of senators announces a deal for school safety and gun measures | WITF
DeSantis’ new secretary of state, Cord Byrd, worries Democrats : NPR
What to expect from the second Jan. 6 committee hearing : NPR
Jan. 6 panelists: Enough evidence uncovered to indict Trump | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jan. 6 hearings: Former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt to testify (inquirer.com)