Legislature
Springfield representative introduces law impacting hospital closures (delcotimes.com)
GIORDANO: Krasner’s Day of Reckoning Is Here. – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa.’s abortion amendment could be undone by a single word | The Grammarian (inquirer.com)
$110,000 for Bristol Borough watershed restoration – Lower Bucks Times
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Misinformation a deadly common thread between COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS (goerie.com)
Business/Jobs
Financial markets are a mess, investors are blaming the Fed and central banks : NPR
Op-Ed: Raise the wage or we’ll continue to fall behind (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Crime/Punishment
Education
Central Bucks teachers refuse to follow LGTBQ name policy (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Op-Ed: Scrutinize rhetoric about ‘out-of-control’ college costs (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
OJR to host community forum on new school start times – Daily Local
Furious debate over a book ban reignites in central Pa. school district – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
PennLive’s fall 2022 voters’ guide: Pa. State Senate – pennlive.com
EXPLAINER: Mastriano’s plan for Pennsylvania school choice (abc27.com)
Mastriano 2019 abortion “murder” comments find new life in Pennsylvania Governor race (abc27.com)
Doug Mastriano has been consistent about his abortion views for years | WITF
Pennsylvania State Trooper Association endorses Shapiro, Oz (abc27.com)
Fetterman sees unfavorable rating spike in latest Franklin & Marshall poll – pennlive.com
Pa. Senate race: Dr. Oz closes gap with Fetterman. Is it a warning? (poconorecord.com)
Republican commissioners remove ballot drop box from Westmoreland courthouse | TribLIVE.com
Two options for a Hazleton mail ballot drop box conditionally approved | Times Leader
Barbs, but no fireworks, in Scott Perry/Shamaine Daniels debate (ydr.com)
Gun Safety
Police search for 5 shooters in high school football ambush | WITF
Councilmember releases report for ending gun violence in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com
Roxborough shootings renew calls for end to Philly gun violence (inquirer.com)
Environment
How you can help fight climate change: Adirondacks Wild Center (goerie.com)
Health
Climate change is linked to the spread of viruses like monkeypox, experts say : NPR
U.S. veterans die by suicide because they feel alone. Let’s change that. (inquirer.com)
Lessons from Philadelphia’s vaccine lottery | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Autoimmune diseases targeted with $50 million gift to Penn Colton Center (inquirer.com)
State News
Pennsylvania child welfare agencies struggling to find staff (abc27.com)
State creates program to license recovery houses (abc27.com)
How to apply for a Pa. property tax or rent rebate | TribLIVE.com
Hurricane Ian projected path central Pennsylvania impact effects (ydr.com)
National News
Millions without power as Ian cuts a soggy path across Florida: Live updates | NPR
Hurricane Ian weakens but is still expected to cause high winds and flooding | WITF
Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes (inquirer.com)
Russia moves towards annexation of occupied Ukrainian territories : NPR
Russia to annex four regions of Ukraine on Friday (inquirer.com)
Migrant deaths at U.S.-Mexico border hit record high partly because of drownings : NPR
Coolio, rapper with hits including ‘Gangsta’s Paradise,’ has died at 59 : NPR
Local News
ChesLen marks milestone open space achievement – Daily Local
Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority rejects Aqua purchase proposal (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Helping Harvest receives donation from Veterans Making a Difference (readingeagle.com)
Bensalem redevelopment to focus of residential along Delaware River (theintell.com)
Pike to restore county-wide recycling program (poconorecord.com)
Pitt
$1.4B terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport takes shape | TribLIVE.com
Kennywood touts new security measures, dispels rumors as it prepares to open Friday | WITF
Sanjay Gupta brings health advice to Pittsburgh at GMIS conference | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Some solutions for a better, safer Philadelphia – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
If Walnut Street ever appears in flux, wait. It will be be back. (inquirer.com)
Philly was wasting tons of produce. Then a scrappy start-up stepped in. (inquirer.com)
Philadephia mayor’s race: Cherelle Parker became a Harrisburg lobbyist (inquirer.com)
Washington
Here’s what happened at the White House’s big conference on food and nutrition : NPR
VP Harris seeks computer chip partners in Japan meetings | News | phillytrib.com
VP Kamala Harris caps Asia trip with stop at DMZ dividing Koreas (inquirer.com)