Legislature
Pa. senators seek fewer restrictions on nurse practitioners (mcall.com)
Santarsiero Begins Second Term As 10th District State Senator | Doylestown, PA Patch
Lawmaker wants Jan. 6 to be Pa. Democracy Observance Day (audacy.com)
Sen. Comitta announces new expanded outreach hours – Daily Local
How Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi can improve state government (mcall.com)
Lehigh Valley’s newest state lawmakers sworn in at Pa. Capitol – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Valley senators receive committee assignments – The Mon Valley Independent
McCarthy elected House speaker; local lawmakers say ‘we can’t continue on like this’ – Daily Local
Pennsylvania House to meet for sex abuse lawsuit legislation in special session (abc27.com)
Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf moves to speed action on child sex abuse lawsuit window | WITF
Who is Mark Rozzi, new PA speaker of the House? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
State lawmakers turn to creative solutions in speaker fights | State | standardspeaker.com
$4.67M In Funding Allocated For Chester County Parks | West Chester, PA Patch
United Way of Chester County secures $50,000 in funding – Daily Local
The Pump Act is now law and protects parents nursing children at their workplace (upworthy.com)
Wolf administration commits $5 million to college scholarships for state employees | WITF
Gov. Wolf: PA ends with strong year-to-date revenues; sets stage for 2023 | Times Leader
Who are my legislators in Centre County PA? Find contact info | Centre Daily Times
Business/Jobs
Hersheypark holding hiring event for 2023 season (abc27.com)
December jobs report shows economic gains despite rising interest rates (inquirer.com)
COVID-19
How the “tridemic” and medicine shortages are impacting Berks (readingeagle.com)
Crime/Punishment
Lancaster County officials holding meeting for proposed correctional facility (abc27.com)
Education
North Penn School District launches health center for teachers (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
National
Political discussion should never come down to ‘owning the libs’ | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Exhuming McCarthy: How minority rule could implode U.S. democracy in 2023 (inquirer.com)
Statewide
PA county to recount 2020 presidential election by hand · Spotlight PA
Majority of 16,000 canceled Pa. mail-in ballots were from Democrats | WITF
District/Local
Who’s running for mayor in Philadelphia? – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
New year brings new faces and new politics to Western Pa. | TribLIVE.com
Shapiro transition team includes local members | News | citizensvoice.com
Environment
EPA moves to toughen standards for deadly soot pollution (inquirer.com)
Fetterman should join others in protecting national parks, refuges (poconorecord.com)
Vanguard’s withdrawal from Net Zero endangers all of us (inquirer.com)
Transportation
Crashes down 36% on Roosevelt Blvd. due to speed cameras (inquirer.com)
Southwest Airlines says travel disruptions could cost $800 million | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PHL airport biometric readers will scan all non-U.S. citizens (inquirer.com)
Pa. Turnpike tolls increasing by 5% on Sunday (delcotimes.com)
What to know about the revamped $7,500 tax credit for electric cars : NPR
Gun Safety
Philadelphia Homicide Tracker – a project of Broad + Liberty (broadandliberty.com)
Health
Erie County nears seasonal flu record; COVID-19 cases remain steady (goerie.com)
Bankrupt Pa. drug firm Endo could earn $265M in opioid royalties (inquirer.com)
Meet the Drexel doc committed to protecting the mental health of student-athletes (inquirer.com)
Farm Show
PA Farm Show Schedule: January 9, 2023 (abc27.com)
Farm show offers info sessions about mental health (abc27.com)
State News
Price increase on wine and spirits coming soon in Pennsylvania (inquirer.com)
Joseph Hardy, founder of 84 Lumber, dies on 100th birthday | WITF
Erie County has 100% coverage in new FCC Broadband Map (goerie.com)
Pa. officials fly high in state plane on taxpayers’ dime – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania among ‘most moved out of’ states: report – pennlive.com
National News
California braces for more storms as thousands are still without power : NPR
Seattle’s schools are suing tech giants for harming young people’s mental health : NPR
Hillary Clinton to join Columbia as a professor and fellow in global affairs : NPR
Hundreds arrested after Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil’s Congress : NPR
What New Yorkers need to know as thousands of NYC nurses begin strike – Gothamist
What to know as rapper Young Thug’s RICO trial begins : NPR
Shows of support and signs of unease mark first NFL Sunday since Hamlin’s injury : NPR
Local News
COLUMN: Everyone needs to support digital equity for all in Southern Chester County – Daily Local
Family Support Line to move office to Chester Heights in light of spike for services – Delco Times
Doylestown candlelight “Vigil for Democracy” marks Jan. 6 | The Bucks County Herald
Matt Ross resigns from Yardley Borough Council | The Bucks County Herald
Erie pays less for housing and health insurance (goerie.com)
Urban Erie acquaponics would give Curtze Co. needed local food source (goerie.com)
Hazleton City Council approves expanded fee schedule | News | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
Report: Pittsburgh neglecting prevailing wage ordinance | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Philly
Opioid settlement money to fund Philly community programs (audacy.com)
Water leak near Philly’s 30th Street Station halts SEPTA subway and trolley service (inquirer.com)
Memorial unveiled in honor of Fairmount fire victims | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly’s Iranian community joins global rally over downed flight (inquirer.com)
Faith leaders meet to study how reparations could work in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Washington
McCarthy’s struggles point to troubles for his office, his party and Congress : NPR
Kevin McCarthy wins speaker race after a grueling 4 days and 15 rounds of voting (cbsnews.com)
House Clerk Cheryl Johnson oversees the speaker vote : NPR
Republicans Prepare New Rules, but Fixing Congress Isn’t So Easy – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Officer Brian Sicknick’s death spurs lawsuit against Trump, 2 Capitol rioters : NPR
Biden flies in to López Obrador’s new airport for summit – Daily Local
Biden makes his first visit to the southern border as president : NPR
Biden walks stretch of US-Mexico border, amid GOP criticism | News | phillytrib.com
Jerry Shenk: Water is essential to life — and liberty – Mainline Media News