Legislature
Pennsylvania’s Democratic Chairs for 2023-24 Announced – MyChesCo
Sen. Comitta to again serve as Minority Chair of Senate Environmental Committee – Daily Local
State Senator Steve Santarsiero Begins His Second Four-Year Term in Bucks County
Pennsylvania Senate committee passes bill to cut state gas tax (abc27.com)
Pa. Senate committee passes bill to cut state gas tax – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Baker joins Republican leadership team; reappointed Judiciary Chair | Times Leader
GOP lawmaker turns on Democrat he helped win Pa. speakership | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi: Questions we still have after his election (inquirer.com)
Family Support Line to move office to Chester Heights in light of spike for services – Delco Times
New Pa. speaker wants ‘work group’ after slow session start (abc27.com)
$6 Million Grant Awarded for Riddle Memorial Hospital Project – MyChesCo
3 suggestions for new speaker of Pa. House | Opinion | bradfordera.com
$1 Million State Grant for Neumann University Student Center (vista.today)
Business/Jobs
Pennsylvania’s manufacturing tax credit not driving job growth | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
‘Right-to-repair’ advocates skeptical of John Deere agreement : NPR
Real Estate Lawyer Shares Optimistic Outlook for 2023 – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa. company to close after 56 years, and will lay off more than 100 people – pennlive.com
COVID-19
New covid variant — dubbed ‘kraken’ — found in Western Pa. | TribLIVE.com
The ‘Kraken’ is here. Why doctors say everyone is at risk of getting XBB.1.5 variant – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Where is Penn State’s promised campus police data? · Spotlight PA State College
Ben Mannes: The curious case of Omar Dennis (broadandliberty.com)
Gunfire outside Philadelphia City Hall under investigation | Local News | phillytrib.com
Education
New student loan plan faces funding crisis over debt relief : NPR
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness – pennlive.com
Penn State’s trustees board candidates include soccer player Ali Krieger | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Elections/Politics
National
Georgia and New Hampshire need more time to meet DNC requirements for primaries : NPR
Statewide
Dr. Khalid Mumin picked to be new state secretary of education (delcotimes.com)
District/Local
Environment
Ozone layer is on track to recover in next 40 years, United Nations says : NPR
Climate change causes more severe weather, report finds : NPR
Transportation
Gun Safety
N.J.’s new gun restrictions run into federal court road block (inquirer.com)
Health
Northeast PA in midst of most robust flu season in years | News | citizensvoice.com
Philly based nonprofit led nation in coordinating organ donations in 2022 (inquirer.com)
State News
Department of Agriculture approves youth agriculture programs (abc27.com)
HGTV star makes appearance at Pa. Farm Show (abc27.com)
$1.5 million to improve access to fresh produce, agricultural education – Pennsylvanianewstoday.com
National News
Mexico may accept more migrants expelled by U.S. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Georgia Bulldogs beat TCU to repeat as college football champions : NPR
Bolsonaro lays low in Florida as Brazil cracks down on riots by his supporters : NPR
How the global far right and social media stoked the attack in Brazil : NPR
Trump’s longtime CFO faces sentencing for tax fraud scheme | News | tribdem.com
California Storm Updates: More Rain Expected to Worsen Flooding – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Local News
How to honor MLK Day in Bucks and Montgomery counties this weekend (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Tinicum tax collector addresses collection issues | The Bucks County Herald
McHale sworn in as new police sergeant in Radnor Township – Delco Times
Columbia board approves borough’s nonuniformed union contract | Community News | lancasteronline.com
North Coventry property owners to see 6.5% tax hike in 2023 (dailylocal.com)
Luzerne County Council set to vote tonight on study commission ordinance introduction | Times Leader
What are those giant pipes along Front Street in Harrisburg? – pennlive.com
Pitt
Mourners line up to pay respects to slain Brackenridge police chief | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations hosts anti-hate panel | Local News | phillytrib.com
Coalition against proposed Philadelphia Chinatown arena announced (abc27.com)
Philadelphia hosts area faith leaders to explore reparations | Local News | phillytrib.com
Eagles’ tickets on sale for 1st playoff game; why you shouldn’t delay (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Philadelphia Acting City Controller Christy Brady sues over ‘resign to run’ rule (inquirer.com)
Washington
House rules changes breeze through the chamber following a bitter speaker fight : NPR
Talks between Biden and Mexico’s López Obrador got off to a rough start : NPR
Classified materials found at Biden think tank last November : NPR