Legislature
Supporters Urged to Line Funeral Route Tuesday – Tube City Almanac (tubecityonline.com)
Austin Davis makes history as Pennsylvania’s first Black Lieutenant Governor – Black News Portal
Super Bowl videos from Josh Shapiro and other politicians (inquirer.com)
5 ways Pennsylvania’s marijuana laws could change in 2023 | WITF
Pa. Democrats officially control the House. Here’s what comes next (inquirer.com)
Speaker says rules vote, abuse measures on horizon in Pa. House | News | tribdem.com
Kutztown Rotary Club Farmers’ Night celebrates agriculture community – Reading Eagle
Business/Jobs
IRS won’t tax most relief payments made by states last year | WITF
Deed transfers: See what areas of Bucks hold highest property values (phillyburbs.com)
A tale of two shopping malls | Business | thetimes-tribune.com
Pittsburgh Urban League emphasizing economic opportunity in 105th year | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Army sees safety, not ‘wokeness,’ as top recruiting obstacle | News | phillytrib.com
Unions focus on women to fill trade worker shortage in construction (19thnews.org)
Black farmers say they still face USDA inequality 2 decades after major lawsuit : NPR
Study: Digital skills increase wages & help Pittsburgh economy | 90.5 WESA
Crime/Punishment
How gun commerce has changed in Pennsylvania since 2010 | State | wfmz.com
Stroudsburg man sentenced 80 months for distributing heroin, fentanyl (poconorecord.com)
Game commission did not discipline hunters who killed Berks dogs (readingeagle.com)
Kanye’s Anti-Semitic Rhetoric Led to Assaults, Vandalism — ADL Report – Rolling Stone
Education
New Jersey’s ‘Abbott’ rulings offer lessons for Pa.’s quest to fix school funding (inquirer.com)
‘Now is the time’ to act on fair school funding advocates say (dailylocal.com)
Culture war conflict shows no signs of weakening in Central Bucks (phillyburbs.com)
Local districts await fallout from Pa. court ruling on school funding | TribLIVE.com
College Board Rips ‘Slander’ Of AP African American Studies | HuffPost Latest News
Here’s how Pittsburgh colleges are tackling student food insecurity (publicsource.org)
Temple University Administrators Have Declared War on Striking Grad Workers (jacobin.com)
Elections/Politics
National
Ahead of 2024 presidential primaries, governors offer preview (ydr.com)
Which Republicans Are Eyeing a 2024 Run? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Black candidates keep losing winnable races — and say the Democratic Party may be why – POLITICO
Statewide
Election misinformation continues to roil Pennsylvania : NPR
District/Local
‘Not about party’: Bipartisan petition signing event to be held in EBensburg | News | tribdem.com
Who’s funding Philadelphia mayor’s race: Candidates’ top donors (billypenn.com)
Pittsburgh City Council District 9: Kierran Young runs in 2023 election | 90.5 WESA
Environment
Crawford County marries industrial history with outdoor recreation (nextpittsburgh.com)
If there’s a war against climate change, Saint-Louis is on the front lines : NPR
Report: Residents Uneasy with Return to East Palestine After Train Derailment – Mother Jones
Transportation
Health
Childhood immunization rates steady in Erie County (goerie.com)
Millions of Americans could lose Medicaid insurance as the pandemic winds down – Vox
Backlash to the Reversal of Roe v. Wade Steadily Growing (nymag.com)
State News
Philly chefs share their heartbreak comfort foods (inquirer.com)
Pa. LGBTQ leaders create statewide advocacy organization – Philadelphia Gay News (epgn.com)
Police investigating Comcast outage on Super Bowl Sunday as attempted ‘theft’ (inquirer.com)
National News
Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show was a pregnancy announcement and a greatest hits concert – Vox
Debt Limit Crisis Could Come As Early As June, According To Some Economists | HuffPost Latest News
Local News
Scranton pension fund makes progress, audit finds | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Reading church celebrates Black-owned small businesses | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Lower Merion holds hearing on spending of federal grant money – Mainline Media News
Pitt
Lesser-known restaurants to try in 5 Pittsburgh neighborhoods (nextpittsburgh.com)
RAD to Improve Accessibility, Inclusion With $1 Million Investment | Pittsburgh Magazine
Philly
Who Is Singing ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ At Super Bowl 57 – Sports Illustrated
Eagles fans fill the streets in mourning after Super Bowl loss | WITF
Washington
Freshman lawmakers seek bipartisan compromise in divided House – The Washington Post