Legislature
Berks leaders react to violence in Middle East | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Junior League of Reading’s 100th Year of Service Focuses on Menstrual Equity – BCTV
Israel-Hamas war updates: Hundreds attend ‘Philly Stands with Israel” rally in Wynnewood, Pa. – 6abc Philadelphia
Serving breakfast in Pennsylvania’s schools sometimes takes creative thinking – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
PA Election 2023: A Complete Guide to Who is on the Ballot, When to Vote, How to Vote, Where to Vote, Casting Mail Ballots & More – GantNews.com
Pa. election 2023: A complete voter guide (audacy.com)
PA Jewish Legislative Caucus Stands With Israel: Statement | Phoenixville, PA Patch
The Skanner News – Philadelphia’s Oldest Black Bookstore From 1950s Officially Granted Historical Marker
Unsustainable funding model, shrinking workforce leave ambulance services in critical condition | TribLIVE.com
Senator John I. Kane Announces over $2.6 Million in DCNR Grant Funding for 9th District Conservation Projects – MyChesCo
Chester County launches Whole-Home Repairs program – WHYY
Local Officials Respond To Attack On Israel – LevittownNow.com
The best photos in September by Philadelphia Inquirer staff photographers
Pennsylvania spends $600,000 to fix up recovery houses | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Xylazine, or tranq, would be restricted for veterinarians | WITF
Business/Jobs
Jobs report surprises as employers add 336,000 jobs in September – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Owner of Ann Taylor, Loft and Talbots to acquire 3 more women’s clothing brands for $1B – pennlive.com
Dunkin’ brings back an eight-legged, Munchkin topped doughnut for Halloween 2023 – pennlive.com
Vlasic and Frank’s RedHot mashup puts a hot zing in dill pickles – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Former COVID-19 czar: The virus ‘new normal’ points to larger public health mission – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Driver dead after head-on collision with tractor-trailer going the wrong way on I-83: coroner – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Mass shooting at IUP kills 1, injures 8 | WITF
Multiple teens arrested following Pa. shooting: reports – pennlive.com
Harrisburg man gets life in prison for killing sister, her fiance and stabbing their kids – pennlive.com
Video surveillance linked man to ex-girlfriend’s stabbing at Amtrak station: Police – pennlive.com
Education
Serving breakfast in Pennsylvania’s schools sometimes takes creative thinking – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Lehigh University Jewish community gathers to support Israel in wake of violence in Middle East | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com
Just shy 4 years ago, another graduate worker union drive has begun at the University of Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
The ‘shock’ of Penn’s low endowment return serves as a warning for higher education – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Elections/Politics
Five for Friday: 2024 U.S. Senate race fast facts – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
PA Election 2023: A Complete Guide to Who is on the Ballot, When to Vote, How to Vote, Where to Vote, Casting Mail Ballots & More – GantNews.com
Pa. election 2023: A complete voter guide (audacy.com)
Biden-Trump Rematch Would Be “Lesser of Two Evils” According To PA Focus Group (politicspa.com)
Who’s running for Supreme Court in Pennsylvania? | ABC27
Environment
DEP Environmental Justice meetings begin this week. Here’s how to participate – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Farm bill stalled amid U.S. House speaker battle, delay of spending bills – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Transportation
Electric vehicles all queued up with nowhere to go | National | thecentersquare.com
Gun Safety
From youth gun violence to safe injections sites, mayoral candidates talk safety | Local News | phillytrib.com
Pa. lawmakers push for state funding for school monitoring | WITF
Md.’s gun policy is changing drastically. Here’s how the new laws will look. – pennlive.com
Health
Proposal centralizes tracking of $1.08 billion opioid fund | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Overdose deaths among Black Philadelphians rose by nearly 20% in 2022 – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
New study suggests a link between a plastic additive and autism, ADHD – pennlive.com
State News
What’s next for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative in PA · Spotlight PA
What the 2023 PA budget does for rural communities · Spotlight PA State College
Lack of oversight on transmission spending leads to higher electric bills, consumer advocate says – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
It’s a ‘feeding frenzy’ housing market. What does the average price in central Pa. buy you? – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania mass shooting U.S.’s 540th of the year | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Lottery players in Pennsylvania eager to win the billion-dollar Powerball jackpot (abc27.com)
National News
How American Jews Are Reacting to the Israel-Gaza Conflict – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Washington Rallies Behind Israel, but a Lasting Consensus May Prove Elusive – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Biden administration released billions to Iran weeks before Israeli attack | National | thecentersquare.com
TikTok removes some videos, accounts that aid in cheating after inquiry | National | thecentersquare.com
California couple with long history of health care fraud convicted for COVID-19 fraud | National | thecentersquare.com
At least nine Americans killed in Hamas attack, State Department confirms | National | thecentersquare.com
With Israel at war, Tuberville urged anew to give up holds on military nominees – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Local News
Mack Truck workers in Middletown Pa join UAW strike | WITF
Penn State Health to offer free flu shots in Dauphin County (abc27.com)
Children Youth Services seeks more funding in Lebanon County budget (abc27.com)
Organizations line up funding to widen stretch of Route 22 (mcall.com)
New steeple for 170-year-old Forest Grove Presbyterian Church | The Bucks County Herald
Crowd gathers in Scranton to support Israel | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pharmacies well-stocked with shots as potentially intense flu season approaches | News | citizensvoice.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh looks to add protection for renters experiencing domestic violence | TribLIVE.com
Future of Schenley Park’s Columbus statue heads to higher court | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Plot change: Pittsburgh Cultural Trust scraps plans for Downtown cineplex | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Traffic calming construction slated for Pittsburgh’s Stanton Avenue | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh businesses, shoppers prepare for plastic bag ban | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Baltimore restaurateur set for Philadelphia debut with new Loch Bar, plans more restaurants – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Overdose deaths among Black Philadelphians rose by nearly 20% in 2022 – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
EMIR and art students create victims’ memorial | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly cafeteria workers, climate staff ratify new contract | Local News | phillytrib.com
Fight in the stands ends high school football game early, police said | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Five for Friday: 2024 U.S. Senate race fast facts – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
