Legislature
Stop Feeding the Polarization Beast (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)
Legislative roundup – Lower Bucks Times
Solebury seeks $521K from state to upgrade Rt 202 systems | The Bucks County Herald
Involuntary drug treatment offered as solution to ‘misery and squalor’ | Washington Examiner
Capitol Digest: Baker’s bill to increase school bus safety passes Senate | | etxview.com
Gov. Shapiro and Pa.’s Jewish legislative caucus address crisis in Israel and Gaza | 90.5 WESA
‘Grinch bot’ bill clears House | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Bill targets LGBTQ ‘panic’ defense | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Flavored tobacco products draw state’s ire | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Proposals To Include Independents In Primaries Advance In House (politicspa.com)
Business/Jobs
Rite Aid lays out plan to close 154 stores initially | WITF
Firehouse Subs celebrates first responders with BOGO deal this week – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Crime/Punishment
Nashville Chief’s Son Is Sought in Shooting of Two Officers – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Should opioid settlement funds go to cover police expenses? : Shots – Health News : NPR
Man, woman dead after separate shootings in Pittsburgh neighborhoods | TribLIVE.com
Education
Harrisburg seat expected to be battleground in 2024 for control of Pa. Senate – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
Proposals To Include Independents In Primaries Advance In House (politicspa.com)
No new primary election date in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Harrisburg seat expected to be battleground in 2024 for control of Pa. Senate – pennlive.com
Environment
Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change : NPR
Hurricane Tammy and Norma update: Caribbean and Mexico coasts threatened : NPR
Why climate change has fruit growers rethinking their crops : NPR
Transportation
Union talks with SEPTA reach crucial point | Local News | phillytrib.com
Gun Safety
Health
Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Companies offering parents a new benefit: college admissions counseling : NPR
PA struggles to reassess Medicaid coverage · Spotlight PA
State News
Josh Shapiro, Jewish Caucus address Israel and Palestine | WITF
Governor Josh Shapiro (pa.gov)
Pennsylvania preps for winter | WITF
Millions of Pa.’s state documents, other historic treasures get new home – pennlive.com
Flavored tobacco products draw state’s ire | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Church parking near Philadelphia stadiums score big | WITF
National News
His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated : NPR
Funeral held for 6-year-old boy killed in an apparent anti-Muslim attack : NPR
EPA gave approval for Dutch shipments of controversial GenX | North Carolina | thecentersquare.com
Cleanup costs for nuclear contamination sites has risen | WITF
Tim Scott Opposes Package Tying Aid to Israel and Ukraine – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
U.S. Supreme Court to hear social media free speech case | National | thecentersquare.com
Local News
Defendants clash in slow-moving fraud case against Hertel & Brown (goerie.com)
Bucks DA: Utility wire thieves operated amid flood victim search | The Bucks County Herald
Clarks Summit looks to curb left turns at busy intersection | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Meuser officially on list of Speaker of the House candidates | News | citizensvoice.com
Pitt
Rebuilding Tree of Life synagogue 5 years after attack | TribLIVE.com
Rollout of Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban leaves some customers, businesses confused | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Union talks with SEPTA reach crucial point | Local News | phillytrib.com