Legislatura
Alarm Raised over Radioactive Fracking Waste Dangers in Pennsylvania – MyChesCo
The Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill in honor of Kayden Mancuso, a girl who was killed by her father in a 2018 murder-suicide | Lipstick Alley
Pa. lawmakers grapple with hate speech in education | WITF
How hate speech bans are being abused around the world – Worldtimetodays
Comitta anuncia campaña de reelección para Pa. Senado | Chester County Press
Pennsylvania’s budget impasse ends as legislature agrees to boost child care tax credit, fund public defense | Spotlight Pa | northcentralpa.com
Berks County Receives $284,845 in Grant Funding for Security and Law Enforcement Support – MyChesCo
Pennsylvania Secretary of State talks 2023 election, need to recruit poll workers (wtaj.com)
Kayden’s Law Unanimously Passes Pennsylvania Senate | Pennsylvania Culture Press
Lawmakers reform probation in Pa., expand Clean Slate record-sealing | Don’t Miss This | ncnewsonline.com
Pennsylvania Legislature Passes Code Bills, Finishing Overdue 2023-2024 Fiscal Year Budget | Pennsylvania Culture Press
For the first time, Pa. will provide counties with funding to help indigent defendants | TribLIVE.com
Legislature finalizes, Shapiro signs deal on remaining Pa. budget issues – pennlive.com
PA Medio Ambiente Digest Blog: La Comisión de Medio Ambiente del Senado se reúne el 12 de diciembre para tratar dos candidaturas a la Junta de Audiencia Medioambiental y un proyecto de ley para crear una Oficina Independiente de Información Energética (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)
Senator Anthony Williams Reacts to Resignation of University of Pennsylvania’s President, Liz Magill – MyChesCo
Private schools, child care legislation pass in Pennsylvania as lawmakers move past budget feud (wacotrib.com)
Pa. budget update: Lawmakers wrap up process, pass bills to fund community colleges & libraries | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
DUI rules cause headaches for medical marijuana patients | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Lawmakers begin work on an abortion rights amendment for Pennsylvania’s Constitution – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Senate passes protections bill for pregnant, postpartum incarcerated people – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. Legislature passes education bills without Level Up funding – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Empresa/Trabajo
Harrisburg Mall tenants told they must vacate next month: ‘I feel so bad’ – pennlive.com
Your name could get you a free sub at Firehouse Subs. Here’s how. – pennlive.com
Delito/Castigo
Accident or murder? Police, families still baffled by 2002 deaths of boys on rural western Pa. road – pennlive.com
Man with bloodied face found dead in shopping cart on Pa. sidewalk: reports – pennlive.com
Male found dead near central Pa. parking garage: police – pennlive.com
Educación
New Pa. curriculum pilot program celebrates those with disabilities | WITF
Pennsylvania lawmakers defeat funding for Penn | WITF
Pa. Legislature passes education bills without Level Up funding – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
After being bullied, a Philly student was threatened with deportation by his principal. Here’s what happened next – pennlive.com
Emergency declaration to demolish part of the former William Penn High School (abc27.com)
Elecciones/Política
Casey leads McCormick in new Pennsylvania Senate race poll (yourerie.com)
Comitta anuncia campaña de reelección para Pa. Senado | Chester County Press
Pennsylvania Secretary of State talks 2023 election, need to recruit poll workers (wtaj.com)
Is PA-17 in Play in 2024? (politicspa.com)
Las solicitudes de inscripción en el censo electoral de Pa. aumentan un 65% | Noticias | bradfordera.com
Demócrata Bill Petulla lanza campaña para Pa. 28 º Distrito de la Cámara - Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Special election set for Feb. 13 as Pa. state Rep. Galloway officially resigns – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Medio ambiente
Blog PA Environment Digest: La Comisión de Medio Ambiente del Senado presenta un proyecto de ley sobre la Oficina Independiente de Información Energética; los demócratas intentan presentar al candidato de la Junta de Audiencias Medioambientales (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)
El jardín botánico de Delaware dona residuos vegetales para ayudar a las aves heridas | WITF
Aumentan los daños en los cultivos de Pensilvania | Morning Ag Clips
Transporte
Work zone speed enforcement cameras are here to stay in Pa. – pennlive.com
Municipalities ill-equipped to apply for transportation grants | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Risk manager: Road design, not speed limit, key to stopping pedestrian deaths | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
A pesar de las dudas, avanza la propuesta de una tasa de 290 dólares para los vehículos eléctricos | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Salud
Spending on health care in US rises to $4.5 trillion in 2022; a return to pre-pandemic growth rates – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Dental care bills see movement in Pa. House and beyond – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Noticias del Estado
Shapiro signs ‘Clean Slate 3.0’ into law – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pennsylvania budget done | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Shapiro signs final budget bill after late night votes in the Pa. Legislature – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
A mix of reform-minded and tough-on-crime justice bills are now law in | WITF
Una mirada retrospectiva a lo que Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro hizo en 2023 | WITF
Shapiro firma la ley ceremonial para el grupo de trabajo sobre cuestiones de seguros de inundación - Noticias de Seguros | InsuranceNewsNet
Former governor sells central Pa. house, will move to Philadelphia: report – pennlive.com
Bigger child care tax credit coming to Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania 911 cell phone fee raised | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Democratic state Rep. John Galloway resigns, bringing House back to 101-101 split – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Pennsylvania prison to use AI for ‘intelligence gathering’ | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Noticias nacionales
Ex-FBI leader gets 50 months in prison for helping Russian oligarch avoid sanctions | National | thecentersquare.com
Pentagon falls 41,000 short of reduced military recruitment goals | National | thecentersquare.com
Hundreds of rare baseball cards from 1920s discovered in closet – including Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb – pennlive.com
Angry over smoking-ban delays, casino workers light up in N.J. meeting – pennlive.com
California freezes spending as state faces $68 billion deficit | California | thecentersquare.com
Noticias locales
Pa. volunteer fire department auctioning off ‘vintage’ 1971 truck with New York City roots – pennlive.com
Tenants prepare to vacate Hamilton Business Center in Allentown, after safety violations found in building | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com
Bomb threats made against Jewish temples, centers across Pennsylvania, including in Allentown – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pitt
A dog respiratory illness is spreading across the country, including in Pa. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Carnegie Mellon graduate alleges ‘cruel campaign of antisemitic abuse’ | TribLIVE.com
URA board approves $1.5 million land sale to CMU’s National Robotics Engineering Center | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Winter 2023 Commencement: Dates and details at Pittsburgh-area colleges | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Prantl’s Terrible Torte — what it is and how you can get one | TribLIVE.com
Women Who Rock celebrates Taylor Swift’s birthday with Swiftmas pop-up shop | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
Philadelphia poised to add automatic speed cameras to additional roadways | Local News | phillytrib.com
SEPTA Transit Police union authorizes strike in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com
Boxing card set in honor of Smokin’ Joe Frazier on the late champion’s 80th birthday | Local News | phillytrib.com
Council Pres. Clarke presides over last regular session | Local News | phillytrib.com
‘It felt very unsafe’: Riders cautious as SEPTA police picket | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Casey leads McCormick in new Pennsylvania Senate race poll (yourerie.com)
Bob Casey – U.S. Senate Candidate, Democrat | WJET/WFXP/YourErie.com
Black lung benefits should be easier for coal miners to access, lawmakers and advocates say – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
