Legislatura
Championed by Senator John Kane, Broadband Access Bill Passes PA Senate – MyChesCo
New front in GOP election ‘investigation’ draws challenges | WITF
Editorial: GOP shouldn’t overreact to redistricting | TribLIVE.com
Gov. Wolf says ‘negotiating’ a new congressional map is not his role (abc27.com)
Newly proposed Pennsylvania political maps have (mostly) good news for local Dems | 90.5 WESA
Lehigh Valley Lawmaker Slams ‘Unconstitutional’ Preliminary State Senate Maps | WDIY Local News
Street Stands with Asians Under Assault | Philadelphia Public Record (phillyrecord.com)
Preliminary maps of legislative districts impact midstate counties in unexpected way – pennlive.com
Policy changes needed to restore manufacturing jobs, lawmakers say (timesonline.com)
Pennsylvania’s redistricting process moves forward (yorkdispatch.com)
Panel gives state House, Senate district maps preliminary OK – lehighvalleylive.com
Yudichak committee approves legislation to aid economic recovery (yahoo.com)
In Scranton, Wolf calls on legislature to improve worker pay, paid sick leave (yahoo.com)
State commission approves new House, Senate maps | Pennsylvania News | wfmz.com
Appliance standards would cut energy costs and reduce air pollution (goerie.com)
Fireworks belong to The Boondocks, Trade Fairs, Festivals [Opinion] – Pennsylvania News Today
Guest editorial | Pass bill, ensure access to telemedicine | Editorials | tribdem.com
Grief, anger fuel Bucks mom’s advocacy to change child protection laws (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
School curriculum transparency measure heads to Wolf | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Corman: Mask Lawsuit Wasn’t Politics, It Was About Parents – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Local Vaccine Efforts to Receive $ 55,000 with State Funds – Daily Local – Pennsylvania News Today
State allocates $1 million for Starr Farm property in East Bradford – Daily Local
Coronavirus - COVID-19
What we know about omicron cases in Pennsylvania (goerie.com)
Everything you need to know to stay COVID-safe during a second pandemic winter · Spotlight PA
COVID rages across the U.S. again just as Americans gather for the holidays : NPR
Retiring NIH director Francis Collins warns of enormous omicron wave : NPR
Fauci says omicron variant is `just raging around the world’ – Delco Times
Omicron could bring the worst surge of COVID yet in the U.S. — and fast | WITF
Europeans reimpose restrictions as omicron sweeps continent | WITF
Israel to ban travel to US, Canada over omicron variant (abc27.com)
Hits ‘keep coming’: Hospitals struggle as COVID beds fill | WITF
Chester County judge allows disputed COVID-19 vaccination of Down syndrome woman (dailylocal.com)
Sixers among nine teams postponing games due to virus – Daily Local
Moderna says its COVID booster offers increases protection against omicron : NPR
OSHA vaccine-or-test rule for 84 million workers is back after court lifts stay : NPR
Not many nursing home residents getting COVID boosters, AARP says (abc27.com)
Berks COVID update: 338 more cases, a death and hospitalizations rise (readingeagle.com)
At-home test could prove crucial in tamping down spread of covid-19, experts say | TribLIVE.com
Empresa/Trabajo
Guest Opinion: Essential workers need better homecare options (goerie.com)
Kellogg’s workers will vote on another tentative deal, but the strike may still go on | WITF
Philadelphia skills training programs can lead to jobs with higher pay | Local News | phillytrib.com
Policy changes needed to restore manufacturing jobs, lawmakers say (timesonline.com)
UPMC launches its own travel staffing agency as shortages persist (timesonline.com)
Undocumented immigrants form Pennsylvania tortilla cooperative (ydr.com)
Inflation squeezes holiday budgets for low-income shoppers | TribLIVE.com
Delito/Castigo
Educación
Cancelled student debt may now be exempt from state taxes in Pennsylvania – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania will eliminate state income tax on student loan forgiveness | PhillyVoice
New Pa. law could ease substitute-teaching crisis (inquirer.com)
Editorial: COVID has compromised students’ mental health. What now? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
TikTok threats at pandemic-weary schools: Parents need a break (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Mask mandates stay in some area schools, end in others | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
These are Pennsylvania’s 25 most expensive private schools – pennlive.com
School district letter responds to threats of violence on social media | Local News | phillytrib.com
Elecciones/Política
Inside Bucks County’s Ridiculously Vicious School Board Elections (phillymag.com)
Pa. Dems fear political blowback when student loan payments start again | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Podcast: Moving Pennsylvania’s Presidential Primary Earlier in 2024 | PoliticsPA
Amid Senate run, John Fetterman’s wife, Gisele, gains new spotlight (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
David McCormick moves to join 2022 Pa. Senate race (inquirer.com)
Medio ambiente
What happens to the climate without Build Back Better : NPR
Manchin’s take on climate measures are misleading : NPR
Is this gas greener? | News | citizensvoice.com
Transporte
Billions in Amtrak Funding Could Modernize Aging Rail System – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
PA On the Naughty List for Its Bad Roads – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Proposed tax credit program could spur development at Pennsylvania airports | TribLIVE.com
Salud
Harrisburg’s homeless are sicker than ever – pennlive.com
Noticias del Estado
Need for food remains great as many in the region are still struggling (dailylocal.com)
PA Dems Pan Manchin’s Nix of Biden’s Build Back Better Plan – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa.: The Tree Farm State | The Numbers Racket – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Noticias nacionales
Leftist millennial to become Chile’s next president : NPR
Islamic world unites to aid desperately poor Afghanistan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
We are experiencing a public health crisis, and it’s not COVID-19 | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Noticias locales
90+ Club Honored at Daylesford Crossing – MyChesCo
Erie County Council approved 3% pay raise for top county appointments (goerie.com)
Letters: Dahlkemper praised, Toomey urged to support Build Back Better (goerie.com)
Darby police roll out new vehicles (delcotimes.com)
Bristol Borough eyes next step in Chestnut, Elm Street revitalization (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Decisions loom as new faces join Luzerne County Council | Times Leader
Snowy owl spotted in Luzerne County | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Mom, 6 kids forced out of ‘unfit’ Harrisburg rental home days before Christmas – pennlive.com
No tax hike for Lower Merion as commissioners approve 2022 budget (mainlinemedianews.com)
Need for food remains great as many in Berks and the region are still struggling (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
Experts join discussion about potential plastic bag ban in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
AFL-CIO Celebrates Holidays with Festive Luncheon | Philadelphia Public Record (phillyrecord.com)
Philly launches COVID test giveaways at vaccine clinic; 9 more upcoming | Health | phillytrib.com
Malcolm Jenkins Foundation delivers holiday joy | Local News | phillytrib.com
Affordable housing inclusion bill passes in City Council | Local News | phillytrib.com
PPA tells the cash-strapped Philadelphia school district to pay back $11.3 million (inquirer.com)
Washington
Manchin not backing Dems’ $2T bill, potentially dooming it – Daily Local
Build Back Better plan likely delayed to next year, Democrats switch focus to voting rights | ABC27
Jordan scheme reflects contempt for democracy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette