Legislatura
Pennsylvania redistricting: House Republicans propose first congressional map (inquirer.com)
Pa. Supreme Court grapples with the legality of state school masking mandate | WITF
Proposed redrawing of Pennsylvania’s congressional map draws mixed reviews | WITF
Lawmakers to take first steps toward new congressional map | WITF
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Vaccine protection v. omicron: Drop in effectiveness – WHYY
U.S. OKs new COVID-19 antibody drug for high-risk patients (inquirer.com)
Pa. COVID hospitalizations, cases rising, still delta variant driven (inquirer.com)
COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds | WITF
COVID-19 cases spike even as US hits 200M vaccine milestone – pennlive.com
Packed hospitals in rural Pa. sound alarm over surging COVID-19 cases – pennlive.com
Even without omicron, COVID-19 cases are still high in Allegheny County | 90.5 WESA
Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron | 90.5 WESA
‘Fully vaccinated’ definition doesn’t need to change, experts say | TribLIVE.com
COVID-19 cases continue to surge in and around Allegheny County | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Surge in COVID patients prompts St. Luke’s to restrict visitors again – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Empresa/Trabajo
U.S. businesses advertised near-record 11 million open jobs (inquirer.com)
From glass bottles to botanicals, Pa. distillers spell out supply chain struggles | WITF
Is there a Christmas tree shortage? The answer depends on whom you ask – pennlive.com
Delito/Castigo
Mumia Abu-Jamal arrested for killing Daniel Faulker 40 years ago – WHYY
Rohingya refugees sue Facebook for $150B, alleging role in violence (inquirer.com)
Educación
Penn State trustees to meet Thursday to elect next university president – pennlive.com
Police conduct searches at 4 Pittsburgh Public School buildings after online threat | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh Public Schools board may consider property tax increase | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Kutztown School Board adopts controversial equity policy (readingeagle.com)
Elecciones/Política
Dr. Oz’s Pa. Senate race could be skewed by his doctor brand | The Grammarian (inquirer.com)
Big donor in high court race eyeing candidates for governor in Pennsylvania | WITF
A new poll finds major warning signs for Biden and fellow Democrats | 90.5 WESA
Medio ambiente
Opinion: Why environmental justice matters in Philly right now – WHYY
Infrastructure
Federal infrastructure money won’t help repair Erie County’s aging bridges (goerie.com)
Salud
Philadelphia HIV detection and treatment dropped because of COVID-19 (inquirer.com)
The U.S. is facing a youth mental health crisis. (readingeagle.com)
Noticias del Estado
La crisis de la atención infantil en Pensilvania exige soluciones duraderas (goerie.com)
Christian Yingling leads next generation of militia in Pennsylvania (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Noticias nacionales
Explainer: What caused Amazon’s outage? Will there be more? (inquirer.com)
California plans to be abortion sanctuary if Roe overturned (inquirer.com)
Father, son arrested on suspicion of starting massive California wildfire – pennlive.com
Woman pulled from vehicle in Niagara Falls rapids is dead, police say – pennlive.com
Months after frantic evacuation, Afghans wait and worry at US military bases – pennlive.com
North Carolina delays 2022 primaries to give redistricting challenges more time | 90.5 WESA
Noticias locales
Student-run Project Market reopens to public at Milton Hershey School – pennlive.com
I-83 and Paxton Street reopen after construction equipment accident shuts down lanes – pennlive.com
Mullery bill would eliminate automatic pay raises for elected officials | Times Leader
Luzerne County Council rejects proposed cut of new IT staffers | Times Leader
Construction to begin next week on $21 million library in Kennett Square – Daily Local
State grants aid local history preservation (dailylocal.com)
Pitt
Nonprofits recognized for helping Pittsburghers through the pandemic | 90.5 WESA
Allegheny County health director: ‘I don’t expect the situation to improve soon’ | TribLIVE.com
Meet Pittsburgh’s unofficial Santa Claus | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
Philly Council committee votes to extend eviction diversion – WHYY
Philly Police Commissioner Outlaw squashes resignation rumors – WHYY
Hilco open to community benefits agreement at PES refinery site – WHYY
11 Things To Do This Week in Philly / South Jersey / Del. – WHYY
‘Mad or nah?’: Philly residents on broken streetlights – WHYY
Philadelphia police officials say they’re working to address violent crime – WHYY
SEPTA police to work overtime as crime increases – WHYY
Here’s a way, born in Northeast Philadelphia, to fight catalytic converter thieves (inquirer.com)
Washington
Senate votes to block Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate – WHYY
Canada joins U.S. and allies in Beijing Olympics boycott (inquirer.com)
Supreme Court friendly to religion takes up private school fees | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Meadows sues as Jan. 6 panel proceeds with contempt case | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden to pay tribute to ‘American giant’ Bob Dole at Capitol | News | tribdem.com
Biden to decry democracy ‘recession’ at White House summit | News | tribdem.com