Legislatura
2024 Pa. Farm Show: Making the trek for connections, camaraderie, & building kids’ future | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LGBT Center of Greater Reading expands health services in the community | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Comitta secures funding for Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center | Chester County Press
What will come after Pittsburgh Promise college scholarship ends? | 90.5 WESA
Petition, lawmakers call for ‘purple alert system’ (wtae.com)
Shapiro Administration Awards Nearly $500,000 in PA Farm Bill Grants to Prepare Next Generation for Success in Ag | Erie County Democratic Party (eriedems.com)
Pennsylvania politicians begin pilgrimage to Pennsylvania Farm Show (mytwintiers.com)
Governor Shapiro Reappoints Longtime WCU Council of Trustee Member Judge Barry C. Dozor (vista.today)
Pa. elected officials attend 108th PA Farm Show opening ceremony | News, Sports, Jobs – The Express (lockhaven.com)
Partisan split on energy, environment makes compromise unlikely | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
COVID-19
COVID-19 sigue en aumento, pero la gripe da un buen giro en Pa.: actualización semanal - pennlive.com
Delito/Castigo
Lawsuit claims Pa. jail wrongfully terminated officer with Lyme disease – pennlive.com
2 people die in fire at Pa. house with ‘hoarding situation’: chief – pennlive.com
Pedestrian injured in Dauphin County hit-and-run – pennlive.com
Suspended Pa. principal admitted to spending 7 years with student – pennlive.com
Pa. boy fatally shot his armed father to prevent more killings: DA – pennlive.com
Man charged with sex crimes involving 11-year-old girl he met in online game – pennlive.com
Educación
‘Spirited’ debates ahead for Pennsylvania education policy | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Poor schools are prepared to return to court if Pa. budget falls short | WITF
Medio ambiente
Remaining windy today with more rain coming Friday night | ABC27
U.S. Weather Forecast Sees Rain in the East Coast and Snow in the Northwest – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Allentown weather: Flooding around Lehigh Valley continues (mcall.com)
Seguridad de las armas
Federal court strikes down California’s broad restrictions on concealed carry | California | thecentersquare.com
Salud
Pennsylvania health and human services costs increase by 63% | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Children’s nutrition program, revved up in the pandemic, faces severe cuts – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Noticias del Estado
President Biden to visit Allentown on Friday – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Shapiro Administration, OpenAI Launch First-in-the-Nation Generative AI Pilot for Commonwealth Employees (politicspa.com)
Excelitas Technologies to bring company headquarters and 250 jobs to Strip District, Gov. Shapiro announces | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Shapiro Administration Awards Nearly $500,000 in PA Farm Bill Grants to Prepare Next Generation for Success in Ag | Erie County Democratic Party (eriedems.com)
Pennsylvania Ag Connection – Shapiro Administration Join Ag Industry Leaders To Kick Off 108th PA Farm Show
PA becomes first state to partner with OpenAI on AI pilot program – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Pennsylvania to begin using AI in operations | WITF
Regulators ask for permanent federal low-income water grants | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
January 10 Playbook: East vs. West (politicspa.com)
Pennsylvania health and human services costs increase by 63% | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Should Pa. hunters be allowed to track wounded deer with drones? – pennlive.com
IRS seizes former skill game executive’s cash, accounts as part of tax investigation – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pennsylvania’s SNAP benefits up 76% since 2019 | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda | WITF
Horse racing industry gets $198M taxpayer subsidy | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Noticias nacionales
Court blocks Biden effort to tighten regulations on washing machines, dishwashers | National | thecentersquare.com
California man’s challenge to exorbitant government fees faces Supreme Court | California | thecentersquare.com
Hydrogen tax rules draw fire from industry – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Federal gig worker rule goes into effect March 11 | National | thecentersquare.com
Noticias locales
Rain overflows creek near Farm Show, prompts multiple lane closures – pennlive.com
Lancaster Tech Law founder discusses benefits and risks of A.I. | WITF
Luzerne County Council faces more criticism for not filling vacant election board seats | News | standardspeaker.com
Wine taproom eyed for downtown Scranton | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Hershey Bears deliver stuffed animals to Milton Hershey School students (abc27.com)
Pitt
Pittsburgh Planning Commission OKs 6-story apartment building in Bluff with murals on facade | TribLIVE.com
Tech company Excelitas commits to moving global HQ to Pittsburgh’s Strip District | TribLIVE.com
Why Pittsburgh has ‘the most extreme embrace’ of fossil fuel lobbyists, per report – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Excelitas Technologies to bring company headquarters and 250 jobs to Strip District, Gov. Shapiro announces | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fuel leak forces Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic to abandon moon landing | WITF
Filadelfia
William Penn statue to stay standing in historic Pa. park | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Philadelphia’s Mini Melts plots major expansion following Altamont Capital investment – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Park Service retracts decision to take down William Penn statue at Philadelphia historical site | Local News | phillytrib.com
‘Follow your dreams’: Mastbaum graduate Philadelphia’s first hire for new CTE program | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly DA wants city’s crime-fighting efforts to go more high-tech | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Sen. Casey pens letter to baby formula manufacturer following recall – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Casey on Jan. 6: Protecting democracy will be ‘significant issue’ in reelection campaign – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
