Legislatura
Gov. Tom Wolf vetoes Pennsylvania congressional map sent to him by Republicans · Spotlight PA
Maps. So Many Maps. | PoliticsPA
Gov. Wolf vetoes congressional map | Pennsylvania News | wfmz.com
Pennsylvania court has a dozen congressional maps to review; Wolf vetoes “unfair” map | ABC27
Pennsylvania redistricting: Congressional maps submitted to Commonwealth Court (inquirer.com)
Op-Ed: Redistricting is the ultimate political football (theintell.com)
Editorial: PA House of Representatives district map needs to be redone (theintell.com)
New legislation introduced to protect Pa. grain farmers | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Pennsylvania fast-tracks $225M in pandemic aid to hospitals | TribLIVE.com
Pa. hospitals to get millions in federal relief to help hire, keep nurses | WITF
Governor to sign fast-tracked $225M for health care workers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How much Pa. hospitals will get to ease staffing shortages – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Langerholc autonomous vehicle bill clears Transportation committee | Local News | tribdem.com
Pennsylvania Land Title Association recognized for 100 years | News | The Title Report
Republicans Introduce Constitutional Amendment on Abortion | PoliticsPA
Lawmakers look to head off all-electric building codes | ABC27
CCAC awarded $800K grant for programming aimed at ending gun violence | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bills propose $1B in relief to Pennsylvania small businesses | News | tribdem.com
Republican budget chiefs want Pennsylvania’s plethora of pandemic-era cash used ‘judiciously’ | WITF
IFO Report Raises Serious Concerns About Education Tax Credit Programs – BCTV
State legislators ask support for agenda in Congress | The Bucks County Herald
Pennsylvania must fully fund environmental protection in 2022-23 budget (theintell.com)
Pa. Republicans closer to stopping abortions in state (poconorecord.com)
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Heart transplant denied to patient who refused COVID vaccine : NPR
COVID-19 booster shots stop omicron, yet many in Philly region don’t want one (inquirer.com)
COVID-19 vaccine mandate to kick in for first wave of health workers | WITF
State COVID-19 average continues drop | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Omicron has a new variant cousin, BA.2. But don’t panic, experts say. (poconorecord.com)
Empresa/Trabajo
Pensilvania aumenta el salario mínimo de los empleados de la mancomunidad (abc27.com)
Biden meets with business leaders amid new push for Build Back Better | ABC27
UPMC hosting regional job fair to combat staffing shortages (abc27.com)
The Federal Reserve could raise interest rates as early as March : NPR
Workers Care More About Flexible Hours Than Remote Work – WSJ
Amazon faces another union vote, this one in New York : NPR
Why a mailbox continues to loom over Amazon union vote at Alabama warehouse : NPR
Report: Smaller companies sidelined in Pennsylvania’s legal pot market | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. restaurants hope for financial aid as they struggle ‘more than they did in 2020′ – pennlive.com
Cleanroom manufacturer AES adding a second Pa. location (delcotimes.com)
Delito/Castigo
Educación
Over 80 lawmakers call on Biden to cancel up to $50,000 in debt per student (abc27.com)
Pell Grant increases should benefit those attending career and technical institutions (inquirer.com)
Gregory Anderson announced that he will step down as Temple education dean (inquirer.com)
Elecciones/Política
Will State Dems Endorse a U.S. Senate Candidate at This Weekend’s Meeting? | PoliticsPA
How PA pols are adapting their campaigns in the age of COVID | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Dr. Mehmet Oz stumps in Westmoreland County in quest for U.S. Senate | TribLIVE.com
Senate race in PA: Bartos counts on grassroots campaign to win (wgal.com)
Lackawanna County DA finds no voter fraud in drop box case | Election | standardspeaker.com
Pennsylvania DA finds no voter fraud in ballot drop box case – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pennsylvania voter rolls not as irregular as senate committee claims (theintell.com)
PA voter registration: More Democrats than Republicans switching party (theintell.com)
Medio ambiente
EPA acts to curb air, water pollution in poor communities | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Is EPA committed to restoring Chesapeake Bay? | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Transporte
Buttigieg vows help as U.S. car fatalities keep spiking higher | News | tribdem.com
Salud
UPMC offering free health seminars to help people stay informed (abc27.com)
Child abuse report: Deaths of Black children up in pandemic | Health | phillytrib.com
Syphilis cases spike in Lehigh Valley – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Noticias del Estado
Pa. pension fund says it won’t require board to sign secrecy oaths to hear key report · Spotlight PA
Emergency rental assistance? Not if your income didn’t decline, even if it’s low (abc27.com)
Tax Time: How child tax credits, stimulus checks could impact Pennsylvanians’ returns (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania gets failing grade on tobacco control | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Noticias nacionales
Tensions follow plan to consolidate polls in Lincoln County : NPR
Snowstorm could bring blizzard conditions to parts of the Northeast this weekend : NPR
The U.S. says it will stand firm against major Russian demands as tension rises : NPR
U.S. response on Ukraine offers little optimism, Russia says (inquirer.com)
IRS is bracing for a frustrating tax season, says deputy treasury secretary : NPR
All NIH chimps currently eligible to go to a sanctuary have moved there : NPR
The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty : NPR
China is demanding the U.S. end its ‘interference’ in Beijing Olympics : NPR
Neil Young’s music removed by Spotify after his ultimatum over Joe Rogan podcast : NPR
The final clue that ended Amy Schneider’s 40-game winning streak on Jeopardy! : NPR
Noticias locales
Dozens of people voice opposition to proposed Lebanon County solar farm (abc27.com)
Breyer Retires, DelVal Reacts – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Tax rates rise in 13 Luzerne County municipalities for 2022 | | standardspeaker.com
Berks splitting the cost of a strategic plan for Reading Regional Airport (readingeagle.com)
Allentown state of the city: Matt Tuerk delivers honest assessment – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
New Delaware County Health Department director visits vaccine clinic in Chester (delcotimes.com)
Youth violence: Shootings cause collateral damage in communities (ydr.com)
Joe Schember’s State of the City: What you’ll hear from Erie mayor’s address (goerie.com)
Matthew Rink: Greene Township supervisors slow to share records on bonuses (goerie.com)
World’s largest indoor vertical farm coming to Hanover Twp. | News | citizensvoice.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh school officials offer few solutions to ongoing turmoil | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Mayor should order release of Jim Rogers investigation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CCAC awarded $800K grant for programming aimed at ending gun violence | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
East Liberty development put on hold amid opposition from Kelly Strayhorn Theater | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
APM breaks ground on affordable housing for seniors | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Justice Stephen Breyer will retire, giving Biden a Supreme Court pick : NPR
Democrats eye Supreme Court pick to revive 2022 prospects (abc27.com)
Democrats Plan to Move Quickly on Justice Breyer’s Successor – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Vice President Harris looks for a fresh start on migration issues in Honduras : NPR
Biden team promises new approach to extremism, but critics see old patterns : NPR