Legislatura
Local schools get state funding to improve safety – Daily Local
PA Democrats Seek Bipartisan Support for Prison Reform – Erie News Now | WICU and WSEE in Erie, PA
Lawmakers join forces for plan to get shooters off of Philly’s streets | Local News | phillytrib.com
Berks Community Action Program awarded $600,000 grant to curb violence (readingeagle.com)
Sen. Schwank, Sen. Vogel Unveil Legislation to Protect PA Grain Farmers – NewsBreak
State Awards BCAP $600K for Violence Prevention Programming – BCTV
$1 Million Announced for Environmental Conservation in Chester County – MyChesCo
Gov. Tom Wolf visits Montco to promote minimum wage raise (mainlinemedianews.com)
Pennsylvania congressional map in court’s hands after Wolf veto | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Judge begins review to pick new congressional district maps | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gov. Tom Wolf defends Pennsylvania redistricting veto during trip to Erie (ydr.com)
Town Hall: Responding readers in favor of new design for District 8 (poconorecord.com)
Gov.Wolf to award $4.5 million for organizations targeted by hate (abc27.com)
SCHILLINGER: Survival Mode is Not Sustainable – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa. to spend $225M to retain, recruit hospital nurses, provide loan debt relief | TribLIVE.com
Organizations encouraged to apply for state grants to improve security (readingeagle.com)
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman: Pennsylvania’s farmers need right-to-repair (theintell.com)
Shusterman applauds passage of bill that helps health care workers – Daily Local
Los mayores ganadores y perdedores de la semana | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Coronavirus - COVID-19
El coronavirus en Pensilvania, en cifras | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
When will children under 5 be eligible for the COVID vaccine? (abc27.com)
Kids getting sick with more than COVID (abc27.com)
Pa. passes 40,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 (abc27.com)
Hospitals still stressed as COVID patient numbers level off | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
Kids getting sick with more than COVID (abc27.com)
Upper Darby opens walk up COVID testing site – Delco Times
New omicron variant is putting scientists on alert. Here’s what to know : Goats and Soda : NPR
Empresa/Trabajo
U.S. economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jim Snell: PA’s energy revolution is bigger than Pennsylvania (broadandliberty.com)
ACMH Hospital nurses vote to authorize potential strike | TribLIVE.com
Unions have enthusiasm, media spotlight. But membership numbers lag : NPR
Delito/Castigo
New lessons on Philly’s gun crisis | Morning Newsletter (inquirer.com)
Educación
Karin Majewski: Life after the teachers’ union (broadandliberty.com)
Biden admin pushes to double federal funding for Title I schools (abc27.com)
‘Gag orders’ for U.S. teachers are becoming our new McCarthyism | Will Bunch (inquirer.com)
Hamburg School District: Masks optional and no encouraging COVID vaccines (readingeagle.com)
Alvernia plans to fall opening of CollgeTowne campus in Pottsville (readingeagle.com)
Pa. ‘cyber charter school capital’ of the nation – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
New questions about whether kids should wear masks : NPR
Elecciones/Política
Is Biden’s Popularity Slide Having an Impact With PA Voters? | PoliticsPA
Philadelphia progressives target Seth Bluestein’s appointment as city commissioner (inquirer.com)
Dr. Oz makes his pitch at Grove City College | Local News | ncnewsonline.com
Luzerne County facing ‘tight turnaround’ on elections | Times Leader
Multimillionaire Candidates Spur Big Spending in GOP Senate Race | PoliticsPA
Medio ambiente
A federal judge canceled major oil and gas leases over climate change : NPR
Transporte
U.S. DOT unveils new plan to reduce road deaths | ABC27
Salud
Pennsylvania opioid settlement: How much each county will get (inquirer.com)
In midst of blood supply shortage, advocates call for change on who can donate (abc27.com)
Former buyer of Tower Health hospitals asks judge to halt closures – Reading Eagle
Tower Health faces lawsuit over botched sale of Brandywine and Jennersville Hospitals (inquirer.com)
Editorial: State must do more for families in need (delcotimes.com)
Noticias del Estado
COVID has not sickened commonwealth finances; record surplus projected (abc27.com)
Groundhog Day duel: Punxsutawney Phil vs. PETA and persimmon seeds | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
District 7’s seat on PGC board remains vacant | News | citizensvoice.com
10 reasons why Pennsylvania is better than New Jersey, a clap back – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania unemployment offering free credit monitoring (ydr.com)
Noticias nacionales
The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here’s what else it did | WITF
Letter to the editor | President is trying to resolve issues | Readers Forum | tribdem.com
Kyle Rittenhouse is going to court to get his gun back : NPR
China’s ambassador to the U.S. warns of ‘military conflict’ over Taiwan : NPR
Russia sees ‘little ground for optimism’ in the U.S. response on Ukraine crisis : NPR
Snow and powerful winds expected in major winter storm hitting Northeast : NPR
After Vanessa Guillén’s murder, U.S deems military sexual harassment a crime : NPR
Noticias locales
Costello details funding hardships at Wilkes-Barre Area | Education | citizensvoice.com
Hazleton mayor sees progress, hope in city | News | standardspeaker.com
Lehigh Valley rent prices spike amid affordable housing crunch – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Delaware County Council gets update on American Rescue Plan Act funds (delcotimes.com)
Pitt
Bridge collapses along Forbes Avenue through Frick Park in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hazelwood Green a fitting backdrop for Biden | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Report looks at how Wilkinsburg annexation would impact Pittsburgh Public Schools | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
Philly school board considers a $4.1M Penn partnership with Lea Elementary (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia snow in weather forecast prompts winter storm warning (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia man cleared after 37 years in prison, sues city | WITF
Philadelphia councilman wants to repeals the city’s soda tax | WITF
Oh seeks repeal of Philadelphia’s soda tax | Local News | phillytrib.com
Durst partners with Black-owned firm on Penn’s Landing project | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Who’s who among some possible top Supreme Court contenders | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Supreme Court Justice Breyer formally announces his retirement | WITF