Legislatura
Pa. lawmakers agreed to a big election funding deal — with strings attached · Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania lawmakers agreed to a big election funding deal — with strings attached | WITF
State advocacy group to discuss historic funding for PA’s seniors (abc27.com)
Gov. Wolf Signs Budget Into Law (politicspa.com)
Pa. budget allots $375 million in federal funding to housing programs | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. legislature approves a new home repair assistance program – WHYY
Gov. Tom Wolf signs an over $45 billion budget for 2022-23 fiscal year | WJAC (wjactv.com)
Penn State funding to stay mostly flat (mcall.com)
Pa.’s 2022-23 budget package spends, saves money in record ways – pennlive.com
Record-spending $45.2B Pa. budget heads to the governor’s desk – pennlive.com
Pa. lawmakers agree to spend billions in stimulus money in budget (timesonline.com)
Sen. Jay Costa: Addressing violence on Pittsburgh’s South Side | TribLIVE.com
This Week in Pennsylvania: Vincent Hughes, Stephen Bloom (abc27.com)
Santarsiero swings for the fences with ‘assault weapons ban’ (goerie.com)
Why this Lehigh Valley Democrat backed GOP ballot question on abortion – lehighvalleylive.com
Pa. Senate approves legislation honoring fallen Scranton PD officer | Times Leader
Wolf Vetoes Mastriano Poll Watcher Bill (politicspa.com)
Governor Tom Wolf vetoes bills on poll watchers, transgender athletes in Pennsylvania | WITF
Deana’s Law passes Pennsylvania Senate; awaits Governor’s signature (dailylocal.com)
Pa. Rep Tees Off On Colleagues Without Uteruses Telling Women What To Do With Theirs – NewsBreak
Pennsylvania lawmakers move state abortion amendment closer to 2023 vote – 6abc Philadelphia
Republican lawmakers’ vote could lead to abortion ban in Pa. – pennlive.com
Pa. Senate constitutional amendment package on abortions, elections passes (inquirer.com)
Reaction As PA Senate Advances Abortion Constitutional Amendment Ban | Across Pennsylvania, PA Patch
Pa. Senate GOP advances constitutional amendment on abortion – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Pennsylvania Senate Approves New Language on Abortion | Newsmax.com
After advancing amendment, GOP clears path to being able to restrict abortion access | 90.5 WESA
Constitutional Amendment Targeting Abortion Passes PA Legislatur – WENY News
Constitutional abortion amendment advances in Pennsylvania | The State
Wolf vetoes Pennsylvania transgender athlete bill (abc27.com)
New $21 million library in Kennett Square to reach milestone next week – Daily Local
Empresa/Trabajo
Average gas price falls 19 cents to $4.86 per gallon (abc27.com)
Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners | News | phillytrib.com
Gas prices are still falling. How long will the ‘plummet at the pump’ last? – pennlive.com
Pay over time loans may raise risk of long-term debt for young people (goerie.com)
Delito/Castigo
Pa. 911 Dispatcher who didn’t send ambulance charged in 2020 death | WITF
Arrests fall 57% in Philadelphia (broadandliberty.com)
York County homicides 2022: Deadly year as current total equals 2021 (ydr.com)
90% of Harrisburg shooters don’t get arrested – pennlive.com
Opioid addiction treatment varies widely in Pennsylvania jails (inquirer.com)
Elecciones/Política
Democrats look to quash differences amid growing voter anger (msn.com)
Shapiro vs Mastriano race to decide future of abortion in Pennsylvania (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pa. GOP players form pro-Shapiro PAC to buck ‘unacceptable’ Mastriano – pennlive.com
Candidate challenges, primary scars have GOP worried about Senate chances – The Washington Post
Lancaster Cinema Cancels Mastriano Film Premiere (politicspa.com)
Mastriano addresses supporters at Leggio’s in Dallas | Times Leader
Medio ambiente
Pennsylvania’s climate rule paused until trial this fall | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Why this conservative supports renewable energy | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Salud
Pa. certified nurse aide test deadline looms (mcall.com)
Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker HRA Pharma seeks FDA approval. (inquirer.com)
Noticias del Estado
RGII Pennsylvania: Court blocks Pennsylvania’s carbon emissions plan (abc27.com)
7 more Native Americans leave the Carlisle Indian Boarding School Cemetery and return home | WITF
Noticias nacionales
States With Abortion Bans Risk Losing Their Economic Edge – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Google’s data trove can be used to prosecute abortion seekers : NPR
As states ban abortion, the Texas bounty law offers a way to survive legal challenges : NPR
Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf of Mexico to bypass bans | ABC27
Guest Opinion: If we make women stay pregnant, mandate paternity tests (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
First Amendment advocates respond to a new Arizona law limiting recording of police | WITF
Ukraine: 15 dead and others trapped after rocket hits apartment building : NPR
Three-star general suspended by the Army after appearing to mock Jill Biden : NPR
Elon Musk’s relationship with Twitter is turning into a messy break-up : NPR
Shinzo Abe’s party scores a major victory in Japan’s election : NPR
Noticias locales
Former Berks judge going back to the bench (readingeagle.com)
Poconos real estate market experiencing ‘tight supply’ (poconorecord.com)
Chester police collect 153 guns through buybacks and seizures of illegal weapons (delcotimes.com)
Pitt
‘Tidal wave’: Pittsburgh abortion clinics see influx of out-of-state patients | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh City Council redistricting nearing a final decision | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
City Council could receive report on Wilkinsburg merger this month | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Filadelfia
Agency that oversees Philly finances gets an extension until 2047 | Local News | phillytrib.com
New Philly board members will be advocates for students | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Biden says he’s mulling health emergency for abortion access | TribLIVE.com
Stephen Bannon Agrees to Testify to Jan. 6 Panel – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Trump associates’ ties to extremists being probed by Jan. 6 committee (inquirer.com)
When a first-term Democratic president struggles, people talk about Jimmy Carter : NPR
Raskin, Kinzinger detail plans for this week’s Jan. 6 hearings | ABC27
Senate Majority Leader Schumer tests positive for COVID-19 | Coronavirus | tribdem.com