Legislature
Child Custody Bill Kayden’s Law Approved By PA Senate – LevittownNow.com
As deadline looms, progressives push their budget agenda | State & Region | phillytrib.com
Voter ID Inches Closer to Constitutional Amendment in PA | (wkok.com)
Why voters may decide if an ID is needed at the Pa. polls. The latest (poconorecord.com)
PA Vaccine Passport Ban Bill Goes To Governor – WDAC
Lawmakers OK Letting Students Repeat Year Due To Pandemic – WDAC
Pa. Senate sends bill letting parents hold students back to Gov. Wolf (goerie.com)
Pa. lawmakers OK letting students repeat year because of COVID | WITF
Renewed hope on the horizon for permanent cocktails to-go in Pa. (inquirer.com)
House revives bill allowing bars to sell cocktails-to-go | News | meadvilletribune.com
Stalemate breaks on mixed drinks to go for Pennsylvania bars and restaurants | WITF
Local police in Pa. closer to being able to use radar to enforce speed limits (wgal.com)
VGT Operators Plead with Senate to Stop Illegal Gambling Devices (playpennsylvania.com)
This Pa. lawmaker is keeping donations from the skills game industry (goerie.com)
Gov. Tom Wolf’s chief of staff, budget secretary to leave office | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
No Bucks County rep on Advisory Commission on African American Affairs (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
PA Senate Unanimously Passes Bill Protecting Kids’ Lemonade Stands – CBS Cleveland (cbslocal.com)
Area mayors ask legislators to repeal fireworks sales law | News | citizensvoice.com
Readers’ Views: Fair Districts PA seeks to end partisan gerrymandering | Opinion | dailylocal.com
Pa. lawmakers should say ‘yes’ to RGGI and clean air for our kids (theintell.com)
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
New COVID-19 Outbreaks Are Driving Some Places Back Under Lockdown And Behind Masks : NPR
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania: 221 new cases, 1,211,041 total as of June 24, 2021 (abc27.com)
COVID-19 deaths slowly disappearing in NEPA | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Business/Jobs
U.S. initial jobless claims are higher than estimates at 411,000 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Readers React: Why rush to end unemployment benefit? – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Mack Trucks again making dump trucks in Allentown – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
New statewide nonprofit offers support to Black entrepreneurs | WITF
Crime/Punishment
A painted slur at counseling center being investigated as hate crime (ydr.com)
Education
Philadelphia schools set to do more to protect immigrant students from ICE (inquirer.com)
Guest column: Pa.’s charter school law is overdue for updating | Opinion | dailylocal.com
ON THE MONEY: Student loan payments to restart; here’s how to get help | Business | dailylocal.com
Erie County Community College has formal authority to grant degrees (goerie.com)
Elections/Politics
Giuliani Suspended From Practicing Law By New York Court : NPR
Inside Elections Keeps PA Governor Race As A ‘Battleground’ In Latest Ratings | PoliticsPA
Environment
Buses And Trains Help The Climate And Equity, Too : NPR
Transportation
SEPTA passes a budget intended to draw back riders (inquirer.com)
Passenger activity taking off at W-B/Scranton International Airport | Times Leader
Health
Military Suicides Outpace Deaths In Operations Since 9/11 : NPR
Readers’ Views: Ask Rep. Dean to support Alzheimer’s legislation | Opinion | dailylocal.com
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans | Health | phillytrib.com
State News
Op-Ed: The importance of Pennsylvania’s natural gas | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Allegheny County’s child welfare algorithm is hoped to save children (poconorecord.com)
Vulnerable Pennsylvanians still in need as pandemic winds down | Smart Talk (witf.org)
National News
Condo Collapse Near Miami Prompts Frantic Search for Survivors – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
At Least 1 Dead After A 12-Story Building Partially Collapses Near Miami : NPR
Derek Chauvin will be sentences today over George Floyd’s murder | WITF
Hundreds Of Unmarked Graves Found At Another Former School For Indigenous Children : NPR
Tony Norman: When ‘woke’ generals and silly congressmen collide | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. to evacuate thousands of Afghans who aided troops | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Father: Ruling in free speech case a victory for all kids, parents | News | citizensvoice.com
CDC extends eviction moratorium a month, says it’s last time | News | phillytrib.com
Local News
As violence in York, Pa., grows, Mayor Helfrich says he has a plan (ydr.com)
Erie County residents express need for ‘Rescue’ funding after pandemic (goerie.com)
Erie earns spot on Reader’s Digest list of affordable beach vacations (goerie.com)
New life being breathed into former west Bethlehem soda plant – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
LGBTQ community and allies join forces to show that ‘Lebanon’s Got Pride’ | WITF
The pandemic was not kind to renters in our area, report says | Times Leader
Visitors, vendors welcome reopening of Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market | News | citizensvoice.com
Chamber hires new economic development director | Business | citizensvoice.com
Scranton eyes citywide strategic economic development plan | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Shafer pool to remain closed (theintell.com)
Settlement near in $142 million UPMC Altoona lawsuit | News | tribdem.com
Yardley has transformed from a quiet town to a diverse business hub (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pitt
Pittsburgh’s leaders should combat a shrinking labor pool with incentives | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philadelphia City Council summer 2021 priorities | Editorial (inquirer.com)
City Council approves demolition moratorium for Black Doctors Row | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Here’s What’s In The Bipartisan Infrastructure Proposal : NPR
Biden approves federal emergency declaration after Surfside building collapse – Washington News Post
Lawmakers Reach A Bipartisan Agreement On Police Reform : NPR
Rally calls on Dems to break filibuster, push through agenda | ABC27
Harris Visits U.S.-Mexico Border After Trying To Divert Attention : NPR
Rethinking Congressional security after Jan. 6 – The Morning Call (mcall.com)