Legislatura
Ranking Democrat on Senate appropriations visits Allentown School District | LehighValleyNews.com
State legislators to hold town hall in Spring Township (readingeagle.com)
Officials urge Philly schools to make building repair plan (audacy.com)
Philly lawmakers call for more state funding to fix schools – WHYY
Elected officials demand action after asbestos shutters Philly schools – Metro Philadelphia
Pennsylvania uses TANF money to fund crisis pregnancy centers | fox43.com
Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Modernize Pennsylvania’s Equal Pay Law | Newtown, PA Patch
Commonwealth Court Vacates PUC Approval of Controversial Reliability Station – MyChesCo
Pennsylvania bill would ban TikTok on several state technology assets (abc27.com)
State House, ‘Trust, but verify’ Norfolk Southern testing results (abc27.com)
How Spotlight PA is combatting Pa. government secrecy · Spotlight PA
PA Gov. Shapiro wants to cut cell phone taxes · Spotlight PA
East Whiteland Township Receives $200,000 for Surveillance Cameras – MyChesCo
Empresa/Trabajo
Silicon Valley Bank: What happened before the collapse : NPR
Lehigh Valley banks reassure customers after SVB, Signature failures (mcall.com)
Community banks are safe from fate of Silicon Valley Bank, local leaders say | News | tribdem.com
Silicon Valley Bank: Philly financial experts react (inquirer.com)
Temple graduate students ratify new pact, end 6-week strike | Local News | phillytrib.com
TUGSA strike ends as union ratifies new deal with Temple – The Temple News (temple-news.com)
Strike averted as Butler Co. employees to vote on tentative agreement – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
With 1 Post-Gazette union member hospitalized, labor leaders demand investigation | WITF
Mercyhurst president Getz touts the power of women in leadership (goerie.com)
Everything you know about the economy is wrong | Will Bunch Newsletter (inquirer.com)
Coffee Inclusive opens in Pittston, employing those with diverse abilities | Times Leader
COVID-19
Delito/Castigo
Hatboro-Horsham schools closed due to nearby police incident (inquirer.com)
Critics say harsher fentanyl sentences are not the solution to the opiate crisis : NPR
Northampton County task force targets trafficking of minors | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Educación
Anti-LGBTQ policies spreading in PA districts ahead of election (phillyburbs.com)
Downingtown Area School District hosts first Student Entrepreneur Expo – Daily Local
Pa. child care centers eligible for free CO detectors (mcall.com)
Citing vague concerns, Quakertown school board cancels speaker | The Bucks County Herald
Omega men: Historic Black fraternity leaves had impact on central PA (ydr.com)
Elecciones/Política
Nacional
Judge to hear arguments in abortion pill case with nationwide implications – pennlive.com
US Rep. George Santos files paperwork for possible reelection bid in NY – pennlive.com
En todo el Estado
Senator Bob Casey mum on potential 2024 re-election bid (abc27.com)
How Accurate Were Polls On 2022 PA Races? (politicspa.com)
GOP fears Mastriano redux as party zeroes in on McCormick in Pennsylvania | KFOR.com Oklahoma City
Distrito/Local
Mayoral candidates debate affordable housing and historic preservation (inquirer.com)
Dozens of Philly candidates face legal battles ahead of May primary (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia mayor race: From ‘defund police’ (but not really) to more cops (inquirer.com)
Medio ambiente
In defense of dandelions: Help bees, don’t wage chemical warfare (ydr.com)
EPA to limit toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water (inquirer.com)
Transporte
Train derailment open house coming to Beaver County | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Environmental groups push for EPA — not Norfolk Southern — to lead testing for dioxins | WITF
East Palestine train derailment: Ohio sues Norfolk Southern : NPR
Ohio sues Norfolk Southern over toxic train derailment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Local farmers spearhead soil testing after train derailment | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Seguridad de las armas
Biden has a new executive order to try to boost background checks on gun buyers : NPR
Religious leaders call for stricter gun laws in Pennsylvania | WITF
‘Stop the Bleed’ courses are helping Philadelphians buy valuable time (inquirer.com)
Salud
Abortion bans could raise preterm birth rates, doctors say : Shots – Health News : NPR
Meet an abortion clinic escort with 30 years on the lines | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Noticias del Estado
Westmoreland to bank another $26 million from second opioid lawsuit settlement | TribLIVE.com
Wildlife caretakers suggest leadless ammunition for hunters after bald eagle death (abc27.com)
Several Pennsylvania history museums get their stolen artifacts back | WITF
Giant supermarket, Keep PA Beautiful grant focuses on food waste prevention (inquirer.com)
Noticias nacionales
Nor’easter dumps snow on New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire : NPR
San Francisco to air Black reparations plan, $5M per person | Across America | phillytrib.com
Honduras says it will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan : NPR
Russian jet hits U.S. military drone over Black Sea, forcing it to come down : NPR
US: Russian fighter jet hits American drone over Black Sea | News | phillytrib.com
Noticias locales
Phillipsburg holds emergency workshop to prioritize projects for grants | Regional | wfmz.com
Hazle Twp. Supervisors hear accessibility concerns for Community Park | News | standardspeaker.com
Luzerne County Council proceeds with Rescue Plan funding process | | standardspeaker.com
Saving Bucks’ historic deeds from the ravages of time | The Bucks County Herald
Gusty winds bringing down power lines in Poconos (poconorecord.com)
Special Erie Community Foundation endowment supports LGBTQ+ people (goerie.com)
Luzerne County Council OKs American Rescue funding plan | Times Leader
WB Housing Authority announces $2M sprinkler project for Lincoln Plaza | Times Leader
NEPA gets $8 million for home repairs | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Steelers defensive star headed to Detroit for 3-years, $33 million: reports – pennlive.com
Residents can track rotten egg smell in Allegheny County | TribLIVE.com
Fire guts Monroeville apartment complex; dozens left homeless | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
City’s first group of public safety enforcement officers sworn in | Local News | phillytrib.com
Does Philly need the Sixers new arena on East Market? (inquirer.com)