Legislatura
GOP lawmakers push bill targeting transgender girl athletes (abc27.com)
Pa. Republicans move bill to ban transgender athletes in girls’ sports (ydr.com)
RGGI carbon tax could increase PA electricity rates 3.8x, State Senators respond | WOLF (fox56.com)
Adaptive sports nonprofits receive $70,000 in grants | Southeastern Pennsylvania | wfmz.com
Students rally in support of state help for campus hunger – pennlive.com
Push to serve whole milk in schools, support Pa. farmers (abc27.com)
State senate committee to vote on Hershey Kiss bill (abc27.com)
Pa. GOP eye greater control over redistricting in response to new maps (goerie.com)
Pennsylvania congressional district map lawsuit ends quietly | WITF
Governor Wolf, U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh Highlight Value of Apprenticeships – MyChesCo
PA Center for Adaptive Sports, IM ABLE Foundation Receive $70,000 Grant – BCTV
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Covid.gov: New website offers a single stop for COVID info, tests and treatment : NPR
Biden administration launches COVID-19 website for one-stop info (inquirer.com)
2nd booster for over 50? Here’s how to decide if you need one : Shots – Health News : NPR
21 states sue the Biden administration to end the federal travel mask mandate : NPR
FDA OKs another Pfizer, Moderna COVID booster for 50 and up | Coronavirus | phillytrib.com
WHO: COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling globally – Daily Local
Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted, study finds (inquirer.com)
BA.2 subvariant dominant in U.S. as COVID cases in New Jersey rise (inquirer.com)
Empresa/Trabajo
Pennsylvania payrolls up, jobless rate down in February | WITF
AFL-CIO’s Elizabeth Shuler says fed-up employees are leaving the workforce | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The next must-do item for the Philly budget? Promoting business growth | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Yellow Corporation’s new truck-driving apprenticeship program – pennlive.com
Delito/Castigo
Report: PA’s, Nation’s Incarcerated Youths Undercounted – Beaver County Radio
Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts : NPR
Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime | News | phillytrib.com
Aggressive Driving Enforcement begins Wednesday, runs through April 24 (abc27.com)
The Road Ahead: Police find new partnerships through pandemic need (dailylocal.com)
7 killings in 5 weeks in Reading raising concern, frustration – Reading Eagle
Educación
“The purest form of activism is teaching Black children well” (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)
Teachers fear chilling effect of Florida’s so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law : NPR
Phoenixville School Board votes to sell property to developer (dailylocal.com)
West Chester school directors vote against book banning; will keep ‘Gender Queer’ – Daily Local
Elecciones/Política
Poll: Trump leads Biden, Harris in 2024 match-ups (abc27.com)
Who’s running for state Senate in Bucks County in 2022? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Readers Poll: Democrats Should Nominate Lamb for Senate – PoliticsPA
Williams makes it official — he’s a Republican candidate in 119th District | Times Leader
State representative is running for 24th Senatorial District (readingeagle.com)
Medio ambiente
Crypto executive, green groups launch effort to slash bitcoin’s energy use | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Energy agency: ‘Radical action’ needed to hit climate goals | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Transporte
Update: Portion of Interstate 81 reopens, days after deadly pileup | WITF
I-81 crash training pays off after recent pile-up (abc27.com)
Tow truck operator describes ‘war zone’ of I-81 wreck | News | standardspeaker.com
Opposition grows to I-83 bridge toll plan | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Salud
100 years of dehumanizing opioid users must end | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Republican state lawmakers are working to restrict access to abortion pills. : NPR
Newly created Lancaster County health advisory council to meet Friday | Health | lancasteronline.com
Noticias del Estado
5,000 police expected for trooper’s funeral in Lower Bucks County (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Deadly bird flu found in Pa. bald eagle – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pat Toomey should vote to confirm Ketanji Brown Jackson | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Big water companies are gobbling up public water systems | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Ripchinski appointed to Pennsylvania State Board of Medicine | Health | lancasteronline.com
Noticias nacionales
4 million refugees have now fled Ukraine, UN agency says (abc27.com)
Russia hits near Kyiv, other city despite vows to scale back – Daily Local
Poland to cut all Russian oil imports while Germany warns on gas supplies : NPR
DHS officials brace for a new surge at the border if pandemic restrictions are lifted : NPR
FTC accuses Intuit of deceptively advertising TurboTax as free : NPR
U.S. astronaut Mark Vande Hei ends record-long spaceflight in Russian capsule (inquirer.com)
Noticias locales
Public hearing to be held on Valley Forge Casino license renewal (dailylocal.com)
Berks County to receive $16.3 million from national opioid settlement (readingeagle.com)
Allentown contractor ordinance: Sponsors split on changes – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pitt
Westmoreland coroner hires first full-time female deputy | TribLIVE.com
Region under winter weather advisory for morning commute | TribLIVE.com
Filadelfia
Eagles to bring back kelly greens as alternative uniforms in 2023 – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Kenyatta Johnson and Dawn Chavous bribery trial: Live updates (inquirer.com)
Washington
Clarence Thomas must recuse in Jan. 6 cases, experts argue : NPR
Trump White House phone records show 7-hour gap on Jan. 6 : NPR