Legislature
$93 Million in Grants Announced from New Affordable Housing Program – MyChesCo
Senate Bill 55 Would Give Children More Protections in Custody Cases | BOB 94.9 | WHP580 Newsroom (iheart.com)
$49,405 in state funds awarded to Rolling Harvest Food Rescue | The Bucks County Herald
CanAm Enterprises Joins EB-5 Project Groundbreaking for Innovative Commerce & Science Center in Philadelphia (klfy.com)
Pa. Senate committee splits vote in advancing bill about sexually explicit content in schools | News | tribdem.com
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Approves Kayden’s Law: Bipartisan Bill Headed to Full Senate Vote – MyChesCo
New legislation seeks to create involuntary medical hold for addicts following an overdose | WHP (local21news.com)
Pa. Senate committee splits vote in advancing bill about sexually explicit content in schools | Local News | ncnewsonline.com
Involuntary drug treatment offered as solution to ‘misery and squalor’ | Just The News
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority receives $37M for water infrastructure upgrades – WPXI
Aument bill to give parents more say over children’s school materials gets hearing in Harrisburg | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Shapiro shows support for Winder, Makhija for Montgomery County commissioner during Norristown visit (timesherald.com)
No new primary election date in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Methane emissions monitoring grabs legislative attention | State | thecourierexpress.com
PA Environment Digest Blog: Senate Committee Briefing Finds No Definition Or Standard For ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Natural Gas; PA Producers Already Below One RS Threshold (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)
Davis, McClinton Named As Outstanding Rising Leaders (politicspa.com)
Methane emissions monitoring grabs legislative attention | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Lt. Gov Austin Davis visits UAW picket line at Mack Trucks Middletown plant – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. House bill would double grant funding for nonprofits to guard against hate crimes – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Bills to improve voting access for incarcerated individuals draw support from lawmakers, advocates – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Business/Jobs
Rite Aid plans to close these Pa. stores – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Covid Cases Drop in California, but Experts Warn of a Winter Surge – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Former COVID-19 czar: The virus ‘new normal’ points to larger public health mission – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Crime/Punishment
Pa. ‘bullhorn lady’ sentenced for role in January 6 attack | WITF
Man found shot dead inside car along Pa. street: report – pennlive.com
2 men followed Pa. jeweler home, stole $150k watch off his wrist at gunpoint: report – pennlive.com
Contractor killed in fire at Pa. business: reports – pennlive.com
Education
Explicit book access in school libraries faces a reckoning | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
No new primary election date in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Superior Court clears way for Penn State to buy frat house closed after pledge’s death – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
No new primary election date in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
15 U.S. House members, 5 senators won’t seek reelection in 2024 | National | thecentersquare.com
House Amends, Passes Senate Bill To Move Primary To April 16 – PoliticsPA
Trump, Biden lead respective presidential primaries in fundraising | National | thecentersquare.com
‘Confusion and delay’ bring unsuccessful end in bid to move Pennsylvania’s presidential primary – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Bills to improve voting access for incarcerated individuals draw support from lawmakers, advocates – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Environment
More trees coming to Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Renewable energy the big winner when it comes to federal subsidies | National | thecentersquare.com
Transportation
Gas prices could spike amid Middle East conflict, experts say | National | thecentersquare.com
Public EV charging may get private boost | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Health
Which Pa. counties are receiving opioid settlement money | WITF
State News
Shapiro, Davis and Jewish Legislative Caucus Stand In Solidarity With Israel (politicspa.com)
Shapiro shows support for Winder, Makhija for Montgomery County commissioner during Norristown visit (timesherald.com)
Pa. announces second round of emergency food assistance funding for food banks, pantries – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Which Pa. counties are receiving opioid settlement money | WITF
Injection well process draws ire of rural PA township · Spotlight PA State College
National News
Pro-Palestinian protesters storm Capitol Hill, at least three arrested | National | thecentersquare.com
Trump, Biden lead respective presidential primaries in fundraising | National | thecentersquare.com
Cleanup costs for nuclear contamination sites has risen | WITF
Backlog of pending immigration cases continues to grow | National | thecentersquare.com
Local News
Faith and family histories compel two central Pa. Jewish men to head to Israel to help – pennlive.com
Lehigh County committee opens discussion of child abuse reporting | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com
‘A captive class’: Some Lehigh Valley mobile home residents say they’re struggling under corporate ownership (mcall.com)
Kevin Bacon remains on the run in central Pa., family asks for help finding him – pennlive.com
Dorney Park making construction progress on new Iron Menace coaster – pennlive.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers still on strike 1 year later | WITF
North Allegheny School District considers plan to put armed police officers in district buildings | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Officials approve changes to intersection where Serra Catholic student died in crash | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh considers peak pricing, more metered parking in Lawrenceville’s business district | TribLIVE.com
Allegheny General nurses vote in favor of potential strike | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Philly car thefts have spiked over 100%: report | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
2 more arrests announced in shooting that killed a Philadelphia police officer and wounded a second | Local News | phillytrib.com
New vocational studies and entrepreneurship program aims to reduce violence and poverty among Black boys in Philly | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly’s Black Clergy leadership formally endorses 76ers arena proposal | Local News | phillytrib.com
‘A community pillar’: Uhuru Furniture to close physical location off North Broad | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Social Security in ‘a full blown crisis,’: Advocates and recipients say the program needs help – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Sen. Casey’s third-quarter haul shows him well-positioned for 2024 battle – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
