Legislature

Stop Feeding the Polarization Beast (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)

PA Environment Digest Blog: Senate Environmental Committee Meets Oct. 24 On Garage Drain Water Disposal, Crematory Operating Temperatures; Other Committee Meetings (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.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)

Eight Philadelphia educational and literary icons are honored with portraits – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun (philasun.com)

Legislative roundup – Lower Bucks Times

Solebury seeks $521K from state to upgrade Rt 202 systems | The Bucks County Herald

Involuntary drug treatment offered as solution to ‘misery and squalor’ | Washington Examiner

Capitol Digest: Baker’s bill to increase school bus safety passes Senate | | etxview.com

Pa. Senate committee splits vote in advancing bill about sexually explicit content in schools | News | meadvilletribune.com

Gov. Shapiro and Pa.’s Jewish legislative caucus address crisis in Israel and Gaza | 90.5 WESA

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)

Pa. lawmakers launch Black Maternal Health Caucus to combat ‘alarming’ maternal mortality rates – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

PA Environment Digest Blog: DEP Adds 3 More Hearings On Interim Final Environmental Justice Permit Review Policy (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)

‘Grinch bot’ bill clears House | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Bill targets LGBTQ ‘panic’ defense | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Flavored tobacco products draw state’s ire | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Proposals To Include Independents In Primaries Advance In House (politicspa.com)

Here’s what’s still outstanding in Pennsylvania’s budget – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Business/Jobs

Rite Aid lays out plan to close 154 stores initially | WITF

Firehouse Subs celebrates first responders with BOGO deal this week – pennlive.com

COVID-19

Allegheny County residents turn out for new COVID shot amid supply chain issues | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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

Nashville Chief’s Son Is Sought in Shooting of Two Officers – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Should opioid settlement funds go to cover police expenses? : Shots – Health News : NPR

Man, woman dead after separate shootings in Pittsburgh neighborhoods | TribLIVE.com

Education

Eight Philadelphia educational and literary icons are honored with portraits – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun (philasun.com)

Temple acting president Richard Englert talks priorities and JoAnne Epps | Local News | phillytrib.com

Harrisburg seat expected to be battleground in 2024 for control of Pa. Senate – pennlive.com

Elections/Politics

Proposals To Include Independents In Primaries Advance In House (politicspa.com)

Here’s what’s still outstanding in Pennsylvania’s budget – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

No new primary election date in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. Rep. Patty Kim launches campaign for 15th Senate District seat – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Harrisburg seat expected to be battleground in 2024 for control of Pa. Senate – pennlive.com

Environment

Winter forecast: A warmer North, wetter South because of El Nino, climate change : NPR

Hurricane Tammy and Norma update: Caribbean and Mexico coasts threatened : NPR

Why climate change has fruit growers rethinking their crops : NPR

Transportation

Union talks with SEPTA reach crucial point | Local News | phillytrib.com

Gas prices expected to continue to fall like leaves, even though price of oil is ‘stuck’ – pennlive.com

Gun Safety

More Than 60,000 Fortress Gun Safes Recalled After Report of Child’s Death – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Health

Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Companies offering parents a new benefit: college admissions counseling : NPR

PA struggles to reassess Medicaid coverage · Spotlight PA

State News

Josh Shapiro, Jewish Caucus address Israel and Palestine | WITF

Governor Josh Shapiro (pa.gov)

Pennsylvania preps for winter | WITF

Millions of Pa.’s state documents, other historic treasures get new home – pennlive.com

A historic housing construction boom may finally moderate rent hikes – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Flavored tobacco products draw state’s ire | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Church parking near Philadelphia stadiums score big | WITF

National News

Israel, Ukraine, global aid and border funding would hit $106 billion under Biden request – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

736 known or suspected terrorists apprehended at U.S. border in fiscal 2023 | National | thecentersquare.com

His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated : NPR

Funeral held for 6-year-old boy killed in an apparent anti-Muslim attack : NPR

EPA gave approval for Dutch shipments of controversial GenX | North Carolina | thecentersquare.com

Cleanup costs for nuclear contamination sites has risen | WITF

Tim Scott Opposes Package Tying Aid to Israel and Ukraine – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Federal judge strikes down California ‘assault weapons’ ban, Bonta appeals | California | thecentersquare.com

Developing World Sees Double Standard in West’s Actions in Gaza and Ukraine – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

U.S. Advises Israel to Delay Gaza Invasion, Officials Say – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear social media free speech case | National | thecentersquare.com

Local News

Turnover has plagued local election offices since 2020. One swing state county is trying to recover | Times Leader

The Camel Project to host family science night at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts (readingeagle.com)

Lower Merion to approve contract to plant some 200 trees throughout the township – Mainline Media News

Defendants clash in slow-moving fraud case against Hertel & Brown (goerie.com)

Bucks DA: Utility wire thieves operated amid flood victim search | The Bucks County Herald

Clarks Summit looks to curb left turns at busy intersection | News | thetimes-tribune.com

Meuser officially on list of Speaker of the House candidates | News | citizensvoice.com

Pitt

Rebuilding Tree of Life synagogue 5 years after attack | TribLIVE.com

Rollout of Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban leaves some customers, businesses confused | TribLIVE.com

Volunteers honor the fallen as 5-year mark since Pittsburgh synagogue shooting approaches | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Allegheny County residents turn out for new COVID shot amid supply chain issues | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Chatham president says university is ‘through the worst of it’ after reorganization that reduced deficit | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philly

‘It’s disruptive’: MLK teachers sound the alarm on leveling at Philly schools | Local News | phillytrib.com

Union talks with SEPTA reach crucial point | Local News | phillytrib.com

Washington

Senators Casey and Romney Propose Bipartisan Legislation to Enhance Early Childhood Education Training – MyChesCo