Legislatura
Most prisoners can’t vote, but they’re still counted in voting districts – WHYY
‘Deranged logic’ of Pa. Senate’s election ‘audit’ puts 9 million voters in jeopardy | Opinion (inquirer.com)
State Rep. Kevin Boyle arrested for violating protection from abuse order | WITF
Philly Democratic Rep. Kevin Boyle arrested | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Philly lawmaker will sue to block release of personal info in GOP probe | Monday Morning Coffee | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. county officials say bipartisan election reform bill is a step toward ‘badly-needed relief’ | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Medical marijuana patients in Pa. risk arrest for DUI when they get behind the wheel – pennlive.com
From voter ID to charter school reform, here’s what to watch this week | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Know A Dementia Care Crisis Is Coming. Will They Agree On A Response? | 90.5 WESA
All eyes turn to Pennsylvania after Ariz.’s ‘audit’ affirmed Biden’s presidential victory | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Who’s eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster? – WHYY
Pa. ‘prepared’ to meet demand for COVID-19 vaccine boosters – WHYY
Rural hospitals worry some staff will quit because of Biden’s new vaccine mandate – WHYY
Philadelphia and Pa. COVID vaccine mandates: Most employees haven’t shown proof (inquirer.com)
Who will get a booster shot? A Q-and-A about what the feds are saying | Analysis | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
When COVID deaths are stigmatized or dismissed, grief quickly mixes with shame and anger – pennlive.com
‘Who is going to get a ventilator, who is going to get an ICU bed?’: CDC director warns COVID could force tough decisions in some states – pennlive.com
Pfizer ‘days’ away from big step toward kids’ vaccine | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Restaurant hosts on front lines of COVID-19 wars | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania nurse dies of COVID, wanted people to get vaccinated – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Empresa/Trabajo
Ex-offenders get a second look in a tight U.S. labor market, and it could be the start of a trend – pennlive.com
Southwestern Pennsylvania Businesses Split On Whether To Return To Office, Require Vaccines | 90.5 WESA
IRS would track all bank transactions over $600 under Biden plan; Businesses revolt | National | thecentersquare.com
Delito/Castigo
Passenger chokes flight attendant during violent incident on flight – WHYY
Stepping up an interstate effort to curb ‘ghost’ guns | Opinion (inquirer.com)
A survey of Pennsylvania counties reviewed county efforts to reduce jail populations. Here’s how the Lehigh Valley did. – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Educación
Mitchell Elementary students had no food last week, symbolic of larger problems in the Philadelphia School District (inquirer.com)
Half Of City School Buildings Are Overdue For Fire Inspections | 90.5 WESA
Pennsylvania school boards, including Hempfield, consider joining mask mandate lawsuits | TribLIVE.com
Point Park University: ‘Action’ to be taken for misgendering other students | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania leaves schools in the lurch on enforcement of masking, quarantine policies, educators say | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Families of color bear the weight of alleged racism in Daniel Boone schools | Local News | pottsmerc.com
At least 1,000 Bucks families request mask exemption in weeks after mandate begins (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Elecciones/Política
How Delaware County Democrat Deb Ciamacca is trying to break the political divide: listening to Republicans (inquirer.com)
It’s time to de-emphasize the ‘registration’ in voter registration efforts | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Trump blasts Gov. Brian Kemp, repeats ‘corrupt election’ claims during Georgia rally | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Luzerne County continuing inactive voter registration purge | Times Leader
Bucks, Montgomery County Voters Guide is now live (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Medio ambiente
How a California climate program lets companies keep polluting (inquirer.com)
Sam is now a major hurricane but isn’t likely to hit land | WITF
Here’s how to turbocharge an inclusive clean energy revolution | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
More tropical storms have made a U.S. landfall the past 2 years. Is it a trend that will continue? – pennlive.com
Your Lawn Is An ‘Ecological Deadzone.’ The Case For Replacing It With Native Plants | 90.5 WESA
Infraestructura
Utilities need to think differently to avoid long power outages after disasters | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Why Pa. Turnpike tolls soared — and will continue rising for next 30 years | TribLIVE.com
How much power does it take to move your data? A N. Fayette center has enough for thousands of space heaters | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Salud
In cities, the highest amputation rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows – WHYY
New York State vaccine mandate for hospitals may hamper healthcare access for some Pennsylvanians | WITF
Philly-based research consortium gets $29M federal grant to search for a cure for HIV | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Will doctors spreading disinformation be sanctioned? If so, it’s a ‘long, slow process’ – pennlive.com
Noticias del Estado
Report: SEC seeks info on possible gifts to Pa. pension’s staff – WHYY
Embattled Pa. teacher pension fund subpoenaed by SEC over ‘compensation and gifts’ to staff | WITF
Ag. partnership with DoorDash delivers meals to Pa. seniors | Five for the Weekend | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Why doesn’t Pa. support equal pay for equal work for disability support workers? | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Noticias nacionales
More Americans couldn’t get enough to eat in 2020. The middle class was hit hardest | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
At least three dead after an Amtrak train derails in a remote section of Montana – pennlive.com
Texas border crossing where migrants made camp to reopen | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Noticias locales
Pedestrian struck, killed in Harrisburg crash – pennlive.com
Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center still preserving heritage, educating public after more than 40 years | TribLIVE.com
Kennametal exec named to Women Manufacturing Hall of Fame | TribLIVE.com
An O’Hara couple gives the Monarch butterfly the royal treatment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Advocates gather in Central Park to celebrate recovery from addiction | News | tribdem.com
Suicide victims remembered at Wilkes ceremony | Times Leader
Hazle Township gastroenterologist named to PA Top Docs | Times Leader
Reading Downtown revitalization planned previewed by Berks County leaders (readingeagle.com)
Fundraising campaigns created in wake of Ida to help Montgomery County flood, tornado victims | News | pottsmerc.com
Pitt
Alle.Co. Port Authority nabs $216M COVID grant; will use money to recover from pandemic losses | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Trade Institute Of Pittsburgh Opens Workforce Housing For Students | 90.5 WESA
Pittsburgh Pilots New Smart Loading Zones To Ease Congestion And Air Pollution From Delivery Vehicles | 90.5 WESA
Young People Take To The Streets Of Pittsburgh, Demanding Climate Action | 90.5 WESA
Ask Me About… Luring more people to Downtown and what’s happening with Light-Up Night | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Filadelfia
Philly City Council bills target illegal auto work – WHYY
Philly surpasses 400 people murdered in 2021 – WHYY
In Philadelphia, gun violence a more serious threat than COVID-19 for some (inquirer.com)
Fred Way, a leading addiction recovery reformer in Philly, was on the payroll of a rehab center that’s now charged with crimes (inquirer.com)
Philly City Council urges Congress to end forced labor in prisons | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Washington
Threats against members of Congress are skyrocketing, leading one to say: ‘I just don’t feel safe anymore’ – pennlive.com
3 Supreme Court justices offer similar sentiments in recent weeks: We are not ‘junior league politicians’ – pennlive.com
Pelosi vows to pass infrastructure, eyes smaller social bill | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Casey bill would establish federal advisory group to prevent senior scams | Times Leader
