Legislature
Kennett Square Borough Secures State Grant to Replace Aging Water Treatment Plant – MyChesCo
WCU Council of Trustee Member Judge Dozor Reappointed (delco.today)
Pennsylvania candidate faces disqualification under 14th Amendment | KiowaCountyPress.net
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker, City Council leaders share inaugural stage (billypenn.com)
Doug Mastriano facing Senate Ethics complaint connected to January 6 (mytwintiers.com)
Longtime Doylestown Township Supervisor Ryan Manion Steps Down | Doylestown, PA Patch
Pennsylvania legislator discusses 2024 push for community solar bill — New Project Media
‘Very special’: Pittsburghers flood Downtown to celebrate First Night | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Boyertown mourns passing of community leader, Charles Haddad – Society Magazine (society-mag.com)
Brewster Announces $8.6 Million in Grants for Local Water and Sewer Projects (messengerpaper.com)
Capitol Digest: Baker, Haywood’s guardianship legislation signed into law | News | citizensvoice.com
Business/Jobs
Broad Street Market to nearly double rent for vendors in 2024 – pennlive.com
Rite Aid to close another central Pa. store – pennlive.com
Cumberland County park gets a $300K upgrade that includes 4 new pickleball courts. – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania’s biggest defense contractor got $2B from Pentagon – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Coroner IDs baby and grandmother killed in Pa. shooting near school – pennlive.com
Woman pleads guilty to intimidation of a witness in Pa. homicide case – pennlive.com
90 dogs rescued from Pa. home in ‘unimaginable scene’ – pennlive.com
Ex-public official in Pa. could face felony charges after incident with tenant – pennlive.com
Education
Harvard president resigns, will remain on faculty | Massachusetts | thecentersquare.com
Penn State state funding hasn’t kept up with inflation · Spotlight PA State College
Elections/Politics
Presidential candidates on primary ballots finalized | North Carolina | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania candidate faces disqualification under 14th Amendment | KiowaCountyPress.net
State Sen. Mike Regan Announces He Won’t Run for Reelection to Focus on Family (newsbreak.com)
Voting officials worry Pa. isn’t prepared for misinformation | WITF
Perry’s candidacy subject of 14th Amendment lawsuit | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Environment
Central Pa.’s first snowstorm of the season could come this weekend | WITF
Snow Shortages Are Plaguing the West’s Mountains – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Allentown weather: 1st major snow in 2 years possible this weekend (mcall.com)
Transportation
Year in Review: Pennsylvania’s EV Marathon (autobodynews.com)
Free Uber vouchers available New Year’s Eve to prevent drunken driving – pennlive.com
Boeing, FAA urge airlines to inspect 737 Max jets for loose bolts : NPR
Gun Safety
Pa. lawmakers try to increase penalties for taking a gun to an airport | WITF
Health
Americans on Medicare now get better access to mental health care. Here’s how : NPR
New test could save arthritis patients time, money and pain. But will it be used? – pennlive.com
State News
Why the Pennsylvania legislature is off to a slow start in 2024 | WITF
Doug Mastriano faces ethics complaint over 2020 election-fraud support | WITF
American Water audit finds savings amid rate hike investigation | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Rural EMS agencies fight the drug scourge as they lose workers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
National News
Trump files appeal of Maine’s ballot disqualification | Maine | thecentersquare.com
National debt passes $34 trillion | National | thecentersquare.com
Speaker: Border security top priority for Congress in 2024 | National | thecentersquare.com
Pitt
Morning Roundup: Mon Incline closed for repairs; vehicle crashes into Butler diner | TribLIVE.com
GetGo looks to open gas station, cafe on Pittsburgh’s North Side | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Cherelle Parker sworn in as Philadelphia Mayor – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker, City Council leaders share inaugural stage (billypenn.com)
Philly drug addicts pay ‘hitters’ to inject them – pennlive.com
Washington
John Fetterman thought news about his depression would end his career | WITF