Legislature
Barn weddings: Bill would help cash-strapped PA farmers (publicopiniononline.com)
Bill could help Pa. farmers convert old barns for weddings | Pennsylvania | heraldmailmedia.com
Bill seeks $50k in student loan aid for first-time homebuyers in PA (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Local State Senator Calls For Expanding Drop Boxes, Pre-Canvassing – LevittownNow.com
Pa. lawmakers seek to ban cellphone use while driving | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Yudichak chairs hearings on impact of technology/energy infrastructure | Times Leader
County Commissioners Join River Lawsuit Fight – LevittownNow.com
State officials tout emergency rental assistance | News | indianagazette.com
Editorial: Redistricting approaches amid political firestorm | Opinion | thereporteronline.com
Millions awarded to Luzerne County infrastructure projects | Times Leader
$3 million state grant brings Valley Crest project closer to fruition | News | citizensvoice.com
West Chester BID, Oxford Main Street get $60,000 in pandemic funding | Coronavirus | dailylocal.com
West Brandywine gets $1.6 million grant to improve traffic safety | Local News | dailylocal.com
$32K grant announced for West Reading Community Revitalization | BCTV
State Lawmakers Announce $499K Grant for Albright College | BCTV
Grant to help Albright offer STEM program to 5-12 students | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Five Takeaways From Pennsylvania Senate Ag Budget Hearing | Farm Policy News | lancasterfarming.com
Bill to aid nonprofits fundraise in pandemic passes Pa House (audacy.com)
Editorial: Pennsylvania Senate must stand up for victims of abuse | Editorials | readingeagle.com
Letter: Pennsylvania should lift prohibition on marijuana | Letters to the Editor | readingeagle.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Gov. Wolf getting COVID-19 vaccination this morning | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (post-gazette.com)
Covid cases continue slow increase as over 40% of Pa. has at least 1 vaccine dose | TribLIVE.com
Half of state’s nursing home staff declined vaccination | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (post-gazette.com)
Pennsylvania sounds alarm on coronavirus vaccine hesitancy | Times Leader
Hope Christian Community Center to host vaccine clinic in Aliquippa (timesonline.com)
Business
Their view: Vote to protect communities and small businesses | Times Leader
Allegheny, Westmoreland bars and restaurants hit with covid mitigation violations | TribLIVE.com
More people visiting area restaurants, bars | News | standardspeaker.com
Craft beer makers look to region’s farms to grow grains | TribLIVE.com
A look at what’s envisioned for the Bethlehem Steel General Office annex – lehighvalleylive.com
Swimming pool demand deepens in Western Pa. during pandemic | TribLIVE.com
Canadian retailer Ardene to open central Pa. store – pennlive.com
The BucksMont Chamber of Commerce, others offer $50,000 tech upgrade (theintell.com)
Gyroscope Therapeutics files for $100M IPO – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Crime/Punishment
Upper Merion downgrades possession of small amount of marijuana to a summary offense | PhillyVoice
Local cops train to avoid Taser, gun mix-ups | Cops and Courts | standardspeaker.com
Extended family of Cassandra Gross hope to draw attention to case | TribLIVE.com
York County police departments adopt #8CantWait to mitigate misconduct (ydr.com)
Education
Dauphin County resident awarded Blue-Ribbon Champion for Safe Kids award – pennlive.com
Ellwood City School District makes plans for $3.6 million from stimulus (timesonline.com)
Schuylkill Intermediate Unit seeking funds for new playground | Education | standardspeaker.com
LaSalle University creates nursing scholarship for minority students | Local News | phillytrib.com
Students discuss their harsh realities during pandemic at roundtable | Local News | phillytrib.com
Beaver County schools will hold proms despite ongoing pandemic (timesonline.com)
Elections/Politics
Pennsylvania Democrats see gains in Poconos from New York, New Jersey transplants (inquirer.com)
State Rep. Marty Flynn to appear on Volpe Report (fox56.com)
Primary prep picks up steam with election one month away | Election | citizensvoice.com
GOP WH hopefuls move forward | Times Leader
Lou Barletta forms new group with Pennsylvania 2022 governor’s race in sight (inquirer.com)
Fetterman dwarfs competition in first fundraising numbers for Pa.’s Senate race | WITF
Pennsylvania 2022 Senate race: Fund-raising reports give early picture (inquirer.com)
Protect Our Police PAC hits Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner in TV ads (inquirer.com)
Two Libertarians running for Luzerne County Council | Election | citizensvoice.com
Transportation
PennDOT installs first solar microgrid on Hempfield bypass property | TribLIVE.com
PennDOT to build teardrop roundabouts at Interstate 90 interchange (goerie.com)
Health
State News
FBI probes big pension fund’s $13.5 million in Harrisburg projects (inquirer.com)
FBI investigating PSER’s real estate purchases: report – pennlive.com
Emergency Rental Assistance Programs aims to help NEPA (poconorecord.com)
Bad math: PSERS was warned but inflated investment returns anyway (inquirer.com)
Pennsylvania casinos top $400M in March, shatter monthly revenue record | TribLIVE.com
New building on River Street in Plains Twp. will be DEP faciliity | Times Leader
The cicadas are coming: How to deal with the emergence of Brood X | Times Leader
Distracted driving citations decreased in Pa. in 2020 during the pandemic | News | readingeagle.com
Pennsylvania is loaded with things to do for Earth Day – pennlive.com
The Pennsylvania Cannabis Festival in Kutztown – pennlive.com
Medical marijuana in Pennsylvania marks five years | WITF
Judge Domitrovich case: PA Supreme Court gets appeal of court order (goerie.com)
National News
Black Americans experiencing collective trauma, grief | News | phillytrib.com
Dirty Dollars (post-gazette.com)
Weekend shootings in Texas and Wisconsin add to tally of U.S. gun deaths | WITF
Shooting at FedEx in Indianapolis leaves nine dead, including gunman (inquirer.com)
Washington state governor OKs bill banning for-profit jails (apnews.com)
Economic Boom? Retail Sales Surge, Jobless Claims Hit Pandemic Low : NPR
SpaceX wins $2.9 Billion contract for next lunar lander | WITF
Local News
Starlite Lounge in Blawnox to be on Food Network’s ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’ | TribLIVE.com
Judge grants continuance in Maxatawny cemetery case | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Nanticoke seeks Luzerne County back tax abatement for unsafe structure demolition | Times Leader
Electric car charging stations popping up around NEPA | Business | citizensvoice.com
National Donate Life Month: No better gift than the Gift of Life | Times Leader
More than 200 turn out for return of WVCA Walk-A-Thon | Times Leader
Wilkes-Barre to swear in 8 new police officers | Times Leader
Light It Up Blue campaign designed to bring autism awareness | News | citizensvoice.com
HCA board restructures management | News | standardspeaker.com
Sugarloaf Twp. supervisors approve liquor license transfer | News | standardspeaker.com
11 demolition projects to proceed in Schuylkill County | News | standardspeaker.com
Hazleton City Council hears refinancing pitch | News | standardspeaker.com
Reading officials concerned about dangerous intersections | Local News | readingeagle.com
Vo-tech students save, rebuild Harrisburg house destroyed by fire – pennlive.com
After selling mansion, UPMC sells former surgery center – pennlive.com
Former Center Twp. tax collector facing federal charges (timesonline.com)
Migrant children in sole Pennsylvania shelter await their fate (goerie.com)
Erie City Hall security: Metal detectors, other enhancements coming soon (goerie.com)
Windber eyeing Act 90 crackdown on blight, delinquent taxes | News | tribdem.com
Bucks lawmakers petition Philadelphia to ease city wage tax refund (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Drug takeback scheduled for Bucks, Montgomery counties this month (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Coatesville Area plans potential 3.9% tax increase | Community News | lancasteronline.com
Pitt
Proposal to open Arnold Palmer airport restaurant lease triggers social media furor | TribLIVE.com
Don’s Diner to be featured in Showtime series filming in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
Allegheny Circle Conversion Project begins Monday on North Side | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Protests in Philadelphia today, marches in Center City over police killings (inquirer.com)
Amazon now has 50 warehouses ringing the Philadelphia area (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia SEPTA subway mural misspells Frederick Douglass (inquirer.com)
Seth Williams and second chances | Local News | phillytrib.com
City retracts, apologizes for ‘fear-mongering’ request from police | News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Casey bill aims to help expand disability aid | News | citizensvoice.com
President Biden’s new offshore wind plan could be boost to New Jersey (inquirer.com)
Japan, U.S. showcase alliance, resolve in dealing with China (inquirer.com)
Joe Biden speeds refugees admissions, but doesn’t lift Donald Trump cap (inquirer.com)