Legislature
Proponents say state will lose out on jobs and tax revenue when N.Y., N.J. legalize pot | News | meadvilletribune.com
Hellertown Receives $142K Grant for Park, Pool Area Improvements (sauconsource.com)
With grants in place, North Main sidewalk project in Yardley expected to break ground in early summer; council grants permit for Carry the Load rally | Yardley Area | buckslocalnews.com
Two Bills Attempt To Close PA’s Digital Divide – WDAC
Victim urges Pa. Senate to enact statute of limitations reform (ydr.com)
Wolf, Kenney, Shapiro, Outlaw meet at gun violence summit (audacy.com)
Democratic officials’ pledges to address Philadelphia’s gun violence met with skepticism | Local News | phillytrib.com
Widening fight over guns features prominently in court race (apnews.com)
Rep. seeks to give citizens first priority for shots | News, Sports, Jobs – Williamsport Sun-Gazette (sungazette.com)
Pollution reduction work on Lancaster County farms could get boost in proposed bill | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes (timesonline.com)
Why is the Pa. GOP keeping us stuck in cannabis prohibition? | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court to hear arguments about police use of force statute | WITF
Coronavirus – COVID-19
National
No COVID Vaccine Side Effects? Why It’s Fine To Feel Fine : Shots – Health News : NPR
Navajo Nation Says It Has Vaccinated More Than Half Of Adults : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
Why Hard-Hit Black And Latino Communities Still Lack Access To The COVID Vaccine : Shots – Health News : NPR
CDC Releases Summer Camp Guidance For In-Person Operations : Coronavirus Updates : NPR
Biden to Send Coronavirus Vaccine Abroad – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
In fight against virus, Biden looks for path back to normal | National and World | dailylocal.com
Harris tells UN body it’s time to prepare for next pandemic | News | phillytrib.com
U.S. will share 60 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine with other countries | WITF
Vaccinated Americans may get clearance to skip the masks outdoors | TribLIVE.com
Biden expected to announce new CDC guidance on wearing masks outdoors today | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State
No vaccine passports for Pennsylvania, health officials say | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Coronavirus positivity rate decreases in Southeastern Pa. counties | News | timesherald.com
State tops 8 million vaccine doses, new COVID-19 cases trending lower | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
53 Pa. counties have substantial spread of COVID-19, positive test rate drops for 1st time in 6 weeks – pennlive.com
Gov. Tom Wolf visits Reading to tout COVID vaccination efforts for homebound residents | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Amended health order aims to get vaccines to homebound Pennsylvanians | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. increases efforts to get vaccines to people unable to leave home | WITF
COVID-19 in Western Pennsylvania: No longer just your grandfather’s disease | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Local
Johnson & Johnson vaccine again available in Chester County | News | dailylocal.com
Philadelphia life sciences leaders talk about the ongoing fight against Covid-19 (Video) – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
COVID-19: Daily update on coronavirus cases in Erie County (goerie.com)
COVID-19 in Pa.: District Court 19-3-11 temporarily closes (ydr.com)
Allegheny County launches an interactive COVID-19 Vaccine Provider map | Coronavirus | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Montgomery County’s mobile vaccine unit has reached more than 2,000 people | News | mainlinemedianews.com
Montgomery County reports 473 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths over three-day period | News | mainlinemedianews.com
Opening date announced for COVID vaccine clinic in Berks [Map] | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Area restaurant employees get vaccinated | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
43 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Monday | Times Leader
COVID-19 cases dropping in Philadelphia, Fauci says turning point ‘within a few weeks’ (inquirer.com)
Business
SBA rolls out $5B “Supplemental Targeted Advance” grant program. Here’s who qualifies – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Sanofi to close Malvern plant, eliminate dozens of jobs in Chester County – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Immunome reaches deal to raise $27M for development of Covid-19 ‘antibody cocktail’ – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Woodstream’s revenue, employee wages skyrocket amid pandemic as birding, animal control products are high in demand | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
Former cook at Westmoreland casino eatery alleges racial discrimination, harassment | TribLIVE.com
As vaccines roll out, Pittsburgh companies ponder when — or if — to bring employees back to the office | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Crime/Punishment
Study: Body-Worn Camera Research Shows Drop In Police Use Of Force : NPR
Braddock Council candidate, 2 other Allegheny County men arrested in Altoona on heroin trafficking charges | TribLIVE.com
WATCH VIDEO | Johnstown introduces new police chief; priorities include ‘policy updates and hiring’ | Local News | tribdem.com
Erie sheriff candidate Sanfilippo linked to FB posts attacking Dems, BLM (goerie.com)
Pa. court rejects appeal in midstate police chase, shooting convictions | WITF
COVID-19 added to challenges of new job for Hazleton’s top cop | News | standardspeaker.com
Judge sets hearing on former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s pending jail sentence | TribLIVE.com
Education
State System of Higher Education readies vote to consolidate 6 universities into 2 | WITF
Pennsylvania state university system merger of six universities would save $18.4 million after five years (inquirer.com)
Manheim Township tops US News’ Best High Schools list for 2nd straight year | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Ranking every US high school in 2021: Here’s how Pa. schools did – pennlive.com
Former Chichester School District employee claims discrimination in lawsuit | News | delcotimes.com
Central Bucks School District weighs whether to add Diwali to school calendar (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Elizabethtown Area reviews plans to possibly combine elementary schools | Community News | lancasteronline.com
Richland school buses now have outside cameras | News | tribdem.com
COVID-19 and schools: 9 infections at Erie High close school for week (goerie.com)
LMSD cancels field presentation to planning commission, approves increased costs in middle school project | Mainlinetimes | mainlinemedianews.com
School of the week: J.H. Brown School provides solid education | The Learning Key | phillytrib.com
Attorneys clash over whether Scranton School Board must meet with principals | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Scranton School District to vote on Bancroft closing in June | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
West Side CTC approves new teacher contract | Times Leader
Lower Merion School District says a ventilation flaw could have fueled a COVID-19 outbreak in second-grade classroom (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
CNN Keeps 2022 PA Senate Seat As Most Likely To Flip in Latest Ratings | PoliticsPA
Pennsylvania election official responds to GOP state lawmaker’s voter fraud revelation – CNN Video
Braddock made John Fetterman a politician. It’s also home to some of his biggest critics. | WPSU
Pennsylvania’s soon-to-be-vacant U.S. Senate Seat might be filled by a Penn affiliate | The Daily Pennsylvanian (thedp.com)
‘Center of the universe’: Pennsylvania Democrats brace for midterm battle | FreeAds World News
Kevin Baumlin Sharif Street Valerie Arkoosh | The Daily Pennsylvanian (thedp.com)
Kenyatta Raises Close To $375K in Q1 | PoliticsPA
PA7: Scheller, with 500K Loan, Leads Wild in Cash on Hand | PoliticsPA
Berks County lawyers rate 5 judicial candidates in bar association poll | Elections | readingeagle.com
Voteswagon Tour visits Pittsburgh, highlights problems of gerrymandering in Pa. | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
What you need to know about the 2021 statewide judicial races | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Opinion | The Republican Party Is Failing in Too Many Ways – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Mail-in ballots in the mail to Luzerne County voters this week | Election | citizensvoice.com
Environment
Earth Week cleanup draws record crowd to the banks of Lake Afton in Yardley; a longtime friend of the lake is remembered | Yardley Area | buckslocalnews.com
LTE: Montgomery County did a fine job with recycling event (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Letter to the Editor: We need drastic steps to address climate change | Opinion | delcotimes.com
Transportation
Move over or be fined: New law for Pa. drivers goes into effect to protect roadside workers – pennlive.com
National Work Zone Awareness: Move Over Law takes effect this week | Times Leader
I-83 Mt. Rose: PennDOT says Cherry Hill has no justification for delay (ydr.com)
Cleanup continues on I-81 ramp after fuel spill | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Airport departures way up as biz travelers returning | News | thetimes-tribune.com
SEPTA says it will forge ahead with trolley modernization in ambitious capital budget (inquirer.com)
GOP congressmen seek $74 million for 12 transportation projects in Pittsburgh region | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Health
Sex Ed For Queer Students: What School Health Class Left Out : Life Kit : NPR
Capital Health and Temple Health University Hospital announce affiliation (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Op-Ed: Fentanyl analogues are an abomination that must be stopped (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
How lifting children out of poverty today will help them tomorrow | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Smart Talk: Preventing child abuse hinges on trained observers | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Pennsylvania seniors with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease declined during the COVID-19 pandemic (inquirer.com)
State News
Pennsylvania will lose a U.S. House seat after redistricting · Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania population lag costs state a US House seat | WITF
Pennsylvania to lose congressional seat, census officials report | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
NJ sees population surpass 9 million and will keep congressional seats (goerie.com)
Pa. offering up rare whiskeys in lotteries | TribLIVE.com
Biden voters in Pennsylvania see promises kept on Covid. They’re watching for what’s next. (nbcnews.com)
Berks congressional delegation focuses on infrastructure plan at chamber forum | Berks and Beyond | readingeagle.com
Why home buyers in Pennsylvania cannot find available real estate (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
COVID continues shift from cities to suburbs. Where people are moving. (poconorecord.com)
Couple describes home market nightmare and when they think the bubble will burst (ydr.com)
Bucks couple works to find housing for autistic adults in Pennsylvania (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pennsylvania student’s Snapchat profanity leads to high court speech case` (poconorecord.com)
Here are 13 river sojourns across Pennsylvania you can join – pennlive.com
National News
1st 2020 Census Results: What You Need To Know About The Count : NPR
What’s behind the growth slump? Takeaways from census data | News | tribdem.com
Andrew Brown Jr. Family Lawyers: Video Shows ‘Execution’ By Deputies : NPR
After Failures to Curb Sexual Assault, a Move Toward a Major Shift in Military Law – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Report: Pandemic gives rise to antisemitic ‘Zoom bombing’ | National News | lancasteronline.com
D.C. Police Department Victim Of Apparent Ransomware Attack : NPR
Effort To Remove Calif. Gov. Newsom Collects Enough Signatures To Force Recall Vote : NPR
Florida Senate Approves Restrictions On Voting, Drop Boxes : NPR
How Extremists Like The Proud Boys Weaponize Irony And Memes To Spread Hate : NPR
5 Takeaways From the New Food Allergy Law – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Valentino Dixon: He was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit; now he’s selling art to the Obamas | Across America | phillytrib.com
Groceries, toilet paper, rental cars and more: 10 things that are more expensive right now – pennlive.com
A quarter of women say they are financially worse off a year into pandemic, Post-ABC poll finds | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Local News
Montgomery County invites public to free webinar on planning, designing trails for all users | Local News | thereporteronline.com
Disputes growing between West Pottsgrove and fire company | Local News | pottsmerc.com
Op-Ed: Gun control is a lost cause. Come despair with me. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Lancaster County Prison provides vaccine clinic for inmates, staff today | Health | lancasteronline.com
LNP’s reporting on COVID-19 and the Plain community highlighted in Johns Hopkins podcast | Health | lancasteronline.com
Lancaster County Special Emergency Response Team saw record number of calls in 2020 | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Radnor hosts community conversation on hate crimes against the Asian-American Community | Local-news | delcotimes.com
Migrant children depart Erie dorm to other facilities (goerie.com)
Stroudsburg installs locally-crafted bike racks throughout borough (poconorecord.com)
Reading approves deal with Hope Rescue Mission to clean the downtown | Local News | readingeagle.com
Reading Fire Department creates scholarship for Reading High School students interested in becoming a paramedic | Local News | readingeagle.com
72 homes planned for Mountain Top development | News | standardspeaker.com
Scranton seeks grant to help revive Nay Aug Park pool complex | News | thetimes-tribune.com
F.M. Kirby Center announces return of in-person shows with Food Network star’s visit | News | citizensvoice.com
43 new COVID-19 cases reported in county on Monday | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
Cartwright names Dupont resident as virtual guest to Biden’s address | Times Leader
Pitt
Former State Rep. Saccone opens ‘discovery center’ dedicated to religion, Constitution | Local News | observer-reporter.com
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto to introduce city-level hate crime legislation | TribLIVE.com
East African Grocery hoping to stay afloat to serve McKees Rocks’ growing African community | Food | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
PHOTOS: Pittsburgh church members rally for racial justice; remind city there is “still work to be done” | Pittsburgh City Photos | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Pilot program for delivery robots may launch in Pittsburgh neighborhood this summer | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Philly
Philadelphia-area companies, including Five Below, add more sublease space to market – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Philadelphia DA: Larry Krasner is fighting for his political life – On top of Philly news (billypenn.com)
Philadelphia DA policy: Krasner’s promises and whether he kept them – On top of Philly news (billypenn.com)
District Attorney Larry Krasner calls for more accountability from law enforcement | Local News | phillytrib.com
Penn Museum apologizes for keeping remains of MOVE victim rather than returning them to family (inquirer.com)
Washington
Biden At 100 Days: By The Numbers : NPR
Biden Seeks $80 Billion to Beef Up I.R.S. Audits of High-Earners – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Breonna Taylor’s Death Spurs Justice Department Probe Of Louisville Police : NPR
Homeland Security Will Assess How It Identifies Extremism in Its Ranks – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Biden To Establish $15-An-Hour Minimum Wage For Federal Contractors : NPR
Paid Leave, Child Care Tax Credits Proposed By House Democrats : NPR
Supreme Court To Take Up 1st Major Gun Rights Case In More Than A Decade : NPR
White House Seeks To Give Back California’s Smog-Busting Powers : NPR
Why Iowa Has Become Such a Heartbreaker for Democrats – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Cooling the temperature: Biden faces fractious Congress | National and World | dailylocal.com
Never-Trump group gives Pa. GOP congressmen mostly Fs for supporting democratic norms | Tuesday Morning Coffee | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Rick Santorum draws fire for remarks about Native Americans – pennlive.com
