Legislature
Hellertown Receives $142K Grant for Park, Pool Area Improvements (sauconsource.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)
Widening fight over guns features prominently in court race (apnews.com)
Key GOP lawmaker eyes photo ID, signature matching as Pa. considers voting changes (timesonline.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
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
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
Pa. increases efforts to get vaccines to people unable to leave home | WITF
Local
Johnson & Johnson vaccine again available in Chester County | News | dailylocal.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)
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
Business
Former cook at Westmoreland casino eatery alleges racial discrimination, harassment | TribLIVE.com
Crime/Punishment
Study: Body-Worn Camera Research Shows Drop In Police Use Of Force : NPR
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
Education
State System of Higher Education readies vote to consolidate 6 universities into 2 | WITF
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
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)
School of the week: J.H. Brown School provides solid education | The Learning Key | phillytrib.com
Scranton School District to vote on Bancroft closing in June | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
West Side CTC approves new teacher contract | Times Leader
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
‘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
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
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
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)
Health
Sex Ed For Queer Students: What School Health Class Left Out : Life Kit : NPR
Op-Ed: Fentanyl analogues are an abomination that must be stopped (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Smart Talk: Preventing child abuse hinges on trained observers | Smart Talk (witf.org)
State News
Pennsylvania will lose a U.S. House seat after redistricting · Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania population lag costs state a US House seat | WITF
NJ sees population surpass 9 million and will keep congressional seats (goerie.com)
Pa. offering up rare whiskeys in lotteries | TribLIVE.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
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)
Local News
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)
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
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
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
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto to introduce city-level hate crime legislation | TribLIVE.com
Philly
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
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
Rick Santorum draws fire for remarks about Native Americans – pennlive.com