Legislature
Costa: ‘Enough is enough’ with state Senate election investigation | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Editorial: Increase trust in future elections; Don’t obsess over past ones | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. Democrats walk out of Senate hearing on election integrity | News | bradfordera.com
Bill to ban spot appeals would eliminate the Pennsylvania ‘newcomer tax’ | News, Sports, Jobs – Times Observer
PA EMS Agencies Face Nearing Deadline To Apply For COVID-19 Grants (msn.com)
Governor supports Ukrainian refugee resettlement in Pennsylvania | News | huntingdondailynews.com
Cannabis banking bill receives bipartisan vote in Senate Banking and Insurance Committee – Financial Regulation News (financialregnews.com)
Brandywine student leaders share Penn State’s impact with legislators | Penn State University (psu.edu)
Small biz survey: Pennsylvania government favors big business | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Wolf signs bill to extending waivers of some state regulations until at least June 30 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
The Road Ahead: Pandemic opened access to local government (dailylocal.com)
COVID in UK at record levels with almost 5 million infected | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
These doctors are treating COVID smell loss by sticking plasma-soaked sponges up people’s noses (inquirer.com)
Business/Jobs
Young women earn more than young men in several U.S. cities | WITF
Manufacturers in NEPA face challenges, opportunities | Business | thetimes-tribune.com
Crime/Punishment
Lebanon police officer’s widow stresses compassion, says she is ‘choosing to forgive the perpetrator’ | WITF
‘Honor his service, his sacrifice’: Community pays respects to fallen Pennsylvania State Trooper Sisca (mainlinemedianews.com)
Education
Tony B. Watlington Sr. replaces Bill Hite as next Philadelphia school district superintendent | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Parents Speak Out About Great Valley Transgender Secrecy Policy – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Private school vouchers provide students a better chance to excel? Prove it | Jay Bookman – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
For unhoused students, transportation issues mean new schools and unfamiliar classrooms – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Experts worry lack of state school audits will lead to hidden problems | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Superintendents’ forum: Every child, without exception (readingeagle.com)
School districts grapple with likely end to universal free meals – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
Pa. election 2022: A guide to the primary race few voters are paying attention to · Spotlight PA
The Road Ahead: Pa.’s mail-in balloting had a big impact in 2020, but will it continue? (dailylocal.com)
Black Clergy of Philadelphia announces endorsements for May 17 primary | Local News | phillytrib.com
Lt. Governor John Fetterman campaigns at Bedford small business | ABC27
Two Lt. Governor Candidates Complain About Mud-Slinging – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
These 10 Pennsylvania donors gave over $22.1 million | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Podcast: Senate Co-Frontrunner Dave McCormick Opens Up – PoliticsPA
Who might get Trump’s coveted endorsement for PA governor? (ydr.com)
U.S. Senate Democratic candidates Lamb, Kenyatta face off in first debate in Fetterman’s absence – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Environment
Race to the bottom: Draining Summer Lake – OPB
NJ’s offshore wind to bring $150 billion in private investment and power thousands of jobs (inquirer.com)
Transportation
PennDOT 2022 construction season includes at least $71M in road, bridge improvements in Lancaster County; here’s the list of 30 projects | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Opponents say PennDOT bridge tolling plan would be too taxing on communities | News | standardspeaker.com
Health
How Covid and Diabetes Collide in a Public Health Train Wreck – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Labor crisis may cause millions to lose Medicaid coverage : Shots – Health News : NPR
Pennsylvania mired in fentanyl scourge that included 682 Lehigh Valley region deaths in 2021 – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
State News
Pa. Relief Sale held after being canceled for two years (abc27.com)
Statue of Civil War icon, former Pa. congressman unveiled (abc27.com)
If Aqua’s DELCORA Deal Goes Down, Who Wins? – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Federal policy for oil and gas permits not a big factor for Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
How to protect Pennsylvania’s Children from abuse and neglect | Smart Talk (witf.org)
An avian flu outbreak has Pennsylvania on alert | WITF
Four men, two women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles in Schuylkill County | WITF
Pa. invests in pollinator research | Five for the Weekend – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa.’s Toomey says he’s a ‘no’ on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. acid mine drainage cleanup set for boost as Bob Casey, bipartisan lawmakers move to tweak infrastructure law | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
National News
Russia-Ukraine War: Latest News – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
We unify in support of Ukraine but, in the end, we can only watch (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Guest Opinion: DEI training critical to countering societal racism (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Op-Ed: When children are in danger, there is no room for confusion (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
2022 Grammys: Jon Batiste and Silk Sonic win major prizes : NPR
South Carolina is the 2022 NCAA Women’s championship winner : NPR
California’s law mandating corporate boards to diversity was ruled unconstitutional : NPR
Battle heats up over remaining federal rental assistance | Business | phillytrib.com
Black Lives Matter protests are shaping how people understand racial inequality | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Airlines offer mix of reasons for canceling more than 3,500 U.S. flights over weekend – pennlive.com
Putin oligarchs stashed billions in U.S. banks, secret records show | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Russia faces growing outrage amid new evidence of atrocities in Ukraine (inquirer.com)
Local News
Luzerne County accepting preliminary applications for American Rescue funding | Times Leader
Scranton seeks lobbying help for federal infrastructure funds | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Local HIV advocates celebrate Biden’s move to expand PrEP access | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Region’s school districts leading the way in opportunities for female superintendents | TribLIVE.com
Deterioration under Pittsburgh’s Charles Anderson Bridge raises concerns; city says bridge already in rehab process | TribLIVE.com
New Pittsburgh-area real estate agents are carving their niche in a crowded field | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PennDOT sets plans to reconstruct Bridgeville street threatened by erosion | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Experts examine Philadelphia’s Black-white homeownership gap – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Clarke wants to resurrect community policing | Local News | phillytrib.com
Records request shows no communications from Krasner seeking better forensic technologies for law enforcement (broadandliberty.com)
City Councilmember Allan Domb tries to spread word about unclaimed money | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly healthcare facilities rank high in national equality index – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Mayor Jim Kenney’s strange final chapter of his administration (inquirer.com)
Washington
Democrats are expected to advance Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Jackson Brown to floor vote | WITF
5 questions answered about COVID-19 funding for states that’s still stuck in D.C. – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
U.S. House votes to decriminalize marijuana in federal law – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
U.S. House approves insulin price caps; Pa.’s Fitzpatrick among GOP crossover votes – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
