Legislature

$11.5M proposal targets school-age child care programs | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Feds give Pennsylvania $244M for mine land problems | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

The CSPA Q&A: State Sen. Carolyn Comitta – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Could Pittsburgh get an NBA or WNBA team? A consulting firm is “evaluating” the city as potential home – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Beechview foreclosures leave revitalization promises unmet (publicsource.org)

Pennsylvania Farm Groups Reject Cuffs Run Power Plant Plan | Conservation and Renewable Energy News | lancasterfarming.com

Is Pittsburgh Ready for a Women’s NBA Team? A Closer Look at the Feasibility Study – News OOL

Jubilee Kitchen kicks off $4.5 million expansion to keep providing help and hope | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Unknown unknowns: Pennsylvania doesn’t track inmate deaths | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Penn Highlands hospital to end birth services in Elk County, Pa. | 90.5 WESA

Philadelphia college adjunct professors organize for job security (billypenn.com)

Alyssa’s Law, named for Parkland shooting victim, would push for panic alarms in school buildings • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania may reconsider telehealth insurance coverage | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Compensation for victims of voter intimidation pushed by Pa. state leg | WITF

Business/Jobs

Wegmans earns top 10 spot in 100 Best Companies to Work For | ABC27

Preliminary plan for Sheetz in Cumberland County gets approval – pennlive.com

Here’s how Walmart raising charges for returned items could benefit shoppers – pennlive.com

Over 1,000 Pa. workers have their jobs saved by federal decision on steel used for transformers – pennlive.com

Company that owns 6 Pa. shopping centers exits bankruptcy – pennlive.com

Crime/Punishment

Central Pa. dad suffocates baby in his sleep after drinking, smoking weed: police – pennlive.com

Body found in California vineyard in 1979 identified as 17-year-old Pa. girl – pennlive.com

Man accused of stealing swear jar, other items from Lancaster team – pennlive.com

Education

Pa. school to close; hundreds will be laid off – pennlive.com

Penn State students take action during Capital Day in Harrisburg | Penn State University (psu.edu)

Parents sue Catholic school after teacher cuts Black girl’s hair in class – pennlive.com

Migrant students in Philadelphia aren’t getting the support they need, advocacy group says • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

New Pa. school board group aims to push conservative values | WITF

Elections/Politics

These Pennsylvania House primaries will decide who goes to Harrisburg next year • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Nearly 9,000 Votes Already Cast in PA Primary (politicspa.com)

These Pennsylvania House primaries will decide who goes to Harrisburg next year – The Record Online (therecord-online.com)

Can Democrats flip the Pennsylvania Senate for a ‘trifecta’? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

PA House Primary Preview: Southwest (politicspa.com)

PA House Primary Preview: Allegheny County (politicspa.com)

New U.S. deadline for certifying election results adds to pressure on Pennsylvania officials • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

PA House Primary Preview: Southwest (politicspa.com)

PA primary election 2024: A guide to mail voting · Spotlight PA

Environment

‘Even better in the dark’: Erie is ready for its close-up during the April 8 solar eclipse • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Work to begin in Rothrock State Forest on new trails in central Pa. | WITF

Flood warnings still in effect for parts of Dauphin, Cumberland counties – pennlive.com

Transportation

Gov. Shapiro announces $20 million for electric vehicle infrastructure (abc27.com)

Health

Josh Shapiro calls on PA Senate to pass medical debt relief legislation – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Health and Human Services increases loan forgiveness for OBs, midwives who practice in rural areas • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

What you should know about a supplement that’s been linked to 5 deaths – pennlive.com

Pa.’s Medicaid ‘unwinding’ hits a year, thousands have lost coverage | WITF

Gun Safety

Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit ‘ghost guns’ | WITF

A gun violence prevention initiative in Germantown and Mount Airy is picking up trash on over 300 city blocks (inquirer.com)

State News

Shapiro touts $4M plan to wipe out medical debt | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Josh Shapiro calls on PA Senate to pass medical debt relief legislation – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

PA’s structural deficit could shape budget battle for years to come – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Gov. Shapiro touts $50M proposal for home repairs program in Philadelphia – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Analysis estimates $420M kickback from skill games regulation | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. ordered pipeline company to test water, little info made publich | WITF

Pa. gets $250 million to remediate abandoned mines | WITF

Pa. takes another step in supporting Pa.’s outdoor recreation industry | WITF

Josh Shapiro calls on PA Senate to pass medical debt relief legislation – Notisia 365

Pennsylvania’s $3M ‘firebird’ revival effort | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

National News

Biden to visit Baltimore bridge collapse site, meet victims’ families – pennlive.com

President Biden calls on GOP to extend funding for affordable internet program – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Japanese company pursues U.S. Steel acquisition amid uproar | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Democrats’ quest to hang on to U.S. Senate majority centers on Arizona, Montana and Ohio • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

An 1873 law banned the mailing of boxing photos. Could it block abortion pills too? • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Governor ends transit agency’s plan to charge NYC Marathon $750K for bridge use – pennlive.com

Local

NEPA to experience partial solar eclipse Monday | News | thetimes-tribune.com

At 90, Civil rights champion W.D. Palmer challenges students to make the nation better | Education | standardspeaker.com

Crews working overnight to restore power after heavy rain, winds | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com

Does Allentown devote too much space for parking? (mcall.com)

Homeless given Friday deadline to move from Harrisburg’s Riverfront Park – pennlive.com

Raccoon attacks Hersheypark guests in roller coaster line – pennlive.com

Pitt

Despite public pushback, Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board approves new bylaws | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Partnership acquires land at Newbury Market in South Fayette to help build lifestyle hub | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh flooding: Western Pa. riverfront communities grapple with overrun waterways | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philly

‘We can’t go backwards’: Philly council members aim to protect homeowners, renters from evictions | Local News | phillytrib.com

Philadelphia officials open first of 10 new election offices in Philadelphia – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

North Philadelphia native Dawn Staley named Associated Press Coach of the Year | | phillytrib.com

Washington

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race: Casey and McCormick each raise more than $5 million in Q1 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey assails corporations for holding consumers captive to ‘greedflation’ • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)