Legislature
PA Senate Advances Bill Preventing Dependent Care Sexual Assault – WDAC
Pennsylvania lawmaker Judy Schwank wants to ban Delta-8 ‘to protect people’ (wkbn.com)
Schwank and Street Announce Plan to Ban Delta-8 THC in Pennsylvania – MyChesCo
Schwank and Street Announce Plan to Ban Delta-8 THC in Pennsylvania – BCTV
Bill to allow marijuana businesses to access banks (abc27.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
State’s COVID-19 cases dropped 73% in March, health department says | Local News | tribdem.com
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate : NPR
Business/Jobs
HACC adds 3 online cannabis training certificate programs, cites growth of industry – pennlive.com
Bidding War for Spirit Could Undercut Power of Four Big Airlines – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Walmart trucker training program could give warehouse workers new $110,000 jobs : NPR
Education
Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher plans to step down in 2023 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wall Street Is Fleecing a Bunch of Teachers (jacobinmag.com)
PA school threats: Violence tips to Safe2Say increased in 2021 (goerie.com)
Allentown teachers have a new three-year contract – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pennsylvania attorney general calls for more mental health support in schools | WITF
New Kensington-Arnold teachers union set to strike Monday | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Elections/Politics
Former Pottstown School Board member is running for state Senate (pottsmerc.com)
Trump suggests he’ll decide on Pennsylvania GOP Senate endorsement in ‘about a week’ – ReadSector
Pa. Senate candidate Oz reports at least $100M in assets | News | tribdem.com
PA Women Underrepresented in Local Politics – PoliticsPA
Barletta, Mastriano lead in new Pennsylvania Governor race poll (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania Primary poll shows McCormick, Barletta narrowly leading Republican races (abc27.com)
Extremist Republicans like Ammon Bundy face opposition from moderates : NPR
Elections continue dominating Montgomery County public comment (mainlinemedianews.com)
Environment
Stanford engineers create solar panel that can generate electricity at night : NPR
Agreement Will Lead to Restoration of Marsh Creek Lake – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Op-Ed: Restoring wildlife corridors is good for environment, motorists (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season will be more active than usual : NPR
Giant Eagle’s Erie stores to stop providing single-use plastic bags (goerie.com)
Transportation
Pennsylvania public transit will ride a wave of new cash in 2022 | WITF
PA speed cameras in work zones: Tickets tossed after error found (ydr.com)
Editorial: Pay attention to dangers of aggressive and distracted driving (mainlinemedianews.com)
Health
Delaware County Health Department officially opens with full slate of programming (delcotimes.com)
U.S. life expectancy falls in 2021, following 2020’s big drop : Shots – Health News : NPR
Pennsylvanians on Medicaid risk losing health coverage when COVID emergency ends | WITF
State News
Pelosi appoints Houlahan to committee for America COMPLETES Act – Daily Local
Agriculture Secretary Redding holds industry roundtable at To-Jo Mushrooms – Daily Local
Pennsylvania senators split on confirming Jackson to Supreme Court | Local News | tribdem.com
Central York students testify before Congress on national book bans (ydr.com)
National News
Ketanji Brown Jackson Becomes First Black Woman on Supreme Court – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Jackson will join more diverse and conservative high court | News | tribdem.com
Ukrainians return to Borodyanka after Russian withdrawal and find their town in ruins | WITF
New U.S. sanctions target Russia ship builder, diamond mining company : NPR
Palm Springs looks to create a universal basic income pilot for trans residents : NPR
US Navy offering $25,000 enlistment bonus (abc27.com)
Mortgage rates just hit 5%. Buying a home became a lot more expensive : NPR
The child tax credit was a lifeline. Now it has ended, families are struggling : NPR
Kentucky governor vetoes bill banning transgender students from women’s sports : NPR
Alabama Legislature votes to ban gender-affirming care for trans youth : NPR
Local News
Lt. William Lebo Funeral: Procession begins to Giant Center (abc27.com)
NEPA donations to protect Ukraine’s defenders | Times Leader
Chester County commissioners OK massive compensation upgrade for employees – Daily Local
Banners honoring local veterans will soon fly high in Exton – Daily Local
Pitt
Three Pittsburgh women announced as 2022 Guggenheim Fellows | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philadelphia School District to offer summer school for all students in 2022 (inquirer.com)
Local observers say vote shows Jackson’s perseverance | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Judge issues the first outright acquittal of a defendant charged over Jan. 6 : NPR
GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration – Daily Local
Guest Opinion: Biden advocates for border integrity. In Ukraine. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Justice Department is investigating Trump’s possible mishandling of government secrets | WITF