Legislature
Local Democrats praise Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal | News | thetimes-tribune.com
PA Voters Would Get Time Off To Cast Ballots Under Pending Bill | Pittsburgh, PA Patch
Unlicensed and Unregulated Gambling Machines Attracting Trouble (playpennsylvania.com)
Tioga County asks senator to stop seeking vote audit – WHYY
Tioga County asks senator to stop seeking vote audit – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Rally outside Pennycuick’s office urges help for small business | News | thereporteronline.com
Snow and ice removal topic of Pennsylvania bill (landline.media)
PHL Celebrates Construction of New Aircraft Parking Apron (globaltravelerusa.com)
Declaring independence from misinformation and lies | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Victims of child sex abuse continue to be denied justice in Pennsylvania | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Nursing home overhaul bill would boost staffing, oversight | WITF
State agriculture chief urges rural Pa. residents to get COVID-19 shots | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Wolf nudges exec. branch employees to get vaccinated, but nixes a school mask mandate | WITF
Governor Wolf announces new vaccine initiative for Pa. state employees (abc27.com)
Pentagon pushes to make COVID vaccines mandatory for all service members (abc27.com)
Pa. battles misinformation to drive vaccinations · Spotlight PA
No, Delta Variant Isn’t As Contagious As Chickenpox., As CDC Claimed : Goats and Soda : NPR
AHN requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 30 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly’s largest union for city workers says it won’t oppose a vaccine mandate (inquirer.com)
Berks officials reinstate mask mandate in county facilities | Local News | readingeagle.com
Business/Jobs
SkillUp program offering Pennsylvanian job-seekers new opportunities (abc27.com)
How Higher Pay For Workers Could Contribute To High Inflation : NPR
Amazon lures advertisers from Facebook after Apple privacy shift | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Corporate America is ponying up for workers suddenly in demand | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
AMC will let customers pay in bitcoin by the end of 2021 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
More than 2% of Pennsylvania jobs are connected to the outdoors, new study says – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Delco Sheriff Glad His Gunshots Missed Their Targets–Twice – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Hope is community justice reforms help reduce prison population | News | delcotimes.com
Education
Mechanicsburg Area School board makes masks optional after parents advocate for choice (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania ranked 38th in study of U.S. early education systems (abc27.com)
New School Year, New Mask Recommendations – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
University of Pittsburgh names new director of Nationality Rooms | TribLIVE.com
Board: K-8 students in Pittston Area must wear masks to school | News | citizensvoice.com
Dallas schools looking forward to in-person class; no mask mandate | Education | citizensvoice.com
Pandemic prompts changes in how future teachers are trained | WITF
CRT not taught in Erie, PA region, but locals still have questions (goerie.com)
Elections/Politics
Texas House issues warrants for 52 Dems | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Delco D.A. Jack Stollsteimer Endorses Conor Lamb for Senate – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Dominion Voting Systems Sue Right-Wing News Outlets For Billions : NPR
Council, DA sue elections board over November ballot | News | citizensvoice.com
Environment
Climate report exposes fault lines within fossil fuel industry | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lake Erie: High water levels forecast to drop in August; still higher than normal (goerie.com)
Transportation
Finding alternatives to the gas tax | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Health
Hospitals Face A Shortage Of Nurses As COVID Cases Soar : NPR
American Muslims are 2 times more likely to have attempted suicide than other groups | WITF
State News
Casey, Toomey Split on Infrastructure Bill | PoliticsPA
Casey heralds infrastructure benefits for Pennsylvania | Times Leader
Toomey opposes ‘too expensive, too expansive’ infrastructure proposal | Times Leader
‘Dangerous Heat Advisory’ in effect for much of the Midstate (abc27.com)
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles to keynote 2021 Pa. Women’s Conference in November (inquirer.com)
Advocates pitch Delaware Water Gap as PA’s first national park (theintell.com)
EXPLAINER: What the $65B broadband service plan will do | News | tribdem.com
National News
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment allegations (abc27.com)
‘It’s a tumultuous time’: Political figures react to Cuomo resignation (abc27.com)
Kathy Hochul Makes History Amid Cuomo’s Downfall – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
LGBTQ Group Human Rights Campaign Investigates Its President Over Cuomo Ties : NPR
What’s in the $1T infrastructure bill and how it could benefit everyday Americans (abc27.com)
KING: Resilience Is Byword as Utilities Battle New Stresses – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Ethiopia calls on ‘all capable’ citizens to fight in Tigray war | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Emergency alert test to interrupt TV, radio Wednesday – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Local News
Kutztown Fair celebrates 150 Fabulous Fairs this week | Arts & Entertainment | berksmontnews.com
Village for Kids springs back to life – The Mon Valley Independent
Committee of seven to guide Luzerne County manager search | Times Leader
Leaders look to continue ER services at Tyler Memorial Hospital | Times Leader
Restaurateur rewards people for getting vaccinated | coronavirus | citizensvoice.com
Reading approves a public art policy | Local News | readingeagle.com
Bucks County evictions: Officials urge those facing eviction to apply for help (theintell.com)
Amazon Fresh opens in Warrington giving new grocery shopping options (theintell.com)
Erie Gives 2021 sets record, raises $6.6 million for local nonprofits (goerie.com)
Pitt
Philly
Why Philly trees cast more shade on the wealthier (inquirer.com)
Washington
“Democrats Need to Vote Like Democrats” | The Nation
Senate Democrats approve $3.5 trillion budget in latest win for Biden (inquirer.com)
Dems’ $3.5T budget gets Senate approval in latest win for Biden (abc27.com)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from Twitter over COVID-19 misinformation (abc27.com)
Democrats renew push on elections bill that GOP vows to block | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden Nominates Damian Williams as U.S. Attorney for Manhattan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette