Legislature
Women’s Health Caucus Chairs begin #OptInPA Campaign for Postpartum Medicaid Expansion (berksweekly.com)
Pa. legislators consider bills to help struggling veterans | fox43.com
Proposed Bill: Parents Liable if Children Don’t Mask at School | The Legal Intelligencer (law.com)
The Pa. Senate’s sham election review threatens democracy | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Mastriano’s ‘wild vote chase’: Pa. Senate leaders must put a stop to this (ydr.com)
YOUR VIEW: Give a listen to what Rural Caucus Dems have to offer | Times Leader
Pennsylvania redistricting experts demand better map-drawing process; ‘partisan interest’ shouldn’t define it – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Senate lawmakers are seeking a bipartisan approach to election reforms | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
4 takeaways from new Pa. census data and what it means for redistricting · Spotlight PA
Bipartisan push in Pa. to license undocumented immigrants (abc27.com)
Two Pa. lawmakers are working on bipartisan election reform. Here’s what they’ve proposed | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Democrats name new minority chair to influential Pennsylvania House Committee | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Five children died in a fire at a Pa. child care home. The tragedy changed state law, but some say more must be done. | WITF
Coronavirus – COVID-19
No shot, no proof, no service: New York City businesses begin vaccine checks (abc27.com)
Mask rule for airline passengers will remain in effect into January, TSA says (abc27.com)
The Delta Variant Spreads From Australia To New Zealand, Officials Confirm : NPR
Pa. correctional officers object to Gov. Wolf’s COVID mandates, cite natural immunity as defense (abc27.com)
Cumberland County reaches 70% of population with one dose of COVID-19 vaccine | The Sentinel: News | cumberlink.com
Tower Health to impose employee Covid-19 vaccination mandate – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Do you need a COVID vaccine booster shot? What you need to know (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Bucks County recommends masking for all students in the fall (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
CDC: Erie County’s COVID-19 community transmission rate now high (goerie.com)
Early Data Hints at a Rise in Breakthrough Infections – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Business/Jobs
U.S Labor Department finds Giant owes workers more than $165,653 in back pay | The Sentinel: News | cumberlink.com
Correctional nurses sue Pennsylvania union, alleging unfair representation | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Why some Pittsburgh industries are seeing persistent labor shortages | Employment Guide | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Chester County distributing $5.9M in Pennsylvania Covid-19 relief to local hospitality businesses – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Inc. magazine names 8 Lancaster County firms among nation’s fastest growing | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
Falls Township advances plans to develop former US Steel site (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Delta variant prompts Erie Insurance to delay return to the office until January (goerie.com)
COVID-19: WellSpan tells staff to get vaccinated or get tested (ydr.com)
SEPTA union asks for hazard pay and higher wages as contract negotiations begin | Local News | phillytrib.com
Crime/Punishment
York launches ‘co-responders’ following prison death; DOJ investigation continues (abc27.com)
Cambria audit finds deputies worked for municipal police on county time; report forwarded to state attorney general’s office | News | tribdem.com
DA Dave Sunday announces co-responder model for mental health calls (ydr.com)
Pa. AG Josh Shapiro sues Upper Darby headstone company accused of ripping off consumers (inquirer.com)
Education
Aiming to keep fall infections low, Wolf administration offers free COVID-19 testing for schools | WITF
Shippensburg parents promise to send kids to school unmasked despite mask mandate (abc27.com)
Vaccine clinics, classroom testing coming to Pennsylvania schools, colleges (broadandliberty.com)
New Britain residents back Cynthia Jones as push to oust her fizzles (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Phoenixville, Spring-Ford, OJR school officials wrestle with mask issue | News | timesherald.com
School leaders want to know more before approving in-school COVID-19 testing | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Guest editorial | Private colleges should be leaders when it comes to requiring COVID-19 vaccines | Editorials | tribdem.com
Report: Aging Pa. schools ‘uniquely vulnerable’ to environmental health hazards | Wednesday Coffee | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
What works, what doesn’t: An epidemiologist explains how schools can reopen safely | Opinion | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Gov. Mifflin School District will require universal masking to start school year | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Moravain Village joins list of Lehigh Valley employers that require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Penn State, Teamsters come to agreement on universal masking. All employees to now be masked indoors. – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to require masks in school | TribLIVE.comWyoming Area mandating masks for K-6 students | News | citizensvoice.com
Masks ‘strongly encouraged’ but not mandated at Lake-Lehman | News | citizensvoice.com
Some Pittsburgh school board members say they’re skeptical of plan to push back start of classes | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Elections/Politics
Conor Lamb looks to make a fundraising splash in the Pennsylvania Senate race • OpenSecrets
‘Regular Guy’ Bob Kennedy Thinks He’s the Right Guy for 6th CD – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Roll Call: PA15 Ranked in Top 10 Districts ‘Surely to Change After Census Release’ | PoliticsPA
Republican Scott Hough withdraws name from Northampton County Council race | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com
Libertarian Rosica running for West Chester mayor | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Lancaster County to approve new election vendor following mail ballot errors in 2021 municipal primary | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Death threats and conspiracy theories: Why 2020 won’t end for election officials | WITF
Environment
What environmental price will Pennsylvania pay for bitcoin mining? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
When it comes to electricity, Pennsylvanians have lots of options. Experts say to do your homework | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Transportation
New manager of Johnstown airport expects more growth; passenger count ticks up again | News | tribdem.com
Health
Pa. Department of Health releases July 2021 nursing home inspection report (abc27.com)
Pa. hides data after backing pot as addiction aid · Spotlight PA
Initiative aims to get kids health insurance | News | citizensvoice.com
After losing a son, they’re helping people in addiction — and calling for treatment reforms (inquirer.com)
State News
Sen. Bob Casey talks about how $3.5 trillion infrastructure plan will help make child care affordable, stop childhood hunger – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Casey, Toomey, Philly-area Quakers trying to get one man out of Kabul to safety | National News | thetimes-tribune.com
State warns that federal pandemic unemployment benefits end next month (goerie.com)
Podcast: U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on Afghanistan (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
People in rural Pennsylvania are desperate for internet. Biden’s infrastructure bill could help. (inquirer.com)
Local Veterans Have Mixed Views of Biden’s Afghan Evacuation – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Hometown veteran weighs in on Afghanistan | News | standardspeaker.com
‘Humanitarian disaster’ and ‘tragedy’: Pa. lawmakers sound off on the fall of Afghanistan – pennlive.com
Lancaster County’s Afghanistan veterans react to country’s fall to Taliban | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Pa. has long been a home for refugees. Will Afghans be the next to find shelter here? | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Greens fees: How taxpayer dollars are helping lure U.S. Opens and other national golf tournaments to Pa. – pennlive.com
National News
What We Know About The Situation In Haiti, 4 Days After The Massive Earthquake : NPR
Gov. Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID despite being fully vaccinated (abc27.com)
A Mission To Give Afghans Democracy Became A Bid To Repair America’s Own : NPR
Some Gas Stations Face Fuel Shortages With Truck Drivers In Short Supply : NPR
Pete Buttigieg And Husband Chasten Announce They Are Now Parents : NPR
Wet and unwelcome, Fred spawns twisters and flooding in US | National and World | dailylocal.com
R. Kelly Trial: Decades of Accusations in the Making – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
US appeals court revives lawsuit over gun club restrictions | WITF
Local News
Bethlehem breaks ground on $22M Southside parking deck – lehighvalleylive.com
What will new Chesco census numbers mean in Washington, Harrisburg? | | phoenixvillenews.com
Chester County commissioners want emergency pipeline plans | | phoenixvillenews.com
Groundbreaking for Kennett Library & Resource Center draws stakeholders, momentum | Chester County Press
Lower Makefield to celebrate the unofficial end of summer with Community Day; event to feature rides, music, food and fireworks | Entertainment | buckslocalnews.com
One Year Ago This Week in Old Forge, Lackawanna County – Pennsylvania Political Podcast (papoliticspodcast.org)
Flooding, gusty winds expected today as remnants of Tropical Storm Fred move through Lancaster County | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Lancaster County courts reinstating mask policies for all starting Monday | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Brecknock supervisors look to limit solar farms in township | Community News | lancasteronline.com
4 Church World Service Lancaster workers sent to Virginia to assist in evacuating US allies from Afghanistan | Local News | lancasteronline.com
First-ever Unity Day honors first responders, community in Bristol (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Newtown residents want answers from Bucks on safe house in township (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Erie-area rental market is booming just like real estate market (goerie.com)
Upper Darby has big plans for American Rescue funds | Local-news | delcotimes.com
Lebanon County game warden searches for kangaroo in Mt. Zion (ydr.com)
Masks will be required starting Tuesday at Schuylkill County government facilities | Coronavirus | standardspeaker.com
Drivers learning of suspensions years after sentences in Carbon County | News | standardspeaker.com
Berks commissioners may transform residential center into all-female facility | Local News | readingeagle.com
Lehigh Valley’s hot housing market sets another new record – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Behind on stadium rent because of COVID-19, RailRiders owner works out payment plan | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Mobile Toolkit now available to local groups hoping to clean up NEPA | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Scranton officials again urge residents to apply for rent, utility and mortgage relief | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Flood authority approves purchase of Forty Fort property for new headquarters | News | citizensvoice.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh will help to resettle refugees fleeing Afghanistan crisis | WITF
Western Pa. groups prep for fleeing Afghans seeking to resettle in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
‘We have a real responsibility to these people’: Pittsburgh groups trying to help fleeing Afghans | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The plan for a large underground mine in Allegheny County has been in the works for years. Now, it gets a public debut. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh-based groups providing aid to Haiti as quake death toll passes 1,900 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
For 3 days in Pittsburgh, there’s no bigger dill than Picklesburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
‘Some of these killings are for the dumbest reasons’: What’s driving Philly’s bloody summer? | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Amid an unrelenting gun violence crisis, Philly DA Krasner sends $250,000 to community groups working to reduce bloodshed | Local News | phillytrib.com
Sixers sign Joel Embiid to four-year $196 million supermax extension, what it means for 76ers future (abc27.com)
Washington
House Dems plan budget vote next week, defying moderates | News | tribdem.com
Senators Demand TikTok Reveal How It Plans To Collect Voice And Face Data : NPR
Chris Freind: Biden AND Trump were right to exit Afghanistan | Opinion | delcotimes.com
Intelligence Warned of Afghanistan Military Collapse, Despite Biden’s Assurances – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Biden administration freezes billions of dollars in Afghan reserves, depriving Taliban of cash (inquirer.com)
