Legislature
Addiction recovery services grant possible in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. eyes regulating AI’s role in health insurance claims | WITF
Comitta, Kane secure $100,000 for KACS new building project | Chester County Press
Small landlords get help from city, must keep rents down (audacy.com)
AGA says majority of Americans concerned about dangers of ‘skill’ games (gpwa.org)
Could games of skill in Pennsylvania soon be taxed? (abc27.com)
Pa. Senate to return to session Aug. 30 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
School voucher battle headed back to campaign trail | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Business/Jobs
Starbucks loses legal battle against Philadelphia union workers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
UPS workers approve 5-year contract, capping contentious negotiations : NPR
Poorly cleaned ice cream machines tied to three listeria deaths in Washington : NPR
Subway restaurants sold to owner of Arby’s, Jimmy John’s, Dunkin’ and Sonic – pennlive.com
CVS Health to eliminate about 5,000 positions; 157 people to be laid off in Pa. – pennlive.com
Dauphin County factory to close at the end of October; 57 people to be laid off – pennlive.com
COVID-19
What’s Going Around: COVID, enterovirus (abc27.com)
Crime/Punishment
Police looking for man seen ‘beating dog to death’ in central Pa. – pennlive.com
Missing Cumberland County man has disability, could be in danger: police – pennlive.com
N.Y. golfer charged with animal cruelty after killing goose with golf club – pennlive.com
Education
School voucher battle headed back to campaign trail | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Schools could be getting millions more from Medicaid : NPR
Warning for parents when posting back-to-school pictures of your kids (abc27.com)
Elections/Politics
Pa. voting machine problems will be made public | WITF
Democrats could keep a foothold in the South via these 3 races for governor : NPR
Schmidt Encourages Pennsylvanians To Become Poll Workers (politicspa.com)
Environment
Thursday storms could flood parts of central Pa., forecasters say – pennlive.com
Reformers say make state permits more like pizzas | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
California Firefighters Are Training A.I. to Detect Wildfires – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Super blue moon: Why you don’t want to miss August’s rare night-sky event – pennlive.com
Transportation
Gun Safety
A Philadelphia suburb is taking gun control into its own hands : NPR
Health
Pa. eyes regulating AI’s role in health insurance claims | WITF
Pennsylvania resident contracts deadly flesh-eating bacteria: Dept. of Health (abc27.com)
State News
Shapiro To Deliver Keynote Address At New Hampshire Democratic Convention (politicspa.com)
Pa. voting machine problems will be made public | WITF
Pa. state police can’t hide how it monitors social media | WITF
New safe house in Reading will support trafficking survivors | WITF
Schmidt Encourages Pennsylvanians To Become Poll Workers (politicspa.com)
Two large cats spotted near central Pa. cemetery: police – pennlive.com
4 banned from Pennsylvania casinos for leaving minors unattended (abc27.com)
National News
Poll shows support for marine barriers, Abbott’s Operation Lone Star | Texas | thecentersquare.com
What if Your Town Doubled as a Residential Power Grid? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Democrats could keep a foothold in the South via these 3 races for governor : NPR
Who Won the Debate? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Is Fyre Festival II Billy McFarland’s chance to pay back his victims? : NPR
The red-roofed home that survived the fires in Lahaina is now a ray of hope : NPR
Firefighters in Greece struggle to control blazes that have killed 20 so far – pennlive.com
Local News
Dauphin County factory to close at the end of October; 57 people to be laid off – pennlive.com
Lancaster General Health to conduct research on overdose deaths | ABC27
Lehigh County controller criticizes child welfare system in new report (mcall.com)
‘A place of peace’: Easton officials ask public input on forgotten Black cemetery (mcall.com)
Yardley bridge named in honor of Vietnam vet, 20, killed in action (phillyburbs.com)
Delaware County community new (delcotimes.com)
Spring Garden PA Police caution: 2 large cats near Mount Rose Cemetery (ydr.com)
Pitt
Pittsburgh house tours in 3 historic neighborhoods this fall (nextpittsburgh.com)
Pittsburgh colleges are bustling with students gearing up for new semester | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Garfield gunman dead after 6-hour standoff | TribLIVE.com
Longtime defense attorney acquitted in Allegheny County Jail drug case | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Starbucks loses legal battle against Philadelphia union workers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Officials suspend and will fire Philly officer who shot and killed man | Local News | phillytrib.com
SEPTA rolls out new pass for college students | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
F&M Poll: Optimism On Rise; Shapiro, Biden, Casey Approval Ratings Improve (politicspa.com)