Legislature
DelVal Dem to Propose Minor Consent Vax Law – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Gov. Wolf’s request to mandate masks in school facing Republican roadblock (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania’s opioid disaster declaration expires | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. opioid disaster declaration ending, Wolf promising to keep crisis a ‘priority’ (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania allows opioid emergency declaration to lapse | WITF
Pa. redistricting commission votes to end “prison gerrymandering” (goerie.com)
Advocates press for end to ‘prison gerrymandering’ | News | tribdem.com
Pennsylvania redistricting commission approves prisoner reallocation policy | State | wfmz.com
Is Pa. Senate boss Jake Corman on a mission from God, Trump or himself? | John Baer – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania election review moves forward amid GOP infighting – WICZ
Pennsylvania 2020 election audit slated to go ahead amidst management shift | The Post Millennial
Sens. Unveil Measure To Keep Pennsylvanians In Homes | Patch
Will PA’s leaders let the intellectual disability system collapse? (ydr.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Pfizer study finds a third shot greatly boosts COVID-19 antibodies | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Geisinger mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all employees | News | citizensvoice.com
Berks County sees a delta-variant surge record 121 cases – Reading Eagle
J&J says a booster shot for its vaccine after 6 months may have big benefits | WITF
Cruise lines require vaccinations, tests, amid virus surge | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Business
Dept. of Labor & Industry offering Industry Partnership Grants to Pa. businesses (abc27.com)
Positions up for grabs at Great Northeast Job Fair | Business | thetimes-tribune.com
Crime/Punishment
Violent incidents raise alarms at Philadelphia jails (inquirer.com)
Pittsburgh police eye $52K in grant money for cold case project | TribLIVE.com
Education
State secretary of education visits Palisades | The Bucks County Herald
Some school districts’ in Midstate not planning to mandate masks on the buses (abc27.com)
Christine Flowers: The smarmy K-12 mask crusade (broadandliberty.com)
WCU and borough rejoin forces – Daily Local
Mask protest brings police to Garnet Valley School Board meeting – Delco Times
Masterman teachers fear asbestos hazards, refuse to work in the building (inquirer.com)
Philly schools’ quarantine protocols maximize student absence | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Central Bucks School Board votes down mask requirement (inquirer.com)
WB Area’s new high school ready for prime time | Times Leader
Northwest Area recommending — not requiring — masks | Times Leader
Hanover Area to require full masking at all grade levels | Times Leader
Old Forge School District making masks mandatory for all students | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Rodale Institute, Kutztown University sign academic research agreement – Reading Eagle
Elections/Politics
Pennsylvania’s 2022 U.S. Senate race: Who is running and what happens next? (inquirer.com)
Democrats scramble to reclaim lost ground in statehouse battles | TheHill
Luzerne County Election Board set to hire outside legal counsel | Times Leader
Pitt Cyber’s Policy Director Announces Dem Campaign for PA17 | PoliticsPA
Election Board tackles consultant, ballot box issues | Times Leader
Hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls in Pa. and other states | WITF
Environment
Chester County makes moves to combat climate change | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Transportation
Pa. Turnpike reopened after fatal tractor-trailer crash | TribLIVE.com
Health
California Wants To Pay People With Addiction To Stay Sober : NPR
Pandemic caused PA nurses to leave hospitals; ‘crisis’ predicted (poconorecord.com)
State News
Pa. Senators react to withdrawal from Afghanistan deadline and Biden’s efforts (abc27.com)
Rep. Doyle says he’s tested positive for COVID-19 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. Census: Reading has highest Latino population percentage in Pennsylvania (readingeagle.com)
Former Gov. Tom Ridge’s aides reflect on 9/11 and what happened behind the scenes – pennlive.com
National News
As Search for Tennessee Flood Victims Ends, a Community Grieves – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
American embassy alert advises US citizens not to go to Kabul airport (abc27.com)
Western nations warn of possible terrorist attack on Kabul’s airport | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Data Stolen in Microsoft Exchange Hack May Have Helped Feed China’s AI Project : NPR
Judge Pushes Back On Protections For The Sacklers In The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy : NPR
Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New N.Y. governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID-19 tally | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Social Security payments could increase 6%, largest boost in decades – pennlive.com
Local News
Reading looks to invest millions in parks, roads and playgrounds | Local News | readingeagle.com
Long-time sponsors honored at Musikfest opening – Times News Online (tnonline.com)
Bucks County real estate: Hot market sees some cooling as inventory up (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Aqua sewer rate request could mean 90% jump for Limerick customers | Local News | pottsmerc.com
Customers complain Hazleton trash and recyclables dumped in same truck | News | standardspeaker.com
Olivet to open new club in West Reading Elementary Center – Reading Eagle
Family of those buried in York’s historic Black cemetery want to expand preservation efforts | WITF
Dutch Springs warehouse developer could donate quarry lake – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
‘This is becoming the hub for everybody’ – pennlive.com
Monroe residents, businesses asked to report damage from Tropical Storm Henri (poconorecord.com)
America 250: Pennsylvania communities gear up for semiquincentennial (ydr.com)
Letters: Erie’s Central City, GOP a danger to democracy, (goerie.com)
Pitt
Peduto introduces ‘Dark Sky’ legislation to reduce light pollution in Pittsburgh | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Philadelphia spent a third of CARES Act relief on police, prisons – WHYY
Study: Philadelphia has best road conditions of any big city (audacy.com)
Philly City Council members back call for more student COVID testing – Chalkbeat Philadelphia
Penn report condemns mishandling of MOVE remains | Morning Newsletter (inquirer.com)
Philly achieves $80M surplus with some federal help | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Reps. Meijer, Moulton in hot water after secret Afghanistan trip | ABC27
Biden calls to bolster cybersecurity during meeting with tech and education leaders | ABC27
Jan. 6 select committee probe expands to Trump and top officials in a wave of demands | WITF