Legislature
Comitta: Important Income Limits Raised for PA Workers with Disabilities – News Break
Sen. Schwank tours American Polarizers – BFTP | NEP (benfranklin.org)Arcadia University presented with $1 million Arcadia University presented with $1 million grant | Publicspirit | montgomerynews.com
Will lawmakers return to Harrisburg to re-up Governor’s opioid disaster declaration? (abc27.com)
Oxford Main Street gets $25,000 in state funding | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Campus Reform | PA allocates $2.5 million of COVID relief money on diversity, equity programs
Local Legislators announce $475K in Keystone Communities Program Grants (berksweekly.com)
Delta variant in Pa.: How can Gov. Wolf manage surge with less power? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Two local projects receive Keystone Communities Program grants | Times Leader
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Tracking Pa.’s pandemic spending, by the numbers | WITF
Pa. implores lawmakers to encourage public to get vaccinated (audacy.com)
Experts ‘strongly encourage’ pregnant women to be vaccinated against COVID-19 (abc27.com)
Wolf administration to host public COVID-19 vaccination clinic in downtown Harrisburg (abc27.com)
Positive COVID-19 cases on upward trend along with vaccinations | News | delcotimes.com
Coronavirus positivity rate rising in SE Pa. | News | timesherald.com
Monroe County COVID cases increased by 104 this week (poconorecord.com)
Griffith mask mandate ‘ridiculous’ | Times Leader
Hanover Area announces masking mandate, some new initiatives | Education | citizensvoice.com
Covid spread now ‘substantial’ in Allegheny, other Western Pa. counties | TribLIVE.com
Giant Eagle to ask all customers to wear masks starting Friday | TribLIVE.com
U.S. hits 70% vaccination rate – a month late, amid a surge | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Now, kids under 12 are getting their shot at COVID-19 vaccine clinical trials | WITF
Opinion | ‘Freedom,’ Florida and the Delta Variant Disaster – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
NYC urges masks; MTA requires vaccines or tests for workers | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘It just went boom.’ ICUs are being overwhelmed with younger — and sicker — patients | TribLIVE.com
Lindsey Graham 1st vaccinated senator to test positive for covid-19 | TribLIVE.com
Business/Jobs
Amazon Warehouse Workers In Alabama May Get 2nd Chance To Vote For Union : NPR
COVID-19 had disproportionate effect on minority-owned businesses (theintell.com)
Crime/Punishment
Dauphin County rapid response team prepares for future riots (abc27.com)
Immigration advocacy groups say hunger strike at York County Prison led to retaliation | WITF
National Night Out 2021 events are back with food, games and first responders – pennlive.com
Education
Central Bucks optional face mask rule drives divide in community (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
In Central Bucks, it’s a pandemic of ‘bullies over others’ (theintell.com)
New OJR equity policy spurs ‘Critical Race Theory’ debate | Local News | pottsmerc.com
Central Bucks School District should acknowledge racist education (theintell.com)
Cheyney to use stimulus money to erase unpaid student bills | State & Region | phillytrib.com
Empty dorm rooms pose financial problems for Pennsylvania public universities | TribLIVE.com
Elections/Politics
Nina Turner And Shontel Brown Lead Polls In Ohio 11th District : NPR
Pennsylvania Court Vacancies Allow Voters To Shape Judiciary | 90.5 WESA
Wagner Backs Bartos for Senate | PoliticsPA
Jack Ciattarelli picks Diane Allen as running mate in New Jersey governor’s race (inquirer.com)
Environment
Transportation
What if Highways Were Electric? Germany Is Testing the Idea. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Union Station: Amtrak office to be renovated as daytime trains planned for Erie (goerie.com)
Lawsuit stops Allentown airport construction project – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Health
Pennsylvania ranks 12th best state for health care (abc27.com)
How the pandemic killed a record number of rural hospitals | Across America | phillytrib.com
State should extend opioid emergency | Opinion | citizensvoice.com
Allegheny Health Network sues insurer for COVID-19 losses | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State News
Pennsylvania Lottery sets record-breaking profit topping $1.3 billion (abc27.com)
AG Shapiro wins $500k in restitution for harmed Pennsylvania homeowners (abc27.com)
John Stefanowicz falls in opening round of Olympic wrestling in Tokyo (ydr.com)
Inside the prestigious Central Pa. Youth Ballet’s summer intensive program – pennlive.com
The best banana splits in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
National News
Stimulus checks: Could payments turn into monthly guaranteed income? | ABC27
US women lose in soccer, win in volleyball, basketball (abc27.com)
Used-car purchasers face high-price sticker shock | Smart Talk (witf.org)
A Trump-era rule that blocks most migrants is still in place — and now back in court | WITF
Zoom agrees to settle a privacy lawsuit for $85 million | WITF
Local News
Harrisburg Fair Housing Council offering help as evictions begin to peak (abc27.com)
Even with aid, finding affordable housing difficult in Bucks County (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Cleanup continues following historic tornado in Bensalem (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Trees: Penn State helps in fight to bring back the American chestnut (ydr.com)
Erie’s Perry Square gets portable toilets, water fountain, other upgrades (goerie.com)
Grant to fund study of buildings in downtown Wilkes-Barre block | News | citizensvoice.com
Carbon County to reach veterans with food distributions | News | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
Allegheny County joins Philly in backlash to Shapiro’s opioid settlement deal | WITF
South Side reacts to new weekend night traffic pattern (wtae.com)
Why Philly’s and Pittsburgh’s mayors want immigration action from Congress | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Philly
Philly leaders continue pushing Kenney to do more on gun violence – WHYY
Philadelphia-area restaurants ask for proof of vaccinations, sparking debate (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia street sweeping will require moving parked cars (inquirer.com)
Washington
Are we headed for a four-day workweek? New congress legislation gaining steam (abc27.com)
Big Economic Challenges Await Biden and the Fed This Fall – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Here’s what’s included in the bipartisan infrastructure bill | WITF
Guest Opinion: Thanks to Congress, the VOCA Fix is in (theintell.com)
$1T infrastructure bill gets first action as senators dig in | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette