Legislature

Pennsylvania budget delay snares $1.1B in state funding | 90.5 WESA

Around Town – South Philly Review

Unregulated ‘Skill’ Machines are Games of Chance, Say Two-Thirds of Americans Familiar with Them | Recent Slot Releases, fresh industry news

Google to offer technology-focused courses, certificates at no cost to Millersville University students | Local News | lancasteronline.com

The primer: Understanding how state funding for family planning centers is going to change in 2024 – and why it matters – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Applications now open for nonprofit security grant program – Daily Local

Ideas We Should Steal: Grassroots Housing Reparations (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)

PA Senate Democrats Hear Testimony on Games of Skill – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)

At Liberty Bell, noting march’s significance 60 years later | Local News | phillytrib.com

PA Senate Democrats Hear Testimony on Games of Skill – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)

PA students are struggling to read – we must help them | AM 1250 The ANSWER – Pittsburgh, PA (theanswerpgh.com)

Families Encouraged to Begin Saving for Education Early with PA 529 – PennWatch

State public education funding’s teachable moment – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Funding for home repairs, public defense on hold as Pa. lawmakers negotiate final budget pieces | Local News | ncnewsonline.com

Business/Jobs

You can now send a Hallmark greeting card that includes money via Venmo – pennlive.com

Great Allentown Fair opens Wednesday with music, food and fun – pennlive.com

Walgreens will start selling overdose antidote Narcan nasal spray – pennlive.com

Highmark to require some central Pa. employees to return to the office – pennlive.com

Crime/Punishment

15-year-old killed, 13-year-old charged in shooting at Ohio mall – pennlive.com

Pa. man charged in connection with toddler’s disappearance 37 years ago – pennlive.com

Troopers were going 92 mph on Carlisle Pike before crashing into tractor-trailer: attorney – pennlive.com

Pa. woman who thought her dead friend was ‘in a deep sleep’ withdraws guilty plea – pennlive.com

Education

Central Pa. district closes all schools, offices because of ‘disruption’ – pennlive.com

Philadelphia schools spend $150k on athlete promotion app | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

As teen fentanyl deaths rise, schools grapple with their role : NPR

Data analysis reframes state education issues | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

State waives bus driver regulation amid persistent shortage | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Fiber optic cables could give early warnings about sinkholes | WITF

Penn State football academics rank at the bottom of Big Ten | WITF

An Alaska district aligns its school year to the harvests : NPR

Elections/Politics

On Wednesday, August 30, Pennsylvania Legislative Committee Will Hear Bill to Move 2024 Primary | Ballot Access News (ballot-access.org)

Early voting: Pa. could move 2024 primary election to March – pennlive.com

Cities are embracing teen curfews, though they might not curb crime – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

The Capital-Star’s guide to resignations, retirements and special elections in Pa. Legislature – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Environment

Report: Gas production plateauing in ‘Frackalachia’ | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Idalia makes landfall as a Category 3 hurricane : NPR

It may have just gotten harder to protect minority communities from pollution – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania residents call for action after study links fracking to asthma and lymphoma – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Sunny, hot summer weather in store for central Pa.’s Labor Day weekend – pennlive.com

Transportation

State waives bus driver regulation amid persistent shortage | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Health

Researchers warn about synthetic opioids more powerful than fentanyl | National | thecentersquare.com

Biden administration chooses first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiations – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

State News

Shapiro Announces Partnership with Google, PASSHE for High-Growth Jobs (politicspa.com)

Shapiro admin waives college degree requirements for state police cadets – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Josh Shapiro refuses to intervene on Pa. police officer data | WITF

Pennsylvania tracks child abuse in ways that could be unfair | WITF

Northeastern counties shoulder highest tax burden | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. venue revokes permission for drag bingo fundraiser over ‘pushback’ – pennlive.com

National News

Daylight saving time 2023: Here’s when clocks ‘fall back’ – pennlive.com

19 state attorneys general file brief seeking to narrow Title IX exemptions | Oregon | thecentersquare.com

Biden Administration Selects Drugs for Medicare Price Negotiations – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Hate will not prevail in America’: Biden marks 60 years since March on Washington – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Cities are embracing teen curfews, though they might not curb crime – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Paul Whelan, an American imprisoned in Russia, appears in a new video : NPR

Expensive drugs selected for first U.S. government price negotiations | National | thecentersquare.com

After Jacksonville, Tensions Flare Between DeSantis and Black Floridians – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Harrison Floyd, Last Defendant in Trump Election Interference Case in Georgia, Is Granted Bond – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Enrique Tarrio, ex-Proud Boys leader, faces 33 years in prison in Jan. 6 case : NPR

Food prices expected to rise through 2024 | National | thecentersquare.com

Green: 99% of area affected by Maui fires searched | Hawaii | thecentersquare.com

The Object of Ukraine’s Desire: F-16s From the West. But It’s Tricky. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Local News

Alcohol made from sunflower seeds. Tour a new distillery | WITF

Buying a home is tough: Corporate buyers make it even harder | WITF

Great Allentown Fair opens Wednesday with music, food and fun – pennlive.com

1914 riverfront mansion in Harrisburg lists for $560K: Cool Spaces – pennlive.com

Lehigh Valley communities make pitches to celebrate America’s 250th (mcall.com)

Hanover Twp. residents push back on 300-acre flex plan off Airport Road | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com

More than 175 acres preserved in Chester County (dailylocal.com)

Pitt

Bill would make Pittsburgh a ‘sanctuary city’ for gender-affirming care | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com

Pittsburgh could become a ‘sanctuary city’ for gender-affirming health care | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Carson City Saloon to reopen after closing in response to crime on South Side | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

South Side’s Carson City Saloon set to reopen | TribLIVE.com

Allegheny County Council approves July 2024 deadline for climate action plan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Morning Roundup: Peters Township High tops ranking of Pittsburgh schools | TribLIVE.com

Philly

Philadelphia schools spend $150k on athlete promotion app | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Top Dog Spirits to open Kennett Square distillery, tasting room to test new products – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Development team picked to turn Family Court building into hotel, construct new African American Museum – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

SEIU workers stage massive rally in Philly as cleaners fight for better wages | Local News | phillytrib.com

‘The system needs to change’: Philly woman is suing OCF Realty for housing discrimination | Local News | phillytrib.com