Legislature
Action on mental health funding uncertain with House control up for grabs | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Republicans sue to block PA House special elections · Spotlight PA
GOP sues over special elections in Pa. House majority battle | ABC27
State Agency Finds Dems Are Not in House Majority–Yet – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
PA guv moves to dismiss GOP subpoena for voter data · Spotlight PA
Thompson Named Chair of House Agriculture Committee – PoliticsPA
Kim Ward on becoming Pennsyvlania’s first female Senate president (inquirer.com)
Gov. Wolf, First Lady holds open house at Governor’s Residence (abc27.com)
LGBTQ protections in PA: Proposed regulation supported by Wolf (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Editorial: Attack on Philadelphia DA’s office a dangerous distraction | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Quann Park In Malvern Is Rededicated After $326K Facelift | Malvern, PA Patch
Business/Jobs
Pennsylvania is missing 113,000 workers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Employment forecast optimistic for Bucks, Montco job market in 2023 (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Side hustles on the rise as workers fear recession – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Average price of unleaded regular down 12.5 cents in Philadelphia market (delcotimes.com)
National average gas price lower than it was a year ago, but Pa. average is not – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Local authorities in major cities urge indoor masking : NPR
Hospitalizations signal rising COVID-19 risk for US seniors | Health | phillytrib.com
Erie County reports more COVID-19 deaths, record number of flu cases (goerie.com)
China to drop travel tracing as it relaxes strict zero Covid regulations : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Bethlehem looks to expand program pairing social workers, police | WITF
Education
Red Lion students told to use bathroom based on gender at birth (ydr.com)
Standardized test scores across Berks and Pennsylvania schools still down (readingeagle.com)
Pennsylvania college to cut tuition for out-of-state undergrads | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
National
“The Persuaders” asks if Americans can still change each other’s minds – The Washington Post
Karen Bass sworn in as Los Angeles mayor amid homelessness, city council scandal : NPR
Young voters’ enthusiasm for Democrats waned during midterms – Daily Local
Unions have been loyal to Democrats. How’s that working out? (inquirer.com)
Trump blowback could carry less bite in 2024 for some in GOP | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Statewide
Midterm losses unlikely to change PA GOP positions · Spotlight PA
Governor’s race broke Pennsylvania campaign spending record (abc27.com)
Rural PA voters came out for Fetterman, Shapiro, what happens next? (goerie.com)
Pa. GOP stands firm despite 2022 losses | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Latino voter turnout dropped in Pennsylvania’s 2022 midterm election results (inquirer.com)
District/Local
Allegheny Dems To Pick Candidate To Replace DeLuca (politicspa.com)
Robatin Announces Candidacy For Gordner’s Senate Seat (politicspa.com)
Chester County judge to election critics: ‘This fishing expedition must end’ – Daily Local
Environment
Spearhead Project Earth plans to clean up Burlington Island (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Transportation
Pa. will offer more than 450 vehicles for sale at auction next week – pennlive.com
Gun Safety
New research suggests abandoned home repairs can curb gun violence | Local News | phillytrib.com
Editorial: Firearms kill the equivalent of a classroom of children a day (dailylocal.com)
Curfews won’t help stem gun violence. Here are a few things that will. | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Health
Medicare Advantage plans overcharged Medicare by millions : Shots – Health News : NPR
Health care in southern Chester County gets huge boost with $2.5 million in funding – Daily Local
State News
These 10 House Republicans flipped their votes on the same-sex marriage bill (abc27.com)
Pa. congressional delegation split on Respect for Marriage Act (goerie.com)
PLCB’s high-end liquor lotteries now off limits to its employees and families – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania will have 36 new historical markers | WITF
National News
‘I want to talk’: Griner opened up during her long trip home – Daily Local
Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users : NPR
As attendance dips, churches change to stay relevant for new wave of worshippers : NPR
Splashdown: NASA’s Artemis I mission returns from the moon : NPR
Second Iranian detainee executed over alleged protest crime : NPR
Peru president proposes moving up elections amid protests : NPR
Libyan accused in Lockerbie bombing now in American custody | TribLIVE.com
Pioneering Black feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes dies at 84 | Obituaries | phillytrib.com
DC unveils bold plan to boost public transit, including free bus fares – pennlive.com
Local News
Joe Gale: Against the tax hike and politician pay raise (broadandliberty.com)
Lancaster County’s income grows, but slower than housing costs | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Chester, Pa.’s bankruptcy was 70 years in the making. Can it recover? (inquirer.com)
Pitt
Wilkinsburg Train Station to be transformed into a business center (nextpittsburgh.com)
Penguins and Pirates set to get scoreboard upgrades (audacy.com)
Philly
Philadelphia ordered to remove box covering Columbus statue | WITF
Snow is in the forecast for the Philly region Thursday into Friday (inquirer.com)
Washington
Support for Right to Contraception Act is support for women’s freedom (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
What Will Biden Offer African Leaders at U.S.-Africa Summit? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)