Legislature

Libraries Receive Solar Equipment from General Recreation, Inc. (delco.today)

Pennsylvania’s Whole-Home Repairs Program facing long lines | 90.5 WESA

Exeter police, interim township manager recognized for July flood response | Berks Regional

Exeter police, interim township manager recognized for July flood response | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com

State Sen. Maria Collett Hosts The Ambler Area YMCA’s Annual Health Fair (nationworldnews.com)

Comitta invites high school juniors to apply for Student Advisory Council – Daily Local

Comitta secures funding for Oxford Area Neighborhood Services Center – Daily Local

Democratic Attorney General Candidate From Bucks County Gains Endorsements Ahead Of State Party Meeting – New Hope Free Press

Pending PA bill aims to curb ‘parental alienation’ (publicsource.org)

Pa. governor signs bill combating rising cost of flood insurance into law | PropertyCasualty360

Repair of Brackenridge sinkhole delayed until state funding comes through | TribLIVE.com

Bulletin board: Wyomissing library to host program on antisemitism – Reading Eagle

Students, critics hail UPenn’s Magill decision to resign – WHYY

PA Environment Digest Blog: House Environmental Committee To Hold Dec. 11 Hearing On Bill To Expand Renewable Energy Mandates In Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)

Despite concerns, $290 electric vehicle fee proposal advances | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Nearing the end of its first year, the Pa. Legislative Latino Caucus sees more work ahead – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

GVCO Community Center: A New Hub for Inclusive Programming Opens in Malvern – MyChesCo

Berks leaders light menorah in support of Jewish community (readingeagle.com)

Business/Jobs

Small business owners pessimistic about the economy, poll shows | National | thecentersquare.com

Heart of Hawaii’s historic Lahaina reopens to residents and business owners : NPR

Taco Bell cools down menu with test of new frozen coffees, shakes – pennlive.com

Owner of central Pa. mall declares bankruptcy for second time: reports – pennlive.com

Crime/Punishment

Ex-Pa. police chief took $122K from drug forfeitures, comp time, more: DA – pennlive.com

2 in taxi die in crash with car that was being followed by N.J. police – pennlive.com

Man charged after firing AR-15 outside Pa. club before trying to get inside – pennlive.com

Pedestrian dies after hit-and-run at Harrisburg intersection: coroner – pennlive.com

Education

Harvard’s Board Says President Will Stay, Despite Calls for Her Ouster – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Read the Harvard Board Statement – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

UPenn president resigns amid campus antisemitism controversy | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

A Timeline of How the Israel-Hamas War Has Roiled College Campuses – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Elections/Politics

Opioid trust transparency questioned after accounting firm choice | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pennsylvania looks to expand access to doula services in 2024 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Environment

Delaware botanical garden donates plant waste to help injured birds | WITF

Crop Damage on the Rise in Pennsylvania | Morning Ag Clips

PA Environment Digest Blog: PennEnvironment, Three Rivers Waterkeeper Sue Styropek USA To Stop Plastic Pollution In Raccoon Creek, Ohio River In Beaver County (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)

PA Environment Digest Blog: Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips – 12.10.23 (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)

Could whitewater parks come to Clearfield County? | WITF

Transportation

Despite concerns, $290 electric vehicle fee proposal advances | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pennsylvania House considers road use fee for EV owners – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Electric vehicle charging needs a ‘Goldilocks solution’ | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

SEPTA’s Bus Revolution is ready to roll (inquirer.com)

PennDOT mulls several big fixes for truck parking problem | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority plan wins federal support | WITF

Health

Harrisburg region counties will partner on regional emergency mental health facility – pennlive.com

State News

Shapiro signs ceremonial bill for task force on flood insurance issues – Insurance News | InsuranceNewsNet

Pa. Gov. Signs Bill Combating Rising Cost of Flood Insurance Into Law | The Legal Intelligencer

Governor Shapiro Signs Act 11A Boosting Funding for State-Related Universities – MyChesCo

Shapiro hosts ceremonial bill signing to mark funding increase for nation’s first degree granting HBCU – The Philadelphia Sunday Sun (philasun.com)

Shapiro signs ceremonial bill for task force on flood insurance issues | News | thedailyreview.com

Philadelphia fire companies receive $22.4M federal grant | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

UPenn president resigns amid campus antisemitism controversy | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

National News

Biden presents $22.4 million in federal funding to Philadelphia Fire Department – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Congressman seeks Epstein flight logs in House after block in Senate | National | thecentersquare.com

Israel strikes across Gaza as the offensive leaves both it and the US increasingly isolated – pennlive.com

New legislation would revoke tax-exempt status of nonprofits funding Hamas, other terrorists | National | thecentersquare.com

VIDEO: Texas, Florida troopers apprehend more human smugglers in border communities | National | thecentersquare.com

Bronx Apartment Building Partially Collapses – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

U.S. and Ukraine Search for a New Strategy After Failed Counteroffensive – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

California kids sue the EPA over fossil fuels and climate change : NPR

Local News

Art show created to bring healing from gun violence | Local News | phillytrib.com

Schuylkill River Passenger Rail Authority plan wins federal support | WITF

‘I can’t breathe’: Dauphin County to pay $4.2M over man’s jail death – pennlive.com

Homelessness, driven by rising rents and crises, is worsening in Harrisburg area, experts say – pennlive.com

Pitt

URA official charged with accepting bribes from Downtown Pittsburgh luxury housing developer | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Developer plans apartments, townhouses at UPMC South Side hospital site | TribLIVE.com

$13M project to address landslide risks in Pittsburgh’s Mt. Washington | TribLIVE.com

Therese Rocco, Pittsburgh’s 1st female assistant police chief, dead at 97 | TribLIVE.com

No Christmas Eve launch for Astrobotic lunar lander | TribLIVE.com

Philly

Biden presents $22.4 million in federal funding to Philadelphia Fire Department – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Philadelphia fire companies receive $22.4M federal grant | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Prosecution of retail theft in Philadelphia down, data says | Local News | phillytrib.com

Pa. Black Caucus and OIC of America announce funding for training | Local News | phillytrib.com

Washington

Pa. Sen. John Fetterman hired George Santos to troll Sen. Menendez | WITF

Casey, Fetterman Announce $144M Grant to Expand Amtrak’s Philadelphia to Pittsburgh Service (politicspa.com)

In remarks from PA Society gathering, Casey and McCormick disagree on ‘greedflation’ – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)