Legislature
New Pennsylvania laws taking effect in 2023 (abc27.com)
Partisan fights eclipsed productive Pa. legislative session (audacy.com)
List: Pa. Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro’s transition team · Spotlight PA
Overbrook High School gets $500,000 for safety after shooting (inquirer.com)
Middletown Daycare Opens New Pre-K Classroom Funded Through State Support – LevittownNow.com
Business/Jobs
Pennsylvania, other states banking big bucks as Fed attempts to fight inflation | WITF
COVID-19
As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
COVID boosters still a good idea, but most Americans haven’t gotten it : Shots – Health News : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Doc Rivers: Why I’m working with the Pa. Innocence Project (inquirer.com)
Education
Bucks County Technical High School has 700 applications for 425 slots (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Quakertown district posts survey in search for school superintendent (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Methacton School District unveils new forensic lab (dailylocal.com)
Parkland School Board to appoint new member next week (mcall.com)
Another charter school is being proposed at Valley Forge Military Academy (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
National
Some GOP leaders say Republican Santos ‘lied’ about career and Jewish heritage : NPR
New York Rep.-elect George Santos admits lying about career, college | TribLIVE.com
Statewide
Pennsylvania certifies election results after recount delay | ABC27
PA assembly is most diverse in 2023, Democrats say (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
District/Local
Pennsylvania certifies election results after recount delay | WITF
Hand recount of 2020 presidential election expected to cost Pa. county about $55K – pennlive.com
Environment
Transportation
Southwest Airlines’ meltdown is only partially because of the blizzard : NPR
PennDOT releases new plans for Derry Street in Dauphin County (abc27.com)
Online plans put on display for Derry Street Improvement Project: PennDOT – pennlive.com
Next big deadline looming for Scranton to New York City train | News | standardspeaker.com
Gun Safety
Bullet-resistant shields in schools underscore a societal failure | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Health
CDC: Overdose deaths up 14% nationally, Pennsylvania #3 overall | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
YEAR IN REVIEW: Hospital closings put crimp on health care services in Chester County – Daily Local
Alzheimer’s lecanemab drug trial in people with no symptoms, some at Penn Medicine (inquirer.com)
State News
Pennsylvania’s population plummets by 40,000 in a year | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Census data shows Pa. and N.J. population change for 2021-2022 (inquirer.com)
Midterm, redistricting, and more PA 2022 in review · Spotlight PA
Top stories of 2022: As 988 hotline goes live, Pa. counties brace for increase in calls | WITF
To improve Internet speeds, Pa. needs help making an accurate broadband coverage map | WITF
PA Department of Aging to expand shared housing program (poconorecord.com)
PA Supreme Court to hear appeal over DNA in 1993 Erie murder case (goerie.com)
U.S. approves $1.3 billion in Pa. military contracts (inquirer.com)
National News
Deep freeze breaks pipes, creates water crisis across South : NPR
Destructive winter storm has killed at least 31 in Erie County : NPR
Michigan governor abduction plot: Co-leader gets 16 years in prison : NPR
China to resume issuing passports, visas as virus curbs ease : NPR
U.S. Scrambles to Stop Iran From Providing Drones for Russia – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Russia sanctions: Are they working? : NPR
Local News
Deadline to Apply for State’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program is Dec. 31 | Saucon Source
No property tax hike in Bensalem’s 2023 budget (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Reading high-rise evacuated: dozens of residents spend night in Red Cross shelter (readingeagle.com)
$42 million recycling site planned at Grand Central Landfill (mcall.com)
No property tax hike in Bensalem’s 2023 budget (theintell.com)
Erie City Council passes $97.6 million budget for 2023 (goerie.com)
Erie Co. Council must honor, not dismantle human capital investments (goerie.com)
New funding source a boost for mental health training program | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
More refugees are resettling in Allegheny County than ever before, agencies say | WITF
Hundreds turn out for public viewing for Steelers legend Franco Harris | TribLIVE.com
Franco Harris’ family asks fans to donate to charities to honor the Steelers legend | TribLIVE.com
Deep-freeze thaw brings busted pipes, busy week for plumbers | TribLIVE.com
TribLIVE’s top 50 photos of 2022 | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Reginald Streater is Philly’s new school board president (inquirer.com)
Washington
Acid mine drainage funding bill headed to Biden’s desk | Times Leader
COVID-era limit on immigrants to continue U.S. Supreme Court rules (dailylocal.com)
Supreme Court halts Biden administration termination of Title 42 : NPR
Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after effort in Congress fails : NPR
U.S. Supreme Court keeps asylum limits in place for now | TribLIVE.com