Legislature
Control of Pennsylvania House in dispute · Spotlight PA
Democrats move to take power with narrow Pa. House majority (abc27.com)
Tug of war for control of state House intensifies – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Pa. House’s unprecedented power struggle shows no let up in the drama surrounding it – pennlive.com
McClinton Swearing In Raises GOP Ire (politicspa.com)
Austin Davis resigns from Pa. House ahead of Lt. Gov. transition (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania routes $10M in federal funds to affordable housing | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania panel to vote on proposal defining sex, race (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania Capitol hosts Pearl Harbor Remembrance event (abc27.com)
Wolf administration, National Guard host ‘Wish Program’ (abc27.com)
Business/Jobs
Wawa to expand west into Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
NYT strike looms as contract deal proves elusive : NPR
Vanguard quits clean energy group after 13 states complain (inquirer.com)
COVID-19
COVID, flu, RSV in Philadelphia worsened by asthma as tripledemic swamps one hospital (inquirer.com)
Crime/Punishment
Dauphin County put man hospitalized for hypothermia back in cold cell, where he died – pennlive.com
Advocates call for women held at Berks County Residential Center to be released (readingeagle.com)
Education
PIAA passes NIL policy for high school athletes | ABC27
Coatesville Robotics team advances to state finals – Daily Local
Meet Charlie: Highlands School District’s first-ever therapy dog | TribLIVE.com
Elections/Politics
National
Supreme Court weighs controversial election-law case : NPR
Trump blowback could carry less bite in 2024 for some in GOP (abc27.com)
Biden approval, views of economy steady, sour: AP-NORC poll – Daily Local
Texas suggests criminal charges for Harris County elections : NPR
Statewide
Editorial: Pittsburgh picks highlight encouraging Shapiro transition team | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
District/Local
Berks County to certify election results after judge tosses recount requests | WITF
Lancaster County gears up for primary races in 2023 | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Environment
Health
Opioid overdoses will be better tracked and stopped with this new system : NPR
Flu and RSV surge strains supply of children’s Tylenol and Motrin | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State News
Almost 90% of rural PA towns lack property upkeep rules · Spotlight PA State College
Pennsylvania marijuana pardon project: Relief benefits fewer than expected (inquirer.com)
National News
WNBA star Brittney Griner has been freed from Russian prison : NPR
Brittney Griner released from Russian prison in exchange for arms dealer Viktor Bout (inquirer.com)
2023 US housing market forecast – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
These were the most popular Google searches among Americans in 2022 : NPR
Billionaire pays for nearly 10,000 employees to celebrate at Disney World – pennlive.com
Elon Musk’s ‘Twitter Files’ stir controversy on social media | TribLIVE.com
Items with classified markings were found in a Trump storage unit in Florida (inquirer.com)
International News
Iran carries out first known execution of a prisoner arrested in recent protests : NPR
2022 World Cup Quarterfinals Who To Watch : NPR
Xi Jinping visits Saudi Arabia as China looks to grow its Mideast footprint : NPR
Vladimir Putin acknowledges the war in Ukraine is taking longer than he expected : NPR
Peru swears in Dina Boluarte as new president amid constitutional crisis : NPR
Local News
Hershey Public Library terminates late fees (abc27.com)
Maxwell, Kagel graduate from County Commissioners Association Academy of Excellence – Daily Local
Marketing boost: Somerset County businesses awarded tourism grants | Local News | tribdem.com
Mayor Brown reaches out to Wilkes-Barre’s growing Latino community | Times Leader
Pitt
City Council finds it has more time to consider Oakland zoning changes | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Curfew won’t be a cure-all in Philly. But it beats doing nothing. | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Police to reveal identity of Philadelphia’s slain ‘Boy in the Box’ | WITF
How The Inquirer covered the clearing of West Philadelphia’s Black Bottom
SEPTA’s bus overhaul met with pushback in Roxborough, Manayunk (inquirer.com)
76ers arena: Philly parking garage bill sparks first City Hall dust-up (inquirer.com)
Washington
Jan. 6 panel plans to release final report week of Dec. 19 : NPR
Defense bill provision could impact how its sexual assault cases are prosecuted. : NPR
Interracial marriages to get added protection under new law – Daily Local