Legislature
Shapiro’s Sixers tickets were a ‘political meeting.’ · Spotlight PA
Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus decries racist video | Local News | phillytrib.com
Business/Jobs
TikTok ‘de-influencers’ want Gen Z to buy less – and more – pennlive.com
CPI January 2023 is 6.4%, core inflation rose: Live updates (usatoday.com)
The Giant Co. debuts first all-electric vehicles in its fleet (readingeagle.com)
Defiant metals industry mocks recession calls at top gatherings | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While many students aim for college, high-paying trade jobs sit empty. : NPR
OSHA Is (Finally) Investigating the Hell Out of Amazon – Mother Jones
Crime/Punishment
Central Pa. contractor admits to pocketing more than $100,000 from clients – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania company fined after teen employee killed by woodchipper (abc27.com)
Upper Darby man pleads to manslaughter in March 2022 shooting death (delcotimes.com)
Man exposes self to woman hunting Pokémon | Crime-Emergency | thetimes-tribune.com
Sex doll mistaken for human remains in Wyoming County creek | Times Leader
Education
Education leaders visit Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology to highlight programs (abc27.com)
How will Pa. fix its school funding? New Jersey’s ‘Abbott’ rulings offer lessons (mcall.com)
Neshaminy School District to add track lanes at high school complex (phillyburbs.com)
St. Hubert’s students expelled in response to viral blackface video (inquirer.com)
Florida African American AP curriculum: Why the College Board acts the way it does. (slate.com)
Elections/Politics
National
GOP targets drag shows with new bills in at least 14 states – The Washington Post
Yet Another Republican Wants to Join the 2024 Race: Tim Scott | Vanity Fair
On With Kara Swisher: Ruben Gallego on Learning From Arizona (nymag.com)
Kyrsten Sinema Founded Consulting With Payday Loan Booster (theintercept.com)
The 2020 Election Case Still Reverberating in Wisconsin (slate.com)
Statewide
Today is first day to circulate petitions before primary | Front Page | thederrick.com
District/Local
David Oh Announces Candidacy For Philadelphia Mayor (politicspa.com)
Luzerne County Council to appoint members to county boards on Tuesday | News | citizensvoice.com
Luzerne County Council set to vote on union contract and numerous board appointments | Times Leader
Philly at-large race: More than 30 people running for 7 at-large seats (inquirer.com)
Allegheny County Council could weigh campaign finance reform (publicsource.org)
Environment
Every middle schooler needs to read “Two Degrees” | PennLive letters – pennlive.com
Shell’s ethane cracker in Beaver County flares gas after malfunction | 90.5 WESA
Transportation
Tamaqua train station to be memorialized on U.S. postage stamp (mcall.com)
Pa. Turnpike reopens (wgal.com)
PennDOT surveying drivers to help reduce crashes | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
It Doesn’t Have to Be This Easy to Use a Car as a Weapon – Mother Jones
Health
Mental health agencies to provide info at Tomahawks game | News | tribdem.com
Erie County faces silver tsunami as popluation ages, median age over 40 (goerie.com)
Raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest (readingeagle.com)
Controversial arbitration agreements in nursing homes under fire | News | standardspeaker.com
Alice Wong on Hospitalization, Crowdfunding Medical Care, and Finding Love In Community | Teen Vogue
behavioral health hospital planned for the Lehigh Valley | LehighValleyNews.com
State News
Pennsylvania liquor lottery offers Buffalo Trace Antique Collection (usatoday.com)
2022 Pennsylvania bear harvest: More than 3,000 taken | WTAJ – www.wtaj.com
More Black Mentors Urged for Pennsylvania / Public News Service
Pennsylvania to receive money in multi-state cryptocurrency settlement | News | meadvilletribune.com
ASL Performer Justina Miles Goes Viral For Rihanna Super Bowl Show | HuffPost Entertainment
National News
Michigan State University shooting: 3 students dead, 5 in critical condition : NPR
Valentine’s Day has dark origins. Here’s how it started : NPR
Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing 2024 presidential race | PBS NewsHour
How A TikTok Ban Would Work — And How TikTok Could Fight Back (forbes.com)
Local News
State College wants nearby municipalities to adopt LGBTQ protections | WITF
York County residents hope to save historic stone house (abc27.com)
Chester County Democratic Committee ratings leave some asking questions – Daily Local
Lancaster couple’s love story goes viral after cafe engagement | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Residents, Hoke family member petition to save 1750s Spring Grove house (ydr.com)
Violinist Domenic Salerni wins a Grammy Award with Attaca Quartet | LehighValleyNews.com
Pitt
Fallen McKeesport Police Officer Sean Sluganski to be laid to rest (cbsnews.com)
Black History Month: Remembering Mary Lou Williams – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Half a million flowers passed through the Strip District last week (nextpittsburgh.com)
Philly
Trial for Sesame Place discrimination lawsuit won’t take place until 2024 (phillyburbs.com)
Maps show how the property tax abatement reshaped Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Washington
Cindy Chung confirmed for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Biden fires architect of the Capitol after Trump appointee criticized | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ron Klain Looks Back on Biden’s First Two Years as President | The New Yorker
The child care crisis is a priority for Democrats. Will Republicans respond? (19thnews.org)