Legislature
Valentine’s Day party held for kids at Pittsburgh rec center – WPXI
State funds secured for the Northside – Northside Chronicle (thenorthsidechronicle.com)
First Read – Feb. 13, 2024 – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
11 Investigates: Controversial plan to put armed officers in schools (yahoo.com)
Legislative Roundup – Lower Bucks Times
Business/Jobs
Microsoft exec rejects rogue generative AI risk | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Chick-fil-A paying out $4.4 million after settlement; 2 days left to claim your share – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Pa. school resource officer accused of sexually assaulting student – pennlive.com
Pa. man fatally shoots friend’s wife, then dies in police custody, cops say – pennlive.com
Baby was left with slain mom for hours in Pa. apartment – pennlive.com
Central Pa. man dies after crashing into mailbox, tree – pennlive.com
Education
Elections/Politics
Six Democrats file to challenge Perry in PA-10 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
February 14 Playbook: On The Ballot (politicspa.com)
Prokopiak Captures HD-140 Special Election (politicspa.com)
Democrats on track to maintain majority in Pennsylvania state House — THE MILLENNIAL PRESS
Environment
New EPA soot standard could bring healthier air to Pennsylvania | WITF
Dauphin County opens warming stations while thousands are without power – pennlive.com
Some storm-affected Pa. residents might be without power for a few more days – pennlive.com
Transportation
Major central Pa. thruway project is on schedule, meeting cost estimates – pennlive.com
Poll show 7 states oppose electric vehicle mandates | Arizona | thecentersquare.com
Gun Safety
Health
Some medical debt would be wiped out under Shapiro budget · Spotlight PA
Pa. could wipe out up to $400M in medical debt under proposal from Gov | WITF
State News
Gov. Shapiro renews push to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 | WITF
Philadelphia pays parents $36M to take students to school | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Tax credits worth $400M projected for next fiscal year | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. courts websites fully restored following cyberattack | WITF
5 horses seized in horrific central Pa. cruelty case get adopted – pennlive.com
Valentine’s Day: How much is a dozen roses in your state? (abc27.com)
National News
Why the Case Against Fani Willis Feels Familiar to Black Women – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Austin Is Released From the Hospital and Will Return to Work – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Illegal Border Crossings Plummeted in January – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Local News
Balloon release honors 16-year-old killed in Harrisburg: ‘It wasn’t his time to go’ – pennlive.com
Allentown council to discuss city hall discrimination probe (mcall.com)
Lehigh Valley power outages linger after snow storm (mcall.com)
Swinging for the Kids at KISS – Times Leader
Pitt
Pittsburgh teen charged with shooting man taking out trash on South Side | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh City Council extends discount deadline for property tax payments | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Commonwealth court judge dismisses injunction on Act 40 | Local News | phillytrib.com
Mayor Parker kicks off Power Rising summit in Center City | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
John Fetterman endorses progressive Sen. Nikil Saval despite difference of views (inquirer.com)