Legislature
Pa. Senate advances bill to drop school religious garb ban – WHYY
Pa. Senate advances bill to drop school religious garb ban – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
State Senate Approves Bill That Protects First Amendment Rights For Teachers (politicspa.com)
Pennsylvania Senate passes bill allowing teachers to wear religious garb, insignia (abc27.com)
Pa. Senate advances Brooks’ bill | Don’t Miss This | sharonherald.com
State Senate bill proposes ban on vaccine mandates in Pennsylvania (broadandliberty.com)
Pa. Senate passes bill to allow farm vehicles to make home deliveries (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania legislative session stalls | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Meet Pennsylvania’s first Black Lieutenant Governor, Austin Davis | Al Día News (aldianews.com)
Josh Shapiro signs first executive order opening jobs without degrees (ydr.com)
Pennsylvania drops college degree mandate for state jobs | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Shapiro Eliminates Four-Year Degree Requirement For Thousands Of State Jobs (politicspa.com)
Who has Pa.’s Josh Shapiro nominated for his cabinet? · Spotlight PA
West Chester University Part of Initiative to Help Combat Student Hunger on Campus – NewsBreak
Business/Jobs
Pennsylvania’s December 2022 gaming revenue released (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania’s casinos produced more than $5 billion in revenues last year | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Microsoft slashes 10,000 jobs in wave of layoffs amid recession fears : NPR
OSHA cites Amazon for ergonomic hazards and other safety risks in warehouses : NPR
Former Chester County Superfund site could become massive data center (inquirer.com)
COVID-19
Medicare keep spending more on COVID-19 testing. Find out why. (goerie.com)
Crime/Punishment
Is national exposure on live cops show good for Wilkes-Barre? | News | citizensvoice.com
Prison board invests to earn more money to benefit inmates | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Education
Crime near St. Joseph’s University main campus worries parents, students (inquirer.com)
An Urgency of Normal is still needed for children (broadandliberty.com)
Superintendents vote Quakertown’s Harner to PASA Board of Governors | The Bucks County Herald
Erie School Board votes to close Erie Rise charter school over poor grades (goerie.com)
Fate of Pitt’s English Language Institute remains uncertain | TribLIVE.com
We need a functioning democracy. Teaching media literacy can help. | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
PA SRCC Leadership Team Appointed – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Ultra-conservative candidates seeking power from the ground up in Pennsylvania | WITF
People for Life attending D.C. march, Erie event next Saturday (goerie.com)
Special elections to fill PA House seats in will be held Feb. 7 (nextpittsburgh.com)
Candidates sue Dauphin County over political rules in Fort Hunter Park – pennlive.com
Bucks County Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo to run for reelection (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Environment
Will the EPA investigate benzene levels near U.S. Steel plants? (nextpittsburgh.com)
Transportation
Southwest pilots union calls for May vote on potential strike | KERA News
Pothole Pain: Swings in weather causing uptick in potholes this year – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
PennDOT airs plans for Sidman-area bridge projects | News | tribdem.com
Gun Safety
Health
PACT Act expansion to help 18 million veterans (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania health officials concerned about falling vaccination rates in kids (abc27.com)
State News
Pennsylvania’s energy debate enters cautiously optimistic era | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan tours Reading projects (readingeagle.com)
How U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, Freedom Caucus is impacting Congress (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Meuser part of Congressional Listening Session at Pa. Farm Show | News | standardspeaker.com
Pa. Resource Council asks amateur photographers to turn their ‘Lens On Litter’ | TribLIVE.com
HCA will look to state to comply with drinking water chemical limits | News | standardspeaker.com
National News
Jacinda Ardern is stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister : NPR
Wes Moore sworn in as Maryland’s first Black governor | News | phillytrib.com
W.Va. House passes bill to cut personal income tax by half – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
3 NYC sexual health clinics still shuttered as Adams seeks to expand abortion access – Gothamist
Abortion legal landscape in the U.S. is filled with uncertainty : Shots – Health News : NPR
Anger grows in Virginia city where first-grader shot teacher | News | phillytrib.com
Court to hear appeal of ex-officer in murder of George Floyd | Across America | phillytrib.com
A new program lets private citizens sponsor refugees in the U.S. : NPR
Nemat Shafik is the first woman to be named president of Columbia University : NPR
U.S. Hate speech surges: Americans have to learn to disagree again (poconorecord.com)
Local News
Volunteer firefighters and EMS will receive tax credit in Dauphin County – pennlive.com
Harrisburg extends deadline for homeless people to clear encampment – pennlive.com
Bethlehem churches should sell properties to city for public good, mayor says (mcall.com)
Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority rates rising | The Bucks County Herald
Rate hikes for Bucks County Water and Sewer customers (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
City officials debate how to deal with code violations | News | tribdem.com
Abington Heights tax hike not to exceed 4.8% | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Reading’s aging and unreliable fire apparatus should be replaced, fire chief says (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
First-time homebuyers in Pittsburgh getting a boost from OwnPGH (nextpittsburgh.com)
Pittsburgh to issue $68M in bonds to cover capital projects | TribLIVE.com
Construction begins on Novo Asian Food Hall in the Strip District | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Washington
Debt ceiling brinkmanship looms on Capitol Hill : NPR
U.S. government likely to reach debt ceiling Thursday – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
As US nears debt limit, political frictions raising alarms – Daily Local
Biden to tour California storm damage, see recovery efforts | News | tribdem.com