Legislature
PA lawmakers will pick new speaker after 2022 midterm · Spotlight PA
Commonwealth Court sides with Philly DA Larry Krasner in impeachment lawsuit (inquirer.com)
Street, Kenyatta secure $1 million for Behavioral Wellness Center | Local News | phillytrib.com
Westtown Township in Chester County closer to purchase of Crebilly Farm (inquirer.com)
Pa. mobile health clinics will be expanded with $10 million in new funding (inquirer.com)
Street, Kenyatta secure $1 million for Behavioral Wellness Center | Local News | phillytrib.com
Business/Jobs
COVID-19
Crime/Punishment
Researchers say latest FBI statistics on hate crimes nationwide are flawed : NPR
Education
Richland schools to open as scheduled after water damage | News | tribdem.com
York City school district closes a 10 year chapter of Financial Recovery with state visit (ydr.com)
Elections/Politics
National
Top stories of 2022: How did election conspiracy theorists affect the 2022 midterms? | WITF
How Democrats won the West | John A. Tures – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Dems, GOP have distinct priorities for 2023: AP-NORC poll | | standardspeaker.com
Statewide
Education Voters PA is recruiting progressives to monitor school boards (inquirer.com)
How Doug Mastriano and Scott Perry were central to the Jan. 6 Committee’s investigation | WITF
Pittsburgh attorney Jill Beck runs for statewide Superior Court post | 90.5 WESA
Letters to the Editor | Jan. 1, 2023 (inquirer.com)
District/Local
Philly mayoral candidates share New Year’s resolutions with us (inquirer.com)
Transportation
Why does fuel economy in vehicles go down in winter? (abc27.com)
Gun Safety
11 shootings, 1 homicide mark New Year’s Day in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Philly sheriff urges safe New Year’s Eve without gunfire (audacy.com)
Health
To Josh Shapiro: supervised injection sites save lives | Expert Opinion (inquirer.com)
Health officials scrutinized over weak oversight of medical marijuana doctors (ydr.com)
State News
Gov. Tom Wolf urges Pennsylvanians to apply for federal internet assistance | WITF
Penn State gets last chance to beat a ranked opponent in Rose Bowl (dailylocal.com)
Penn State faces Utah as the sun sets on a Rose Bowl era | WITF
Pennsylvania gets $2M for 988 crisis line to help with workforce hiring (broadandliberty.com)
Pennsylvania lost 40,000 people last year, more than only 3 states (readingeagle.com)
Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission violations in 2022 (ydr.com)
Former PSERS board member: Pa. needs controls on spending, investing (inquirer.com)
National News
Actor Jeremy Renner is hospitalized after suffering a snow-related accident : NPR
Update on University of Idaho murders: What we know about the suspect : NPR
How police made an arrest in the murder of the 4 Idaho students | WITF
Bryan Kohberger family breaks silence after his arrest (mcall.com)
Floats set for 134th Rose Parade ahead of Penn State’s Rose Bowl (abc27.com)
Annual base salary for N.Y. lawmakers rising to $142,000 after New Year’s vote – pennlive.com
Russia presses its Ukraine strategy, fires 40 drones at Kyiv (inquirer.com)
Brazil President Lula da Silva assumes office for the 3rd time : NPR
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican (inquirer.com)
Local News
Chester County to introduce mobile mental health crisis unit – Daily Local
Bucks County was showcasing its finest grist mill and then… (theintell.com)
Hazleton area projects could total nearly 26 million square feet | News | standardspeaker.com
A list of Greater Hazleton area industrial/warehousing projects | News | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
Allegheny County landlords can get graded by renters on a new website | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
At PPG, the new year brings a new CEO and a new era | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh chosen as Pennsylvania’s WWII Heritage City | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Port Richmond gas explosion: 2 homes collapse, 3 people hospitalized (inquirer.com)
Suspected gas blast levels 2 homes in Philadelphia neighborhood, damages others, hurts 5 | WITF
City Council is more concerned with cars than public transit | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Ten of the weirdest Philly stories of 2022 (inquirer.com)
Washington
President Biden has made federal judges a priority. His record reflects that : NPR
Here’s what Biden and Democrats have gotten done over the last 2 years : NPR
Departing Senate budget chiefs leave a legacy of bipartisanship in a fraught era : NPR
Bill to fight expensive prison phone call costs heads to Biden’s desk : NPR