Legislature
Pennsylvania legislative session to start on Jan. 3 (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania lawmakers are set to elect a new House speaker today. It could be messy. (inquirer.com)
Court agrees with Krasner in impeachment lawsuit | Local News | phillytrib.com
PA budget, political appointment decisions for Gov. Josh Shapiro (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Big state dollars for Bucks – Lower Bucks Times
Business/Jobs
Crime/Punishment
Pennsylvania police chief fatally shot, suspect killed; report (abc27.com)
Transgender woman’s scheduled execution would be US first – Daily Local
Ford City joins Southern Armstrong Regional Police Department | TribLIVE.com
Wyoming Area Regional Police Dept. goes into service today | Times Leader
Fewer cops claim disability benefit, but system remains ripe for abuse | Editorial (inquirer.com)
Education
Still awaiting ruling, Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit stretches into 2023 | WITF
Feasibility of Morrisville-Pennsbury merger outlined in report (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Central Bucks’ new policy draws scrutiny (broadandliberty.com)
Elections/Politics
2024 presidential election comes into view with hurdles for both parties (inquirer.com)
Voter turnout is ‘nosediving’ in Philly. Democrats must take action | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Education Voters PA is recruiting progressives to monitor school boards (inquirer.com)
Gun Safety
Health
New York’s supervised injection sites have prevented hundreds of overdoses (inquirer.com)
Racial disparities in lung cancer start with research (inquirer.com)
Alzheimer’s drug trial in people with no symptoms, lecanemab seeks FDA approval (inquirer.com)
State News
Pa. enacted 166 new laws in 2022 (mcall.com)
Boost in Pennsylvania tax revenues negated by inflation (broadandliberty.com)
Pennsylvania’s gas tax to increase in 2023 (abc27.com)
New Pennsylvania laws taking effect in 2023 (abc27.com)
Big-play Penn State roars past Utah 35-21 in Rose Bowl – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
Big-play Penn State roars past Utah 35-21 in Rose Bowl | WITF
Garrity congratulates Congress on passage of ABLE Age Adjustment Act | Times Leader
National News
Kyra Bolden becomes Michigan’s first Black woman Supreme Court justice | News | phillytrib.com
Buffalo Bills player is in critical condition after collapsing in game : NPR
California floods: A third atmospheric river storm is set to add to the misery : NPR
Martina Navratilova is diagnosed with throat and breast cancer : NPR
Marvel star Jeremy Renner in ‘critical but stable condition’ after Sunday accident – pennlive.com
Russia-Ukraine war: Attack kills dozens of Russian soldiers, Moscow says : NPR
See predictions for 2023 from 1923 newspapers : NPR
Local News
Project for veterans home in Scranton awaits funding | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Berks workforce development: Capital Blue Cross announces funding (readingeagle.com)
What will 2023 look like in Berks? (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
Construction, book policies, recreation among issues facing area communities in 2023 | TribLIVE.com
Residents of condemned Roosevelt Building struggle to find housing after fire | TribLIVE.com
Allegheny County landlords can get graded by renters on a new website | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Don’t let Philly homes get abandoned. Fix them up instead | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Columbus statue should stay in Philadelphia. Add one of Chief Tamanend | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Creating an affordable neighborhood in Philadelphia could redeem Roundhouse’s past (inquirer.com)
Columbus statue should stay in Philadelphia. Add one of Chief Tamanend | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Washington
New Congress to convene, but will McCarthy be House speaker? – Daily Local
McCarthy scrambles for votes to be elected Speaker of the House : NPR