Legislature
Philly holds vigil to remember horror of insurrection – WHYY
These 4 Big Political Questions Will Loom Over Philly in 2022 (phillymag.com)
Hughes Gets Views on National TV | Philadelphia Public Record (phillyrecord.com)
Joanna McClinton introduces sweeping election reform bill | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
This week’s biggest Winners & Losers | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Senator Gene Yaw: What critics get wrong about energy choice (broadandliberty.com)
More than $1.1M to fund recreation, conservation projects | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Vaccine mandate regulations are under the Supreme Court’s microscope : NPR
Supreme Court weighs vaccine rules affecting more than 80M | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Is the omicron variant less severe? And what are its symptoms? : Shots – Health News : NPR
White House finalizing details to send free COVID tests to Americans soon, report says (abc27.com)
New Pa. COVID-19 cases remain above 20,000; region has 26 deaths | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Erie hospitals offer Evusheld to those at-risk of COVID complications (goerie.com)
Acting PA Health Secretary Keara Klinepeter visits Delaware County amid COVID surge (delcotimes.com)
All Delaware County hospitals at capacity due to COVID cases (delcotimes.com)
Business/Jobs
Employers add just 199,000 workers in a slow December : NPR
Inflation hits record of 5% in 19 countries using the euro | News | tribdem.com
Crime/Punishment
Nighttime pipeline demonstrators charged with disorderly conduct at Marsh Creek – Daily Local
Cooperation, trust and equal justice must guide Erie police reform (goerie.com)
Judge slams US Capitol rioter’s request to take Jamaican vacation – CNNPolitics
Education
Emily Kreps: University of Pennsylvania versus reality (broadandliberty.com)
Federal plan aims to help alleviate school bus driver shortage | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly-area colleges differ in COVID-19 protocols for new semester (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
How false GOP views of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack came to be : NPR
Court ruling throws out more than 250 mail-in votes in Lehigh County (broadandliberty.com)
13 GOP Candidates Pack Stage in First Gubernatorial Debate – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Will Wood: Let’s work together to exorcise the ‘Big Lie’ (dailylocal.com)
Democrats in Northeast Philly face off for a special election, with more to come (inquirer.com)
ACLU sues Pa.’s Fulton County over missing records from 2020 election review – pennlive.com
Pa. GOP debate: The most important question wasn’t asked (timesonline.com)
Schnee eyes Toohil’s former state seat | Times Leader
Environment
Messaging is critical for weather forecasts to save lives : NPR
Pennsylvania is poised to make progress on climate strategy (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Transportation
Snow updates: Central Pa. hit with first real mess of the season (ydr.com)
UPDATE: PennDOT lifts vehicle & speed restrictions for I-83, still in place for I-78 (abc27.com)
PennDOT extends deadline for public feedback on Route 30 reconstruction project (dailylocal.com)
Pocono weather: Speed restrictions implemented on area roads (poconorecord.com)
Health
A look back: Pandemic results in greater awareness of health in all forms (readingeagle.com)
Health department investigating hepatitis outbreak in Montgomery County (readingeagle.com)
What is ‘flurona’? Why are people talking about it now? | WITF
State News
‘A terrible day for our nation’ | Times Leader
Pennsylvania sounds alarm on unemployment fraud schemes | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Wolf Administration launches Pa. Homeowner Assistance Fund (abc27.com)
PA Power Grid Up to Cold Weather Challenges, Experts Say – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
How much snow fell during central Pa.’s first storm of 2022? – pennlive.com
More people are leaving Pennsylvania than moving in, says U-Haul | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Big ‘Back to the Future’ move for Pennsylvania fishing regulations in 2022 – pennlive.com
The Pennsylvania connection to the January 6 insurrection (abc27.com)
Capitol riot, reaction involved dozens of Pennsylvanians | Election | standardspeaker.com
National News
The Western drought is revealing America’s ‘lost national park’ : NPR
Kazakhstan Leader Says Order “Mainly Restored” After Unrest : NPR
Banned from Facebook and Twitter, far right groups are still a presence online. : NPR
Fermo: A year after Capitol riot, character counts more than ever (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
What will 2022 bring in the way of misinformation on social media? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Local News
First snowstorm of winter delivers several inches of snow in region – Daily Local
The We Believe in Erie Fund targets equity and Erie’s economic growth (goerie.com)
Vigil at Fifth and Penn streets marks anniversary of Capitol insurrection (readingeagle.com)
Moira Mulroney elected president of the Radnor Board of Commissioners (mainlinemedianews.com)
Montgomery County Commissioners react to Jan. 6 anniversary (mainlinemedianews.com)
Montgomery County poll workers still waiting on Election Day compensation (mainlinemedianews.com)
Pitt
Covid positivity rate in Allegheny skyrockets to 26% as omicron spreads | TribLIVE.com
Michael Lamb: Annexing Wilkinsburg to Pittsburgh is the right move | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh City Council reintroduces legislation on single-use plastic bags | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Investigators look into whether a 5-year-old might have started the deadly Philadelphia blaze | WITF
Philly Lyft driver uses gun to defend self, passenger from armed carjackers (broadandliberty.com)
Cause undetermined in Philadelphia house fire that killed 12 (abc27.com)
How to get free smoke detectors in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Philly schools shifting to virtual learning Friday due to winter storm | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
On Jan. 6 Anniversary, Biden Goes After Trump and Trumpism – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Biden blasts Trump over Capitol attack, calls him an undemocratic liar (ydr.com)
1 year later, Congress still divided on Capitol riot | ABC27
Dems say voting rights in Pa. are still at risk, a year after Jan. 6 – WHYY