Legislature
108th PA Farm Show Kicks Off | Morning Ag Clips
2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show holds opening ceremony (yahoo.com)
‘Connecting Our Communities’: The 2024 PA Farm Show Celebrates Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Industry – MyChesCo
Pa. elected officials celebrate agriculture at 108th PA Farm Show opening ceremony | State | tiogapublishing.com
Ethics Complaint Targets Mastriano, Budget Cuts Impact Black Americans, Democrats Question State Treasurer, Calhoun Announces Retirement (newsbreak.com)
PA Environment Digest Blog: Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)
What will come after Pittsburgh Promise college scholarship ends? | 90.5 WESA
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro touts child care tax credit during Chester County visit (mainlinemedianews.com)
School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda | WITF
Sen. Schwank to Host New Year Scam Jam Event with Pennsylvania Department of Banking & Securities – BCTV
Kennett Square Borough Secures State Grant to Replace Aging Water Treatment Plant – MyChesCo
Here are new Pennsylvania laws going into effect in 2024 (inquirer.com)
Business/Jobs
Private employers hire 164,000 new workers in December; pay growth slows | National | thecentersquare.com
Dave’s Hot Chicken, Simply Greek and other restaurant openings to keep an eye on in 2024 – pennlive.com
COVID-19
Lawmakers investigate how COVID-19 orthodoxy dissenters were treated at FDA | National | thecentersquare.com
Crime/Punishment
Teen killed in central Pa. shooting – pennlive.com
Pa. man with 30 convictions in 40 years sentenced to long prison term – pennlive.com
Constitutionality of police using keyword warrants challenged in Pa. case – pennlive.com
Officials warn of growing problem of sextortion targeting youths (readingeagle.com)
Officers shoot and kill man in Upper St. Clair | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Education
Pennsylvania public universities seek innovative ways to teach humanities as interest wanes – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Advocates who won education lawsuit call for $2B ‘down payment’ on fair funding – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
2 new Reading school board members want to tackle youth violence | WITF
School funding, permitting at top of Pa. legislature’s 2024 agenda | WITF
Researchers look at how to help more community college students gain four-year degrees – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Environment
Winter storm dumps 4 to 12 inches of snow across Northeast Pennsylvania; attention turns to potential flooding later this week | News | standardspeaker.com
Storm ends record snow droughts in central Pa.: Here’s how long they lasted – pennlive.com
As cleanup continues, another storm is already on the horizon – pennlive.com
Transportation
Traveling the Pa. Turnpike will cost you more starting today (1/7/23) – pennlive.com
The $7,500 tax credit for electric cars will see big changes in 2024. | WITF
States warn of ‘Band-Aids and duct tape’ for road maintenance – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Gun Safety
Pa. lawmakers try to increase penalties for taking a gun to an airport | WITF
Health
Pa. medical marijuana cards and anxiety: What the research says | WITF
State News
Biden in Pennsylvania: America must decide whether democracy remains its sacred cause – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Gov. Shapiro signed nearly three dozen new laws you may have missed. Here’s a rundown. – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
PA Gov. Josh Shapiro touts child care tax credit during Chester County visit (mainlinemedianews.com)
Shapiro Administration, Congressional, and General Assembly Leaders Join Ag Industry Leaders to Kick Off 108th PA Farm Show ‘Connecting Our Communities’ | Erie County Democratic Party (eriedems.com)
First calf born at Pennsylvania Farm Show named in honor of first snow (abc27.com)
Here’s a look at the 2024 Pa. Farm Show butter sculpture | WITF
Pa. elected officials celebrate agriculture at 108th PA Farm Show opening ceremony | State | tiogapublishing.com
Proposed federal hydrogen tax credit rules could be worth billions | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Staffing shortages in Pa. jails, prisons continue but are improving | WITF
Pa. courts add first Pennsylvania Dutch speakers to roster | WITF
Pennsylvania’s SNAP benefits up 76% since 2019 | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
A rundown of Pennsylvania’s new laws in 2024 (mcall.com)
National News
In campaign launch, Biden casts Trump as power-craving threat to democracy | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
VP Kamala Harris tells SC voters at AME retreat they need to organize to elect Biden again – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
U.S. Supreme Court to hear Trump’s appeal of Colorado ballot case in February | National | thecentersquare.com
Trump refuses to sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government: Live (msn.com)
Three more Texas counties declare invasion, bringing total to 50 | Texas | thecentersquare.com
Local News
First calf born at Pennsylvania Farm Show named in honor of first snow (abc27.com)
Hershey sued over missing face on Reese’s Peanut Butter Pumpkins | WITF
DuBois paid more than $307,000 in legal fees related to city manager | WITF
Multiple tractor-trailer crashes closed section of I-81 in central Pa. – pennlive.com
Tens of thousands of stuffed animals thrown onto the ice during the Hershey Bears Teddy Bear Toss (abc27.com)
Skiers hit the slopes at Bear Creek following season’s first snowstorm | Weather | wfmz.com
Can PA solve affordable housing crisis? What other states are doing (mcall.com)
Pitt
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launches for historic moon mission | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lunar lander from Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic rockets toward moon | WITF
Pittsburgh’s Peregrine prepares to launch to the moon | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Primanti Bros. sending gift of thanks — in sandwiches — to Titans for helping Steelers make playoffs | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Kenyatta Johnson elected president of new-look Philadelphia City Council – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Civil rights lawsuit filed over 2022 Philadelphia fire that killed 9 children and 3 adults | Local News | phillytrib.com
African American Chamber of Commerce looks to new opportunities in 2024 | Local News | phillytrib.com
Death at SEPTA stop spurs more questions, safety concerns | Local News | phillytrib.com
PHL Inno – 10 Greater Philadelphia startups to watch in 2024 (bizjournals.com)
Washington
Casey on Jan. 6: Protecting democracy will be ‘significant issue’ in reelection campaign – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Fight for congressional majorities launches against backdrop of presidential campaigns – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Fetterman again calls for Menendez to be expelled – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
