Legislature
PA Senator Katie Muth Calls For State Minimum Wage Raise | Lower Providence, PA Patch
Senators Yudichak, Flynn introduce ‘Officer John Wilding’s Law’ | Times Leader
Proposed law bearing fallen Scranton officer’s name would add penalties for running from arrest | News | citizensvoice.com
Pennsylvania lawmakers’ debate on school children wearing masks likely to intensify – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
William O’Boyle: Beyond the Byline: Time to raise Pa.’s minimum wage (yahoo.com)
Gov. Wolf, elected officials visit Penn State, laud NIL legislation | Sports | sharonherald.com
As Pa.’s crucial RGGI vote nears, here’s a quick look at the carbon emissions program | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Philadelphia sees $40 mln in possible costs from Trump ally’s election probe | Reuters
Dem Rep.: GOP audit in Pennsylvania would be ‘enormously destructive’ – CNN Video
Pennsylvania Senate President Jake Corman: “The Legislature Has Clear Authority To Provide Oversight AND ISSUE SUBPOENAS.” | Conservative Angle
Stop talking about November 2020 election | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
GOP lawmakers promise ‘new level of transparency’ in Congressional redistricting plan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. House GOP commits to public meetings, vows ‘most transparent’ congressional redistricting process ever (inquirer.com)
PA lawmakers tout transparent congressional redistricting plan (poconorecord.com)
Republicans in Pennsylvania will crowdsource new congressional map drawings | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
House GOP seeks public feedback on redrawing congressional maps | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Yudichak: Tax incentive aims to spur economic development | News | standardspeaker.com
Letter: Proposed election audit deserves to go nowhere | Letters to the Editor | readingeagle.com
Food insecurity and hunger plagues older population | Smart Talk (witf.org)
It’s a ‘win-win.’ Pa. lawmakers, student-athletes celebrate name, image, likeness legislation | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Black Americans are more likely to be harmed by high drug prices. How one Pa. lawmaker is trying to help | Tuesday Morning Coffee | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
PA budget’s $416M education boost: What will your district receive? (theintell.com)
State funding eliminated for Pennsylvania’s public broadcasting stations | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Kathryn Sherlock, mother of Kayden Mancuso, discusses Kayden’s Law (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Anti-blight legislation set to become law | Poconos and Coal Region | wfmz.com
New Pennsylvania law looks to increase support for those fighting addiction | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Pfizer, US Health Officials At Odds Over Need For Third COVID-19 Vaccine Shot – CBS Philly (cbslocal.com)
FDA adds new warning on Johnson & Johnson vaccine related to rare autoimmune disorder | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania says it counted 500K duplicate COVID-19 shots | Times Leader
Pittsburgh City Council considering changes to COVID-19 sick leave mandate | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bucks urges COVID vaccinations as cases rise slightly in past few weeks (theintell.com)
Central Penn College to host COVID-19 vaccine clinic July 16, Aug. 6 (abc27.com)
Business/Jobs
America’s Seed Fund from the NSF funds $200M a year for R&D. Here’s how to apply – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
SBA PPP loan forgiveness form withdrawn after controversy – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
PPP loans: Who got the most money in Erie County? (goerie.com)
USPS to host job fair in Harrisburg this weekend with pay topping $19 per hour (abc27.com)
Crime/Punishment
Pa.’s top judge called charging Bill Cosby ‘reprehensible.’ Now the prosecutor is firing back. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
With 42 arrests, Pa. ranks 3rd in people charged in Capitol riots – pennlive.com
1 dead, 5 others wounded in three separate street shootings in Philly (inquirer.com)
Police recruiting is down across the country. ‘We are working in a movement,’ Philly’s top cop tells the incoming class. (inquirer.com)
DA Larry Krasner aims to keep teen offenders out of criminal justice system with new restorative program (inquirer.com)
A Chester County jury is being asked to decide if two state constables broke the law patrolling controversial pipeline project (inquirer.com)
Butler to hire police, consider reopening center for recycling | | standardspeaker.com
Education
Summer camps hit with covid outbreaks — are schools next? | TribLIVE.com
Dallas School District waiting to hear from state on mask mandate | News | citizensvoice.com
How will Lancaster County’s 3 poorest school districts use their Level Up funding? [Lancaster Watchdog] | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Villanova’s Terrill L. Drake named chief diversity officer at Harvard Business School – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Free school meals continue for K-12 Pennsylvanians in 2021-22 school year (abc27.com)
GIORDANO: Big Fish Wades Into School Election Funding – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Elections/Politics
Pa. Republicans running in 2022 elections see litmus test in Trump election lies (inquirer.com)
Malcolm Kenyatta tries to turn viral moments into a Pennsylvania Democratic Senate campaign (inquirer.com)
Exclusive: Fitzpatrick Raises $1.1 Million in Q2 | PoliticsPA
Saccone Floats Lt. Gov Bid | PoliticsPA
Charlie Gerow at CPAC | C-SPAN.org
In PA, More Hispanic Voters Turning to GOP – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Gov. Newsom won’t be listed as a Democrat on California recall ballot, judge says | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trump lawyers might be penalized over Michigan election case | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Texas Democrats call it a ‘now-or-never’ move as they leave state to stop GOP voting bill – pennlive.com
Eric Adams’s Win Is a ‘Watershed Moment’ for Black Leaders in New York – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Environment
EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new files show | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Thermal imaging shows methane leaks from wells in Allegheny National Forest | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Transportation
Amtrak plan to replace dozens of aging trains: cost $7.3B | WITF
Health
Medicare is headed for a crisis. We’re not ready – but there’s still time | Ray E. Landis | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
State News
Shapiro meets with Lehigh Valley postal workers – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Greene County pot farm resolves licensing issues as Pennsylvania market roars | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Gamblers light up in Pennsylvania casinos with lifting of smoking ban | TribLIVE.com
Editorial: Recognize the need for low-income senior housing | TribLIVE.com
Package fee could help fund transportation in Pennsylvania – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Lyme disease and COVID: How to tell symptoms apart as Pa. hits peak tick season | WITF
Turning DelWaterGap into national park would have ‘many benefits,’ DCNR Secretary Dunn says | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. paying back $14M in unemployment overcharges and altering benefits (timesonline.com)
More Guns, More Crime? Not in the Delaware Valley, Data Show – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
National News
Feds showering $170M on area cities and towns, and officials are all over the map on how to spend it – pennlive.com
Trump Org removes indicted top finance officer from leadership roles at dozens of subsidiaries | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In a fight for survival, Juul funds pro-vaping studies, then pays a scholarly journal to showcase them | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Taking witness stand, Elon Musk defends SolarCity and calls opposing lawyer ‘bad human’ | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fla. suspect in Haiti president’s assassination deepens mystery | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Britney Spears’ conservatorship sets the stage for disability rights showdown | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Death toll in Surfside condo building collapse reaches 94 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A federal probe into Indian boarding school gravesites seeks to bring healing | WITF
Edwin Edwards, 4-Term Former Governor Of Louisiana, Dies At 93 : NPR
Local News
National Weather Service says Bucks, Burlington Counties hit with ‘100-year flood’ event after extreme rains (inquirer.com)
Luzerne County Council faced with rare windfall to allocate | Times Leader
Council to discuss proposed homestead exemption Tuesday | News | citizensvoice.com
Committee reviewing ideas to reduce prescription drug costs | News | citizensvoice.com
Sheriff sales in Lackawanna County drawing more interest from third-party purchasers | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Luzerne County appoints acting director of Children & Youth | News | standardspeaker.com
Reading commits $3 million to keep Fightin Phils in town | Berks and Beyond | readingeagle.com
What is critical race theory? Berks scholars explain | Local News | readingeagle.com
After NCAA ruling, Lehigh University softball player Carley Barjaktarovich signs promotion deal with Lehigh Valley IronPigs – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Allentown church claims city’s denial of plans for sober house was discriminatory – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Lower Merion to consider stormwater impact fee | Mainlinetimes | mainlinemedianews.com
New Pennsylvania law protects agritourism farms from getting sued (theintell.com)
U.S. Marine wrestler John Stefanowicz preps for Tokyo Olympic Games (poconorecord.com)
Emergency cooling centers open for Monroe County residents (poconorecord.com)
Hollywood Casino York announces opening date in August (ydr.com)
Cambria marks anniversary of blight demolition program | Local News | tribdem.com
New Holland dairy farmer rises to stardom on YouTube with more than 340K subscribers
| Entertainment | lancasteronline.com
Bucks County leaders unveil first steps in ‘Ready for 100’ clean energy plan | News | buckslocalnews.com
Pitt
Allegheny Co. President Judge Kim Clark says systemic racism exists in courts | Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Early-morning thunderstorm knocks out power to 5,600 in Pittsburgh area | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wilkinsburg to seek further community input on merger with Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
City council will hold preliminary vote Wednesday on spending Pittsburgh’s American Rescue Plan funds | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Former Pittsburgh woman among victims of Miami condo collapse | TribLIVE.com
Celebration of Mac Miller returns to Blue Slide Park in September | Music | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Mattress Factory invites teens to learn music, art, activism, and more during free summer workshop series | Arts + Entertainment | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Pittsburgh police and community health experts to develop crisis response model | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Pittsburgh Launches Move PGH, A New Way To Navigate The City | 90.5 WESA
Philly
President Joe Biden Speaking In Philadelphia Tuesday To Push For Voting Rights Protection – CBS Philly (cbslocal.com)
Philly’s Cambodian community demands more resources after receiving a letter threatening violence over fireworks | AL DÍA News (aldianews.com)
Congressional plan would reconnect neighborhoods like Philly’s Chinatown, fractured by highways (inquirer.com)
Multimillion-dollar housing market in Philly is going strong (inquirer.com)
When will Philly trash pickup, SEPTA, pools, libraries and more fully reopen? (inquirer.com)
Development team behind $2.6B Navy Yard project details diversity, equity and inclusion efforts – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Philadelphia lawmakers laud inclusion of funds to fight gun violence in cities | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Washington
Biden renews China genocide allegations | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden balances fighting rising crime, reforming police | Latest News | tribdem.com
G.O.P. Lawmakers Question Amazon’s Connections on Pentagon Contract – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
A big-league push: A lobbying effort to save small-town baseball following pandemic shutdowns | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Senators Unveil Competing Funding Proposals For Capitol Police Now Short On Cash : NPR
Sanders, Biden meet as infrastructure bill swells past $3.5T (abc27.com)
Lawmakers examine income eligibility for SNAP as Americans face tough decision | ABC27
