News Digest:: July 18, 2023

Legislature

What to know about Pa.’s high-speed internet expansion | WITF

PA Firehouse Sports New Concrete Floor | Firehouse

Historic Cobbs Creek Golf Course restoration begins – CBS Philadelphia (cbsnews.com)

Cobbs Creek Foundation breaks ground on $100M historic golf course | Local News | phillytrib.com

Upper Merion and Upper Moreland Township ban single-use plastic bags (mainlinemedianews.com)

Gov. Shapiro Tours Fatal Bucks Co. Flood Scene | Newtown, PA Patch

Single Use Plastic Bags Banned In 2 More Montgomery Co. Communities | Norristown, PA Patch

Pa. Lt. Gov. Davis on upcoming statewide gun violence plan in Germantown – WHYY

Bucks County No Stranger to Severe Flooding – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)

Pennsylvania slashes fees on educational savings plan | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pennsylvania’s addiction treatment database grows | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Students in underfunded Pa. school districts fight on | WITF

Kingsessing mass shooting reinforces need for mental health services, experts and advocates say – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Lt. Gov. Davis visits Victims Resource Center in Wilkes-Barre | Times Leader

Business/Jobs

Powerball jackpot reaches $1 billion after no one wins it all Monday – pennlive.com

Krispy Kreme’s new M&M’s doughnuts include one filled with mini candies – pennlive.com

COVID-19

Federal food stamps cost dropped to lowest level since pandemic started | National | thecentersquare.com

Crime/Punishment

Pasco man arrested near Obama’s D.C. home, faces capitol riot, weapons charges | National | thecentersquare.com

Pa. prison escapee captured | WITF

Pa. native, retired attorney sought by FBI for Jan. 6 role | WITF

Police retrace steps of woman who went missing after 911 call – pennlive.com

Body found along Pa. road believed to be homicide victim: reports – pennlive.com

1 dead, 3 wounded in Pa. bar shooting: reports – pennlive.com

Education

Temple U. panel explores impact of Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

More than 800K student loan borrowers to have debt forgiven, White House announces – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Elections/Politics

By The Numbers: Voter Registration (politicspa.com)

Q2 Fundraising Totals (politicspa.com)

Environment

Air quality alert issued again for much of Pa. through Tuesday – pennlive.com

Red tape, low prices to blame for Pennsylvania’s natural gas production decline | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

18 Days of Extreme Heat in Phoenix With No End in Sight – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Transportation

Weight limit posted on Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge in central Pa.: PennDOT – pennlive.com

State News

These are the Keystone State’s top 5 fave ice cream flavors | Tuesday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

PA DEP receives $3M for development of building code training programs – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

A history of Pennsylvania budget impasses · Spotlight PA

Pa. Court: Allegheny Co. must release autopsy report of man who died in jail – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Family pleads for Pa. teacher imprisoned in Russia: ‘We’re not forgetting my brother’ – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

A Pa. man is in the final six on ABC’s ‘The Bachelorette’ – pennlive.com

Pa. SPCA rescues 170 dogs, other animals living in squalor – pennlive.com

No winner in Monday’s Powerball drawing. Jackpot reaches $1 billion : NPR

National News

Senators want data on how SNAP money is spent | National | thecentersquare.com

Senators push back against federal rule raising mortgage fees for some with good credit | National | thecentersquare.com

International coalition calls for new U.S. policy strategy with Mexico | National | thecentersquare.com

Arizona U.S. Senate seat race shaping into high-dollar slugfest | National | thecentersquare.com

Prosecutors push back on Trump’s claims that documents trial should be delayed | National | thecentersquare.com

Dems fight over Israel ahead of foreign leader’s visit | National | thecentersquare.com

Harm of anti-LGBTQ laws includes economic pain for communities, families – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Boy, 10, tossed from carnival ride at community festival – pennlive.com

Murdaugh boat crash: Mallory Beach family gets large settlement from store : NPR

At No Labels Event, a Few Disagreements on Policy Seep In – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Local News

Cumberland County man was cleaning antique tractor when he was fatally run over: coroner – pennlive.com

I-81 in Cumberland County reopens fully following crash, vehicle fire – pennlive.com

Healthy Living: Stroke survivor shares story as warning | ABC27

As pickleball soars in popularity more facilities are opening in the Midstate (abc27.com)

Is an expansion for the Lancaster County airport a good idea (abc27.com)

St. Luke’s University Hospital Fountain Hill ranked as one of the most socially responsible hospitals in nation, others earn high grades (mcall.com)

Northampton County flash flooding: What caused it, is more on way? (mcall.com)

Flooding closes Antietam Middle Senior HS for year; superintendent presents 2 alternatives | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com

Berks school budgets offer mix of tax hikes, reductions and status quo (readingeagle.com)

HCA pilot program targets loose trash on sidewalks, gutters | News | standardspeaker.com

Pitt

Pittsburgh synagogue shooting trial: Sentencing phase starts with victims’ families testifying on devastation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Robotics Factory funded by Build Back Better grant finds a new Pittsburgh home – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Police on Pittsburgh’s South Side issue dozens of citations over weekend | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Police on Pittsburgh’s South Side issue dozens of citations over weekend | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Western Pa. air quality looks to improve while the eastern part of the state remains in Code Orange | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Salem’s Market & Grill hopes to add grocery store to Hill District plaza | TribLIVE.com

Berg Place site in Carrick could become affordable senior housing development | TribLIVE.com

Philly

DOJ announces new grant to support victims of hate crimes | Local News | phillytrib.com

The weekend sees violence in multiple Philadelphia sections | Local News | phillytrib.com

Students in shortchanged Pa. school districts plug away while lawmakers dither over funding | Local News | phillytrib.com

JoAnne A. Epps gives keynote speech at Philadelphia Bar Association Summer Quarterly | Local News | phillytrib.com

Government has major role in ongoing mental health crisis, stakeholders say | Local News | phillytrib.com

CCP professor named Lindback award recipient for teaching | Local News | phillytrib.com

3 Center City office buildings face possible default as tenants leave, loans come due – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Washington

Lawmakers renew calls for rail safety reforms after state’s latest train derailment – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Eye on the Capitol: How Casey, Fetterman, Kelly voted last week | Local News | ncnewsonline.com