Legislature
Emergency risk protection orders | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania businesses still need a rescue plan, lawmakers must act (poconorecord.com)
Pa. requested $340 million in emergency contracts in 2020 with little oversight · Spotlight PA
State launches police misconduct database | News | meadvilletribune.com
Wolf Administration Announces New Law Enforcement Reform Tool to Enhance Hiring Practices – MyChesCo
Governor Wolf announces new law enforcement tool to enhance hiring practices (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania counties decline forensic audit inquiry | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Heir to Election Audit Freak Show Throne Has ‘Army’ Behind Him (yahoo.com)
Pennsylvania Gov. names new Chairwoman for the Gaming Control Board (yogonet.com)
Gov. Wolf to tour areas of Bucks County hit hardest by flooding (fox29.com)
Toomey, Yudichak to honor Korean War veterans with medals | News | standardspeaker.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Worsening pandemic worries surgeon general | Times Leader
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Los Angeles is bringing back masks. Will PA see something similar? (abc27.com)
U.K.’s Boris Johnson Will Self-Isolate as England Prepares for Reopening – WSJ
Vaccine rates still inching up in Cambria County, statewide | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Bucks County Water & Sewer Authority mandates coronavirus vaccines (theintell.com)
Business/Jobs
Closure of Cheswick Generating Station sparks mixed feelings in community | TribLIVE.com
Former industrial space in Etna to become ‘tech flex’ hub 51 Bridge Street | TribLIVE.com
Area employers see many factors driving the worker shortage issue | News | delcotimes.com
Hospitality, resort industry picks up, but jobs need filling (poconorecord.com)
Bucks County call center company holding job fair at Oxford Valley Mall (theintell.com)
Crime/Punishment
Erie crime: Charges dismissed, refiled against pair in robbery case (goerie.com)
State police seek to strengthen community ties through new program (goerie.com)
Education
Erie County Community College will grow and adapt to serve you (goerie.com)
Erie School District pays $85K to settle lawsuit over autistic student (goerie.com)
PASSHE integration plan carries plenty of concerns (ydr.com)
Increasing charter school costs burden taxpayers (ydr.com)
State System students ponder new opportunities after merger approval | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Elections/Politics
Here’s What Key Republican Legislatures Are Plotting Next On State Voter Restrictions (yahoo.com)
Six seek GOP nomination for 113th state House district special election (yahoo.com)
Who is running to succeed Sen. Pat Toomey? Here’s who is in, so far (goerie.com)
SNYDER: Two First Questions for Every Senate Candidate – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Democrats see edge in early Senate map as Trump casts big shadow | News | citizensvoice.com
Environment
Mariner East pipeline cases slammed as ‘gamesmanship’ | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Auto Racing Drives Toward An Electric Future In Formula-E : NPR
PFAS report identifies hundreds of Pa. manufacturing sites | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Transportation
Health
Opioid deaths accelerated during the pandemic, fueling an unintended outcome | Smart Talk (witf.org)
State News
Editorial: Time to rein in PSERS (ydr.com)
Unemployment compensation fraud continues to rise in Midstate (abc27.com)
Wolf admin sat on 2017 probe of unemployment error but denies ‘cover-up’ · Spotlight PA
Tribe claims remains of kids who died at assimilation school | National News | lancasteronline.com
Falcon whistleblowers ‘fired for reporting’ hazards, complaint says (timesonline.com)
National News
New child tax credit starts now for 90% of families (theintell.com)
How Ben Shapiro Is Using Facebook To Build A Business Empire : NPR
Coco Gauff Tests Positive For Coronavirus And Will Miss Tokyo Olympics : NPR
OPEC And Allied Nations Have Agreed To End A Dispute That Has Roiled Energy Prices : NPR
Top Olympic sponsor Toyota pulls Games-related TV ads | Business | dailylocal.com
4 wounded in shooting outside D.C. stadium during Nationals-Padres game | WITF
Haiti’s interim Prime Minister says he is optimistic on forming a unity government | WITF
A week before the Opening Ceremony, coronavirus turns up at Tokyo’s Olympic Village | WITF
Sky-high feed prices are pushing dairy farmers over the edge (inquirer.com)
Local News
Protesters rally in Lancaster, calling for help for family and friends in Cuba (abc27.com)
Even with aid, finding affordable housing difficult in Bucks County (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
DNA test results awaited for human remains found in Somerset Township | News | tribdem.com
Unique greenhouse planned for west Erie’s Little Italy neighborhood (goerie.com)
Former Erie police chief expands lawsuit against mayor over demotion (goerie.com)
PIAA referees needed to staff high school sports (poconorecord.com)
Black artists in the Poconos open up about mental health (poconorecord.com)
A Woman’s Place founders push to end domestic violence (theintell.com)
Gettysburg seeks grant to revitalize its historic corridor – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Harrisburg homeless encampment abruptly pushed off Third Street by court order – pennlive.com
Millions of COVID stimulus dollars now in coffers of local municipalities | News | citizensvoice.com
Zoning hearings on cell tower and monastery pending in Sugarloaf Twp. | News | standardspeaker.com
Affordable housing plan approved in Mt. Lebanon | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pitt
Report: Pittsburgh’s economic recovery trails other cities | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Philly
Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate | WITF
Despite a city law, backyard chickens are blossoming in Philadelphia – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Philly NAACP elects new leadership | News | phillytrib.com
Washington
White House pushes to protect voting rights | ABC27
Biden, Harris urge Congress to protect voting rights to honor late Rep. John Lewis (inquirer.com)
Census Race And Ethnicity Questions May Change For 2030 Forms : NPR
Senator: Bipartisan infrastructure bill loses IRS provision (abc27.com)
US lawmakers worry about weapons of mass destruction | ABC27
U.S. Census Directors were all white until James F. Holmes stepped in | WITF