Legislature
Redistricting amendment shows Harrisburg hypocrisy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Pennsylvania Healthcare Power 100: 51-100 | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
State budget boosted early childhood ed by $30 million | News | tribdem.com
PA Agriculture Secretary visits Reading in fourth annual Urban Agriculture Week (berksweekly.com)
We need to do more to protect the people who protect Pennsylvanians | Opinion – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania to join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (abc27.com)
PA Republicans Determined To Stop Wolf’s Unilateral RGGI Move | Across Pennsylvania, PA Patch
Pennsylvania raises medical assistance income cap | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. election ‘audit’: What to know about Republicans’ plan – WHYY
Mullery, House minority leader take factfinding tour of region | Times Leader
State Rep. Sturla to host panel on urban development | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Election ‘investigation’ is damaging partisan theater, spurn it (ydr.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
COVID Vaccines And Infertility? How Misinformation Spreads, In 5 Steps : Shots – Health News : NPR
Delta variant is spreading fast and new cases are rising. Is it time to mask up again? | WITF
Counties with the highest COVID-19 vaccination rate in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Vaccinations helping to keep COVID-19 cases down in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Carlisle EMS department prepares for another possible COVID cases spike (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania coronavirus update: State sees 88% weekly case increase – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Monroe County COVID cases increased by 44 and deaths by one this week (poconorecord.com)
Coronavirus positivity rate increases in SE Pa. counties | News | thereporteronline.com
Business/Jobs
Low Pay Is The Main Reason So Many Workers Are Quitting Restaurant Jobs : NPR
Hospitality, resort industry picks up, but jobs need filling (poconorecord.com)
Pa. employers find new potential hope amidst hiring woes: teenagers | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Steelworkers still sparring with ATI as employees return after months-long strike | TribLIVE.com
Crime/Punishment
York City Police Officer Clayton Swartz must be reinstated: arbitrator (ydr.com)
Education
State System students ponder new opportunities after merger approval | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Focus on mental health is crucial as many Midstate students face anxiety (abc27.com)
Conner Drigotas: How teachers unions are fighting to kill teaching jobs in PA (broadandliberty.com)
Scranton teachers union working on counterproposal | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
PPS health and safety proposal includes universal masks, social distancing | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philadelphia school district air purifiers won’t help much, experts say (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
Parnell Raises $560K in Q2 | PoliticsPA
Barnette Raises $595K in Q2 | PoliticsPA
Businessman and Vet Launches GOP Campaign in PA7 | PoliticsPA
Scheller Announces Bid for PA7 | PoliticsPA
Carla Sands kicks off ’22 U.S. Senate campaign with Cumberland County rally – pennlive.com
Environment
The Bootleg Fire Is Now Generating Its Own Weather – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Transportation
Andrew Abramczyk: To fix transportation, we have to prioritize it (broadandliberty.com)
$865M Central Susquehanna Valley Thruway construction project on schedule: PennDOT – pennlive.com
Health
Legalizing marijuana could stem opioid abuse, Pitt study suggests | TribLIVE.com
How Aduhelm, an Unproven Alzheimer’s Drug, Got Approved – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Pitt study rejects idea that marijuana is a ‘gateway drug’ | WITF
State News
Pa. reports record gambling revenue of nearly $4 million (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania casinos hit record revenue as COVID wanes. Here’s where (poconorecord.com)
Gas pains especially acute at Pennsylvania pumps as summer travel soars (abc27.com)
Give blood to the Red Cross for shot at an Amazon gift card, vacation (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Fraud continues to plague Pa.’s unemployment claims system – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania athletes to watch during this year’s Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games | WITF
Outdoors: Hunters losing out in license application process (timesonline.com)
National News
Vaccine Mandate At Indiana University Upheld By Federal Judge : NPR
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Flight To Space: How To Watch : NPR
Ariel Henry, Designated Haiti Prime Minister, To Replace Claude Joseph : NPR
Ben & Jerry’s Stops Sales Of Ice Cream In Palestinian Territories : NPR
Microsoft Exchange hack caused by China, US and allies say | News | tribdem.com
Local News
Delco legal expenses nearly triple since 2019 (broadandliberty.com)
Westmoreland places ‘leveraged bet on market’ to shore up county pension debt | TribLIVE.com
Mail theft on the rise in Monroe County: Here’s how to keep yours safe (poconorecord.com)
Erie weather: Heavy rains swell waterways, man drowns in gorge Sunday (goerie.com)
Harmful algal blooms spark dog swimming warnings in Erie County (goerie.com)
Chester County officials call for pipeline shutdown | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Mercer Hill luxury retirement community modeled on downtown Doylestown (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Mushroom farming economic impact focus of Chester County hearing | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Reading City Council ready to kick in $3 million to Santander venues | Local News | readingeagle.com
Tax credits approved for Hotel Altamont rehabilitation | Times Leader
Luzerne County Council considering Hazleton request for blight-reduction help | Times Leader
Pitt
Ed Gainey hopes to usher in a more equitable Pittsburgh | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
WEATHER: Pittsburgh area under Code Orange air quality alert today | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Boaters beware: High waters on Allegheny River from Kinzua to Pittsburgh for 5-7 days | TribLIVE.com
Philly
No Philadelphia gun violence state of emergency, Mayor Jim Kenney says (inquirer.com)
Almost half of Philadelphia Phillies roster is unvaccinated (inquirer.com)
Informants say Philly cops traded ‘sex for lies’ in murder cases (inquirer.com)
Washington
Senate Democrats take voting rights fight on the road | ABC27
GOP Leader McCarthy Taps 5 Republicans To Serve On Jan. 6 Select Committee : NPR
Biden wants spending to boost economy, but GOP to block vote | National and World | delcotimes.com
Washington must pass President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure deal (ydr.com)
Biden is reviving an effort to change how the census asks about race and ethnicity | WITF