Legislature
Supreme Court case could give election powers to PA Legislature (ydr.com)
State deal nets millions for homeowners, renters | Op-Ed | observer-reporter.com
Millions in funding secured for multi-use sports facility in Coatesville – Daily Local
Pennsylvania hearing focuses on Lake Erie fish, tourism | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
A key US energy efficiency program has a major flaw — and Pennsylvania is trying to fix it | Grist
Grant covers most of Hawley bandstand restoration in Bingham Park (poconorecord.com)
Carrie Furnace gets $7.5M in state funding to move forward with redevelopment | TribLIVE.com
Editorial: Some good things getting done in Harrisburg (readingeagle.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
The state health department is shutting down its COVID Alert PA app – Technical.ly
Novavax non-mRNA COVID vaccine gets CDC approval : NPR
Boosters for people under 50 are under debate : Shots – Health News : NPR
Study: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
COVID-19 vaccines linked to menstrual changes, study says – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
Pennsylvania casinos reach new record for gambling revenue | WITF
Pa. casinos post record $5B in revenue in 2021-22 fiscal year | TribLIVE.com
Amazon Fresh looking to hire hundreds as they prepare to open in Broomall (delcotimes.com)
First Bhutanese pharmacist in U.S. opens business in central Pa. – pennlive.com
Toys R Us tries a comeback, again (inquirer.com)
Crime/Punishment
Youth advocates call for ending of Delaware County juvenile detention (delcotimes.com)
Philadelphia hits 300 homicides, just shy of last year’s record setting rate | WITF
Philly gun violence: 300 homicides already in 2022, as shootings crisis continues (inquirer.com)
Education
Pa. law will make it easier for teachers from N.J. and other states to work here (inquirer.com)
Pa. plan to recruit, retain teachers despite national shortage (mcall.com)
Op-Ed: How innovative education can help Pennsylvania’s economy (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Quaker Valley School District to host tours of proposed high school site | TribLIVE.com
Elections/Politics
Elections officials urged to prepare for shortages, delays (abc27.com)
With midterms in sight, few Republicans are defending Trump as they did in 2019 : NPR
Craig Snyder: Republicans for Shapiro (broadandliberty.com)
Stop calling Republicans ‘conservatives’ | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Environment
Biden to announce climate actions that he can carry out on his own (inquirer.com)
Spotted lanternfly suppression study underway at Blue Marsh Lake (readingeagle.com)
Transportation
PennDOT planning to replace Maclay Street bridge (abc27.com)
Johnstown airport’s passenger numbers dropped in June | News | tribdem.com
Health
Monkeypox vaccine available at Erie County Department of Health (goerie.com)
What’s the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke? – pennlive.com
Opioid overdose deaths crisis in Philadelphia persists, even as people seek help (inquirer.com)
U.S. health insurers raise rates to match increase in usage (inquirer.com)
State News
Biden making first visit to Luzerne County as president | News | standardspeaker.com
Pennsylvania invests $7 million to help develop Berks Park 183 (readingeagle.com)
Here are 5 critical PA Supreme Court cases to keep an eye on in 2022 (ydr.com)
U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean arrested protesting Supreme Court’s Roe decision (dailylocal.com)
Project Veritas denied request to toss Erie postmaster’s libel lawsuit (goerie.com)
Heat wave will bring dangerous temperatures this week: Stay inside, stay hydrated – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania is tracking wild turkeys by GPS to find out why populations are declining | WITF
Pennsylvania to receive money to preserve Black cemeteries | WITF
National News
Results: Dan Cox wins Republican primary for governor in Maryland : NPR
Water utilities can’t remove lead pipes if they can’t find them : Shots – Health News : NPR
Federal court strikes down parts of Texas voting law : NPR
Netflix loses fewer subscribers than forecast in the second quarter : NPR
Local News
Chester County officials approve contract to bolster tourism – Daily Local
Two new judges join the bench in Chester County – Daily Local
Lancaster County cooling centers open for seniors amid heat wave (abc27.com)
Montgomery County releases draft recovery plan (mainlinemedianews.com)
Wayne, Pike, Monroe could face affordable housing crisis (poconorecord.com)
Pennsbury School District settles free speech lawsuit (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Scranton to retain labor counsel amid ongoing union negotiations | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Survey aims to fix health care inequalities in Reading (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
Allegheny County Council overrides Fitzgerald’s veto, bans new fracking in parks | TribLIVE.com
Plan to convert unused Pittsburgh office spaces into housing gets $2.1M | TribLIVE.com
Pittsburgh council approves $1.95 million in repairs to 30th Street Bridge | TribLIVE.com
Kick some butts with city’s new anti-littering initiative | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Western Pa. paramedic among EMS personnel honored in memorial procession to Arlington | TribLIVE.com
Highwoods Properties to sell PPG Place, EQT Plaza to fund move into Dallas | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh opens 5 cooling centers as Wednesday temperature hits 90 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philadelphia Water Department to end moratorium on shutoffs Wednesday | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney says he hasn’t met with families of homicide victims (inquirer.com)
Washington
House passes same-sex marriage bill in retort to high court (inquirer.com)
National Archives looks into reports that the Secret Service deleted texts : NPR
Jan. 6 panel chairman has COVID, prime-time hearing still on | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
14 key moments from the Jan. 6 committee hearings — so far | WITF