Legislature
State wants nursing homes to provide over an hour more direct care to patients | ABC27
Nursing homes would provide more direct care to residents under proposed Pa. rule · Spotlight PA
Gov. Wolf softens stance on voter ID in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Clergy abuse: PA Supreme Court sets back victims, spares Erie diocese (goerie.com)
Pennsylvania defends new, no-bid deal for contact tracing | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. senators dig into details of plans to consolidate state universities – pennlive.com
Lawmaker proposes changes to Pa. fireworks law after tumultuous July 4 (ydr.com)
Kayden’s Law passes PA Senate | The River Reporter
Garrity, Shapiro Back Anti-BDS Action Against Ben & Jerry’s – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
York asked to do Mastriano’s “forensic investigation” of 2020 election (ydr.com)
PA State Rep. Kenyatta: If we fail on voting rights, ‘we won’t get another chance’ (yahoo.com)
PA Senate Panels Examine Procurement Of Contact Tracing Vendors – WDAC
Election reform in PA.: Where it stands and what it means for 2022 (poconorecord.com)
GOP redistricting plan a good step in PA, but questions remain (poconorecord.com)
Rural Pennsylvanians would get $500M broadband boost under Rep. Pam Snyder’s new bill | TribLIVE.com
Rigby named Republican chairman of Blue Lives Matter Caucus | News | tribdem.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
What Is A Breakthrough COVID Case, And How Big Is The Risk? : Shots – Health News : NPR
Biden says getting vaccinated ‘gigantically important’ | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
COVID-19 testing: No signs of Delta variant in Erie County, yet (goerie.com)
Pa.’s COVID-19 cases nearly double over past week | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Medical experts not alarmed by recent rise in Pa. covid cases | TribLIVE.com
Business/Jobs
One Lehigh Valley company promises get hired, get free education – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Frito-Lay Workers Strike For End To ‘Suicide Shifts’ : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Big tobacco wants PA police to crack down on counterfeit cigarettes (poconorecord.com)
Aliquippa’s Sheldon Jeter sentenced to life in prison (timesonline.com)
Man to plead guilty in kidnapping, killing of Amish woman: report – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
“Common sense” earns Solebury police officers commendations | The Bucks County Herald
American Rescue funds provide bonus for Bedminster police | The Bucks County Herald
Moosic could receive $3 million for new fire, police station | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Education
Pa. Educator Diversity Consortium looking to attract more diverse group of teachers (abc27.com)
Elizabethtown College enrollment up, other area colleges see similar trend (abc27.com)
PASSHE chancellor floats $75 million plan for one-time money at state Senate panel | WITF
Elections/Politics
Gina Diorio: The many unanswered questions surrounding AG Josh Shapiro (broadandliberty.com)
Fetterman surpasses 250,000 individual contributions in US Senate race | TheHill
PA10: Perry Raises Nearly $320K in Q2 | PoliticsPA
PA17: Lamb Raises Nearly $980K in Q2 | PoliticsPA
PA18: Dickinson Outraises Doyle in Q2 | PoliticsPA
One-on-one with Democratic candidate for US Senate Val Arkoosh (wtae.com)
U.S. Senate Candidate Jeff Bartos Visits Penn State’s Creamery | Onward State
Texas Democrats Remain In Washington Amid Coronavirus Cases And Congressional Hurdles : NPR
Rising Violent Crime Is Likely To Present A Political Challenge For Democrats In 2022 : NPR
Which party will be sane enough to win the Philly suburbs? (poconorecord.com)
Environment
PG&E Will Bury 10,000 Miles of Power Lines So They Don’t Spark Wildfires : NPR
Transportation
Reps form caucus as Amtrak moves to assess Scranton-NYC rail (poconorecord.com)
Health
What’s Going Around: Respiratory illnesses, uptick in COVID-19, strep throat | ABC27
Time to raise the monthly PA Medical Assistance reimbursement (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
State News
Pennsylvania would get up to $1 billion in opioid settlement, AG says – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
AG Shapiro back in court to ‘keep the pressure’ on DeJoy, USPS for mail delays | WITF
National News
Rising Rents Threaten to Prop Up Inflation – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
IRS Warning On Child Tax Credit Scams : NPR
Tokyo new virus cases near 2,000 a day before Olympics open | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Doctor discusses link between gun violence and food insecurity | Local News | phillytrib.com
A fee that added $1,000 to the average cost of refinancing is being rescinded (inquirer.com)
Local News
Record-Breaking Food Drive In Warminster: 3,188 Pounds Donated | Warminster, PA Patch
Chambersburg leaders advocate for non-discrimination ordinance (abc27.com)
Norristown OKs contract to consult on coronavirus recovery dollars | News | timesherald.com
Residents outline pipeline concerns to Chester County officials | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Presque Isle Downs & Casino revenue up from previous year (goerie.com)
Delaware County Council looking into waste disposal options | News | delcotimes.com
Lower Merion approves ‘massive’ project for Ardmore | News | mainlinemedianews.com
More than 1,800 in Berks lose power in wake of thunderstorms | Local News | readingeagle.com
Home explosion and fire in eastern Pa. injures 6, most of them children – pennlive.com
Lackawanna County to terminate tax collection agreement with Scranton | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Philly
Shooting at Pat’s Steaks in South Philly leaves one man dead (inquirer.com)
Washington
Republicans block vote on bipartisan infrastructure bill; Senate to try again (abc27.com)
Republican senators slam $3.5T spending plan from Democrats | ABC27
Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe, GOP may boycott (abc27.com)
Democrats call for path to citizenship for immigrant farm workers | ABC27