Legislature

Lansdowne Borough celebrates Liberia Day (delcotimes.com)

Google partners with Black Tech Founders in Philadelphia to expose 200 students to careers in STEM – IoT global network

Pennsylvania schools push for more funding after court ruling in their favor – TODAY NEWS PAK

Deadline to appeal decision in K-12 funding case passes – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pittsburgh receives $50 million HUD grant for Hill District revitalization – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. | WITF

Pa.’s schools say victory in court is final | WITF

Pa. legislature must show proof before redacting legal bills | WITF

Pa. dog licensing bill waits to reach finish line | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Business/Jobs

Donerds Doughnuts has a new opening date (mcall.com)

COVID-19

Are you getting billed for COVID tests? You might be a scam victim – pennlive.com

Crime/Punishment

Man charged with attempted homicide after attack at Pa. hotel: reports – pennlive.com

Boy, 8, sleeping in parked car dies after someone crashes into it – pennlive.com

Two men charged with counterfeit scheme at numerous Pa. locations – pennlive.com

NY gynecologist who sexually abused patients to be sentenced to 20 years in prison – pennlive.com

9-year-old drowns in Pa. county: reports – pennlive.com

Police looking for shooter who killed 21-year-old Mother in Harrisburg (abc27.com)

Education

Lawyers: School Funding Decision Final; “No Excuse To Delay Action Any Further” (politicspa.com)

Seton Hall University president steps down after troubled year – pennlive.com

Harrisburg University leading the way for Pennsylvania Esports (abc27.com)

Elections/Politics

Congressman introduces election reform bill | Maine | thecentersquare.com

Reader Poll: Should PA Move Its Presidential Primary Date? (politicspa.com)

Clock Ticking On PA’s Presidential Primary Date (politicspa.com)

Health

Small hospital could be built at former Pa. toxic Superfund site – pennlive.com

Biden administration proposes new insurance rules to boost mental health coverage – pennlive.com

Pennsylvania hospitals may soon test for fentanyl | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Male anti-abortion religious leaders mull murder charges for pregnant people at national event – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

State News

Railroad OKs $1M for train derailment relief in western Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Norfolk Southern pays $1 million to Pennsylvania communities for relief after train derailment – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Only 3 central Pa. counties provided railroad hazmat records | WITF

Hazardous material on Pa. trains: How we got the information | WITF

As PA sees record number of SNAP recipients, advocates call for a minimum wage increase – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green? – pennlive.com

Pennsylvania State Trooper involved in Juniata County shooting discharged from hospital (abc27.com)

Disabilities service providers in Pa. struggling to stay open; advocates say system in crisis (inquirer.com)

York County planning commission updates 2018 hazmat plan (abc27.com)

National News

Tafari Campbell, Barack Obama’s personal chef, drowns. What we know about the tragedy – pennlive.com

The Jan. 6 criminal case tracker – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Biden family associate to testify before Congressional Committee | National | thecentersquare.com

Report estimates price tag of illegal immigration | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Treasury returns record $274M in unclaimed property | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Booz Allen to pay $377.4 million to settle federal procurement fraud allegations | National | thecentersquare.com

DOJ sues Texas over Rio Grande barriers; Abbott says feds ‘left me no other choice’ | National | thecentersquare.com

IRS to end unannounced visits to taxpayers | National | thecentersquare.com

Local News

8 men allege poor conditions and treatment inside Lancaster | WITF

Toxic trains: Real-time hazmat info hard to get | WITF

Pennsylvania farms heavily damaged by intense storms | WITF

Chesapeake Bay Balloon Festival moves from Maryland to central Pa. – pennlive.com

Pennsylvania golf course named to Golf Digest’s Top 100 public courses (abc27.com)

Police looking for shooter who killed 21-year-old Mother in Harrisburg (abc27.com)

Few Lehigh Valley veterans applied for expanded health care (mcall.com)

Ann Roth is Hollywood’s secret weapon (mcall.com)

Media attorney gets 5-10 years in recording teens having sex. (delcotimes.com)

Parking restrictions near Black Rock Middle permanent (delcotimes.com)

Pitt

Pittsburgh receives $50 million HUD grant for Hill District revitalization – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Fire rages on Pittsburgh’s Brunot Island after Duquesne Light transformer issue | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Duquesne Light plant reactor failure sparks fires on Pittsburgh’s Brunot Island | TribLIVE.com

Building a defense: Relative of shooter testifies about family history of abuse, mental illness | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Florida man charged in Pittsburgh drag racing incident planned illegal car meets, police say | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

16 hospitalized during Picklesburgh amid large crowds and hot weather | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Fort Pitt Bridge ‘street takeover’ stunt leads to another arrest | TribLIVE.com

Philly

Biden courts union vote in Philadelphia shipyard visit | WITF

Philadelphia area gets $1 million for transit improvements, sidewalk repairs | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Michael Schulson closes Samuel’s, plans to replace it with new French restaurant – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Jefferson Health laying off hundreds in plan to save $300M annually – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Back-to-school spending will fall, survey predicts | Local News | phillytrib.com

Fraud and the elderly: U.S. seniors have lost $1.7 billion this year | Local News | phillytrib.com

City pools bring relief as closed ones stir frustration | Local News | phillytrib.com

Washington

Casey visits Harrisburg, celebrates the newly enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

John Fetterman back in the U.S. Senate and looking ahead to 2024 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)