Legislature
In Philly, maternal mortality, health care inequities take center stage at abortion access hearing – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pennsylvania’s “GI Bill” Pays College Tuition For Thousands Of National Guard Family Members (forbes.com)
Top Lancaster County politicians say school choice gets boost from Supreme Court | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Senator says region is ‘strong’ in State of the Commonwealth Address | Local News | tribdem.com
PennDOT eyes Legislature for new avenues in funding roads, bridges | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
After 2021 debacle, Pennsylvania on track to advertise proposed constitutional amendments – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
State lawmakers praised this year’s budget as historic. Here’s what’s in it. – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Penn State increases tuition despite new funding; lawmakers react (abc27.com)
The Pa. General Assembly wants you to know where your in-state tuition discount comes from | WITF
Pennsylvania Legislature sends $1M to address hunger at higher education institutions | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Rodale Institute will invest $3 million Pa. grant to build organic farming research center | WITF
Coatesville revitalization project inches closer to reality; 350 new jobs to be created – Daily Local
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Omicron has shattered what we know about COVID-19 reinfection. Here’s why you may be vulnerable – pennlive.com
COVID-19 vaccine rates plateaued at 4 percent in young kids (inquirer.com)
Business/Jobs
Another big Fed rate hike coming today. Economy hangs in balance : NPR
‘No good answer’: Fed set for big rate hike despite recession fears (abc27.com)
Amid the hype, they bought crypto near its peak. Now, they cope with painful losses | WITF
Enough with the endless nonsense over high gas prices | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Crime/Punishment
Nearly 70 Pennsylvanians have been charged since the Jan. 6 Capitol attack; here’s where there cases stand | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Philly Police Department will remain accredited. Its status had been challenged over a new city law. (inquirer.com)
Education
Four-month Pennsylvania education funding trial wraps up (abc27.com)
What kind of education does Pennsylvania owe its public school students? A judge will now decide | WITF
Pa. school funding trial closes as both sides make up their post-trial arguments (inquirer.com)
Central Bucks approves contentious library policy targeting ‘sexualized content’ in books amid community opposition (inquirer.com)
Central Bucks votes for library policy despite legal threats (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Op-Ed: In property tax fight, PA school spending takes center stage (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Cheyney University continues ‘rightsizing’ enrollment – Daily Local
Americans’ views on going to college is declining : NPR
Caregiver shortage threatens college dream of Messiah student with cerebral palsy – pennlive.com
Elections/Politics
PA-10: Can Daniels Make a Run at Perry? (politicspa.com)
Trump paints a grim picture and Pence tries to look ahead in dueling speeches : NPR
Carrie DelRosso raised more than any other Republican House Rep. in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
A Q&A with Doug Mastriano’s running mate Carrie Lewis DelRosso – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Doug Mastriano is unfit for office | Opinion – pennlive.com
Doug Mastriano called ‘point person’ in Trump’s fake elector scheme — but some Republican alternate electors have doubts | WITF
Report: Trump effort to create fake electors enlisted Mastriano | TribLIVE.com
Mastriano’s plan to arm teachers is the ultimate madness | Lloyd E. Sheaffer – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Doug Mastriano now getting ‘second look,’ fund-raising support from Pa. GOP leaders (inquirer.com)
John Fetterman’s evolution on climate change, fracking and the environment | StateImpact Pennsylvania (npr.org)
Environment
Young workers at French Creek State Park encouraged by Pa. official (dailylocal.com)
Transportation
PennDOT plans to add third lane to I-81 between Wilkes-Barre and Hanover townships | News | citizensvoice.com
Authority approves proposed venture at Reading Regional Airport (readingeagle.com)
Health
Government must fight homophobic stigmas surrounding monkeypox, Fauci says : NPR
Upper Southampton personal care home had trouble before arrests (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
With little warning, rural Pa. town will lose its hospital: report – pennlive.com
Berwick Hospital Center to close (mcall.com)
Philadelphia clinics allocated monkeypox vaccines | Health | phillytrib.com
Planned Parenthood workers say more support, resources needed to keep up with demand | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Planned Parenthood abortion care overshadows other reproductive health offered there (inquirer.com)
State News
New child care tax credit program in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
New Pennsylvania-based app to help those experiencing homeslessness (abc27.com)
App aims to connect Pennsylvanians experiencing homelessness with resources – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pennsylvania Rep. says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding – Daily Local
Pa. congressman says no to gay marriage, attends son’s same-sex wedding | WITF
Wawa agrees to payment, security changes for 2019 data breach | WITF
National News
Democrats meddle in Rep. Meijer’s Michigan House district race : NPR
Indiana doctor says she has been harassed since providing 10-year-old’s abortion : NPR
St. Louisans who rushed from floods wonder how they’ll recover | STLPR (stlpublicradio.org)
Local News
Lancaster County GOP commissioners look to end contract with YWCA over stance on voting | Local News | lancasteronline.com
River Pointe Commerce Park sewage plan raises concerns (mcall.com)
Lehigh Co. controller wants to dump Wells Fargo over abortion | Wednesday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
$3.2 million federal grant to help connect Pittsburgh International Airport taxiway to new cargo building | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County rent assistance program to end July 31 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bucks officials hear from public on proposed $1.1 billion sale of sewer system to Aqua Pa. (inquirer.com)
Pitt
Parking lot at Penn Hills apartment complex collapses, residents displaced, no injuries reported | TribLIVE.com
Parking lot collapses in Penn Hills, taking down 14 cars | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh area universities, companies eyeing semiconductor bill that could bring billions for research and development | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
COVID-19 continues to put a snag in the live bait business across Western Pa. | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
CHOP, Habitat for Humanity to repair West Philly homes to improve health outcomes | Local News | phillytrib.com
The collapse of Greensgrow, Philly’s nonprofit farm, exposes years of worker allegations (inquirer.com)
Urban Renewal Redux? City Goes After More Tax Dollars for Demolition
Supermarket is first business to open in the $52M Sharswood Ridge shopping center | Local News | phillytrib.com
SEPTA monitoring effects on rail systems as heat wave continues | Local News | phillytrib.com
Education and transparency can help eliminate racial bias in home appraisals, a Philly task force says (inquirer.com)
10-story condo building proposed on Walnut Street in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)
Washington
House Democrats call for a new inspector general in Secret Service text investigation : NPR
Justice Department investigating Trump efforts to create fake electors – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Justice Department investigating Trump’s actions in January 6 criminal probe (inquirer.com)
Pressure on Senate GOP after same-sex marriage passes House | News | phillytrib.com
Biden and China’s Xi Jinping to speak as a possible Taiwan visit by Nancy Pelosi looms (inquirer.com)
President Biden fights talk of recession as key economic report looms | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
