Legislature
Kayden’s Law passes Pa. Senate | News | wcexaminer.com
SLIBCO awarded $100k grant to attract new talent | Business | thetimes-tribune.com
Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health Celebrates Campus Opening (berksweekly.com)
The $66 billion question: How can we fix Pa.’s pension crisis? – pennlive.com
PA Could Begin Requiring Recurring High-Rise Condo Inspections | Patch
Pa. could soon see effects of governor’s limited power in emergencies | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Op-Ed: Limited government can make a comeback in pandemic era | National | thecentersquare.com
WVSA gets state loan for stormwater improvements | News | citizensvoice.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Coronavirus in Pennsylvania: 986 new cases, 1,221,657 total as of July 27, 2021 | ABC27
CDC calls for nearly 2/3 of US counties to mask-up indoors (abc27.com)
CDC changes guidance, recommends all students and staff wear masks | Coronavirus | readingeagle.com
Pa. Health Dept. not considering new mask mandate despite CDC reversal (abc27.com)
Biden Is Considering A Vaccine Or Testing Mandate For Federal Workers : NPR
How the Trump-Biden split in Pennsylvania aligns with vaccine rates – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
FedEx Ground to bring 400 new jobs to the Harrisburg area (abc27.com)
New tentative contracts reached for higher pay, more than 50 nursing homes in Pa. (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania restaurant raises wages using state COVID-19 aid | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Walmart To Pay Full College Tuition And Books For Workers : NPR
Small Business administration awards $7.5B in shuttered venue grants | Business | delcotimes.com
Covid Variant Adds to Worker Anxieties – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fix the holdup in jobless benefits | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Crime/Punishment
PA restaurant owner’s Capitol riot arrest rattles hometown | National News | thetimes-tribune.com
Night Out events set to ‘build that bond’ between police, communities | News | tribdem.com
Editorial: Human trafficking, a scourge too close to home | TribLIVE.com
Minneapolis Police Face Dramatic Changes If Some Voters Get Their Way This Fall : NPR
Education
The Pandemic Hurt These Students the Most – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health Celebrates Campus Opening (berksweekly.com)
Equity education addressed in West Chester schools | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Elections/Politics
Arkoosh Campaigns at Historic Lansdowne Theater in Delco – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Penn Professor Launches 2022 Senate Bid | PoliticsPA
What’s at stake in Pa.’s gubernatorial race? Teaching race, racism in schools. – WHYY
Field Organizing in Erie w/ EJay Fyke – Pennsylvania Political Podcast (papoliticspodcast.org)
Environment
Extreme Weather and Climate: Live Updates – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
World Nature Conservation Day: Behind the scenes of the conservation process (abc27.com)
Casey Wants To Revive The Civilian Conservation Corps To Address Climate Change | 90.5 WESA
Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Transportation
State transportation funding report could launch years of debate | WITF
PennDOT plans fix to dangerous Parkway West ‘weave’ near tunnel | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
All Aboard Erie: Erie-based group heads alliance of rail advocates (goerie.com)
Health
UPMC leader Jeffrey Romoff to retire, be succeeded by executive VP | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania sees 14% increase in drug overdose deaths | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State News
President Biden is visiting the Lehigh Valley. What you need to know – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Why Biden picked Lower Macungie, Pa., to push infrastructure plan (theintell.com)
Pennsylvania labor officials announce plan to cut down on fraud | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. Fish and Boat Commission proposes change to trout season (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania reports more tick bites and cases of Lyme disease (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania officials warn of uptick in hard-to-spot ticks as summer wears on | TribLIVE.com
Hali Flickinger’s parents reflect on Olympian’s success & impact in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)
Hali Flickinger advances to 200m Fly finals, looks for second medal of Tokyo Olympics (abc27.com)
Lancaster archer Casey Kaufhold completes her Olympic competition | Olympics | lancasteronline.com
27 historic buildings in Pennsylvania to be preserved | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
National News
Katie Ledecky wins 1500 gold at Tokyo Olympics (inquirer.com)
If Openly LGBTQ Athletes Were A Country, They’d Rank 14th In Olympic Medal Wins : NPR
Tokyo reports record virus cases days after Olympics begin | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Make room for the nonbinary (ydr.com)
Local News
Oakbrook garden is cultivating community | Berks Country | readingeagle.com
Forty Fort mayor settles lawsuits with Wyoming Valley West | News | citizensvoice.com
Forish says he’ll remain on Latrobe Council while defending theft charges | TribLIVE.com
‘Aging in place’: Westmoreland among tops in nation for natural population loss | TribLIVE.com
Luzerne County Council postpones vote on $600 rebate | Times Leader
Our View: Flood management strategies need to evolve | Times Leader
Maxatawny Township sued over warehouse project approval | Local News | readingeagle.com
Bucks County tech school grads break tradition, shatter stereotypes (theintell.com)
After foreclosure, future of Montgomery Mall remains uncertain (theintell.com)
Central Bucks’ victim specialists unit expands to Doylestown Township (theintell.com)
1st Summit Arena receives $869K in COVID-19 relief funding | News | tribdem.com
County firefighters step up to support ‘brothers’ | Local-news | delcotimes.com
Pitt
Port Authority hosts first in-person open house for NEXTransit feedback | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘Dormont called’: Pittsburgh residents may be able to use Dormont’s pool soon | TribLIVE.com
Allegheny College job cuts: Meadville college to eliminate 36 admin and staff positions (goerie.com)
Philly
PICA approves Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s five-year plan for budget (inquirer.com)
Washington
Emotional officers recount trauma of U.S. Capitol riot | ABC27
4 Takeaways From Jan. 6 Insurrection Select Committee Hearing : NPR
Capitol Police Officers Testify As Jan. 6 Inquiry Begins – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The Justice Department is struggling to bring Capitol riot cases to trial: Here’s why | WITF
Health Insurance ‘Birthday Rule’ Could Get Eliminated By Proposed Law : Shots – Health News : NPR
Senators Strike Bipartisan Funding Deal For Capitol Security And Afghan Refugees : NPR
Mike Enzi, long-serving U.S. senator from Wyoming, dies at 77 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In 1st visit to intel agency, Biden warns of cyber conflict | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette