Legislature
PA Bill Gives Workers Displaced by Carbon Tax Pennies on Dollar | Marcellus Drilling News
GOP Senators in PA Lobbied for Election Audit in December: Report (businessinsider.com)
Hearing addresses nursing homes – The Mon Valley Independent
Martin proposes a charter school reform bill | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
GOP advances bill in Pa. Senate that would further expand private school tax credits | WITF
School choice expansion in Pennsylvania clears first hurdle | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. lawmakers clash over bill expanding school choice and other reforms – pennlive.com
Bill clarifying ethical standards for Act 47 officers moves out of Pa. Senate – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania Senate bill aims for statewide EV infrastructure – Daily Energy Insider
Pennsylvania got $7B in federal stimulus money. How it might spend it (goerie.com)
Gun rights supporters rally outside Pennsylvania Capitol | State & Region | phillytrib.com
Activity at the Pennsylvania Capitol returning to its pre-COVID ways | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Leslie Rossi, Abby Major break records as they take office in Harrisburg | TribLIVE.com
Medical marijuana law changes get through Pennsylvania House | TribLIVE.com
Make expense reporting matter of law | Editorials and Columns | thetimes-tribune.com
Lawmakers split over 2020 election audit in Pennsylvania (broadandliberty.com)
Pa. House could soon vote on gun bill allowing permitless concealed carry (goerie.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
National
Scientists begin to unravel the mysteries of the coronavirus and brains | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Washington state OKs free pot as vaccine incentive | TribLIVE.com
Fake COVID Vaccine Cards Are Being Sold Online. Using One Is A Crime : NPR
State
Why are Pennsylvania nursing homes reluctant to expand indoor visits? (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
New COVID-19 cases plummet in Pennsylvania (timesonline.com)
Local
Philadelphia COVID vaccine incentives include cash sweepstakes (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia to give away nearly $400,000 in vaccine prizes | TribLIVE.com
COVID-19 spread still declining in region, state | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Lincoln Park in Midland hosts COVID-19 vaccine appointments (timesonline.com)
NW Coalition highlights COVID-19 progress | Northwest | phillytrib.com
Business/Jobs
Those essential workers from 2020? They’re still in demand in Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
These little known health insurance options may save small employers big money (inquirer.com)
Judge fines company $325,000 for OSHA violation in Duryea rail yard death | News | citizensvoice.com
New program to help under- and unemployed | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Major business disruptors post pandemic [Column] | Business Weekly | readingeagle.com
How soon until Harrisburg recovers from the pandemic? ‘The worst is behind us’ – pennlive.com
SBA wants to increase EIDL limit to $2M – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Crime/Punishment
Results of York City gun violence study called ‘alarming’ and ‘extremely disturbing’ – pennlive.com
Education
Scranton School Board votes to close Bancroft permanently | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Plans move forward for first Catherine Hershey Schools early learning center – pennlive.com
Should Pa. students get mental health days? – pennlive.com
Superintendent: Greater Johnstown relief funds target 3 areas | News | tribdem.com
Elections/Politics
Fetterman should stop flouting flag law and obey it | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Letter to the editor: Lies of Trump, Republicans | TribLIVE.com
Democrats brace for 2022 elections with ‘little margin for error’ | TribLIVE.com
County election board certifies some but not all primary results | Election | citizensvoice.com
In Senate campaign stop, Arkoosh visits Pittsburgh to talk infrastructure | WITF
‘Blue’ Southeast PA counties had head start on election grants (broadandliberty.com)
Pennsylvania’s 2022 race for governor: What we know so far · Spotlight PA
The Hill Puts PA on Most Likely Senate Seats to Flip in 2022 List | PoliticsPA
Environment
Review: Bill Gates says avoiding climate disaster is possible, but costly | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Carbon Dioxide Driving Climate Change Increases : NPR
Chris Kelly Opinion: Greetings from Garbageville | Chris-kelly | thetimes-tribune.com
Transportation
King of Prussia rail extension is an exemplar of bad planning | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Health
FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts | TribLIVE.com
To Your Health: Keeping patients informed during pandemic | Times Leader
State News
Pennsylvania must dramatically expand access to housing, advocates say | WITF
Business as usual for PGW is bad for consumers, the climate, and even PGW | Editorial (inquirer.com)
The eviction ban is ending. Here’s how to get help in Pennsylvania. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pa.’s autism and intellectual disability services system is in crisis (goerie.com)
Covid hurts Pennsylvania’s state parks with lifeguard shortage (goerie.com)
National News
Why It’s So Hard to Buy a Car – NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com)
Global internet outage affects Amazon, Reddit and major news websites | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Swaths of internet down due to outage at cloud company Fastly (inquirer.com)
U.S. recovers most of ransom paid after Colonial Pipeline hack | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How a new team of feds hacked the hackers and got Colonial Pipeline’s Bitcoin back | WITF
Google overhauls global ad model after French antitrust fine | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Supreme Court won’t review male-only registration for the military draft | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Supreme Court rules against immigrants with temporary status | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Demand for green home features continues even in today’s competitive market (inquirer.com)
In stunning move, NJ. to close scandal-ridden Edna Mahan women’s prison – pennlive.com
Dozens of states leave athlete compensation on back burner | WITF
MoveOn.org says nothing untrue in capitol riot petition in NAC lawsuit (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
How the VA has illegally denied health care to thousands of veterans (poconorecord.com)
Firearm safety, education can mean difference between life and death (poconorecord.com)
Jeff Bezos will blast into space on rocket’s 1st crew flight | News | phillytrib.com
Local News
Opponents to testify against proposed power plant in Elizabeth | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Fixes for 7 landslides in Upper Burrell to cost more than $400,000 | TribLIVE.com
Editorial: Honor a candidate’s legacy of seeking public service | TribLIVE.com
Another tax break request before Luzerne County Council | Times Leader
Plans progressing on Dickson City dog park | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Cleaning up Scranton, one small part at a time | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pittston Area preliminary budget would not increase property tax rate | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Hazleton City Council could set wage tax rates Wednesday | News | standardspeaker.com
Carbon County talks staffing; lifts mask mandate | News | standardspeaker.com
West Chester’s Gay Street Open-Air Market Place starts next week | Local-news | dailylocal.com
After another student suicide in Downingtown, community looks for hope | Local-news | dailylocal.com
Erie federal court: Twin sisters avoid prison in federal tax fraud (goerie.com)
Delco makes inroads with Emergency Rental Assistance program | Coronavirus | delcotimes.com
YDR, York NAACP discuss new changes in public safety reporting
Pitt
DA Zappala amends decision to halt plea deals with Black attorney | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Promise receives $20K grant for workplace inclusion efforts | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Community mosaic project draws contributions from Pittsburgh and beyond | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Fulton vs. City of Philadelphia Supreme Court case, explained (inquirer.com)
Dessert companies get a chance to bloom at the Philadelphia Flower Show (inquirer.com)
Black-owned restaurants in Philadelphia: Craig LaBan’s favorites (inquirer.com)
Philly should reject the parking tax cut | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Red Cross hosts blood drives in Oaks and Philadelphia | Local-news | timesherald.com
Program helps youth of color learn about real estate over the summer | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly’s Hallahan High holds its last graduation ceremony | News | phillytrib.com
Mural honoring George Floyd vandalized in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Senate report details sweeping failures around Jan. 6 Capitol riot | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden invites Ukrainian leader Zelenskyy to visit | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘Do not come’: VP Harris seeks ‘hope at home’ for Guatemalans | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls | TribLIVE.com
States get a blueprint for ‘red flag’ gun-removal laws from the Justice Department | WITF
Reuniting Migrant Families Is Going Very Slowly For The Biden Administration : NPR
How The Biden White House Aims To Address Risks To U.S. Supply Chains : NPR