Legislature
Push to eliminate dark money from Pennsylvania politics (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania lawmakers consider requiring government data breach notifications (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania bill will force up water rates, public water utilities claims (abc27.com)
Public water utilities say Pa. Senate bill will increase rates – pennlive.com
Reform bill targets ‘disgraceful’ abuse by Philly police of a disability program (inquirer.com)
Tears of a Black Male Educator – Education Next
Pa. Senate bill would require insurance coverage for donor human milk | News | sharonherald.com
Senate Republicans revive election bill over 2020 complaints (abc27.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
FDA advisers endorse Novavax COVID vaccine : Shots – Health News : NPR
Life becomes foggy, uphill haul for central Pa. man who thought he was over COVID-19 – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
Carnegie Mellon offers employees some inflation relief with $1,500 payment | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
A big 4-day workweek test is underway. Backers think it could help productivity : NPR
Grocery store rotisserie chicken prices stay low despite inflation : NPR
Postal Service job fairs offer opportunity to enjoy outdoors, work locally | The Bucks County Herald
State drops controversial pro-union language in Medicaid contracts | WITF
Crime/Punishment
Dauphin County jail cells were ‘ice cold’ days before a prisoner died | WITF
Delaware County Council disbands prison K-9 unit through actions (delcotimes.com)
Education
Tens of millions of Pennsylvania school dollars ‘unauditable’ | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Greater Johnstown hires special education teachers, passes proposed budget | News | tribdem.com
Pennsbury to begin study of possible merger with Morrisville (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
After second threat, police beef up security at Stetson Middle School – Daily Local
Daniel Boone School Board still being criticized over reansportation decision (readingeagle.com)
Hanover Area OKs budget; teachers raise discipline concerns | Times Leader
Elections/Politics
Pa Senate race: Fetterman may not return to campaign trail for another month, per wife (abc27.com)
US sees heightened extremist threat heading into midterms | News | phillytrib.com
Transportation
Girard bridge, roundabouts to open soon at I-90 in western Erie County (goerie.com)
Route 222: Work on roundabouts nears the finish line (readingeagle.com)
Health
Advocates call for statewide support for needle exchange programs in Pa. | WITF
NEPA is high-risk for tick-borne diseases | News | thetimes-tribune.com
State News
SBA official gets first-hand look at Coatesville Innovation Hub – Daily Local
Avian flu cases in Pennsylvania down from peak (abc27.com)
This small central PA town grew like crazy during the pandemic (ydr.com)
Snakehead fish continuing their spread in southeast PA, Berks (delcotimes.com)
Pa.’s 30-year-old recycling policy needs to be updated, experts say | WITF
National News
Story of Uvalde victim’s green shoes captures White House’s attention : NPR
Matthew McConaughey calls for gun legislation at White House (inquirer.com)
Guest Opinion: The struggle for the soul of America came to Buffalo (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Key results from states that held primary elections this week – pennlive.com
Results: Newsom and Dahle will California primary for governor : NPR
Black-white wealth gap getting worse, 160 years of U.S. data show | News | phillytrib.com
The American prison began in Philly. It was racist from the start. (inquirer.com)
30 cases in a month: Abortion, guns top Supreme Court justices’ to-do list (inquirer.com)
U.S. watchdog warns unemployment benefits are at ‘high risk’ of fraud, abuse (inquirer.com)
Local News
‘End Racism Now’ message repainted on downtown Johnstown street | News | tribdem.com
2022 Juneteenth event in Doylestown celebrates local Black community (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
PECO fixing gas line leak less than a block from Pottstown blast site (dailylocal.com)
Pocono Twp. approves 80-MW solar field over deforestation, runoff concerns (poconorecord.com)
Exeter Township: Measure to have police report to board advances (readingeagle.com)
Cumberland Valley Civil War Roundtable group honors Black soldiers | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Wilkes-Barre City Council concerned about projects’ costs | Times Leader
Vehicles leave Wilkes-Barre packed with supplies for Ukraine | News | citizensvoice.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh council considers amendments to stop-and-frisk legislation | TribLIVE.com
Philly
South Street shooting in Philadelphia: Victims, latest news, and more from The Inquirer
Washington
Senate negotiators hope to have gun deal by the end of the week : NPR
Mexico’s president won’t be at Biden’s Summit of the Americas : NPR
D.C. passes bill protecting employees who fail marijuana tests from being fired : NPR
Chairman of the Jan. 6 committee says the U.S. came close to losing democracy : NPR