Legislature
Future of mail-in ballots decision rests on State Supreme Court | WHP (local21news.com)
Election security, rule of law dominate Pennsylvania hearing | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Corman proposes lowering gas tax by one-third through 2022 | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Pennsylvania politicians endorse idea of gas tax holiday | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Gov. Wolf’s strong fiscal management has us poised to deliver for Pa. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Stop stalling, pass legislation to protect Pennsylvania animals now (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
DCNR Announces $750K Grant for White Clay Creek Preserve Addition in Chester County – PennWatch
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Democratic governor who lifted mask mandate early explains why it was the right move : NPR
State’s COVID-19 cases remain low | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Hawaii to lift last U.S. state mask mandate by March 26 | TribLIVE.com
Business/Jobs
Inflation Rises to 7.9 Percent for February 2022 – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Three more Starbucks stores join Workers United union : NPR
Ride-share industry hurting from higher gas prices (abc27.com)
‘Russia is responsible’: US hits record-high gas prices (abc27.com)
After Two Years of Remote Work, Workers Question Office Life – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
US job openings at near record, adding to price pressures – Daily Local
Education
‘Back to School PA’ funder blasts Bucks Co. school board members (broadandliberty.com)
Pennsylvania students reflect on school funding trial | WITF
Despite the stress, many teachers are staying put | WITF
Elections/Politics
Petition deadline looming for Pennsylvania candidates (abc27.com)
Berks County commissioners ask Pa. Supreme Court for clarity about May primary (readingeagle.com)
AARP Ad Buy Calls Out Senate on Medicare, Drug Prices | PoliticsPA
1 in 5 local election officials say they’re likely to quit before 2024 : NPR
Pennsylvania Governor race a virtual tie; Fox News poll (abc27.com)
Environment
Transportation
Bucks County unlikely to see improved SEPTA service for now (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
PennDOT eyes improvements to Derry Street including two major intersections – pennlive.com
Health
Nurse license delays are worsening COVID-19 hospital staffing shortages : NPR
Psychedelic therapy integral to ancient societies may be coming to Pennsylvania | WITF
Main Line Health opens new inpatient psychiatric unit (mainlinemedianews.com)
State News
Delaware Valley Congressional Leaders Back Russian Oil Ban – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa. Dept. of Education awards $5.3M for libraries (abc27.com)
Removing juvenile offenders from families should be last resort in Pa. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Southwestern Pa. evictions rising as relief programs expire | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania can’t afford the death penalty | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pennsylvania warns about risks of deer tick virus (inquirer.com)
National News
High-level talks between Russia and Ukraine end with no breakthrough : NPR
2 Americans were released from Venezuela and there have been talks on oil too : NPR
Russia-Ukraine war: Key developments in the ongoing conflict – Daily Local
Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital, 17 reported hurt | News | phillytrib.com
White House warns Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine (abc27.com)
South Koreans vote political conservative as new president : NPR
MLB lockout: Rob Manfield, MLB cancel more games until April 14 : NPR
Local News
Johnstown’s plan for COVID-19 relief money set | News | tribdem.com
Phoenixville Borough Council OKs mixed use project at old slaughterhouse site (dailylocal.com)
LGBT Center and Safe Berks partner to combat sexual assault and domestic violence (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
‘Love locks’ come off the Clemente Bridge in Pittsburgh | WITF
Lights Out Pittsburgh program helping migrating birds continues this spring | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Chester County land trust helped Trump save millions. That’s just one of its deals. (inquirer.com)
Philly fuel prices move up again despite decline in crude markets (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia School District still requires some students to be vaccinated (inquirer.com)
Museums throughout Philadelphia drop COVID-19 mandates (inquirer.com)
Washington
Republicans Wrongly Blame Biden for Rising Gas Prices – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Garland says Jan. 6 investigation won’t end until everyone is held to account : NPR
House advances $13.6 bln in Ukraine aid along with government funding : NPR
VAWA to become law (again) : NPR
Calls to suspend gas taxes across U.S. grow as prices surge – Daily Local
Gas tax holiday? Not so fast, says Washington, D.C., tax think tank | TribLIVE.com
Fitzpatrick, Manchin introduce legislation Russian energy | The Bucks County Herald
Biden signs order on cryptocurrency as its use explodes | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette