Legislature
Pa. state senators urge Biden to restart Keystone XL pipeline project | News | tribdem.com
Senate Republicans announce budget priorities (abc27.com)
State senators announce bill to crack down on distracted driving – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
PA House passes rules after two-month impasse · Spotlight PA
PA lawmaker Zabel accused of sexual harassment · Spotlight PA
Yeadon State Rep Joanna McClinton Takes House Speaker Spot (delco.today)
Former Pa. House Speaker Rozzi speaks on two month tenure (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania lawmakers to propose assisted suicide bill for terminally ill patients (abc27.com)
Lehigh Valley Rep. Mike Schlossberg elected to Democratic leadership role (mcall.com)
Business/Jobs
Childcare workers in Pennsylvania don’t make a living wage, new survey shows (inquirer.com)
People are working, but there are too many jobs (ydr.com)
Pennsylvania minimum wage must rise to deliver economic justice (phillyburbs.com)
Shaw resigns from West Chester school board – Daily Local
PECO program assists small business customers with past due gas bills (dailylocal.com)
QVC, Chester County’s third largest employer, cutting 400 jobs (dailylocal.com)
Crime/Punishment
Ambush killing in Pa. city linked to rival street gangs in Philadelphia – pennlive.com
Editorial: County should rethink juvenile justice | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Education
Pennsylvania schools want a funding plan, down payment after court win | WITF
SDL board split on superintendent choice ahead of March 7 vote | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Penn State plans to drop fraternity, sorority oversight · Spotlight PA State College
Midstate educators consider AP African American Studies (abc27.com)
District offers high-schoolers mental health support | Local News | phillytrib.com
Elections/Politics
National
Anti-abortion allies change tactics after post-Roe defeats | WITF
Statewide
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to speak at Pa. conservative conference – pennlive.com
District/Local
Trump supporters avoid extra jail time for bringing guns near 2020 Philly vote count (inquirer.com)
Environment
Bucks County to see more hurricanes, storms and tornadoes, report says (phillyburbs.com)
Climate change increasing conflict between humans and wildlife globally. : NPR
Transportation
Delta Air Lines pilots approve contract to raise pay by more than 30% : NPR
How Midstate first responders can better prepare for train derailments (abc27.com)
Ohio senators introduce bipartisan rail safety bill after fiery crash | Chattanooga Times Free Press
Gun Safety
Michigan State University is enhancing safety protocols after campus shooting : NPR
City releases gun violence program study results | Local News | phillytrib.com
Health
Professionals working to address ‘crisis in children’s mental health’ – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)
State News
Bipartisan train safety legislation introduced in Congress | National | thecentersquare.com
Casey, Fetterman introduce bipartisan bill to prevent future trail derailment disasters (abc27.com)
Bipartisan train safety legislation introduced in Congress | National | thecentersquare.com
Pa. lawmakers introduce rail regulation bills in wake of Ohio train derailment | TribLIVE.com
Q&A with U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Changes approved for raising Pennsylvania fishing license rates (abc27.com)
Invasive lanternflies found in pennsylvania. How to kill lanternflies (ydr.com)
50-year-old testimony reveals what Pa. was like before Roe v. Wade (phillyburbs.com)
Reflections, and regrets, 20 years after I opened the Department of Homeland Security (inquirer.com)
Big bucks for much-needed new truck | Times Leader
Judge rules electronic skill game machines are legal | News | citizensvoice.com
UGI adds ‘weather normalization adjustment’ charge to bills | Business | thetimes-tribune.com
National News
Nissan recalls more than 700,000 SUVs that can shut off while driving. (inquirer.com)
Drugmaker Eli Lilly announces dramatic cut in insulin prices – Mainline Media News
TikTok sets new default time limits for minors – Daily Local
Tesla’s new master plan is not a new car, just thoughts about Earth : NPR
Alex Murdaugh jury will weigh these 8 revelations from the trial : NPR
Microsoft’s new AI chatbot has been saying some ‘crazy and unhinged things’ : NPR
U.S. Intelligence: foreign rivals didn’t cause Havana Syndrome : NPR
China builds more new coal plants than rest of the world : NPR
Before it was a full month, there was Women’s History Week : NPR
Local News
Chester County kicks in $4.2 million for Crebilly Farm preservation – Daily Local
Erie County tourism surpasses pre-COVID levels, VisitErie report says (goerie.com)
Gannon University water testing center to receive COVID recovery funds (goerie.com)
New Falls Road in Levittown gets sidewalks after mom’s long fight (phillyburbs.com)
Projects prompt concerns in Hazleton | News | standardspeaker.com
As more Pennsylvania veterans turn to farming, help is available (readingeagle.com)
How Pa. Gov. Shapiro is (so far) showing Harrisburg some love | John Baer – pennlive.com
Major work done on Upper Makefield pipeline restoration project | The Bucks County Herald
New Hope again tables action promoting structural conformity | The Bucks County Herald
Pitt
Work set to resume on Mt. Lebanon light-rail tunnel | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Franco Harris statue moved at Pittsburgh International Airport (goerie.com)
Philly
Here’s what’s in Mayor Jim Kenney’s final budget proposal (inquirer.com)
Bankroll, the $25 million Philly sports bar, opens this week (inquirer.com)
SEPTA to spend $17M on electric fuel cell buses | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
China buying farmland in the U.S. is one focus of House competition hearing : NPR
Norfolk Southern CEO to testify in Congress about Ohio derailment | WITF