Legislature

Transportation funding and eviction reform pass the Pa. House in first session week of 2024 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

More money for the arts sought by Pa. bipartisan caucus | WITF

Replacing some voting machines gains bi-partisan support in Pa. Senate | WITF

What a proposed performance-based funding model could mean for Penn State, other state-related universities | Education | northcentralpa.com

Pennsylvania is flush with surplus cash, but it still faces a looming budget problem – Butler Eagle

House passes legislation to increase state funding for mass transit | Local News | phillytrib.com

Fearing political violence, more states ban firearms at polling places • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Carnegie Music Hall reopens after eight month renovation – The Pitt News

Pa. Democrats, doctors push preservation of Affordable Care Act – WHYY

NABTU stops in Pittsburgh to applaud apprenticeship programs | 90.5 WESA

Legislators prepare bills in Pa. House, Senate to support Shapiro’s energy policy | Local News | ncnewsonline.com

Editorial: Pa. GOP, Dems agree on election cybersecurity threats | Opinion | #hacking | #cybersecurity | #infosec | #comptia | #pentest | #ransomware – National Cyber Security Consulting

Bill to offset student debt through tax credit passes Pa. House | WITF

Election reforms teed up with consensus uncertain | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. House speaker pushes for same-day registration, early voting | WITF

Federal solar subsidies race on in Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pa. House passes eviction process reform bill introduced by local Rep. Krajewski | Local News | phillytrib.com

Business/Jobs

Chick-fil-A is changing its chicken and people are not happy. Here’s why – pennlive.com

Discount retailer hits $2B sales mark for first time in company history – pennlive.com

Maryland company buys 67-year-old Harrisburg shopping center – pennlive.com

Beloved restaurant chain’s stock nearly hits $3K a share after company’s big announcement – pennlive.com

Crime/Punishment

Man dies after fight at Dauphin County strip club – pennlive.com

Bomb threats target library, its director over Drag Queen Story Hour – pennlive.com

Man accused of killing pregnant Pa. Amish woman worked for her neighbor: police – pennlive.com

70-year-old woman missing from York County: state police – pennlive.com

Police in Cumberland County seek hit-and-run driver who injured child – pennlive.com

Central Pa. man found guilty of entering U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 – pennlive.com

Elections/Politics

CNN Poll: Dead Heat in Pennsylvania Presidential Race (politicspa.com)

March 25 Playbook: Two-Man Race (politicspa.com)

Polling places inside synagogues are being moved for Pennsylvania’s April primary during Passover | fox43.com

PA-12: Lee, Patel Release First Campaign Ads (politicspa.com)

Pa. election 2024: How much the attorney general candidates raised | WITF

PA-12: Lee, Patel Release First Campaign Ads (politicspa.com)

Election 2024: PA attorney general candidate guide · Spotlight PA

Gun Safety

Fearing political violence, more states ban firearms at polling places • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Transportation

Resurfacing project to resume on Route 22/322, Route 11/15 in central Pa. – pennlive.com

House passes legislation to increase state funding for mass transit | Local News | phillytrib.com

Transportation funding and eviction reform pass the Pa. House in first session week of 2024 • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

 

Health

Do you live in an ‘allergy capital’? Pennsylvania city among worst for allergies | ABC27

U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits  • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Racism investigation yields sweeping changes at Pa. health system – pennlive.com

Taxpayers were overcharged for patient meds. Then came the lawyers. • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Health care cyberattack continues to affect claims, prescriptions nationwide – pennlive.com

State News

Josh Shapiro’s proposed climate program needs GOP support | WITF

Josh Shapiro’s plan to boost mass transit aid passes Pa. House | WITF

Shapiro Says No to PA National Guard Troops for Southern Border (politicspa.com)

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to spend $80M to attack Pennsylvania’s housing crisis. Here’s how. | News | standardspeaker.com

Poll: Pennsylvanians want low energy prices above all else | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Five for Friday: Harrisburg storylines you may have missed – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

‘This is what America was built on:’ more housing, less red tape | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

State Unemployment Rate Unchanged in February (politicspa.com)

Playground safety in Pennsylvania questioned | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

National News

Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

U.S. Senate in overnight vote sends $1.2 trillion government spending package to Biden • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

U.S. Supreme Court to hear oral arguments Tuesday on abortion pill limits  • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Congress rushes to approve $1.2 trillion spending package ahead of midnight deadline • Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Focuses on Homeless Camps in First Year – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

ISIS Affiliate Linked to Moscow Attack Has Global Ambitions – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Local News

Luzerne County Council to vote on proposed budget amendments and tax break | News | standardspeaker.com

Easter bunny has roots in Schuylkill Pennsylvania Dutch community | News | standardspeaker.com

Freeland Recreation Board holds Easter egg hunt | News | standardspeaker.com

LVHN may keep Miller-Keystone Blood Center as blood supplier (mcall.com)

Pitt

UPMC’s implants of heart valves in children prompt U.S. House investigation | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Preliminary Allegheny County data on Black maternal death rates ‘a stark reminder that we’re not doing enough’ | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Remains of Pittsburgh airman killed in World War II are being brought home | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Man’s body recovered in Allegheny River | TribLIVE.com

Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland reopens after $9 million renovation | TribLIVE.com

Philly

West Philadelphia native Quinta Brunson named keynote speaker for Temple graduation | Local News | phillytrib.com

Meet Philadelphia’s new head of arts and culture: Valerie Gay | Local News | phillytrib.com

Kevin Hart joins an elite group honored with the Mark Twain Prize for American humor | Entertainment | phillytrib.com

Washington

In Pa. Senate race, Casey puts ‘greedflation’ & corporations on ballot | 90.5 WESA

Only Bob Casey, David McCormick eligible for Pennsylvania Senate ballot | The Hill

In Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Casey puts ‘greedflation’ and corporations on the ballot | ABC27

Fetterman supports Adeel Mangi’s confirmation. Will Bob Casey? (inquirer.com)

Casey, Fetterman, Kelly cast votes in Congress | News | sharonherald.com

Responding to McCormick attack, Casey says he’s a ‘very strong supporter of Israel’ – pennlive.com