Legislature
Gov. Wolf Calls For $1.7 Million In Unspent ARPA Funds To Help O – Erie News Now | WICU and WSEE in Erie, PA
Divide on whether Pennsylvania Legislature has authority over carbon tax initiative | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania bill would require mapping of overdose deaths | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. House committee to consider bill on transgender athletes | News | tribdem.com
Pa. Republicans eye greater control over redistricting in response to new political maps · Spotlight PA
Pa. leads on these acts of hate. Will lawmakers act before time runs out? | Tuesday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Erie, Crawford county health providers get $4.74 million in ARP money (goerie.com)
Convoy protesting COVID mandates stops in Pennsylvania, rolls on to California | WITF
Coronavirus – COVID-19
State’s COVID-19 new case count hits 8-month low | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
People 50 and older can soon get a second COVID-19 booster dose. But is it needed? – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
How pharmacies and labs are scrambling to manage loss of federal COVID funds | WITF
‘You have your science, and I have mine’: COVID-19 scourge exposes distrust of medicine | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Higher COVID-19 spread returning to NEPA | Coronavirus | thetimes-tribune.com
Business/Jobs
Cavco selects Pa. to expand manufacturing operations, will create 55 new jobs | Pennsylvania News | wfmz.com
US, PA Energy Producers Cheer Biden LNG Shipments to Europe – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pa. hiring event to help with childcare staffing crisis (abc27.com)
Staffing at Pa. state prisons is creating dangerous conditions (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Crime/Punishment
Report: PA’s, Nation’s Incarcerated Youth Undercounted – BCTV
Statewide safe driving enforcement effort to begin Wednesday. (delcotimes.com)
PennDOT, Turnpike, PSP, Highway Safety Network urge safe driving ahead of statewide Aggressive Driving Coordinated Enforcement | The Bucks County Herald
Education
PA child abuse law may explain how CBSD abuse allegations disappeared (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Fed education official visits Delaware County schools to see progress from American Rescue Plan – Delco Times
Villanova surpasses Temple in annual U.S. News law school rankings – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Wharton shares top spot in 2023 U.S. News rankings of best MBA programs – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
School District of Lancaster needs to communicate even more about the realignment of school attendance boundaries [editorial] | Our Opinion | lancasteronline.com
Scranton School District aims to restore intermediate school music program | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Elections/Politics
Republicans outraise Democrats by 29% in Pennsylvania Senate races | National News | kpvi.com
Democrats’ Choice for Senate: Hoodie or Blue Blazer – PoliticsPA
YouTube Pulls Video of GOP Governor Forum – PoliticsPA
Allegheny Dems Back Irwin, Deluzio for House – PoliticsPA
Allegheny County Democrats will be playing defense as petitions are filed for state legislative races | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ballot Box Dispute Roils Montgomery County – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Former Harrisburg mayor to run for State House against incumbent Patty Kim (abc27.com)
Cutler, Aument draw challengers in GOP primary | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Monroe County candidates race to get petitions signed (poconorecord.com)
Pennsylvania’s legislative battlefield takes shape as state House, Senate candidates file for primary – pennlive.com
5 women to watch during Pa.’s 2022 midterms: Susan Wild, Carla Sands, Summer Lee and more – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Democracy is all of us. We need to work together to affirm our commitment to elections | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
State rep, Senate seats top primary ballot in Lackawanna County | Election | thetimes-tribune.com
Transportation
Restoring Passenger Rail Service Between Reading and Philadelphia – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Several state highways restricted for safety improvements in Bucks, Montgomery, and Delaware Counties | The Bucks County Herald
Erie County road work ahead: Here’s what to expect this season (goerie.com)
Health
CHOP gets large gift from Philadelphia-area couple to establish immunotherapy center – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Colorado braces to become refuge for abortion access : Shots – Health News : NPR
State News
Death toll up to 5 as snow squalls lead to I-81 pileup in Schuylkill County; at least 20 injured – Daily Local
At least five dead in snowy pileup of dozens of vehicles along I-81 in Schuylkill County | WITF
Pa. deaths outpaced births in year one of pandemic · Spotlight PA
Philly’s Black Doctors Consortium receives $3 million in federal funding | Local News | phillytrib.com
Groups criticize state auditor general’s decision to transfer school review duties | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
National News
New round of talks aims to stop the fighting in Ukraine : NPR
Russia says it will cut back operations near Ukraine capital (inquirer.com)
Millennials now make up 43% of housing market. But does available inventory reflect changing household arrangements? – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
New California Supreme Court judge is the first Latina in the role : NPR
Read Will Smith’s apology to Chris Rock : NPR
NFL teams must hire women or racial minorities in the 2022 football season : NPR
Federal Judge Finds Trump Most Likely Committed Crimes Over 2020 Election – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Trump ‘likely’ committed crime trying to stay in power, judge says in records dispute | WITF
Local News
Norristown Times Herald building sold, razed to make way for $50M apartment project – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Harrisburg man says residents can help lower violence (abc27.com)
Lancaster City Council approves $10 million appropriation bill for capital projects | Community News | lancasteronline.com
Manheim Twp. commissioners approve 96 apartments at former Lancaster Malleable site | | lancasteronline.com
Coatesville Veteran Affairs Medical Center is ‘An essential service to veterans and the community’ – Daily Local
Upper Darby Township reinstates American Rescue Plan Act funding investigation (delcotimes.com)
$40 million shortfall for city capital projects (readingeagle.com)
Engineers identify $90 million in possible water improvment Hazleton City Authority could make | News | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh region breaks record for lowest ‘high’ temperature for March 28 | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Landside terminal construction underway at Pittsburgh International Airport | TribLIVE.com
Pitt-Greensburg art exhibit showcases Black experiences | TribLIVE.com
UPMC Matilda H. Theiss Health Center returns to Pittsburgh’s Hill District | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Wealth tax proposed in Philadelphia with support from Sen. Elizabeth Warren – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Mayor Kenney, City Council announce violence prevention hotline | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly diversion program offers option to clear criminal records | Local News | phillytrib.com
Slap at Oscars mars proud night for Black Philadelphians | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly photog hopes the view through the camera’s eye will offer kids an alternative to street life – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Philadelphia-born Action and Eyewitness TV news format impacted Black America (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia offers Do Not Solicit List for homeowners who get harassed to sell (inquirer.com)
Washington
Ketanji Brown Jackson on track for confirmation by end of next week | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Jan. 6 committee recommends House hold Navarro and Scavino in comtempt : NPR
Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in President Trump’s calls amid Capitol insurrection | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Biden budget has Manchin priorities: Tax rich, cut deficit – Daily Local
Biden budget plan would levy minimum tax on billionaires, boost national security – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Biden Says of Condemning Putin: ‘I Make No Apologies’ – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Biden lays out a ‘fund the police’ budget plan – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
