Legislature
Cannabis data concealed, bigger bills, and Pa. ‘abortion deserts’ · Spotlight PA
Corman looks to form cryptocurrency task force – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
COVID-19 test recalled because it may give false positives ‘caused by contamination’ – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
York County 911 offers higher wages to lure emergency dispatchers (ydr.com)
In today’s job market, workers with criminal records are getting a chance | WITF
US inflation might have dipped last month from 40-year high | News | phillytrib.com
Gas prices reach record and could climb higher as demand rises, analysts say (readingeagle.com)
How low-income people pay the steepest price when inflation hits : NPR
Inflation is challenging restaurants that survived the pandemic : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Need help, but don’t want to involve police? Harrisburg has civilians for that – pennlive.com
Education
West Chester Area School District awarded for outstanding financial reporting – Daily Local
West Chester schools add extra period to high schools – Daily Local
Millcreek mask lawsuit: School Board asks judge to toss removal case (goerie.com)
North Star school board considers tax hike to fund middle school renovations | News | tribdem.com
Elections/Politics
Drop box controversy ahead of Pennsylvania primary general election (abc27.com)
Pa. primary 2022: A last-minute guide to everything you need to know to vote May 17 · Spotlight PA
GOP donors increasingly split over support for Trump as midterms approach – WFIN Local News
John Fetterman brings bid for U.S. Senate to Greensburg as primary nears | TribLIVE.com
Oz Heads Fox News Poll – PoliticsPA
Mastriano Breaks Away From Pack – PoliticsPA
State Sen. Kim Ward endorses Dave White in GOP primary for Pa. governor | TribLIVE.com
GOP fears far-right candidate Mastriano will be PA governor nominee (abc27.com)
Terry Tracy: Who will stop Doug Mastriano from sinking the Republican ticket? (broadandliberty.com)
Our View: Open Pennsylvania primaries have our vote (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Republican challengers vying to unseat Saylor, Gillespie and Klunk (ydr.com)
Environment
Transportation
PennDOT opens final public comment period on I-83 South Bridge tolling project – pennlive.com
Health
Doylestown Hospital breast imaging center opens as expansions continue (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Medical marijuana remains a Schedule 1 controlled substance in PA (ydr.com)
Mount Nittany luminaries celebrate health care staff who worked through the pandemic | WITF
CDC: 2020 saw most firearm deaths since 1994 | TribLIVE.com
State News
What’s in the Abortion Bill Sen. Casey Is Backing? – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Casey plans to vote to legalize abortion after years of opposition | News | thetimes-tribune.com
PA’s low-producing wells are leaking methane (ydr.com)
State to construct new Pa. State Police Academy facilities and will modernize academy – pennlive.com
National News
Guest Opinion: How outlawing abortion violates the 13th Amendment (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
U.S. casinos had best month ever in March, winning $5.3B | News | tribdem.com
Baby formula shortage worsens, leaving parents scrambling – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
FDA: ‘We are doing everything in our power’ to resolve baby formula shortage – pennlive.com
Ukrainians stop Russian gas at one hub, make gains in east (inquirer.com)
Daniel Ellsberg on why the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion is a good thin : NPR
Inside one of the most expensive Democratic House primaries in the country : NPR
Local News
Harrisburg mayor to highlight plans for $40M ARP funds (abc27.com)
Regional EMS authority proposed in Lancaster to help with financial deficit (abc27.com)
Wind energy equipment from Spain is brought to the U.S. through Erie. (goerie.com)
York County Underground Railroad site purchased for preservation | WITF
Aquatopia named best waterpark in country by USA TODAY’s 10Best (poconorecord.com)
American Rescue Plan grant requests nearly double funding available from Berks (readingeagle.com)
Reading officials banned from using city-owned vehicles (readingeagle.com)
Dallas Twp. residents fighting proposed commercial development | News | citizensvoice.com
New quality of life regulations pass in Hazleton | News | standardspeaker.com
Doylestown Celebrates New Borough Hall, Park With Dedication Ceremony | Doylestown, PA Patch
Pitt
Pittsburgh metro area down 54,000 jobs since the pandemic | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
What is the future of the OnePGH Fund under the Gainey administration? (nextpittsburgh.com)
The Park, a 247-unit apartment project, breaks ground at SouthSide Works (nextpittsburgh.com)
Construction of new Fern Hollow Bridge in Pittsburgh’s Frick Park begins | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Mariner East Pipeline has sparked a boom in fracked gas exports from Philly region (inquirer.com)
Washington
Senate confirms Lisa Cook to be the first Black woman on Fed board | News | phillytrib.com
Democrats’ bill would make Roe v. Wade law and expand it | News | phillytrib.com
House approves $40B in Ukraine aid, beefing up Biden request | TribLIVE.com
Senate to vote on bill to codify abortion protections, but it will fail : NPR