Legislature

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signs historic breast cancer screening bill | Health | phillytrib.com

Pennsylvania Senate votes to ban safe injection sites | Centre Daily Times

Pennsylvania lawmaker renews push for education-focused bills (wtaj.com)

Support grows in Harrisburg to move up the 2024 presidential primary – Delco Times

Lawmakers want action on spill – Lower Bucks Times

Lawmakers push for more money as Philadelphia schools deal with asbestos crisis – CBS Philadelphia (cbsnews.com)

Pa. Democratic lawmakers renew push to expand teacher certification and in-state tuition for DACA recipients (wskg.org)

Pa. bills would fund teacher recruitment, ban supervised injection sites | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pa. awards $6.7M to support schools’ dual credit programs | Tuesday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania State Senator Introduces Ban on Kratom Sales to Minors – Tennessee Star

100 Pittsburgh Leaders – Pittsburgh Quarterly

Roundtable speaks on the State of Black Pennsylvania (msn.com)

Shapiro Signs First Bill, Expands Pa. Health Insurance Coverage for Breast Cancer Screenings :: exploreClarion.com

Shapiro Signs First Bill Requiring Insurers To Cover Preventive Breast, Ovarian Cancer Screenings (politicspa.com)

The Pa. legislature appears to have met a tax break it doesn’t like: one for teachers, nurses, and cops | WITF

Shapiro, Re:Build Manufacturing Announce $81 Million Investment in Westmoreland County – PoliticsPA

Insurance costs for breast, ovarian cancer screenings nixed | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Organized labor amendment heads east | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Lawmakers establish legislative Black-Jewish caucus – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Right-to-unionize amendment clears Pa. House committee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pennsylvania bill would prohibit sale of popular fireworks (abc27.com)

Business/Jobs

Is JP Morgan’s purchase of failed bank from FDIC a government bailout? | National | thecentersquare.com

Tuesday Morning closing all stores including two in central Pa. – pennlive.com

King Charles III cardboard cutouts are hot sellers for Wilkes-Barre company | Business | citizensvoice.com

COVID-19

Three years after pandemic began, Biden will lift federal vaccination mandates | National | thecentersquare.com

U.S. Will End Most Covid Vaccine Mandates on May 11 – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Crime/Punishment

Man dead after falling off motorcycle during high-speed I-83 crash: state police – pennlive.com

‘We have zero leads,’ FBI says of search for gunman who killed 5 – pennlive.com

Woman dies after getting thrown from vehicle in I-81 crash: state police – pennlive.com

7 Found Dead in Oklahoma Amid Search for Missing Teens – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Candace Chapman Scott pleads not guilty to selling human parts on Facebook : NPR

Human remains found in Stroudsburg ID’d as missing woman (mcall.com)

Authorities arrest Pittsburgh fugitive accused of mocking police online for not being able to catch him | TribLIVE.com

Education

After School Satan Club allowed to meet after court ruling | WITF

Controversial pledge roils Southern Lehigh school board race | WITF

Pa. awards $6.7M to support schools’ dual credit programs | Tuesday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Could an independent agency solve Philadelphia’s school facilities crisis? – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Pa. school board member accused of sexual violence resigns: reports – pennlive.com

Mysterious group again roils Scranton School Board election race | Election | thetimes-tribune.com

Elections/Politics

Philadelphia mayor 2023: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Helen Gym (inquirer.com)

May 2 Playbook: Marching Toward A New Primary Date? (politicspa.com)

Survey Shows Statistical Tie In Philly Mayor Race (politicspa.com)

Candidates can cross-file in Pennsylvania Primaries (abc27.com)

Environment

Home gardeners prepare: the invasive spotted lanternflies are returning | WITF

Spraying for spongy moths to begin in Pennsylvania forests (abc27.com)

Dust Storm in Illinois Causes Deadly Highway Pileups – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Transportation

An electric vehicle fee in Pennsylvania touted as ‘best path forward’ | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Why the U.S. is seeking the toughest-ever rules for vehicle emissions | WITF

Pa. House panel examines ways to collect ‘fair share’ of road costs from electric vehicle users – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Health

Healthy Living: Benefits of walking (abc27.com)

State News

Organized labor amendment heads east | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Insurance costs for breast, ovarian cancer screenings nixed | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Guide to proposed changes in the Pa. Constitution · Spotlight PA

An electric vehicle fee in Pennsylvania touted as ‘best path forward’ | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Why State College’s anti-gambling movement failed to stop the Nittany Mall casino | WITF

Penn State program for elite athletes with disabilities evades drop to ‘rec club’ status – pennlive.com

Nurses rally to be held at State Capitol (abc27.com)

Pennsylvania lawmakers called on to recognize Lenape Nation (abc27.com)

Top 10 baby names for 2023 in Pennsylvania (abc27.com)

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board holding limited release lottery (abc27.com)

National News

U.S. Will End Most Covid Vaccine Mandates on May 11 – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Three years after pandemic began, Biden will lift federal vaccination mandates | National | thecentersquare.com

Biden touts record, small businesses fire back | National | thecentersquare.com

Treasury gives Congress dire June 1 deadline on debt ceiling | National | thecentersquare.com

Delaware’s delegation urged to back federal pot reclassification | Delaware | thecentersquare.com

More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high | WITF

More than 200 people died in national parks last year: These were the deadliest (abc27.com)

U.C. Berkeley Anthropology Library Closure Faces Student Opposition – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Prominent Retired Judge Calls for Ethics Rules for Supreme Court Justices – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Principal who was fired after students were shown ‘David’ is welcomed in Italy : NPR

Hollywood writers go on strike after studios and union fail to reach a deal – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Local News

Park ranger spent 300 hours at N.J. home when he was supposed to be on patrol: officials – pennlive.com

New internal affairs investigator at Dauphin County jail placed on leave – pennlive.com

Changes made to Hersheypark’s operating hours (abc27.com)

Construction on new luxury community begins in Cumberland County (abc27.com)

Toxic chemicals in Emmaus water could cost at least $24M to fix | Lehigh Valley Regional News | wfmz.com

Newlyweds who fell in love at YMCA start scholarship for children | News | citizensvoice.com

Luzerne County’s new Arts Advisory Board gets to work | Times Leader

Pitt

Large fire breaks out inside East Pittsburgh apartment building – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Pirates eyeing new North Shore development – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Norfolk Southern trains causing headaches for Beaver residents and first responders – CBS Pittsburgh (cbsnews.com)

Man who gave $1M to IUP’s osteopathic medicine school explains why he donated the cash | TribLIVE.com

$81M investment to create 300 jobs in New Kensington, Arnold industrial park | TribLIVE.com

Pittsburgh police chief finalist Jason Lando says Gainey didn’t tell him Larry Scirotto got the job | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Philly

Philadelphia mayor 2023: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has endorsed Helen Gym (inquirer.com)

Survey Shows Statistical Tie In Philly Mayor Race (politicspa.com)

Philly-area community colleges rebound after pandemic | Local News | phillytrib.com

Black Protestant church still vital despite attendance drop | Religion | phillytrib.com

Helen Gym would be Philadelphia’s 1st Asian-American female mayor | Mayorsrace | phillytrib.com

Report addresses Philadelphia’s government hiring crisis | Local News | phillytrib.com

Jefferson Health repurposing Elkins Park hospital, expanding MossRehab – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Unemployment up among Philadelphia-area law school graduates – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)

Washington

Senator Casey showcases federal funding in Perry County (abc27.com)

Sen. Casey tours Perry County wastewater plant (cumberlink.com)

Pocono Mountains United Way files hundreds of tax returns through VITA (msn.com)