Legislature
Legislation would add names’ accent marks on Pa. documents (audacy.com)
Both chambers of the Pa. Legislature need to make lawmakers’ expenses searchable online | Opinion | bedfordgazette.com
Pension reform: Pennsylvania looks to ensure annual payments, avoid underfunding trap | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
‘It’s like night and day’: Last piece of Pa. Capitol restoration project completed for $2.2 million – pennlive.com
Scavello advocates for tough-on-crime approach amid rising crime rates (poconorecord.com)
How the SCOTUS opinion could put the General Assembly in the driver’s seat on abortion rights – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
House Dems to hold hearing on Pa.’s hemp industry | Five for the Weekend – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Lawmakers seek to legalize fentanyl test strips as overdoses surge | News | citizensvoice.com
State leaders discuss need for treatment centers to curb opioid epidemic | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
State official visits Berks to discuss local effort to fight addiction crisis (readingeagle.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Few families have sought federal payment of COVID funerals : Shots – Health News : NPR
Business/Jobs
Small businesses still struggle to find enough workers | Business | phillytrib.com
What’s Your Rate of Inflation? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
As 988 hotline goes live in Pennsylvania, crisis centers need workers | WITF
Affordable for whom? The cost of child care in Pa. | The Numbers Racket – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Crime/Punishment
Clothes spotlight sex abuse in Amish, Mennonites and similar groups known for their plain dress | WITF
Education
St. Joseph’s University unveils $300M capital campaign to fund new projects – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Erie school taxes: Superintendent wants 4.45% hike to retain programs (goerie.com)
New Hope-Solebury teacher Jackie Miller, along with Pennsbury School District teacher Kristin S J. Slota, are among the 12 nominated in Pa. (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pennsylvania high school to ban student cellphone use | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
The Philadelphia School District will start weapons scans in all middle schools and some elementaries come Monday (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
Sen. Anthony Williams, 23-year incumbent, has his first real challenger. He says it’s ‘insulting’ | Local News | phillytrib.com
U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon, D-5, of Swarthmore faces primary challenge May 17 (delcotimes.com)
Trump visits Pennsylvania to back Oz in U.S. Senate primary – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Trump promotes Oz and attacks McCormick as thousands turn out for rally in Greensburg | WITF
Trump supporters still unsure about Oz in Pa.’s U.S. Senate GOP race, despite former president’s endorsement | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ridley’s Dave White fighting for Republican gubernatorial nomination among crowded field (delcotimes.com)
Poll shows key GOP primary race is neck and neck · Spotlight PA
Poll shows most Pennsylvania voters want to reform election rules (readingeagle.com)
Moving the goalposts? GOP says Dems walking back goals to flip Pa. legislative chambers (broadandliberty.com)
Clarice Schillinger: Moms of the midterms (broadandliberty.com)
Guest Opinion: Leadership is in the eye of the beholder (theintell.com)
Audit the Vote gave us its canvassing data to check the results. It was riddled with errors | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Leaked abortion opinion raises stakes in contest to succeed Gov. Tom Wolf | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Two Democrats and two Republicans seek nominations in 118th state House District | Election | thetimes-tribune.com
Pennsylvania’s top election official, ACLU call out Lehigh County DA’s monitoring of drop boxes | WITF
The only Democrat running for governor of Pennsylvania vows to veto abortion restrictions | WITF
These are the trends to watch for among older voters in the Pa. primary | Ray E. Landis – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Democrats hope abortion will jolt young voters to action in midterms : NPR
Environment
State College company closes the loop on electronics recycling | WITF
Biofuels industry still waiting on subsidies to compete with oil, gas, electric vehicles | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Chesapeake Bay advocates praise feds for new conservation funds | Monday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Want to fight climate change? Eat more plants and fewer animals | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Health
Doylestown Health opens Clark Center for Breast Imaging | The Bucks County Herald
Medication Abortions Are Increasing: What They Are and Where Women Get Them – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Fujirebio’s diagnostic test for Alzheimer’s cleared by FDA – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Healthcare Crisis in Delco as Crozier-Chester Shutters Services – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Abortion has been common in the U.S. since the 18th Century. So has the debate | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
State News
Pa.’s ‘delightfully’ dystopian driverless future · Spotlight PA
Biden Nominates Two U.S. Attorneys for Pennsylvania – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pennsylvania oil lobby keeps abandoned wells unplugged | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
One of earliest gay rights protests in US held at Bucks County Community College (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
National News
After leak, religious rift over legal abortion on display – Daily Local
The Taliban orders women to wear head-to-toe clothing in public | WITF
Russia celebrates the end of World War II as Putin justifies starting a war in Ukraine | NPR
Local News
Upper Dublin Residents Still Trying To Rebuild 8 Months After Hurricane Ida, Tornadoes Swept Across Region – CBS Philly (cbslocal.com)
Doylestown Rallies Against Potential Overturning Of Roe V. Wade | Doylestown, PA Patch
Community Transit celebrates rebranding with ‘DelGo’ name and new location – Delco Times
New Recreation Center opens in Phoenixville – Daily Local
Substance use prevention rally held in Harrisburg (abc27.com)
York Co. celebrates 3 generations of firefighters (abc27.com)
OPINION: Municipal Sewer And Water Customers: Beware of Big Water! – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Could municipal contracts, penalties curb illegal dumping in Poconos? (poconorecord.com)
Pike County commissioners discuss concerns over DWGNRA proposal (poconorecord.com)
Opinion: We don’t want to go backwards, but here we are (poconorecord.com)
State will replace damaged Conestoga massacre marker [The Scribbler] | Local Voices | lancasteronline.com
Lancaster City Council to vote on appropriation of COVID-19 relief funding at upcoming meeting | Community News | lancasteronline.com
Residents in Northampton, Newtown Township join forces to fight Wawa (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Luzerne County Council to appoint GOP election board member; interviews set for Monday | | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
New survey highlights inequities faced by Black women in Pittsburgh – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Owners of Downtown Pittsburgh skyscrapers, other commercial properties could benefit from assessment appeals deal | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County ranks high in preventable hospitalizations, new report says | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh’s housing market braces for rising interest rates | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Black Lives Matter protester acquitted by judge after charges refiled | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Philadelphia residential property values jumped 31% after reassessment delay (inquirer.com)
Philly relaunches $10,000 home assistance program for first-time buyers | Local News | phillytrib.com
Everyone’s trying to solve Philly’s gun violence crisis. Is more collaboration the answer? | Local News | phillytrib.com
Parker introduces bill to address illegal dumping punishment | Local News | phillytrib.com
PHL Inno – Philadelphia region’s 71% increase in VC funding easily tops all major U.S. markets during 1Q (bizjournals.com)
Philly trades unions show off skill and efforts to improve diversity at open house | Local News | phillytrib.com
After scathing report on Philly’s child welfare system, DHS head describes efforts to improve | Local News | phillytrib.com
Kenney establishes Consumer Financial Protection Task Force | Local News | phillytrib.com
Dan Cirucci and Lisa Simon: Philadelphia’s plummeting reputation is hindering its comeback after Covid (broadandliberty.com)
Philly Parking Authority drops demand that city schools repay $10.8M – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Philly’s public defenders office asks for $5.8 million budget increase to fix employee pay disparity (inquirer.com)
LGBTQ community leaders call for change after Philly nightclub death – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Washington
Jill Biden’s Secret Ukraine Trip – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Call Pence or Trump? It’s time for the Jan. 6 panel to make a decision (abc27.com)
White House says internet providers to discount fee for poor | News | phillytrib.com
Jill Biden visits Ukraine, making her first solo trip to a combat zone as first lady | WITF
20 Internet providers to offer discount fee for poor, White House says – pennlive.comAfter the leaked Roe opinion, Justice Thomas says the Supreme Court can’t be bullied | WITF
