Legislature
Pennsylvania gun bills facing certain veto | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pa. Senate advances firearms bills | Pennsylvania News | wfmz.com
Reaction after Senate backs Second Amendment bills (wearecentralpa.com)
New PA Water Quality Bill Would Hold Industry Accountable | Lower Providence, PA Patch
Shusterman introduces child and dependent care tax credit – Daily Local
State Senator Jake Corman tests positive for COVID-19 (abc27.com)
Pa. Senate President Jake Corman has breakthrough COVID-19 case (ydr.com)
Striking Scranton teachers take their case to the Capitol | WITF
State Senate approves loan program for veteran-owned businesses | Times Leader
Striking Scranton teachers: Help us Harrisburg | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
State House OKs pre-impeachment probe into Halcovage | Schuylkill | standardspeaker.com
Schwank Comments on Senate Passage of Capital Budget Project Itemization Act – BCTV
Senate OKs bill that includes support for rail in Reading | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Coronavirus – COVID-19
White House ramps up push to vaccinate kids 5-11 | ABC27
Pa. Department of Corrections providing COVID vaccine boosters to prisoners, staff – pennlive.com
Pennsylvania court strikes down school mask mandate | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania court throws out governor’s school mask mandate (abc27.com)
How SARS-CoV-2 in white-tailed deer could alter the course of the pandemic : Goats and Soda : NPR
Gov. Tom Wolf during stop in Reading encourages people to get COVID vaccine (readingeagle.com)
COVID-19 cases likely to remain high in Pa as holiday season approaches | WITF
Centre Volunteers in Medicine vaccinates nearly 2,000 kids ages 5-11 this week | WITF
Business/Jobs
So just why is inflation so high, and how long will it last? (abc27.com)
Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease (delcotimes.com)
Ashley Machine and Tools in the spotlight | Times Leader
Guest Opinion: Giving a veteran a job one way to say ‘thanks’ (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Hershey goes salty, buys Dot’s Homestyle Pretzels for $1.2B | WITF
Crime/Punishment
Capitol riot suspects had more ties to Oath Keepers than previously known | WITF
FOP is back in court seeking to block Philly police misconduct disclosures (inquirer.com)
State police enforcing ‘Click it or Ticket’ for November | WTAJ – www.wearecentralpa.com
Education
Bensalem Township School District paid $110,650 for ‘equity review’ (broadandliberty.com)Bridget O’Connell is Pennsylvania Superintendent of the Year | The Bucks County Herald
Elections/Politics
Recount triggered for open Commonwealth Court seat, with Democrat Lori Dumas leading · Spotlight PA
Pa. Secretary of State issues notice for statewide recount in Commonwealth Court race (abc27.com)
Still adjudicating Nov. 2 ballots, Luzerne County Election Board also faces recount | Times Leader
If Pa. Sen. Mastriano wants to be governor, he may have to moderate | WITF
Diverse candidates make history in Centre County PA election | Centre Daily Times
Bucks County GOP, Democratic Chairs Talk Republican Victories – LevittownNow.com
Michael Torres: ‘Old School GOP’ prevailed in Pennsylvania’s swing counties (broadandliberty.com)
Bucks County election: Count to conclude with 2,000 more ballots (theintell.com)
TV’s Dr. Oz eyeing a run in U.S. Senate race in Pa., reports say (ydr.com)
Erie state Sen. Dan Laughlin’s fundraising lags in governor’s race (goerie.com)
Republicans: 2022 midterms loom with hope (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Chester County finishes vote count; Democrats still in winners’ circle – Daily Local
AP source: GOP state Sen. Jake Corman to run for governor | WITF
Pennsylvania Sec. of State: Don’t Comply with GOP State Senator’s Election Audit – newsbinding
Environment
Dems, GOP agree on climate change urgency, but not on what to do (abc27.com)
China and the United States Join in Seeking Emissions Cuts – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Transportation
Pa. drivers becoming more reckless around school buses (audacy.com)
Health
The cost of Medicare Advantage plans to the U.S. government is exploding : Shots – Health News : NPR
New form of fentanyl behind 75 fatal overdoses in Pennsylvania county | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
State News
Democratic Lawmakers Tout Passage of Infrastructure Bill – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Pennsylvania property tax burden by county – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pennsylvania’s Veterans Treatment Courts make a difference for veterans – Mainline Media News
Pa. is poised to get billions from the Biden-backed infrastructure bill | WITF
National News
Eviction filings are rising, though not at the pace many experts had feared. : NPR
Kyle Rittenhouse trial: Rittenhouse testifies in his own defense : NPR
Trump faces uphill legal battle in dispute with Jan. 6 panel : NPR
Federal judge allows Texas schools to require masks : NPR
China’s leader Xi warns against ‘Cold War’ in Asia-Pacific | News | tribdem.com
Two million COVID-19 at-home test kits recalled over false positive results – pennlive.com
After promise, Musk sells $1.1B in Tesla shares to pay taxes – pennlive.com
Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery ‘trapped like a rat’ before slaying | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Local News
Large crowd honors veterans at Lower Makefield parade | The Bucks County Herald
50-acre solar farm proposed near Hawley | Associated Press | lancasterfarming.com
When We Need Light the Most – The Good Men Project
Jacqueline Spry ready to help guide Erie’s American Rescue Plan strategy (goerie.com)
Delaware County continues to beef up its IT, almost a year after hacker attack (delcotimes.com)
Coatesville gets $91,000 in funding to spur revitalization efforts – Daily Local
Take Heart ranch using horses and counselors to help Berks veterans (readingeagle.com)
Reading Parking Authority pushes for parking stalls in neighborhoods (readingeagle.com)
NEPA to benefit a lot from Biden infrastructure bill | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Taxes hold steady in 2022 budget proposal for Hazleton | News | standardspeaker.com
Sugarloaf Twp. supervisors grant tax breaks for warehouses | News | standardspeaker.com
Berks Nature to Host Hay Creek Pedestrian Bridge Opening Ceremony – BCTV
Pitt
Mayor-elect Ed Gainey appears on CNN to discuss infrastructure, policing | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh earns international award for work addressing climate change | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Council aims to relocate people threatened with violence (audacy.com)
How to slow down Philly violence? Summit brings proposals (audacy.com)
Gun violence against women rising for Philadelphia in 2021 | Local News | phillytrib.com
Health officials say smoke over Philadelphia not hazardous | WITF
6abc anchor Jim Gardner retiring from ‘Action News’ (inquirer.com)
Washington
13 Republicans Face Backlash for Backing Infrastructure Bill – The New York Times (nytimes.com)