Legislature
Pa. Senate chairwoman raises issues with mental health funds | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pa. House of Representatives flips to Democrats (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
How the Democratic takeover of the Pa. House will begin · Spotlight PA
Democrats win control of Pennsylvania state House · Spotlight PA
What does a Democratic state house mean for Pennsylvanians? (abc27.com)
Wolf vetoes bike lane bill over Philadelphia special prosecutor provision (abc27.com)
Coatesville revitalization project gets $80,000 in state funding – Daily Local
State lawmaker and former Philadelphia Eagle hand out 500 turkeys in Reading (readingeagle.com)
Business/Jobs
Philadelphia Museum of Art union hopes victory can inspire others (prismreports.org)
Rising food costs take a bite out of Thanksgiving dinner – Daily Local
That grocery receipt is correct – Thanksgiving dinner costs up 20%, says farm bureau – pennlive.com
Starbucks workers strike at more than 100 US stores – Daily Local
Workers at 6 Pittsburgh Starbucks strike, demanding better wages and guaranteed shifts | WITF
WESA, WYEP union vote passes by 26-1 majority | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Progress stalls in Post-Gazette, union talks | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
COVID-19
The End of Covid Vaccines at ‘Warp Speed’ – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Treating long COVID patients still requires lots of trial and error : Shots – Health News : NPR
Crime/Punishment
Lancaster County creates website for new prison project | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Philadelphia police officer gets less than 2 years for killing unarmed Black man | WITF
Education
Bus driver shortage stops OJR from changing start times – Daily Local
Biden to ask Supreme Court to resume plan to dismiss student loan debt – pennlive.com
What to know if you’ve applied for student loan forgiveness (abc27.com)
Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi will address diversity issues at online town hall Friday | WITF
Elections/Politics
National
Trump announcement sparks excitement among local Democrats | TribLIVE.com
Statewide
Looking ahead, questions surround Oz, Fitzpatrick, Shapiro, Fetterman (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
District/Local
How Lancaster County pulled off a near-flawless Election Day | Local News | lancasteronline.com
Philadelphia man charged for forging 2019 election petitions | WITF
Erie’s state delegation sees PA House flip as chance for compromise (goerie.com)
Summer Lee plans to keep breaking down barriers in Congress | TribLIVE.com
Environment
Transportation
Philadelphia Airport expects a bump in travelers this Thanksgiving week (inquirer.com)
Gun Safety
Health
Health experts urge screenings during Lung Cancer Awareness Month (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania reports sizable decline in overdose deaths, but experts wary | WITF
Early data suggest fatal overdoses slowing; not the case in Somerset County | News | tribdem.com
Erie County sees surge in flu cases, decline in COVID-19 (goerie.com)
Psychedelic treatment therapy, ketamine, mushrooms, topic of Philadose conference (inquirer.com)
Editorial: Highmark’s CEO raise is bad optics | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
State News
Firefighters warn people to be careful cooking on Thanksgiving (abc27.com)
Pa. core samples to get new, $6M home – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Snow squall, showers possible Friday as cold front sweeps through central Pa. – pennlive.com
Tom Hanks will take over the radio on Thanksgiving Day in western Pa. – pennlive.com
This year’s White House Christmas tree has Pennsylvania roots (inquirer.com)
National News
Declassified document shows Trump tweeted an image from a spy satellite : NPR
Qatar Bans Beer Sales at World Cup Stadiums – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Twitter employees quit after Elon Musk gives ultimatum : NPR
Taylor Swift Ticketmaster fiasco: Democrats scrutinize the company’s dominance : NPR
Elizabeth Holmes’ sentencing begins Friday : NPR
Potentially dangerous storm moves into Buffalo, western NY : NPR
Dam demolition set for Klamath River in California will be biggest in history : NPR
New York City approves taxi fare hike | News | standardspeaker.com
Storm with up to 4 feet of snow ‘may paralyze’ parts of New York – pennlive.com
Local News
Borough council approves budget with no 2023 tax increase in West Chester (dailylocal.com)
Residents Weigh In on DELCORA Sale – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Bethlehem fuel spill: Hundreds evacuated after tanker overturns (mcall.com)
Overturned gas tanker spill displaces hundreds in Bethlehem (poconorecord.com)
Montgomery County gets first look at 2023 budget (mainlinemedianews.com)
Pocono Twp. makes offer to buy former school building, Core5 withdraws (poconorecord.com)
Black veterans graves and their service forgotten for decades (ydr.com)
2 Erie business foes face off again in court over $1.55 million deal (goerie.com)
Cambria County approves pay raises for CYS workers, other staff | Local News | tribdem.com
Scranton officials make case for mayor’s 2023 budget proposal | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Berks 2023 budget proposal contains no tax increase (readingeagle.com)
Reading Pride Celebration will commemorate Transgender Day of Remembrance (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
Pittsburghers skeptical of mayor’s snow removal goals | TribLIVE.com
Downsized Shadyside apartment proposal still leaves some residents unhappy | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Council approves improvement district on North Broad St. | Local News | phillytrib.com
Black-owned holiday pop-up market opens In West Philadelphia | Business | phillytrib.com
Philadelphia Marathon weather forecast has cold temps for race route (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym proposes city residency hiring change (inquirer.com)
Washington
GOP Rep. Comer says pending probes will show Hunter Biden peddled influence. : NPR
GOP eyes new priorities for House, starting with Biden probe | Times Leader
Who might replace Nancy Pelosi as party leader? : NPR
Congress holds historic hearing on a congressional seat for the Cherokee Nation : NPR