Legislature

Newtown Township Submits $900K Grant To Fund Pedestrian Bridge Project | Newtown, PA Patch

‘A catalyst for growth’: Norristown’s Sterigere Street bridge reopens to traffic (mainlinemedianews.com)

Pa. senators would require schools to eliminate lead in drinking water by installing filtered water stations | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes bill to outlaw declawing cats (abc27.com)

How Cherelle Parker picked Kevin Bethel to be police commissioner (inquirer.com)

LCH Unveils Pia Center for Behavioral Health: A Beacon of Mental Wellness in Southern Chester County – MyChesCo

Police Officer Scott A. Wertz Memorial Bridge Sign Formally Unveiled at Ceremony – BCTV

Blanche A. Nixon Library in West Philadelphia Breaks Ground on $8.5 Million Renovation – MyChesCo

City of Reading Introduces the Appointed CRIZ Working Group at Press Conference – BCTV

How to prevent traffic deaths in Philadelphia (inquirer.com)

LCH Unveils Pia Center for Behavioral Health: A Beacon of Mental Wellness in Southern Chester County – MyChesCo

Business/Jobs

Owners of 5 Pa. McDonald’s found to have violated child labor laws: reports – pennlive.com

UGI customers may have lower gas bills next month (abc27.com)

Crime/Punishment

Vermont Police Arrest Suspect in Shooting of 3 Palestinian Students – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Central Pa. officers shot armed person while responding to domestic incident: police – pennlive.com

Newville couple sentenced to five years probation for leaving children home alone – pennlive.com

16-year-old boy missing out of Camp Hill: police – pennlive.com

Man who wounded 14 Pa. elementary students with machete dies in prison | WITF

Shoplifting and retail thefts lead to new law enforcement tactics : NPR

Education

In the battle over books, who gets to decide what’s age-appropriate? | WITF

Poll: Voters think schools should inform parents about gender changes | National | thecentersquare.com

Tensions on college campuses over Israel-Hamas War prompt federal investigations | TribLIVE.com

Elections/Politics

Pa. county election officials react to mail-in ballot decision | WITF

Election 2024: DeFoor Launches Reelection Campaign for Auditor General (politicspa.com)

Election 2024: What’s On The Ballot (politicspa.com)

Environment

Rare lobster: Bowie is half-blue, half-red, half-male, half-female : NPR

Environmental group sues Allegheny County Health Dept. over failure to issue Clean Air Act permits – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Arborists encourage homeowners to prepare their trees for winter | WITF

Pa. deer hunters share a feast through statewide nonprofit | WITF

Millions Under Winter Weather Alerts as Snow Could Disrupt Post-Holiday Travel – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

A year after devastating winter storm, power plant problems ‘still likely’ in extreme weather  – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Transportation

Thanksgiving travel sees spike in drunk driving, speeding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

State lays out rules for EV charging station funding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

PennDOT reminds motorists to watch for snow squalls and winter wind (abc27.com)

Health

How scientists are trying to save the insects that make life possible : NPR

Can PA use opioid settlement money for syringe services? · Spotlight PA

Medical complex for lower-income patients set to open on Cumberland’s West Shore – pennlive.com

Opioid settlement money is supposed to expand syringe services. Pa.’s drug laws stand in the way. – pennlive.com

State News

Shapiro signs informed consent bill into law – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Shapiro signs pelvic exam consent law, will take effect in January – pennlive.com

Shapiro says state will appeal Commonwealth Court’s RGGI decision – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Environmental group sues Allegheny County Health Dept. over failure to issue Clean Air Act permits – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Can PA use opioid settlement money for syringe services? · Spotlight PA

Not enough homes to buy, it’s still a seller’s market in Pa. | WITF

Canada’s cannabis lessons could instruct Pennsylvania’s process | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Thanksgiving travel sees spike in drunk driving, speeding | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Invasive ticks that fatally swarmed livestock in Ohio also present in Pa. – pennlive.com

PennDOT may pursue disqualification of contractor in wage theft case, Pa. Supreme Court rules – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

CATO: Pennsylvania ‘freer’ than neighboring states | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

National News

Biden announces new council, efforts to strengthen U.S. supply chains | National | thecentersquare.com

Could Biden’s Clean Energy Push Be a Victim of Its Success? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Kansans Hated Their New License Plate. Now They’ll Vote on a Replacement. – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Pa. Superior Court upholds firing of Penn State gymnastics coach – pennlive.com

Border Wall-Related Falls Are Increasing in California – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

National Christmas Tree Falls Over Amid High Winds – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun? – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Drones for Ducks:’ Federal grants fund research to use AI to count birds | New Mexico | thecentersquare.com

Eagle Pass braces for another surge of illegal border crossers | Texas | thecentersquare.com

Local News

Medical complex for lower-income patients set to open on Cumberland’s West Shore – pennlive.com

Tiny Cumberland County town faces fiscal nightmare: Raise taxes and cut police, or raise taxes more – pennlive.com

DNA testing needed to confirm skeletal remains are those of a missing elderly Pa. woman – pennlive.com

Streets paved in West Chester still up in the air – Daily Local

Allentown’s Pip the Mouse holiday show to live on after historic museum that carried on 60-year tradition folds (mcall.com)

Here’s what opened in this former Marshalls store in Cumberland County – pennlive.com

Pitt

Fern Hollow Bridge collapse: Key documents to be released to victims after judge’s order | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Giant video screen next to PNC Park approved by Pittsburgh planning commission | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

‘Didn’t know how to handle it’: Patron leaves firearm behind at LeMont on Mt. Washington | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Morning Roundup: Fire destroys former alpaca farm in West Deer | TribLIVE.com

Fight over Fern Hollow Bridge collapse records continues in court | TribLIVE.com

Philly

How Cherelle Parker picked Kevin Bethel to be police commissioner (inquirer.com)

Philly activist who helped flip police car during 2020 protest gets year in prison – pennlive.com

SEPTA officer shoots man who stabbed 3 people at subway station, police say | Local News | phillytrib.com

Philadelphia declares ‘Code Blue’ ahead of dangerous cold this week | Local News | phillytrib.com

Local leaders, healthcare experts seek solutions to lower obesity rates in Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com

Philadelphia non-profits promote GivingTuesday | Local News | phillytrib.com