News Digest:: November 8, 2023

Legislature

Skill games split lawmakers | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Aiming to Clear the Air in Pennsylvania Casinos, House Bill 1657 Goes for Vote on November 15 (igaming.org)

E-waste recycling struggles drawing state’s attention | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

New Law Assures First Amendment Right Of Religious Expression | WDAC

Voters elect Democrat Cherelle Parker as Philadelphia’s 100th mayor — and the 1st woman | AM 560 The ANSWER – Chicago, IL

Democrats win in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware Counties (inquirer.com)

Sewer rates soar as private companies buy up local water systems – Stateline

Democrats claim control of Central Bucks school board in tense election (headtopics.com)

 The 2023 City & State Election Preview Part II: Of Courts! – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Voters weigh abortion rights in open Pa. Supreme Court seat | WITF

Pa. lawmakers look to increase voting access for people behind bars | 90.5 WESA 

Pa. lawmakers call, again, for ending twice-yearly time changes – pennlive.com 

Bills to expand protections against hate crime pass Pennsylvania House (abc27.com) 

Nearly 70K Pa. school, government retirees have had no COLA increase in 21 years | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

Business/Jobs

Report: Pennsylvania businesses taxes mediocre | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

States with legal cannabis see higher home values, but Illinois lags behind | Illinois | thecentersquare.com

Endless shrimp falls short as Red Lobster sees bigger loss, key investor says – pennlive.com

COVID-19

Vaccine trust plunges in U.S., with misinformation drowning out truth: survey – pennlive.com 

Covid-19 treatments to enter market with hefty price tag | TribLIVE.com 

Crime/Punishment

Man who called ex 304 times in 2 hours arrested near her Cumberland County house: police – pennlive.com

Education

Democrats claim control of Central Bucks school board in tense election (headtopics.com)

Democratic slate cruises to apparent victory in Southern Lehigh school board race | LehighValleyNews.com

Results of 2023 West Chester Area School Board Coming In | West Chester, PA Patch

Why do some school buses have white strobe lights in Pennsylvania? (abc27.com) 

Pennsylvania schools preparing for potential milk carton shortage (abc27.com) 

Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 

Borrowers weigh personal, professional options as student loan payments resume – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Elections/Politics

Pennsylvania Election Results: Pennsylvania Supreme Court, local election results (abc27.com)

PA election results: Daniel McCaffery wins Supreme Court race · Spotlight PA

Eddie Moran declares victory in Reading mayoral election | WITF

Philadelphia election results, updates: Mayor, City Council, Pennsylvania Supreme Court news (inquirer.com)

Pa. Commonwealth Court election results: Democrat Matt Wolf beats Republican Megan Martin | WPSU

General Election 2023: Results from Dauphin County municipal races – pennlive.com

Voting machines in 1 Pa. county flip votes for judges | WITF

Democrats win in Bucks, Chester, Montgomery and Delaware Counties (inquirer.com)

Democratic slate cruises to apparent victory in Southern Lehigh school board race | LehighValleyNews.com

Results of 2023 West Chester Area School Board Coming In | West Chester, PA Patch

Democrats poised to claim majority on Northampton County Council | LehighValleyNews.com

Environment

State gets $4M for rural renewable energy projects | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Transportation

Convictions for driving past school bus stop arms up 47% | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Automakers hitting brakes on electric vehicles for all | Michigan | thecentersquare.com

Gun Safety

U.S. Supreme Court considers case dealing with gun rights and domestic violence – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

State News

Shapiro Rallies Bucks County Democratic Faithful on Election Day – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)

Gov. Shapiro signs bill repealing ban on religious garb worn by teachers | TribLIVE.com

Report: Pennsylvania businesses taxes mediocre | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

State gets $4M for rural renewable energy projects | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com

Pennsylvania receives $3.6 million for renewable energy | WITF

How abortion became the central issue in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court race – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Hearn Kirkwood sandwiches sold in Pennsylvania recalled due to undeclared allergen (abc27.com)

National News

Democrat Beshear wins reelection in Kentucky | Kentucky | thecentersquare.com

Pentagon makes plans for nuclear gravity bomb with bigger bang | National | thecentersquare.com

How old is too old for Washington? New poll shows where Americans stand | National | thecentersquare.com

Feds sanction 13 members of fentanyl-trafficking Sinaloa Cartel | National | thecentersquare.com

Report: Feds coordinated broad censorship of Americans on election, COVID, more | National | thecentersquare.com

U.S. weapons, taxpayer dollars end up with Taliban, Hamas | National | thecentersquare.com

U.S. House votes to censure Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

VA reports major uptick in veterans’ care after passage of toxic exposure law – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)

Local News

You shouldn’t mail checks on these days, security expert says – pennlive.com

Front Street access to UPMC Harrisburg reopens earlier than expected – pennlive.com

Judges group: Patricia Rorrer innocent in Joan Katrinak murder (mcall.com)

Taxes, roads, character and party affiliation on minds of voters for Luzerne County Council race | Election | citizensvoice.com

Pitt

Pennsylvania election: Sara Innamorato elected Allegheny County executive, Stephen Zappala re-elected as DA | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Stephen Zappala wins Allegheny County district attorney election against Matt Dugan | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Morning Roundup: Police say Shadyside restaurant worker injured in assault; 2 winners in record Pa. jackpot | TribLIVE.com

‘There’s nowhere to go’: Pittsburgh clears homeless camp | TribLIVE.com

UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh to expand heart institute | TribLIVE.com

Philly

Parker Rolls: Philadelphia elects Cherelle Parker as its 100th – and first female – mayor – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)

Philadelphia elects first openly LGBTQ city council member | ABC27

Third Black man exonerated for murder in less than a week | Local News | phillytrib.com

After private vote, charter school’s future is still up in the air | Local News | phillytrib.com

Washington

Eye on the Capitol: How Casey, Fetterman, Kelly voted last week | Local News | ncnewsonline.com

Casey touts Fend Off Fentanyl Act in visit to Pa. state police headquarters – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)