Legislature
State Senator Wayne Fontana with Rob Pratte – KDKA Radio On-Demand – Omny.fm
BNP Paribas opens expanded office in Chesterbrook (pottsmerc.com)
Tartaglione Hosts Senior Expo for More than 100 Seniors – NewsBreak
Tartaglione Shreds Her District | Philadelphia Public Record (phillyrecord.com)
Indigenous Peoples’ Day flag-raising was without flag – WHYY
Senator Muth Releases Statement on Environmental Crimes Charges Filed by AG – MyChesCo
Everyone Is Urging SEC To Stop Public Pension Mismanagement, Looting By Wall Street (forbes.com)
Boscola, jobs caucus hearing on sustainable business practices – Times News Online (tnonline.com)
Dean, others call on Biden to end ICE contract with Berks | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Bipartisan Pennsylvania Senators Unveil Marijuana Legalization Bill Amid Whirlwind Of Reform Efforts In The State – Marijuana Moment
PA Sen. Carolyn Comitta Calls For Pipeline Halt, Permit Hold | West Chester, PA Patch
PA Senator Carolyn Comitta calls for pipeline shutdown and license continued (gdevresources.com)
Sen. Muth Blasts State DEP Following Pipeline Criminal Charges | Lower Providence, PA Patch
Governor Wolf Visits Clemens Food Group, Tours Construction in Montgomery County – MyChesCo
Pennsylvania schools would be required to post curriculum online under proposed bill | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
What to watch in Pennsylvania politics this week | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Howard Lurie: Gov. Wolf has no role in drawing the state’s congressional district lines (broadandliberty.com)
State Senator Mike Regan appears on Daybreak to explain change of heart on recreational marijuana (abc27.com)
YUDICHAK: PA Natural Gas Advancing Economic Opportunities and Environmental Solutions – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
GOP wants personal voter data to root out fraud. Pa. already uses a more secure system. · Spotlight PA
Gov. Tom Wolf visits Clemens Food Group to highlight Hatfield expansion – Mainline Media News
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Pa. Dept. of Health releases data on ‘breakthrough’ COVID-19 cases (abc27.com)
Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill | Coronavirus | phillytrib.com
Bucks lawmaker applauds agreement allowing law enforcement to share gun crime data across state lines – thereporteronline
Luzerne County acting manager: Mask mandate is working | | standardspeaker.com
Business/Jobs
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says coronavirus keeps workers on the sidelines (inquirer.com)
Unemployment Claims Lower as PA Recovers from Pandemic – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Job creation for September falls far short of expectations | News | tiogapublishing.com
Merck & Co. Employees Protest ‘Jab or Job’ Vax Mandates – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
SBA officially opens EIDL applications to loans of up to $2M – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
With HQ buildings in ‘great distress,’ Rite Aid CEO tells 2,800 employees to work from home (inquirer.com)
Report details little has changed at Pennsylvania casinos when it comes to worker diversity | TribLIVE.com
Crime/Punishment
Marijuana-related arrests decreased sharply nationwide in 2020, but not in Pa. | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Bucks County probation and parole: Highly trained officer help offenders (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Prison guard vaccinations increase after governor’s mandate | WITF
Lawsuit alleges Lackawanna County Prison staff negligent in inmate’s death | Crime-Emergency | thetimes-tribune.com
Education
PA School Boards Group Disavows National Organization’s ‘Domestic Terror’ Claims – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Education inequity in America isn’t an accident. It’s by design. (goerie.com)
Jefferson Educational Society renews push for property tax exemption (goerie.com)
Guest Opinion: ‘Stop the Steal’ of Pennridge School Board seat (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Diocese of Scranton enrollment increases this year, after decades of decline | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
College voucher proposal draws fire from Pitt and Penn State | TribLIVE.com
Elections/Politics
Conor Lamb raised $1.2 million for his Senate bid in the third quarter | City & State PA (cityandstatepa.com)
Opinion | Elect Democrats in 2022, Write Miles Taylor and Christine Todd Whitman – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
School board elections are heating up in Monroe County’s 4 districts (poconorecord.com)
Election 2021: What you need to know about the York County judge race (ydr.com)
Campaign for Erie County executive race makes voters want more info (goerie.com)
Your statewide voters guide for the 2021 general election in Pennsylvania – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
The Pa. municipal election is weeks away. What to know before casting your ballot on Nov. 2 – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Arkoosh, Lawrence get flu shot during Montgomery County Commissioners meeting – Mainline Media News
Here’s where candidates for Pa. Senate and governor stand on Texas’ abortion ban | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Trump-endorsed Sean Parnell raises $1.1M for Pennsylvania Senate bid | Washington Examiner
No. 2 House Republican refuses to say election wasn’t stolen | Times Leader
Luzerne County officials focused on Nov. 2 election preparations | Times Leader
Poll workers needed, hands-on training set; mail-in ballots to be sent this week | Election | citizensvoice.com
Manetti, Welby square off for former Rep. Marty Flynn’s House seat | Election | thetimes-tribune.com
Down-ballot wins lead to broader success, Pittsburgh officials of both political parties say a month from election | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Abortion is a key issue for Pa. Democrats, and it could supercharge the 2022 midterms | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How Josh Shapiro locked down the Democratic nomination for governor without even announcing he would run (inquirer.com)
Environment
Should oil and gas companies be exempt from Pennsylvania’s hazardous waste laws? – EHN
Health
Violence against health-care workers was rising. Then the pandemic hit, and made things worse – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Advocates, lawmakers push hospitals to help more with bills | Health | phillytrib.com
Experts address mental health stigma, solutions at Central Bucks forum (theintell.com)
Western Pa. hospitals: We won’t deny organ transplants to patients who refuse covid-19 vaccine | TribLIVE.com
State News
Pennsylvania auditor initiates probe of state investment program | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Colorado, Pennsylvania AGs urge Congress to regulate social media giants | Colorado | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania sees strong revenue numbers in September | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Local florist says business is oldest in U.S., dates back before Civil War (abc27.com)
Pennsylvania state parks need $1.4B for infrastructure improvements, DCNR says | News | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Pennsylvania Turnpike set to profit by selling excess broadband space in eastern Pa. – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Here’s how you can support Pa. farmers this fall | Five for the Weekend – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa.’s Highways, by the numbers | The Numbers Racket – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
School pension board investigates leaks | News | standardspeaker.com
Pennsylvania still recognizes Columbus Day although some of its cities do not | Today in Pa. – pennlive.com
Amid FBI scrutiny, top PSERS pension officials update financial disclosures (inquirer.com)
Pennsylvania is the only state that doesn’t fund public defenders. That needs to change. | Opinion (inquirer.com)
National News
Indigenous Peoples’ Day, as explained by Native Americans : NPR
Tensions persist between legacy of Columbus, native people – Delco Times
How land acknowledgments meant to honor indigenous people do the opposite instead | Opinion – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Inside Rikers: Dysfunction, Lawlessness and Detainees in Control – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
As E-Scooter and E-Bike Use Grows, So Do Safety Challenges – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Three economists win Nobel for their use of real-life experiments : NPR
Ex-Navy nuclear engineer and his wife arrested on espionage charges : NPR
Southwest Airlines canceled 28% of its weekend flights : NPR
Facebook to add new Instagram safety features for children : NPR
Early results show record low turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election : NPR
Bodycam video shows police officers dragging a Black paraplegic man out of his car | Across America | phillytrib.com
The Postal Service is slowing the mail to save money. Critics say it’s a death spiral | WITF
‘We Don’t Accept That’: Immigrants’ rights group wants action now on reform | Monday Morning Coffee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Here’s the cost of not spending $3.5T to transform Americans’ lives | Trish Zornio – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
The debate on Latino vs. Latinx vs. Hispanic is the song that never ends | Rebecca Rivas – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Local News
Fleetwood Bible Church Celebrate 150th Anniversary [Religion Digest] – Reading Eagle – Pennsylvania News Today
Harrisburg developer answers questions about proposed apartments, grocery store (abc27.com)
How Pennsylvanians can prepare their house for the cold months ahead, according to PPL (abc27.com)
Regional municipal ambulance group weighing ALS providers (poconorecord.com)
Delaware County’s new epidemiologist talks about role as health department moves forward (delcotimes.com)
Blessings of Hope seeks zoning change to allow $30M facility on farm near Ephrata | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
Allentown developer Nat Hyman planning a police substation – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
‘It sounds like it’s over, but it’s not over’ — Montgomery County officials give Ida update – Mainline Media News
Blanketing NEPA’s veterans with love | Times Leader
Carbondale progresses initiative for residents to guide future | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Butler Twp. farm added to Luzerne County’s preservation program | News | standardspeaker.com
Gas prices in the Harrisburg region increase almost 10 cents in one week as demand surges – pennlive.com
Food deserts: The challenge of getting fresh, healthy food in three Harrisburg-area communities – pennlive.com
Pitt
Walk And Run This Weekend To Honor Pitt Student Alina Sheykhet 4 Years After Her Murder – CBS Pittsburgh (cbslocal.com)
Dormont passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination law, becoming seventh municipality in Allegheny County to do so | LGBTQ | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh City Paper (pghcitypaper.com)
Feds in rare battle with UPMC, star doctor | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Community gets sneak peek of Southern Beltway ahead of Oct. 15 opening | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh receives $90,000 grant to pilot community composting projects | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh-raised researcher wins Nobel Prize in economics with 2 others | TribLIVE.com
Director of Parks and Recreation leaving to join Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy | TribLIVE.com
Philly
GIORDANO: South Philly’s Fight for Columbus Statue Shows Community Rejects ‘Woke’ Politics – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Southern California Ship Backlog Causes Slowdown at Philly Port – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Visit Philadelphia bolsters marketing budget as it looks to stay on par with competitors – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
As some experts predict a cooldown, here’s how much momentum Philadelphia’s housing market has – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Coard: 150 years after assassination, Octavius Catto continues resurrecting | Michael Coard | phillytrib.com
Philly Councilmember Curtis Jones urges citizens to call out ‘red flag’ behavior – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Radio legend Patty Jackson has street named after her In South Philadelphia | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly to hold public hearings on search for district’s next school superintendent | Local News | phillytrib.com
Philly’s Italian festival goes on with boxed Columbus statue (inquirer.com)
Hurricane Ida showed how climate change threatens Philly area’s water supply (inquirer.com)
Washington
Multi-trillion dollar negotiations continue among Democrats; Republicans excluded from talks | ABC27
Rep. Adam Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions at Capitol after Jan. 6 : NPR
Democrats are having a unity problem. That’s familiar territory for them : NPR
Biden becomes first president to commemorate Indigenous Peoples Day | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
