Legislature
Aument bill to give parents more say over children’s school materials gets hearing in Harrisburg | PA Power and Policy | lancasteronline.com
Shapiro shows support for Winder, Makhija for Montgomery County commissioner during Norristown visit (timesherald.com)
Methane emissions monitoring grabs legislative attention | State | thecourierexpress.com
PA Environment Digest Blog: Senate Committee Briefing Finds No Definition Or Standard For ‘Responsibly Sourced’ Natural Gas; PA Producers Already Below One RS Threshold (paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com)
Pa. senators say book bill empowers parents, doesn’t ban content | Don’t Miss This | itemonline.com
Pa. election 2023: A complete guide to who is on the ballot, when to vote, how to vote, where to vote, casting mail ballots & more | News | meadvilletribune.com
Republican lawmakers have raised fees on electric cars as gas taxes have fallen – The Washington Post
Hilco Breaks Ground On First Building Of $4B Bellwether District At Former Southwest Philly Refinery (bisnow.com)
Pharmacies expand access to abortion pills under new Biden policy – The Keystone (keystonenewsroom.com)
Proposals would end Pennsylvania’s closed primary system | WITF
Bills to open Pennsylvania’s primary elections to independent voters pass in state House committee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Forthcoming legislation would increase interagency coordination for mental health crises – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Business/Jobs
Walmart will ‘remove inflation’ from prices for traditional Thanksgiving dinner staples – pennlive.com
Pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid falling sales, opioid lawsuits : NPR
LA’s housing crisis is central to the hotel workers’ strike : NPR
Netflix plans to open brick and mortar locations : NPR
Bitcoin mining study revived | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
COVID-19
Covid Cases Drop in California, but Experts Warn of a Winter Surge – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Former COVID-19 czar: The virus ‘new normal’ points to larger public health mission – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Driver dead after head-on collision with tractor-trailer going the wrong way on I-83: coroner – pennlive.com
Crime/Punishment
Pa. ‘bullhorn lady’ sentenced for role in January 6 attack | WITF
Caleb Rogers, Ex-Las Vegas Police Officer, Sentenced in 3 Casino Heists – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Bail now at $4M for biker who attacked woman in video, officials say | Local News | phillytrib.com
Arrest made in deadly shooting of Officer Richard Mendez | Local News | phillytrib.com
Victim ID’d in fatal I-83 crash in Dauphin County: state police – pennlive.com
Education
In Bethlehem Area, 5 Democrats, 1 Republican running for school board (mcall.com)
Harvard Students Doxxed After Writing Anti-Israel Letter – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
More questions than answers in charter school’s closure | Local News | phillytrib.com
Israel-Hamas conflict sparks tension at U.S. college campuses : NPR
Racial inequity in Pennsylvania’s public schools | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania students call on lawmakers to end ‘archaic’ closed primaries – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
College athletes’ name, image and likeness rights debated by U.S. Senate committee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Elections/Politics
Proposals would end Pennsylvania’s closed primary system | WITF
Bills to open Pennsylvania’s primary elections to independent voters pass in state House committee – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. law enforcement officers’ organizations are backing McCaffery for state Supreme Court – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Judges, schools, trash rates and monster warehouses: This local election has everything – pennlive.com
Environment
More trees coming to Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Renewable energy the big winner when it comes to federal subsidies | National | thecentersquare.com
Transportation
Gas prices could spike amid Middle East conflict, experts say | National | thecentersquare.com
Public EV charging may get private boost | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Health
Pa. moves closer to allowing nurse practitioners to practice without doctor oversight – pennlive.com
Counseling, chiropractic, dental and hospice service providers open new central Pa. locations – pennlive.com
Many soda fountains are filthy, full of horrible superbugs: study – pennlive.com
Medicine in diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people lose a quarter of body weight – pennlive.com
State News
Shapiro shows support for Winder, Makhija for Montgomery County commissioner during Norristown visit (timesherald.com)
Pa. announces second round of emergency food assistance funding for food banks, pantries – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Pa. law enforcement officers’ organizations are backing McCaffery for state Supreme Court – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
Which Pa. counties are receiving opioid settlement money | WITF
Danilo Cavalcante planned escape a month before he fled | WITF
Pa. lawmakers attempt to end the budget stalemate | WITF
Kevin Bacon remains on the run in central Pa., family asks for help finding him – pennlive.com
PennDOT invites public to comment on I-83 South Bridge project – pennlive.com
Pa. moves closer to allowing nurse practitioners to practice without doctor oversight – pennlive.com
National News
U.S. House Committee report says ‘human tragedies on Mayorkas’ hands’ | National | thecentersquare.com
Compliance issues remain two years after hospital price transparency mandate | National | thecentersquare.com
Constant barrage of cyberattacks addressed during awareness month | National | thecentersquare.com
Biden to visit Israel Wednesday | National | thecentersquare.com
A Deadly Blast at a Gaza Hospital, and More – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Body Count at Colorado Funeral Home With Decaying Remains Grows to 189 – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Local News
Former swim club in Dauphin County could resurface – pennlive.com
I-83 reopens in Dauphin County following fatal crash, cooking oil spill – pennlive.com
AMVETS thrift store to open in Gordmans spot in Erie’s Liberty Center (goerie.com)
Mother of Pa. high school football player battling for life after collapsing on field has died – Mainline Media News
Reading City Council reduces seats on Blighted Property Review Committee (readingeagle.com)
Pitt
‘Pink Hat Lady’ from Mercer County sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison for role in Capitol riot | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Lawsuit: Man who died in Allegheny County Jail was treated by ‘disgraced physician’ with history of issues | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Hand, foot and mouth disease strikes Pittsburgh-area schools | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Warhol Museum proposes $45M entertainment venue on Pittsburgh’s North Shore | TribLIVE.com
Proposed video screen would show Pirates games in North Shore plaza | TribLIVE.com
B’Nai Israel Synagogue in Pittsburgh’s Garfield recommended for historic designation | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Candidates say the darndest things – at a mayoral forum for Philly schoolkids – City & State Pennsylvania (cityandstatepa.com)
Philly’s Black Clergy leadership formally endorses 76ers arena proposal | Local News | phillytrib.com
‘A community pillar’: Uhuru Furniture to close physical location off North Broad | Local News | phillytrib.com
More questions than answers in charter school’s closure | Local News | phillytrib.com
Growing number of wealthy Penn donors vow to halt giving over ‘antisemitism’ – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Washington
Sen. Casey’s third-quarter haul shows him well-positioned for 2024 battle – Pennsylvania Capital-Star (penncapital-star.com)
