Legislature
CHC grad pursues progressive agenda as State Senator | The Chestnut Hill Local
PA Agriculture Secretary visits Merrymead Farm to promote agritourism – timesherald
Bill having schools post all curriculum online passes State House | fox43.com
Disappointment or political theater in Pennsylvania Senate? (yorkdispatch.com)
Democratic Pa. state rep creates bill requiring men to get vasectomies by age 40 – pennlive.com
Visit Luzerne County gets $40K state grant for beer trail guide | News | citizensvoice.com
Advocates: Schools should notify Dept. of Education about misconduct allegations (wrtv.com)
A Pennsylvania gun bill that’s not about Second Amendment – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
How a Vaccine Mandate Could Worsen a Shortage of Home Care Aides – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Pa. vax rates fall mostly along party lines, with some interesting exceptions (abc27.com)
Midstate health professor says it is safe to get COVID and flu shots at the same time (abc27.com)
Vaccine mandates are proving successful, with vaccination rates topping 90% : NPR
Biden, a convert to mandates, making economic case for shots – Delco Times
The White House will spend an additional $1 billion on rapid at-home COVID tests | WITF
Berks COVID update: 129 cases, 83 hospitalized, 5 deaths (readingeagle.com)
Sweden, Denmark stop giving out Moderna’s COVID-19 shot for younger people – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
Crisis in long-term care facilities: Staffing shortages continue (abc27.com)
Bank of America ups minimum wage to $21 per hour – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
Fed up by pandemic, US food workers launch rare strikes | WITF
Crime/Punishment
Delaware County Council terminates contract with GEO Group Inc. to operate prison (delcotimes.com)
Jefferson president: Medical team ‘tried everything they could’ to save Anrae James (inquirer.com)
Education
Forensic science program brings a state-of-the art experience to students | Smart Talk (witf.org)
Temple University’s diversity efforts seen among freshman class | Local News | phillytrib.com
Abington Heights School Board reinforces mask policy | Education | thetimes-tribune.com
Elections/Politics
New Details of Trump Pressure on Justice Dept. Over Election – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Trump Aide Reflects On White House Chaos And Mismanagement : The NPR Politics Podcast : NPR
What DePasquale said about a rematch versus Rep. Scott Perry in 2022 (poconorecord.com)
Barletta widens lead among Republicans in 2022 governor’s race | Election | standardspeaker.com
Republican Carla Sands is putting $3 million into her Pa. Senate bid (inquirer.com)
Environment
There’s a battle over your gas stove, climate change and health : NPR
Radical Enviros Cost PA $4B in Canceled Projects Last 3 Years | Marcellus Drilling News
Transportation
Feds to crack down on passengers with guns at Pittsburgh airport checkpoints | TribLIVE.com
Health
World’s first malaria vaccine gets WHO recommendation : Goats and Soda : NPR
Mental health access in the Midstate and across US is hard to come by (abc27.com)
Flu season is here: What to know about the virus, shots and symptoms (poconorecord.com)
Guest editorial | Pennsylvania doesn’t need Texas abortion ban | Editorials | tribdem.com
EXPLAINER: The Texas abortion law’s swift impact, and future – Daily Local
State News
Pennsylvania National Guard receives six new black hawk helicopters (abc27.com)
Pa.’s bear season just around the corner: “exciting time to be a bear hunter” (abc27.com)
Guest Opinion: Pennsylvania newspaper reach is unprecedented (ydr.com)
Airbnb to house 20,000 refugee families; some in PA, NY, NJ (ydr.com)
Jill Biden coming to Allentown – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Pennsylvania prosecutor takes leave to address rape charges | WITF
National News
Texas high school on lockdown after reports of active shooter (abc27.com)
Judge orders Texas to suspend new law banning most abortions (abc27.com)
A federal judge temporarily blocks Texas’ SB 8 abortion law : NPR
‘Squid Game,’ the Netflix Hit, Taps South Korean Fears – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Most affordable metros in the U.S. – Philadelphia Business Journal (bizjournals.com)
The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2021 Goes to Abdulrazak Gurnah : NPR
Eviction confusion, again: End of US ban doesn’t cause spike – Delco Times
Local News
York City nonprofit York XL receives $5,000 grant from Gannett (ydr.com)
Longtime Lancaster Chamber CEO to retire in 2022 | Local Business | lancasteronline.com
Op-Ed: ‘Embedded in our communities’ (poconorecord.com)
House flipping: Erie, tri-state area are hotbeds for renovating, selling homes (goerie.com)
Thomas Hagen of Erie Insurance cracks Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans (goerie.com)
Bethlehem Broad Street improvements get City Council approval – The Morning Call (mcall.com)
Preliminary Yardley budget holds line on tax | The Bucks County Herald
Luzerne County Council majority vows no county tax increase next year | | standardspeaker.com
Postal service raises maximum delivery time for longer-distance mailings (readingeagle.com)
Muhlenberg Township installs electric vehicle charging station (readingeagle.com)
Lackawanna County officials defend planned vehicle registration fee | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Lackawanna County proposes studying land for ATV park | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Pitt
Board: Pittsburgh graduate students fell short in union bid | News | tribdem.com
Pittsburgh weighs amended parking code to include non-resident permits | TribLIVE.com
Philly
Johnny Doc, Bobby Henon corruption trial: Opening arguments – WHYY
Washington
Senate Republicans offer proposals to end debt ceiling stalemate : NPR
Potential short-term debt fix as US default looms | ABC27
The top DOJ civil rights official urged senators to restore the Voting Rights Act : NPR