Legislature
Elections & autonomous cars are likely on the Pa. legislature’s fall agenda | WITF
Free breakfast returns for Pa. school students this year, Gov. Wolf announces (inquirer.com)
Free breakfasts for all Pa. schoolchildren to start on Oct. 1 – pennlive.com
Comitta: Free school breakfasts will continue this year – Daily Local
Crebilly farm preservation gets $2 million funding boost – Daily Local
General Assembly Candidate Spotlight: Marijuana Legalization (broadandliberty.com)
DCNR awards 330 grants across Pennsylvania for parks, game lands (ydr.com)
Coronavirus – COVID-19
New COVID-19 booster shots roll into central Pa.; here’s what you need to know – pennlive.com
Business/Jobs
U.S. wholesale inflation fell in July for first time in 2 years (inquirer.com)
Striking Pennsylvania nurses reach tentative contract with nursing homes (inquirer.com)
Jerry Shenk: Time for pro-worker, pro-taxpayer labor reform – Daily Local
As small businesses raise prices, some customers push back | Business | phillytrib.com
High rents cause 25-year-old Scranton woman to change course | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Strikers settle contract at 13 Pennsylvania nursing homes | WITF
U.S. freight railroads to cut services as union talks fail | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Want to become a union builder? These 5 programs can help. (inquirer.com)
Crime/Punishment
Philadelphia records summer of mayhem with 750 shootings since Memorial Day (inquirer.com)
Education
Pennsylvania No.1 best state for teacher salaries: study – pennlive.com
Confused about next steps for student loan relief? Philly expert has some answers. (inquirer.com)
Elections/Politics
Pa. election 2022: Your complete guide to the candidates for governor · Spotlight PA
Pa. Senate race: John Fetterman rallies at packed abortion-rights rally (inquirer.com)
Fetterman mocks Toomey as ‘a miracle’ of politics | ABC27
Doug Mastriano’s disputed dissertation on a World War I hero, Sgt. Alvin York, is made public | WITF
New poll shows Biden with six-point lead on Trump (abc27.com)
Guest Opinion: Christian Nationalism has us slipping toward theocracy (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Guest Opinion: Values, votes to define America in the general election (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
How tech firms are prepping for the midterm elections : NPR
Environment
ESG, explained: The investment strategy being pulled into America’s culture wars : NPR
EPA won’t consider Marcus Hook site for Superfund priorities list (delcotimes.com)
Nature heals, and reminds us of how much is at stake | Helen Ubiñas (inquirer.com)
Transportation
Pennsylvania Turnpike: Why millions of dollars are owed in unpaid tolls (ydr.com)
Health
A gene test for early Alzheimer’s raises questions for families : Shots – Health News : NPR
Americans give health care system failing mark: AP-NORC poll | TribLIVE.com
New 988 mental health crisis line sees jump in calls and texts during first month | WITF
State News
Jill Biden shares memories of Sept. 11 as wife, sister, more | WITF
Report: Pennsylvania election integrity middle of the pack | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
PA activists demand U.S. House ethics investigation of Rep. Scott Perry (ydr.com)
Analysis: Opponents of Native American mascots playing the long game (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Wegmans will stop using plastic bags on Sept. 22 in its Pennsylvania stores (inquirer.com)
National News
9/11 terror attacks reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary | News | phillytrib.com
Expanded Safety Net Drives Sharp Drop in Child Poverty – The New York Times (nytimes.com)
Ukraine’s second-largest city appears to be without power after Russian strikes : NPR
HUD is increasing rent voucher limits to battle rising rents (inquirer.com)
Abrams and Warnock need rural Black voters to turnout again : NPR
Cedar Creek Fire in Oregon forces evacuation of more than 2,000 homes : NPR
Visa joins Mastercard in AmEx in categorizing gun shop sales : NPR
Trial to begin for Alex Jones in Sandy Hook hoax case – pennlive.com
Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin leaves her Balmoral estate | WITF
Local News
Harrisburg pays off $125 million debt after 25 years (abc27.com)
Battle of Brandywine comes to Chadds Ford once again – Daily Local
Delaware County breaks ground on new Upland Park playground (delcotimes.com)
Hazleton mayor seeks payment from HCA to clean the city | News | standardspeaker.com
Pitt
Pittsburgh renters cope with sticker shock as apartment costs spike | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sports and Exhibition Authority announces new executive director | TribLIVE.com
Transgender rights supporters clash with anti-trans group in Downtown | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
DA Krasner working to ensure safe, secure voting experience | Local News | phillytrib.com
Washington
Justice Dept. and Trump lawyers dispute how the Mar-A-Lago special master should work | WITF
Senators press for details about fake heiress at Mar-a-Lago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
In a nod to JFK, Biden pushing ‘moonshot’ to fight cancer – Daily Local
Biden to announce new support for US biotech production – pennlive.com