Legislature
Schwank voices support for striking nursing home workers | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
State senators announce $1.5M in grants for Ida recovery (thereporteronline.com)
Caregivers Roundtable held in Luzerne County | WOLF (fox56.com)
General Assembly Candidate Spotlight: School Choice (broadandliberty.com)
Capitol Roundup: Gov. Wolf announces $185M to support local law enforcement | Times Leader
Wolf Admin. kicks off Hunger Action Month | News | huntingdondailynews.com
Editorial: Pennsylvania should act to protect consumers’ data (pottsmerc.com)
Nursing home in Poconos offering scab pay up to $150 per hour. Why? (poconorecord.com)
Diapers, Feminine Hygiene, More Items Sought In Delco Collection Drive | Haverford, PA Patch
Coronavirus – COVID-19
Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when? : Shots – Health News : NPR
CDC endorses updated COVID boosters, shots to begin soon | Coronavirus | tribdem.com
Business/Jobs
Bucks County jobs: Recruiting comes up short amid labor shortage (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Pa. labor shortage data indicates employers need more than 100,000 workers – Reading Eagle
Workers at 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes go on strike | WITF
Berks nursing home ‘fully staffed’ as employees strike | Berks Regional News | wfmz.com
Labor leaders see growth in unionism | TribLIVE.com
This Labor Day, America’s workforce is stronger than ever | Opinion (inquirer.com)
Education
Guest Opinion: Crusading parents can’t keep kids from sexual material (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
School district union leaders take bumpy start of year in stride | Local News | phillytrib.com
Elections/Politics
Joe Biden and Donald Trump can’t stay away from northeastern Pa. | WITF
Trump endorses Mastriano, Oz and Bognet in front of Wilkes-Barre crowd (buckscountycouriertimes.com)
Trump moves to general election mode with Wilkes-Barre rally – Daily Local
WSJ Poll: Independent Voters Now Leaning Democrat in Midterm Elections (politicspa.com)
Trump Rallies PA GOP for Mastriano, Oz – DV Journal (delawarevalleyjournal.com)
Activists and party faithful applaud Biden’s forceful speech | Local News | phillytrib.com
Donald Trump holds Pennsylvania rally, stumps for Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz | WITF
Claims of voter fraud, old as the republic, still work as weapons for Trump | WITF
Transportation
Pennsylvania probably won’t adopt California’s electric car mandate | WITF
Health
Local first responders step up to fill void left by Tower Health – Daily Local
Monkeypox spread appears to be slowing in major U.S. cities : Shots – Health News : NPR
monkeypox vaccine equity in Philadelphia challenged by scarcity of doses and funding (inquirer.com)
VA will provide abortions in some situations — even where it’s banned : NPR
Four takeaways from The Inquirer’s analysis of the Philly overdose crisis
State News
Lancaster County native and Korean War veteran laid to rest after missing for 72 years | WITF
Pa. residents are still paying the price 1 year after Hurricane Ida | WITF
RNC Sues Pennsylvania For Failing to Administer Elections Equally (politicspa.com)
Income tax: Pennsylvania’s flexible option, attractive lure | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Pennsylvania tax revenue estimates down $150M | Pennsylvania | thecentersquare.com
Harkins urges PA nursing homes to deal fairly with striking caregivers (goerie.com)
National News
Who is Mary Peltola? The first Alaska Native elected to Congress : NPR
Liz Truss wins race to replace Boris Johnson as U.K. prime minister (axios.com)
The U.N. says part of Somalia will reach famine later this year : NPR
Avoiding the tap water in Jackson is a longtime way of life : NPR
Chile rejects progressive constitution with big changes : NPR
Taylor Hawkins’ 16-year-old son shreds the drums during tribute to his dad – pennlive.com
NASA won’t try to launch the Artemis 1 moon mission again for at least a few weeks | WITF
Read: Judge unseals the list of items FBI seized from Trump in Mar-a-Lago search | WITF
America’s secrets: Trump’s unprecedented disregard of norms | TribLIVE.com
Stabbings in Canada kill 10, wound 15; suspects at large (inquirer.com)
No longer young, ‘dreamers’ uneasily watch a legal challenge (inquirer.com)
Local News
Food insecurity spikes for seniors in West Chester – Daily Local
West Shore police concerned over recent spike in overdoses | ABC27
Good Brotha’s Book Cafe in Harrisburg relocating to build a ‘better brand’ – pennlive.com
Luzerne County leaders face numerous issues this fall | News | citizensvoice.com
3 long-term care facilities in Wilkes-Barre getting $37.5M in upgrades | News | thetimes-tribune.com
Housing, other uses eyed for former St. Joseph’s Hospital in Hazleton | News | standardspeaker.com
For one Delco resident, relapse was ‘like waking up a dragon’ (delcotimes.com)
Bridging the bureaucratic divide no easy feat over the closed Ridley Park span (delcotimes.com)
Pitt
Pittsburgh region granted $62.7 million to grow our robotics industry (nextpittsburgh.com)
Labor Day: Expect rain as parade returns after two-year hiatus | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Goodwill of Southwestern Pa. CEO and President Michael Smith to retire | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Philly
Philly shelter sees increase in exotic animal surrenders (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia Violence Prevention Hotline now fully staffed | Local News | phillytrib.com
Free Library of Philadelphia hours still lacking amid staff shortage (inquirer.com)
Philadelphia Wholesale Produce Terminal distributors squeezed by inflation (inquirer.com)
Washington
Who are John Podesta and Ali Zaidi on Biden’s climate team? : NPR
White House seeks $47 billion for Ukraine, COVID-19, monkeypox, natural disasters (inquirer.com)