• County unemployment falls to 22-year low: The rate is 2.5%, a figure last seen in December 2000. (Source: LNP)
• Affordable housing complex opens in Lititz: Community Basics is offering one- and two-bedroom apartments for rents of $300 and $1,100 per month at Saxony Ridge Apartments. (Source: CBS 21)
• Court hears arguments in Berks County election recount case: The Berks County Republican Committee alleges electronic voting machines switched votes from Republican to Democratic candidates. (Source: WITF)
• Coroner identifies homicide victims in Lancaster, Columbia: They are, respectively, Wakiel Jones Jr., 27, and Lamar Lewis, 41. (Source: LNP)
• Pa. House legislative caucuses squabble over chamber leadership: With representation equally split between Republicans and Democrats, Republicans say Democrats are prematurely claiming authority they don’t have. (Source: Capital-Star)
• Nation/world: November payrolls increase by 263,000, beating expectations. (Source: CNBC) Kanye West / Ye banned from Twitter for posting swastika. (Source: NPR) Appeals court ends special master oversight of Trump documents case. (Source: CBS News) Alex Jones files for bankruptcy. (Source: ABC News) Biden wants South Carolina as first primary state. (Source: AP)
