• Signatures, code bills stand between Pa. and a completed budget: Both houses have passed the 2023-24 spending plan, but Republicans are angry over Gov. Shapiro bowing to Democratic opposition to private-school vouchers, leaving in limbo the remaining steps to authorize spending. (Source: Spotlight PA)
• Fire destroys Harrisburg’s Broad Street Market: The cause of the blaze, which broke out just before 1 a.m. Monday, is under investigation. (Source: CBS 21)
• Opening of school postponed a year: The protracted process of obtaining PennDOT permits has delayed the start of CHI St. Joseph’s Children’s Health’s construction of the Mary Francis Bachmann School at the former Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Lititz Pike. (Source: LNP)
• Lebanon County United Way hosts school supply drive: The collection is in preparation for the organization’s Back-to-School Festival from 9 to noon Aug. 5. (Source: ABC 27)
• Limpkin spotted at Middle Creek: The rare tropical bird is believed to be the first in Pennsylvania. (Source: LNP)
• Nation/world: Biden, U.K. PM Sunak meet in London. (Source: UPI) Prigozhin, Putin met after mutiny. (Source: BBC News) 5 Jehovah’s Witnesses charged with sexual assault in Pa. (Source: UPI) Flooding widespread in upstate New York. (Source: ABC News) Disgraced gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar stabbed in prison. (Source: USA Today)
