Headlines:
• Pa. school pension system to unload Russian investments: The Public School Employees’ Retirement System board voted unanimously Thursday night to divest the fund of Russan and Belarussian assets. (Source: AP)
• Gas prices in Pa. near $4 per gallon: They have risen about 30 cents over the past month. (Source: Fox 43)
• Northern tier state system universities to consolidate: Bloomsburg, Lock Haven and Mansfield universities will merge to form Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania. The move follows the merger last fall of California, Clarion and Edinboro universities to form Pa. Western University. (Source: WITF | AP)
• Millersville U. drops mask mandate: As of midweek, Elizabethtown College, Franklin & Marshall College, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology and Pennsylvania College of Art & Design still had mandates in place. (Source: LNP)
• National/world roundup: Russians seize Europe's largest nuclear plant. (Source: NBC News) U.S. added 678,000 jobs in January. (Source: CNBC) Florida legislature sends bill banning abortion after 15 weeks to Gov. DeSantis. (Source: AP) Iowa bans transgender girls from female sports. (Source: USA Today) Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Kimberly Guilfoyle. (Source: CBS News)