• Union, school leaders ask SDL school board to reconsider superintendent choice: They said acting Superintendent Matt Przywara deserves the job over Seattle school administrator Rocky Torres. (Source: LNP)
• Poll finds strong support for state-funded child care: The survey, commissioned by the Early Learning PA coalition, found that 78% of Pennsylvania voters support increasing state funding to help low-income families afford professional child care. (Source: CBS 21)
• Pa. House reconvenes in special session: A bill reopening liability for sexual abusers was moved out of committee; Republicans objected to special rules requiring a two-thirds majority to amend legislation. (Source: Capital-Star)
• Gov. Shapiro visits derailment site: He joined Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and EPA officials in pledging to hold rail company Norfolk Southern accountable. (Source: Fox 43)
• Lancaster Public Library mourns staffer’s unexpected death: Bill Oster died of heart disease at the library on Jan. 24, his 76th birthday. (Source: LNP)
• Nation/world: Biden meets today with NATO Secretary-General, Eastern European leaders. (Source: UPI) Two dozen states under winter weather alerts. (Source: CNN) Israel kills 10 Palestinians in West Bank raid. (Source: AP) Supreme Court hears arguments in Internet liability case. (Source: The Hill) Plea bargain system incentivizes innocent defendants to take deals, ABA report says. (Source: NPR) Omaha program reduces homicides. (Source: ABC News)
