• Pa. Senate votes to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports: The vote on the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act was 30-20 along party lines. (Source: Capital-Star)
• County government facing higher electricity, personnel costs: The bankruptcy of energy company Talen has prematurely ended the county’s electricity contract. Meanwhile, the county is looking to reinstate $500 bonuses for lifeguards. (Source: LNP)
• Average gas price in Pa. hits $5: That’s an increase of 24 cents over the past week. (Source: WGAL)
• United Way of Pa. pushes for state-level earned income tax credit: The agency cites research suggesting that every $1 in lost tax revenue would be offset by $3 in lower social spending and $4 in economic growth. (Source: CBS 21)
• Students, activists rally for fair school funding: POWER Interfaith organized the demonstration outside state Sen. Scott Martin’s office in Strasburg (Source: LNP)
• National/world: San Francisco DA Boudin ousted in recall. (Source: UPI) Biles, other gymnasts to sue FBI over sex abuser Nassar. (Source: NPR) Drought pushes Somalia into famine. (Source: AP) Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey continues call for stricter gun laws. (Source: Texas Tribune) Russia renews attack on Sievierodonetsk (Source: Reuters) U.S. has discarded more than 82 million Covid-19 vaccine doses. (Source: NBC News)
