• Pa. House committee advances bill banning transgender athletes from women's sports: The "Protect Women's Sports Act" passed the House Education Committee by a 15-9 party line vote. (Source: Capital-Star)
• Mapping project seeks to catalog Black history sites: The Chesapeake Mapping Initiative is crowdsourcing proposals for historic preservation in nine counties, including Lancaster. A virtual public meeting for Lancaster County is planned April 12. (Source: WITF)
• I-81 reopens after deadly crash: Crews had to remill the roadway before reopening the section of highway in Schuylkill County early Wednesday. (Source: WGAL)
• Pa. Senate Committee to vote today on Hershey's Kiss bill: Bucks County students have proposed making the Hershey's Kiss the state candy. (Source: ABC 6)
• National/world roundup: Russia escalates Ukraine attacks despite pledge to scale back. (Source: UPI) President Biden signs anti-lynching bill into law. (Source: Roll Call) GOP's Sen. Collins to vote for Supreme Court nominee Jackson. (Source: USA Today) Trump's Jan. 6 phone logs have 7-hour gap. (Source: CBS News) BA.2 now dominant Covid-19 strain in U.S. (Source: WebMD)