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One week from today—PA House control at stake

Welcome to the Tuesday, January 31, Brew.

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Editorial: Stepping up on ending capital punishment in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s costly, ineffective and immoral death penalty statute remains active, even though the state hasn’t executed anyone since 1999. With more than 100 prisoners on death row, one of the nation’s largest, the statute’s exorbitant legal costs still mount, as local prosecutors continue to try people under the death penalty,…

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Skull found to belong to man believed murdered nearly 40 years ago after DNA test

Richard Thomas Alt, 31, disappeared in 1984 along with his girlfriend and a skull found in the Delaware River, Pennsylvania, has now been found to be his thanks to DNA testing

Daily Mirror

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Top photos from Eagles 31-7 win over 49ers in NFC Championship Game

The Eagles are headed to #SuperBowlLVII and we have the top 100 photos from Philadelphia's 31-7 win over the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game

USA Today Sports Media Group

Seahawks rookie Abe Lucas makes top 40 PFF OTs for 2022 season

The Seahawks hit several home runs in the 2022 NFL draft, most importantly securing two potential long-term starters at the offensive tackle positions.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Election-denying lawmakers hold key election oversight roles

Republican lawmakers who've spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major battleground states

The Independent UK

Snow Squalls Could Lead To Dangerous Travel From Michigan To Pennsylvania

Brief bursts of heavy snow and strong winds could imperil motorists by producing whiteout conditions

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Should Pennsylvania pension funds to ditch Wall Street money managers? Gov thinks so

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro wants to cut back on state pension funds' reliance on outside investment contractors, who manage billions of dollars in public money while collecting lucrative state fees.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Punxy has Phil, but meet the real deal in Pennsylvania fields and backyards

Who does Bill Murray think he is? His 1993 rom-com radically changed popular understanding of southwestern Pennsylvania’s best-known mythological tale.

Tribune News Service

Judge convicts Capitol rioter who yelled Pelosi threats

A federal judge has convicted a Pennsylvania restaurant owner of storming the U.S. Capitol, where she screamed at police officers to bring out then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi so the pro-Trump mob could hang her

The Independent UK

Refusal to release inaugural donors exposes gap in Pa. law

The refusal thus far of Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro to disclose who paid for his inaugural party has exposed the gap in state law that lets governors in Pennsylvania escape the kind of transparency sometimes required elsewhere

The Independent UK

2023 NFL draft: Updated order of picks after divisional round of playoffs

Here is the updated order of picks following the divisional round.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Top photos from Eagles 38-7 win over the Giants in divisional round

Philadelphia advanced to the NFC Championship game after a 38-7 win over the Giants and here are the top photos from the Eagles' dominating performance

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Giants vs. Eagles: Best photos from Divisional Playoff game

The best photos from a Divisional Playoff game between the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles -- a game that Big Blue lost, 38-7.

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Pennsylvania's New Governor Dumps Excessive College Diploma Demands for State Jobs

More leaders should follow in the footsteps of Govs. Josh Shapiro, Larry Hogan, and Spencer Cox.

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania woman charged in chainsaw murder of elderly parents: ‘They’re dead’

A chainsaw was found near one of the bodies at the home in Montgomery County, police say

Fortune

Pennsylvania is axing its college degree requirement for 65,000 state jobs

On his first full day in office, Governor Josh Shapiro removed degree requirements from 92% of state job listings.

Capital & Main

In Pennsylvania, Hopes Rise But Questions Remain About New Governor’s Environmental Agenda

Josh Shapiro has revealed little about his policy proposals.

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Tribune News Service

Editorial: Pennsylvania should ban ‘forever chemicals’

They never degrade, break down, or go away: Forever chemicals, or PFAS, increase cancer risks, undermine immune systems, decrease fertility and more. State governments, along with the federal government, must end their destructive proliferation.

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania woman charged in chainsaw murder of elderly parents

A chainsaw was found near one of the bodies at the home in Montgomery County, police say

The Independent UK

Settlement reached over Philly-area school abuse claims

A $3 million settlement will establish a fund for former students as part of a lawsuit alleging abuse and deprivation of education at a now-shuttered Pennsylvania juvenile justice facility

Daily Mirror

Mystery as body of mum who disappeared two weeks ago found buried in shallow grave

Jennifer Brown, the mum of an eight-year-old boy, had been missing for two weeks before her body was finally discovered in Royersford, Pennsylvania, US

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Republican Dave McCormick is making moves for a potential run against Sen. Bob Casey in Pa.

Shortly after Republicans' disappointing November election, Dave McCormick hosted several dozen GOP strategists, donors, and insiders for drinks and food at his stately home in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

Tribune News Service

Courage amid crisis: Battered by COVID-19 years and a staffing shortage, these nurses fight to keep quality care front and center

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania — A crush of names clogs a computer screen in an office where sick and hurting people shuffle in one by one, bundled against the winter cold.

Tribune News Service

Gene Collier: Josh Shapiro schools GOP on mail-in voting. Trump flunks

The man who just swore on three Bibles to defend two constitutions as the new governor of Pennsylvania got the job for essentially one reason: He earned it.

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