HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Delaware County state lawmaker has been charged with theft and other crimes following a years-long investigation into allegations that she misused campaign and taxpayer funds when seeking reimbursement for expenses. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Wolf administration on Wednesday released a long-awaited update to Pennsylvania’s decades-old nursing home regulations, acknowledging it must raise low quality care requirements experts have called dangerous. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Republicans plan to reintroduce their election overhaul legislation — which Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed last month — now that Wolf has changed his public position to say he’s open to new voter ID requirements. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Attorney General Josh Shapiro on Wednesday announced a historic agreement with Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen — the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors — and Johnson & Johnson, which manufactured and marketed opioids, to deliver up to $26 billion to address the opioid crisis. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed that as of 12:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 20, there were 569 additional positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the statewide total to 1,217,332. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. - On Tuesday, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) announced new conservation measures in certain state forests where federally threatened and endangered bats are found. FULL ARTICLE

READING, Pa. - Governor Tom Wolf on Monday was joined by advocates and legislative members to celebrate the $30 million increase in early childhood education funding in the state budget at the YMCA in Reading. FULL ARTICLE

One of Pennsylvania’s two U.S. Senate seats is up for grabs in 2022 as two-term Republican incumbent Pat Toomey prepares to step aside and the state braces for a particularly high-stakes election year. FULL ARTICLE

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Lawmakers this week will probe whether state agencies had too much leeway in securing emergency contracts during the pandemic, following controversy over a data breach with a vendor hired to administer Pennsylvania’s contact tracing program. FULL ARTICLE