Today in PA | A PennLive daily news briefing with Claudia Dimuro

An amendment that’s looking to eliminate race-based hair discrimination was introduced in York the other day. Pennsylvania is one of a number of states that’ll get millions in federal funds to restore the Chesapeake Bay. The renovated site of the Tree of Life Synagogue will include a nonprofit institute which has one goal: ridding the world of antisemitism. And, appropriately on May the Fourth, stars will look like they’re warring above Pennsylvania over the next couple of days.

A school district is investigating reports of an after-school drag show that occurred at a high school. PennDOT has removed once public bridge inspector notes from its website. There’s officially one year left to get a Real ID. Plus, a real-life RoboCop makes its debut.

Lancaster County’s Human Trafficking Task Force has made its first arrest. Some Lehigh Valley lawmakers are looking to make having someone else—such as a family member or spouse—dropping off a person’s ballot easier. You could be waiting longer for that first-class USPS package to arrive. Finally, a dog managed to jump out the window of a house after a fire broke out.

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As crime continues to plague SEPTA riders, one Philadelphia City Councilmember has an idea: withholding a portion of the transit system’s funds until something’s done about safety. Pittsburgh has canned its plans for a guaranteed basic income program. The archive of a museum may be getting a new home. And there’s a black moon on the rise.

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A California man has been arrested for grooming over 80 victims—five of whom have been confirmed as being from Pennsylvania—into making child pornography. A couple is suing Allegheny County over taxes. If you’re thinking of dropping off someone else’s ballot during the upcoming election, you may want to think again. Plus, a new study found out some very pressing information: Pennsylvania’s favorite cocktail.

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A man was sentenced to four years in federal prison for being involved in the largest-ever fentanyl bust to take place on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. A survey has found that over 90 percent of hospital workers in Pittsburgh are considering leaving the profession altogether. A longstanding pizza vendor at Knoebels is retiring. And a York County man celebrates his one-year anniversary of receiving a double lung transplant.

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The Ohio-based company that owns Dorney Park is being sued. The People’s Convoy held a rally in Harrisburg over the weekend. A regional airport just received a $3 million grant from the state. Plus, keep your eyes to the skies as the ISS passes over Pennsylvania this week.

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The business travel revenue of hotels in Philadelphia will be almost 40 percent lower than it was before the pandemic (by some estimates). The proposed plan to restore passenger rail service between Reading and Philadelphia takes a step forward. State officials are stressing the need for organ donors. And one city has been ranked among one of best for small businesses.

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Pennsylvania officials—as well as those across the U.S.—are looking to decrease the amount of distracted driving on roads in response to a years-long spike in highway deaths. The state’s casinos hit big revenue-wise last month. Spring finally appears to have sprung. Lastly, this college supposedly has some of the worst spellers around.

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Philadelphia police are seeing more and more young suburbanites getting involved in violent city incidents. The power of the Northern York School Board compelled an “After School Satan Club.” The state Game Commission is predicting more turkeys in Pennsylvania’s forests this year. Finally, kids are having fun playing a water gun game but some of their neighbors aren’t so amused.

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