“There are some things you have to rectify in football that you don’t have to address in cross country. Convincing football coaches that this is necessary is harder work than it is in some other sports.” — Megan Bartlett, founder of the Center for Healing and Justice Through Sport in Illinois, on efforts to train high school football coaches on trauma-informed coaching methods.

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Election experts see few legal options for Trump to meddle with polling places: They say any such actions would lie outside the bounds of presidential power and the law. But, one Democratic U.S. senator is sending letters to numerous members of the administration asking for commitments that troops won’t be sent to the polls, and state officials are readying plans to keep voting secure.

More states are putting panic alarms in schools: Three states this year have enacted laws that require or allow schools to use mobile, wearable, wireless or silent panic alarms to quickly summon emergency responders. The new laws in Illinois, Virginia and West Virginia bring the number of states with such laws to 13.

Exploring increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases: While Pennsylvania has long been among the states most affected by Lyme disease, the incidence of other tick-borne illnesses is unknown because there’s no requirement to alert public health authorities, state lawmakers heard Wednesday.

Utility executives and cybersecurity experts warn of growing threats: In the last few years, criminal and state-sponsored actors have increasingly targeted critical infrastructure across America and Europe. And as utilities and grid infrastructure increasingly rely on internet connections to function, bad actors’ tools have become more sophisticated.

Pa. initiative targets wage violations in home care industry: According to state Secretary of Labor and Industry Nancy Walker, nearly 40% of the agency’s Minimum Wage Act complaints come from home care workers. “Behind every single one of those complaints is someone who showed up to work, who cared for someone else’s parent or spouse or family member … but was not paid,” she said.