POWER CHECK: The top Republican in the state House is backing state constitutional amendments that would significantly limit a governor's power to issue regulations or administrative orders, all amid sustained wrangling over coronavirus rules. If the measure is twice approved by both chambers, voters would get final say over the changes, per Spotlight PA.

FUNDING FIGHT: A landmark trial that could fundamentally alter how Pennsylvania funds its public schools is set to start Friday, seven years after first being filed. WHYY explains the respective arguments and the constitutional claim at the center of the suit, which the station calls "one of the most complicated and consequential in state history."

POLICE STOPS: A ban on traffic stops for secondary violations involving headlights, brake lights, license plates, and more is being eyed in Pittsburgh, TribLIVE reports. The proposed legislation is meant to reduce the number of traffic stops and points to New York Times reporting on fatal police encounters that begin with minor violations.

EMPTY POSTS: The Inquirer recently looked at staffing levels inside Philadelphia prisons and found 40% of posts unfilled, stabbings that went unnoticed, and a growing sense of alarm. At least 21 people have died in Philadelphia jails during the pandemic, including five by homicide and four by suicide. Staff also say riots have grown more common.

FARM WORK: Researchers say there won't be enough skilled and migrant workers to fill the gap as Pennsylvania's farmers age out of the profession, presenting an acute dilemma for the state's crucial agriculture industry. WESA reports more than half of people who run Pennsylvania's farms were aged 55 or older in 2017. 

Correction: Tuesday's edition incorrectly identified state Rep. Mike Sturla (D., Lancaster) as a member of the U.S. House.

BOOM TIMES: Manheim Township is trying to rein in recreational fireworks by only permitting their use seven days a year, WGAL reports. A groundswell of complaints followed the state's legalization of a wide array of consumer-grade fireworks in 2017 — a move some lawmakers are pushing to undo.

WORKER REVOLT: A Washington Post piece about a nationwide wave of worker rebellions begins at a McDonald's in Bradford, where employees — sensing "they finally had a little power" — walked off the job in September.

ART STUNT: The art collective behind Lil Nas X's "Satan" Nikes is now selling 1,000 artworks by Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol for $250 each. But CNN reports there's a catch: One of them is real.

'CANDYMANDERING': Savannah Rhodes, a student at The Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr, made her own Pennsylvania congressional map using Halloween candy. It's the perfect pairing for gerrymandered pizza.

BEER HERE: Berks County centenarian Margaret DiLullo credits her longevity to "drinking a lager a day." So the oldest continually operating brewery in the U.S., Pennsylvania-based Yuengling, sent her a truckload, per Fox43.