PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–
— Governor’s Race
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: Mastriano Is A Disaster For PA Republicans, But The Party Deserves It
— AP: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Wants To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote
“The concept flatly violates federal law, legal scholars say, and may conflict with state law, not to mention constitutional protections. It is also a throwback to laws designed by white people in past eras to keep Black people or newer European immigrants from voting.”
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Plan To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote Will Corrupt The Vote
— York Daily Record: Here Are 5 Ways Republican Doug Mastriano Can Win Governor’s Race
— Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Compares U.S. Gun Control To Nazi Germany.. Again
— AP: Christian Nationalism On The Rise In Some Republican Campaigns [Mastriano In PA]
— PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate For Governor’s Largest Donor Is Martin’s Potato Roll, Shake Shack’s Bread Maker
— WHYY: Republican Insiders Begin To Reluctantly Support Mastriano, As Democrats Tout Unity In PA
— York Daily Record: Here Are 5 Ways Democrat Josh Shapiro Can Win Governor’s Race
— York Daily Record: Josh Shapiro Launched His Governor Bid In Johnstown, Why That Might Help The Democrat Win
— Inquirer: Josh Shapiro, Sharif Street At Odds Over Leadership Of PA Democratic Party
— U.S. Senate Race
— AP: McCormick Concedes To Dr. Oz In Republican U.S. Senate Race
— Post-Gazette: How PA’s U.S. Senate Race Between Fetterman And Dr. Oz Could Play Out
— Inquirer: Dr. Oz vs. Fetterman: A Clash Of 2 Personalities Running As Outsiders
— AP: Commonwealth Court Orders Contested Mail-In Ballots Counted In PA U.S. Senate Primary
— MCall: U.S. Supreme Court Halts Counting Undated Lehigh County Mail-In Ballots
— WPost: U.S. Supreme Court Delays Counting Of Undated Mail-In Ballots In PA
— City & State PA: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Asks For Recounts In 12 Counties
— TribLive Editorial: McCormick-Oz Vote Counting Debacle Is Lawmakers’ Fault
— AP: ‘I Almost Died,’ Fetterman Says As U.S. Senate Campaign Heats Up
— City & State PA: Casey Says Democratic U.S. Senate Nominee Fetterman Understands ‘Real People’
— May 2022 Primary Election
— MCall – Ford Turner: Lehigh Republican Chair – Sen. Browne Lost By 19 Votes; 2nd State Senate Race Still Undecided
— LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Zimmerman Lost Committee Assignments For Support Of Right-Wing Candidate Who Tried To Unseat Republican Sen. Aument In Primary
— LancasterOnline: 2 Lancaster County Legislative Districts Appear Headed For Partial Hand Recount
— LancasterOnline: Court Strikes Down Recount Efforts In 2 Lancaster County Legislative Districts
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Unnecessary Election Recounts Are Inevitable Result Of The Big Lie
— LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Woman Charged With Forging Dead Mother’s Name On Mail-In Ballot For Democratic Primary
— Reading Eagle: Berks Poll Workers Say A Lack Of Training And Communication Contributed To A Difficult Day
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: Mastriano Is A Disaster For PA Republicans, But The Party Deserves It
— AP: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Wants To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote
“The concept flatly violates federal law, legal scholars say, and may conflict with state law, not to mention constitutional protections. It is also a throwback to laws designed by white people in past eras to keep Black people or newer European immigrants from voting.”
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Plan To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote Will Corrupt The Vote
— PennLive Guest Essay: Proponents Of The ‘Big Lie’ Want To Control Outcome Of Next Election – Mark Singel
— AP: PA Republicans Loudly Opposed Counting Undated Mail-In Ballots, Until Now
— LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Zimmerman Lost Committee Assignments For Support Of Right-Wing Candidate Who Tried To Unseat Republican Sen. Aument In Primary
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Unnecessary Election Recounts Are Inevitable Result Of The Big Lie
— Scranton Times Editorial: Open Primaries For Fairness, Governance
— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer: Delaware County Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— StateImpactPA – Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Hits Highest Price In Last Decade, Report Says
— The Center Square: Natural Gas: ‘Hedging’ And Pipeline Capacity An Issue For PA Production
— PennLive: PA Gasoline Prices Increase To $4.91/Gallon Average, Some Counties Cross $5 Line
— Inquirer Editorial: Gasoline Tax Refund Giveaway Presents Big, Inequitable Hit To State Budget
— Williamsport Sun Editorial: Even More Clear Now U.S. Needs To Drill More Oil
— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
— Spotlight PA: Gift Ban, Other Good-Government Changes Stall In PA Despite Promises From Leadership
— Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Gift Bans Long Overdue
— TribLive Editorial: Without Gift Ban, Bribery Is All But Legal In PA
— Altoona Mirror Editorial: Makes Sense To Look Deeper At Legislators’ Perks
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: People, Places & Politicians: Abstract Rhetoric Doesn’t Respond To Voters’ Real Concerns
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Conservative Poll: 70% Of Pennsylvanians Believe The State Is Going In Wrong Direction
— City & State PA: Exit Interviews: Republican Sen. Jake Corman, The Leader
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Republican Lawmakers Want Term Limits On School Boards, Judges, But What About Them?
— Post-Gazette: Congress Isn’t Acting On Data Privacy, So PA Should
— City & State PA: Despite Bipartisan Support, It’s Unclear What’s Holding Up Action On LGBTQ Protection From Discrimination
— PA Politics: In Memoriam: Rep. Peter J. Daley
— Budget 2022
— Gov. Wolf: May State Revenues $402.4 Million Over Estimate; Year-To-Date Up $4.9 Billion
— Independent Fiscal Office: May State Revenues $459.1 Million Over IFO Estimate; Year-To-Date Up $5.5 Billion
— PA Capital-Star: States, Including PA, Headed For ‘Fiscal Cliff’ After COVID Aid Runs Out
— Scranton Times Editorial: Budget Compromise Should Flow From Surplus Revenue
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Lawmakers, Wolf Can’t Kick The Can Down The Road This Budget Season – Ray E. Landis
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Saving For A Rainy Day Makes Good Fiscal Sense – State Treasurer Stacy Garrity
— PA Capital-Star: With Budget Season Approaching, PA Business Leaders Want Corporate Tax Cut [On Top Of $30.7 Billion They Got In Federal Aid In 2020, 2021 – IFO]
— COVID Pandemic/Health
— TribLive: New COVID Cases Drop 15% In PA’s Latest Report; Deaths Nearly Double Over Last Week
— TribLive: COVID Cases Down, Deaths Rise In Allegheny County
— Inquirer: It’s Another COVID Summer, This Time Philly-Area Folks Are Left To Decide For Themselves What’s Safe
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Nursing Shortage Can Be Fixed By Speeding Up Licensing Process
— Spotlight PA: Medical Marijuana Card Company Draws Scrutiny For Using Unofficial PA Doctor Listing To Attract Patients
— PA Capital-Star: State Agency To Begin Citing Unlicensed Addiction Recovery Houses Starting June 9
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Most State Government Employees Receive Bonuses For Working Thru Pandemic
— TribLive: First ‘Probable’ Case Of Monkeypox In Philadelphia
— COVID – Schools
— Erie Times: Masks Are Back In Erie, Other Schools, That Could Mean More Lawsuits
— School Districts/Higher Education
— Erie Times Guest Essay: PA’s Private Cyber Charter Schools Cost Taxpayers And Businesses
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Republican Lawmakers Want Term Limits On School Boards, Judges, But What About Them?
— The Center Square: Philadelphia Schools Rely On $1.8 Billion In Federal Pandemic Aid To Stay Out Of Red Ink
— Inquirer: As Teachers Quit In PA, NJ Concerns Rise There May Not Be Enough New Ones To Take Their Place
— WPSU: With No Social Worker, Clearfield County School District Addresses Student Stress, Trauma At Home
— Post-Gazette/Inquirer: Special Education Costs Are Rising, But State Isn’t Footing The Bill, Children In Poorer Districts ‘Losing Out’
— Post-Gazette: New President: Penn State’s Branch Campuses Are Core To Its Mission
— Inquirer: Fmr. Lt. Gov. Cawley Interim President Of Rosemont College
— MCall: Northampton Community College Picks David Ruth As Next President
— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
— Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Compares U.S. Gun Control To Nazi Germany.. Again
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Wolf: Money Could Be Spent To Address Gun Violence, But ‘We Cannot Ignore The Elephant In The Room’
— AP: Governors Diverge On Gun Control, School Security Efforts [PA Included]
— WHYY: Teen Gun Violence Coalition Issues Call To Action Based On Survey Data
— TribLive: Pittsburgh Community Mourns Youth Violence
— AP: 1-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Downtown Pittsburgh Drive-By Shooting
— Post-Gazette: Parkland School Shooting Survivor Joins Crowd Outside Pat Toomey’s Office In Pittsburgh Demanding Gun Reform
— TribLive: Parkland School Shooting Survivor Joins Pittsburgh Leaders In Calling For Gun Reform
— Triblive: 2 Dead In Fayette Shooting
— Inquirer: Teachers, Parents Everywhere Are Terrified Again, In Philly, That Fear Is ‘Every Single Day’
— WHYY: Bucks County Students Grieve Lives Lost To Gun Violence In Texas, Around Them
— ABC6: Phoenixville Students Stage Walkout To Demand Action On Gun Control
— Erie Times: McDowell H.S. Students Walk Out Of Class In Silent Protest Of Gun Violence
— Courier Times: Once Again, Pennridge Students In Bucks County Shed Light On Victims Of Gun Violence
— Inquirer: ‘Protect Kids, Not Guns’: Philly Students Express Outrage Over School Shootings Through Art
— Post-Gazette: Students Searched At Indiana County Junior High After Weapons Threat
— PennLive: Teens Wearing Gas Mask, Hot Dog Costume Prompt School Lockdown In Westmoreland County
— WITF: Teen Charged With Making Shooting Threat Toward Franklin County School District
— The Atlantic: Students Should Refuse To Go Back To School Until There’s Action On Stricter Gun Laws
— Spotlight PA: PA Supreme Court Could Give Cities Go-Ahead To Craft Their Own Gun Laws
— BillyPenn: Why Philly Can’t Make Stronger Gun Law, And The Legal Battle To Get That Changed
— PA Capital-Star: Gun Violence Reduction Laws Will Pass Only When More Blacks Get Guns – Michael Coard, Philadelphia Tribune
— Inquirer: 3 Dead, 11 Wounded In South Street Mass Shooting In Philadelphia
— AP: Man, Boy 10, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Philadelphia Over Violent Holiday Weekend
— Inquirer: Hours After A Pregnant Woman Was Fatally Shot In Philly, Groups Gathered To Protest Gun Violence
— Inquirer: Guardian Angels Of Philadelphia Want To Make People Feel Safe, Now They’re Under Fire for ‘Vigilantism’
— WHYY: Turn In A Gun, Get $100 At Philadelphia Eagles’ Gun Buyback
— Post-Gazette: Gun Violence Rally Brings State Reps, Shooting Survivors Together In Hill District
— TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Unveils Plan To Combat City Violence
— Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Mayor Releases Plan For Violence Reduction
— Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Gun Violence Takes Troubling Turn To Younger Victims
— Inquirer Guest Essay: The Cycle Of Gun Violence In Philadelphia Is Sickening
— PennLive – John Baer: Who Will Address Gun Violence First– Congress Or PA Legislature?
— Erie Times: Senators Casey, Toomey May Propose Gun Legislation Following Buffalo, Texas Mass Shootings
— Warren Times Editorial: Talk Not Enough To Stop School Killing Horrors
— Post-Gazette Editorial: 2 Politicians Who Can Do Something About Gun Violence [Pittsburgh Mayor, Sen. Toomey]
— TribLive Editorial: De’Avry Thomas Won’t Be The Last Victim Of Gun Violence
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Police Silence On Major Investigations Sows Confusion, Concern
— PA Capital-Star: Audit Of Pittsburgh Police Finds Racial Disparities In Marijuana Charges
— York Daily Record: York City Police Offers Registry For Residents With Mental Illness
— Inquirer: Carjacking Continues To Plague Philadelphia; Here’s How Young Carjackers Say They Get Away With It
— Post-Gazette: Plans To Alter Pittsburgh’s Stop-And-Frisk Rules Move Forward
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Stop-And-Frisk Accountability Bill Will Help, Not Hurt Policing
— PA Economy
— PA Capital-Star: With Budget Season Approaching, PA Business Leaders Want Corporate Tax Cut [On Top Of $30.7 Billion They Got In Federal Aid In 2020, 2021 – IFO]
— WHYY: Wolf Invests $1.7 Million In New Central PA Baby Formula Manufacturer
— Erie Times: Erie Childcare Centers Share $11.3 Million In COVID Aid
— Spotlight PA: 2004 Law Gives Veto Power To Phone Companies Over Expanding Broadband, Could Blunt Impact Of $1 Billion In Federal Funding Available
— Inquirer: Commonwealth Court: PA Liquor Control Board Liable For Damages, Legal Fees In Wine Shopping Fight
— Erie Times: Erie Native To Lead State AFL-CIO
— MCall: Emeril’s Out As Bethlehem Casino’s Restaurants Get Rebranded
— Courier Times: Levittown Backyard Bomb Shelters Eerie Relics Of Cold War Era, A Look Inside
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