— PennLive Guest Essay: America Can Achieve Energy Independence By Unleashing Oil, Natural Gas Production – By Dauphin County Commissioner Chad Saylor [And Make U.S. More Vulnerable To Energy Cost Spikes]

— FOX29: Penn-America Energy Plans LNG Natural Gas Facility Between South Philadelphia, Marcus Hook

— Fox Business: Why Restarting Pennsylvania’s Oil Production Is Dr. Oz’s ‘Top Priority’

— University Of Pennsylvania Regulatory Review Guest Essay: Drilling Approvals Are Not The Reason For High Oil Prices

— Roe v. Wade Decision

— TribLive: U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Decision Places Higher Stakes On PA Election, Experts Say

— AP: Democrats Hope To Harness Outrage, Sadness After Abortion Ruling [PA Included]

— PennLive – Charles Thompson: PA Governor’s Race Personifies America’s New Path On Abortion – Let States Decide

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA Politicians Ready To Respond To Roe Decision With Bills Protecting, Restricting Abortion Access

— WESA: Abortion-Rights Advocates Say Voting Is Key To Preserving Abortion Access In PA

— Gov. Wolf Reacts To Dismantling Of Roe V. Wade – ‘Elections Matter’

— Inquirer: How A Proposed Change To PA Constitution Could Reshape The Future Of Abortion

— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: Overturning Roe Won’t Have Immediate Impact On Abortion Access In PA

— Post-Gazette: Where PA Law Stands On Abortion, What Candidates For Governor, U.S. Senate Want For The Future

— Post-Gazette: Less Than 1% Of PA Women Received Abortions [32,123] In 2020, According To Latest Data

— TribLive: Dick’s Sporting Goods To Reimburse Travel Expenses For Employees Seeking Abortions

— Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Court Decision On Roe Forces Discussion On Child Care

— AP: With Roe Gone, Some Fear Rollback Of LGBTQ And Other Rights

— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

— PA Capital-Star: Pushing For A Gift Ban To Lawmakers, Activists Tear Down ‘Wall Of Corruption’ Outside PA Capitol

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Banning Domestic Abusers From Public Office More Complicated Than Meets The Eye

— Post-Gazette Editorial: State Reps, Keep Your Hands To Yourselves

— Wilkes-Barre Editorial: Court Decision On Roe Forces Discussion On Child Care

— PennLive: Senate Passes Bill To Ensure Dead People Don’t Receive Public Benefits

— Post-Gazette: PA Senate Panel Moves PA Version Of ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill

— MCall – Ford Turner: House Passes Bill Giving Dorney Park, Other Amusement Parks More Flexibility To Sell Alcohol

— Wilkes-Barre Times: Sen. Baker Working To Help Military Spouses Collect Unemployment

— Post-Gazette: Safety Expert Says House Bill To Allow Expanded Testing Of Self-Driving Vehicles In PA Better, But Still Has Flaws

— MCall: Senate Committee Advances Bill To Limit Sale, Use Of Fireworks

— PennLive: Bill Cracking Down On Fireworks Use Advances In PA Senate

— Budget 2022

— AP: With Accounts Flush, State Budget Talks Come Down To School Aid

— Erie Times: PA Has $10 Billion Burning A Hole In Its Pocket, Should It Be Spent Now, And If So, How? [Growing Greener III Included]

— Independent Fiscal Office: FY 2021-22 Revenue $48.15 Billion, $6.24 Billion Above Estimates; FY 2022-23 Revenue $42.32 Billion

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Harrisburg Must Fund Disability Programs Fully

— MCall – Paul Muschick: Failure To Raise Dog License Fees Could Cost Taxpayers Millions

— COVID Pandemic/Health

— MCall: PA COVID Update – 12,326 Cases, 77 Deaths Last Week

— TribLive: Monroeville Man Who Canceled Wedding Over Misread COVID Test Results Sues UPMC

— MCall: PA Nurses Aide Candidates Wait Months, Drive Hundreds Of Miles, Only To Learn Tests Canceled, Lawmakers Told

— TribLive: Westmoreland Health Care Providers, Employees Combat Staffing Shortages From Pandemic

— Spotlight PA: Wolf Pushes $91 Million For Nursing Homes To Offset Costs Of Proposed New Staffing Regulations

— Post-Gazette: Talks Underway To Address PA’s Nursing Home Funding Crisis

— Post-Gazette: Butler County Nursing Home Operator Warns A Third Of Homes Could Close Due To Economic Crisis

— MCall – Paul Muschick: PA Nursing Homes Looking To State For Help Amid Fears Of Mass Closures

— Inquirer: PA Could See Surge Of 8,500 Abortion Patients From Other States If Roe v. Wade Overturned

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Harrisburg Must Fund Disability Programs Fully

— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: We Need To Talk About Mental Health Impacts Of Full Liquor Privatization

— Inquirer Guest Essay: Help A Penn Professor Get The U.S. To Declare Racism A Public Health Crisis

— Scranton Times Editorial: Coffin Nail For Smoking In Casinos

— COVID – Schools

— Erie Times: Anti-Masking Lawsuits Against Millcreek, NE School Districts Reach Next Stage

— Scranton Times: Schools Focus On Overcoming Pandemic Learning Loss

— Opioid Deaths

— AP: House Approves Bill To Decriminalize Fentanyl Test Strips

— School Districts/Higher Education

— Gov. Wolf: New Regulations Provide Private Charter School Transparency, Accountability To Take Effect

— The Center Square: Private School Education Voucher Program Expansion Works Its Way Thru PA Senate

— TribLive: PA Teacher Shortage Looms, Legislators Consider Bill To Smooth Out-Of-State Certification

— TribLive Editorial: Easier Teacher Certification Isn’t The Problem

— PennLive Editorial: Arming Teachers Isn’t The Solution To Mass Shootings In Schools

— PennLive Guest Essay: After 2 Decades, Record Inflation, Retired School Employees Need A COLA

— Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Community College Tuition Up 4%

— Post-Gazette: Political Dance Between Pitt And Legislature On Funding Heads Down To The Wire – Environmental Law Clinic, Other Issues

— PennLive: Republican Rep. Bernstine Wants Penn State To Report Location, Condition Of Joe Paterno Statue In Exchange For State Funding [He Also Encouraged His 5-Year Old Son To Smoke A Cigar On Video]

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PHEAA Student Loan Agency Offers New Round Of Incentives To Keep Employees Til Year’s End

— Post-Gazette: Pitt Chancellor Says State Funding ‘Still Without A Certain Outcome’

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Pitt Should Prepare For Independence From Harrisburg

— TribLive Guest Essay: State-Owned University System Continues System Redesign With Funding Update That Supports Students, Universities – PASSHE

— TribLive Editorial: Funding Formula For State-Owned Universities A Pipe Dream

— PennLive Guest Essay: We Can Solve Worker Shortage By Investing In State-Owned Universities

— Inquirer Editorial: As College Athletes Get A Piece Of The Pie, More Myths Shattered About Amateur Sports

— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

— TribLive/AP: PA Republican Lawmakers Block Assault-Style Gun Ban For Those Under 21

— PennLive: Age Minimum Assault Gun Bill Gutted In Committee As PA Lawmakers Again Clash On Gun Laws

— AP: Congress Sends Landmark Gun Violence Compromise To Biden

— LancasterOnline – Sean Sauro: U.S. House Sends Bipartisan Gun Violence Bill To Biden, Republican PA Cong. Lloyd Smucker, Most Republicans Vote No

— Inquirer: For PA’s Toomey, Bipartisan Gun Bill Caps Nearly A Decade Of Unlikely Work On The Issue

— Gov. Wolf Applauds Signing Of First Bipartisan Federal Gun Violence Prevention Package In Decades

— Gov. Wolf Statement On Federal Gun Law Passage; Urges Continued Momentum To Deal With Gun Violence At State Level

— Post-Gazette: Toomey Hails U.S. Senate Passage Of Bipartisan Gun Bill As A ‘Significant Step’

— Scranton Times Editorial: Behold Non-Gun, Gun Safety Law

— Inquirer: As More People Get Guns And Carry Permits, Philly Sees Sharp Rise In Homicides Ruled Justified

— Inquirer: Shootings Continue At Record Pace In Philadelphia, Murders Down Slightly

— Inquirer: ‘People Get Killed In Broad Daylight’: Teens Awaiting Curfew Change In Philly

— AP: Philly Mayor Sorry For Slain Filipino Killed In Philadelphia

— Axios: What Happened When [PA’s] Dick’s Sporting Goods Took A Stand On Guns

— Inquirer Guest Essay: The Case For Impeaching Philly DA Over Gun Violence

— Inquirer Editorial: End The Philly DA Impeachment Sideshow

— Scranton Times Editorial: Ideological U.S. Supreme Court Shoots From The Hip On Gun Laws

— Inquirer Guest Essay: Restorative Justice Programs Can Supplant Criminal Cases

— LancasterOnline Editorial: Lawmakers Should Heed Those Calling For Commonsense Gun Safety Laws

— PennLive Editorial: Arming Teachers Isn’t The Solution To Mass Shootings In Schools

— PA Capital-Star: Hunger Strike To Protest Solitary Confinement At Southwest PA Prison

— TribLive Editorial: Is Pittsburgh Serious About Helping The Recently Jailed Get Back To Work?

— Spotlight PA: Statewide PA Police Hiring Database Hindered By Loopholes, Lack Of Enforcement

— Scranton Times Editorial: Loophole Acts As Revolving Door For Cops With Disciplinary Problems

— Scranton Times: Fmr Attorney General Kane Appeals Driver’s License DUI Suspension

— TribLive: Scammers Steal $11,000 From Somerset County After Posing As A County Commissioner, Police Say

–NYT: Analysis Of Mass Shooting Events Shows ‘Direct, Indisputable, Empirical Evidence’ That ‘The Only Things That Stops A Bad Guy With The Gun Is A Good Guy With The Gun’ Is Wrong

— PA Economy

— Scranton Times Editorial: Back To Work On Unemployment Compensation Fraud

— MCall – Ford Turner: House Passes Bill Giving Dorney Park, Other Amusement Parks More Flexibility To Sell Alcohol

— PennLive: Group Calls On Lawmakers For More Funding To Address Child Care Worker Shortage

— Post-Gazette: Safety Expert Says House Bill To Allow Expanded Testing Of Self-Driving Vehicles In PA Better, But Still Has Flaws

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Which Bridge Will Fall Next? Pittsburgh’s Negligence Leaves Citizens On Edge

— MCall – Paul Muschick: I Was Shocked To Learn How Many PA Mail Carriers Are Bitten By Dogs [Spoiler – 281 Times In 2021]

— Inquirer: Takeaways From One Of The Largest Surveys Of Philly Renters

— WHYY: Philly Renters Survey Shows 20,000 Illegal Evictions Each Year

— Post-Gazette: Allegheny Technologies Moves HQ To Texas, Changes Name

— Inquirer: Workers Commuting Into Philly Aren’t Coming Back, What Does That Mean For The City?

— MCall Guest Essay: Are The Democrats Responsible For World-Wide Inflation? – By Lehigh University Professor [Spoiler – No]

Other

— AP: U.S. Army – Disinterred Remains Do Not Match Native American Boy

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