PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–
— Governor’s Race
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: PA Governor’s Race Personifies America’s New Path On Abortion – Let States Decide
— TribLive: U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Decision Places Higher Stakes On PA Election, Experts Say
— PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Has Strong Fundraising Advantage Over Mastriano
— WITF/AP: Unlikely Duo – Shapiro, Fetterman – PA Democrats Aim For United Front
— City & State PA: Democratic Governors Assn. Calls On PA Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano To Release Photos, Video He Took During Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Christian Nationalists Like Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Are Throwing Away Constitutional Values
— Energy Wire: PA Governor’s Race Portends Energy Future In Fossil-Fuel Heavy PA
— Politics PA: Fetterman, Shapiro Top New AARP Poll
— New AARP PA Poll: Voters 60+ Could Tip The Scales In 2022
— PennLive – John Baer: Q&A With The Answer Man On PA’s U.S. Senate, Governor Races
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Will U.S. House Committee Investigation Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Turn The Tide Against Dr. Oz, Mastriano In PA?
— U.S. Senate Race
— TribLive: U.S. Supreme Court Abortion Decision Places Higher Stakes On PA Election, Experts Say
— PA Capital-Star: As U.S. Senate Race Heats Up, Is Dr. Oz Distancing Himself From Ex-President?
— WITF/AP: Unlikely Duo – Shapiro, Fetterman – PA Democrats Aim For United Front
— Politics PA: Fetterman, Shapiro Top New AARP Poll
— New AARP PA Poll: Voters 60+ Could Tip The Scales In 2022
— TribLive Guest Essay: 10 Years Of DACA Success, But Work Still Remains – Gisele Fetterman
— Inquirer: Dr. Oz Moved To PA To Run For U.S. Senate, He Won The State, But Lost His New Home County
— PennLive: Did Endorsement By Ex-President Help Dr. Oz In PA Primary?
— PennLive – John Baer: Q&A With The Answer Man On PA’s U.S. Senate, Governor Races
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Will U.S. House Committee Investigation Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Turn The Tide Against Dr. Oz, Mastriano In PA?
— May 2022 Primary Election
— Inquirer: PA Primary Election Set Voter Turnout Records, Here’s What Else The Data Show
— TribLive: Allegheny County Certifies Primary Election Results, With Undated Mail-In Ballots
— November 2022 Election
— 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
— Inquirer: Meet The Conservative PA Billionaire And Rising Republican Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming The Tax System
— PennLive – John Baer: Q&A With The Answer Man On PA’s U.S. Senate, Governor Races
— WESA: Shaffer Gets Stamp Of Approval From Top House Congressional Republican, House Republican Committee
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: Top PA Lawmakers Have Tentative Deal To Ban Private Money, Increase Funding For County Election Offices
— PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Debate Over Third-Party Election Funding, Explained
— AP: Republican Bills On Poll Watchers, Earlier Presidential Primary Advance In House
— PA Capital-Star: Republican-Backed Effort To Expand Poll Watcher Access Advances In PA House
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA Moves Closer To Having A Bigger Role In Deciding Winner In Presidential Primaries
— Scranton Times Editorial: Make PA Presidential Primaries Consequential
— TribLive Editorial: Does The PA Presidential Primary Really Have To Move?
— MCall: Ritter Concedes In Lehigh County Judicial Race, Ending Monthslong Battle From 2021 Election
— AP: U.S. Supreme Court Justices Seem Poised To Hear PA/NC Elections Case Pressed By Republicans
— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— PA Capital-Star: U.S. House Lawmakers, Including PA’s Cong. Scanlon, Warned About Disinformation In Upcoming Campaigns
— PA Capital-Star: U.S. House Committee Outlines How PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Pushed To Restructure U.S. Justice Dept. To Overturn 2020 Election Results
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Fmr White House Staffer Names Republican PS Cong. Scott Perry As One Of Several Members Of Congress Who Asked About A Presidential Pardon
— WPost: PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Played Key Role In Promoting False Claims Of Election Fraud
— York Daily Record: Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry Pushed Conspiracy Theory That Italian Satellites Changed Votes In Nov. 2020
— Post-Gazette: Republican PA Cong. Kelly Denies Involvement In Transfer Of Fake Electors In 2020 Election
— Inquirer: PA Republicans’ Role In Attempts To Overturn 2020 Election Draw Scrutiny In Congressional, FBI Probes
— Post-Gazette: FBI Interviews Allegheny County Republican Chair About Attempt To Plant Fake Electors In Nov. 2020 Election
— City & State PA: Democratic Governors Assn. Calls On PA Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano To Release Photos, Video He Took During Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol
— PA Capital-Star – John Micek: We Can’t Ignore The Evidence The U.S. House Committee Investigating The Assault On The U.S. Capitol Is Laying Out
— MCall – Bill White: U.S. House Hearings Investigating Assault On U.S. Capitol Reveal True Patriots In The Republican Party
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Will U.S. House Committee Investigation Of Assault On U.S. Capitol Turn The Tide Against Dr. Oz, Mastriano In PA?
— PennLive Guest Essay: There Is Clear And Present Danger Threatening The Republic [Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol] – By Mark Singel
— Inquirer: Top PA Republicans Contacted Every Day By Ex-President’s Campaign During 2020 To Overturn Election Results
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: PA Gets Another Starring Role In U.S. House Hearing Investigating The Assault On U.S. Capitol
— WITF: How PA Played A Role In A Fake Elector Scheme During 2020 Election
— WITF: Shippensburg Man Who Fought Police In Assault On U.S. Capitol Pleads Guilty
— Inquirer: Montgomery County Man Who Twice Entered U.S. Capitol During Jan. 6 Assault, Sentenced To 3 Weeks Behind Bars
— Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Woman Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Doesn’t Want Terms Like ‘Attack On Congress’ Mentioned In Trial
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Inquirer: How A Proposed Change To PA Constitution Could Reshape The Future Of Abortion
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: Families Priced Out Of Making Vacation Memories [But PA State Parks Are There, Free, Close To Home For Recreation]
— TribLive: PA Average Gasoline Price Dips Below $5
— PA Capital-Star: House Democrats Pitch Bills To Take On Price-Fixing, Price-Gouging At Gasoline Pump
— PennLive: PA Senate Democrats Demand Republicans Pass Gasoline Tax Holiday: ‘It’s time To Free The Funds’
— Post-Gazette: PA Democrats Push Gasoline Tax Holiday, Strengthening State Price Gouging Laws To Help Alleviate Impact Of Inflation
— PennLive Guest Essay: End Corporate Greed And Price Gouging To Protect The People – PA House Democrats
— Citizens Voice Editorial: Suspend Gasoline Tax If… The $1 Billion Lost Can Be Covered
— MCall – Ford Turner: Diesel Fuel Outages, High Prices Could Direct Affect Farm Harvests; Lawmakers Discuss Options
— TribLive – Mary Ann Thomas: Lower Burrell Service Station To Offer Gasoline For $2.38/Gallon For 2 Hours
— WPost: Refineries Are Making A Windfall, Why Do They Keep Closing? [Philly Refinery Explosion]
— Reuters: Explainer: Why Is There A Worldwide Oil Refining Crunch?
— TribLive Guest Essay: We Need Smart Policy To Bring Down Inflation, Reduce Energy Costs – House Republican Leader [Refers To Energy Bills That Only Pretend To Increase Natural Gas Supplies, Do Not Address Gasoline/Diesel. Read Them]
— Inquirer Editorial: Don’t Blame Biden For Higher Gasoline Prices
— Pittsburgh Business Times: Southwestern Energy Plans $1 Billion Share Repurchase Giving Money Back To Investors [Part Of International Trend To Reward Investors First]
— Chesapeake Energy Doubles Stock Buyback To $2 Billion [Rewarding Investors First Is Part Of International Trend]
— 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
— 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
— 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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