— Post-Gazette – Julian Routh: Thousands Of PA Democrats Leaving For Republican Party, Neither Side Agrees Why [8,100 Democrats Switched In Western PA, 2,500 Republicans Became Democrats – 8.7 Million Registered Voters In PA]

— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

— AP: PA Supreme Court Upholds PA’s Mail-In Voting Law Expansion

— PennLive – Charles Thompson: PA Supreme Court Upholds No-Excuse, Mail-In Voting In PA

— Spotlight PA: PA Supreme Court Says PA’s Mail-In Voting Law Can Stay In Place

— TribLive Editorial: Can We Move On From Challenges To Mail-In Voting Law Now?

— WHYY: PA Giving Cash To Counties For Elections, Some Say The Strings Attached Might Make Their Jobs Harder

— MCall – Paul Muschick: Instead Of Trying To Kill PA’s Mail-In Voting Law, It’s Time For Lawmakers To Improve It, Here’s How

— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvanians Need To Know That The People Elected Were Really Elected – Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington)

— TribLive Editorial: Fix The Uncertainty Of PA Mail-In Ballot Dating

— Post-Gazette: Butler County Reviewing 2020 Mail-In Ballots; State Says It’s A ‘Waste Of Time’

— WITF: Berks County’s May Primary Was A Maelstrom Of Failures

— WITF: Berks County Election Director Resigns After Scrutiny, Lawsuit Over Election Problems

— LancasterOnline: Republican Lancaster County Commissioner Accuses Progressive Group Of Threatening Violence; Group Said It’s Just ‘Red-Scare Slander’

— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

— Politico: Republican PA Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Threatens To Renege On Testifying Before U.S. House Panel Investigating The Assault On U.S. Capitol

— Inquirer: Republican PA Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Concerned About Clips Of Testimony Leaking From Appearance Before U.S. House Panel Investigating The Assault On U.S. Capitol

— Post-Gazette: Two More Men From Allegheny, Mercer Counties Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

— Courier Times: Bucks County Dems Want Doylestown Republican Committee Woman To resign After Her Sentencing For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

— LancasterOnline: Federal Judge Dismisses Republican Cong. Smucker’s Lawsuit Challenging Fines Imposed By U.S. House For Not Being Screened For Weapons

— State Constitutional Amendments

— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: The Wolf Administration’s Jaw-Dropping PA Supreme Court Filing Against Republican Constitutional Amendments – A Belief In Natural Law – Benjamin Pontz

— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution

— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

— TribLive: More States See Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4; PA Not Among Them

— WSJ: Lower Gasoline Prices Threatened By Refinery Cutbacks Limiting Supplies

— TribLive Guest Essay: America’s Oil And Natural Gas Industry Unpatriotic – By Claudine Schneider, Fmr Republican Member Of Congress from Clairton

— TribLive Guest Essay: Time For Pennsylvania’s Real Energy Freedom – Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

— Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: Key To Lower Energy Prices Is Renewable Energy & Storage – Sharon Pillar, PA Solar Center

— PennLive Guest Essay: Diversifying Our Energy Mix With More Renewable Energy Only Way PA Will Find True Energy Freedom – PA Solar Center

— MCall Guest Essay: Follow The Money To Understand Our Energy Policies

— Dept. Of Human Services Announces Supplemental Payments For LIHEAP Households To Cover Existing Utility, Fuel Bills

— PUC To Investigate Proposed 32% Natural Gas Rate Increase By Leatherstocking Gas Company

— PUC Aug. 11 Hearing On Proposed 11.8% Rate Increase For Valley Energy Natural Gas

— Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Surge With Texas LNG Terminal Set For Fast Restart [Brace For Even Higher Electricity Costs]

— Pittsburgh Business Times: Shale Gas Industry’s Suppliers – Big And Small – Also Reap Benefits

— WSJ: Shale Oil, Gas Drillers Warn Of Higher Costs As They Report Record Profits

— Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Rig Count Same As Last Week – 25

— Pittsburgh Business Times: Coal Rebounds In A Big Way For Consol Energy

— Scranton Times Editorial: Nuclear Power Revival Part Of European Energy Solution

— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

— Post-Gazette: Posh SW PA Party Spotlights How Lawmakers And Lobbyists Mingle Out Of Public Eye

— City & State PA: A Generational Breakdown Of Members In The PA General Assembly

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA Liquor Control Board Officials Got Dibs On high-End Bourbon Lottery Leftovers

— Scranton Times Editorial: State Liquor Control Board Won’t Raise Glass To Ethics

— WESA: PA Marks 13th Anniversary Of Workers Making $7.25 Minimum Wage

— PennLive: Racehorse Deaths Drop Sharply In PA Following New Rules To Protect Horses

— TribLive Editorial: Good Government Needs To Engage The Public

— Post-Gazette: Toomey Defends His Effort To Remove Aid For Veterans Affected By Burn Pits, Other Toxins From Health Bill, Says It’s A ‘Gimmick’

— WHYY: Joe Sestak, Christine Todd Whitman Join Forward Party, A New Third Political Party

— WESA: Republican Leadership Fight In Allegheny County Prompts Legal Action From County Communications Director

— Budget 2022

— Independent Fiscal Office Reports July State Revenue Slightly Below July 2021

— Dept. Of Revenue Reports State Collected $2.7 Billion In General Fund Revenue During July

— Gov. Wolf, Democratic Lawmakers Reintroduce Program To Provide $2,000 In Direct Payments To Pennsylvanians

— Centre Daily Times: A Year Later, No Construction On The Nittany Mall Casino

— Courier Times: Parx Casino May Be Ready To Bring Hotel To Bucks County Complex

— Scranton Times: PA Turnpike To Hike Tolls 5% In 2023, The 15th Consecutive Annual Increase

— TribLive Editorial: Stop Raising Turnpike Tolls

— COVID Pandemic/Health

— PennLive: With COVID Surging Again, Is PA Headed For Another Deadly Fall Wave?

— TribLive: Allegheny, Westmoreland Counties Move To High COVID Spread Level

— Scranton Times: New COVID Cases Still Rising Statewide, But NE PA Sees A Dip

— PennLive: COVID At Its Worst Killed 1 In 5 It Hospitalized In PA, State Says

— Centre Daily Times: PA Has 161 Cases Of Monkeypox, Here’s What To Know About The Disease

— WHYY: Bucks, Montgomery, Chester Counties Confirm First Cases Of Monkeypox In Suburbs

— The Guardian: California Declares State Of Emergency Over Monkeypox

— AP: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency Over Monkeypox Outbreak

— Post-Gazette: PA’s Health Insurers Seek Average 7.1% Premium Hike For 2023

— TribLive: Inflation Is Hitting Health Insurance Plans In PA

— MCall: Change In Way State Pays Home Care Workers Causes Delayed Paychecks For Some

— AP: Man Who Threatened Dr. Fauci, Dr. Levine, Gets 3 Years In Prison

— COVID – Schools

— Erie Times: School Districts, Parents Spar Over Anti-Mask Lawsuits At Hearing Before Erie Judge

— Opioid Epidemic

— Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Courts Must Drop Bans On Opioid Addiction Treatment Medications

— School Districts/Higher Education

— Gov. Wolf Announces $384 Million In Grants For Early Childhood Education

— Gov. Wolf Announces $190 Million Available For Schools to Promote Healthier, Safer Environments

— WITF: PA’s School Districts Lay Out Their Plans For Millions In New Funding

— Warren Times: Annual Active Shooter Drill, Training Set For Saturday In Warren County School District

— PA Capital-Star: U.S. Dept. Of Justice Ends Probe Of PA School Employees Pension Fund Over Property Purchases

— Spotlight PA: Penn State Won’t Answer Key Questions About Handling Student-Athlete Sexual Extorion Case

— TribLive Editorial: Penn State Should Realize Keeping Secrets Doesn’t Work

— WPSU: Penn State Institutes Hiring Freeze Until At Least Summer 2023

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Time For State-Owned Universities To Deliver

— TribLive Editorial: State-Related Universities Need To Stop Tuition Increases

— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Cash, School Tuition And Cemetery Plots May Be Part Of Harrisburg Diocese’s Final Settlement In Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Case

— WHYY: Philly Major Says The City Will ‘Plug Along’ On Prevention As Shootings Spike

— WHYY: As Shootings Persist, Philly Officials Weigh Stop-And-Frisk

— Inquirer: Community Groups Issue Collective Call For Help From Philly’s Men To Address The Gun Violence Crisis: ‘We Got A Crisis Of Black Manhood’

— Erie Times: Erie Police Seek Suspects In Series Of Shootouts That Littered City With 100 Shell Casings

— Post-Gazette: Western PA Advocates Optimistic About Impact Of New Funding For Gun Violence Prevention

— WITF/AP: Findings On PA Police Killing Of 8-Year-Old In Delaware County Withheld

— Warren Times: Annual Active Shooter Drill, Training Set For Saturday In Warren County School District

— LancasterOnline: Thousands May Have Been Improperly Charged Fees On Civil Warrants In Lancaster County Over 6 Years

— MCall: Northampton County DA Seized More Than $245,000 In Ill-Gotten Gains From Drug Dealers Over Past Year

— MCall: Constable In Lehigh County Pleads Guilty To Firearms Charges In NJ; DA Trying To Remove Him As Constable

— Post-Gazette Editorial: The Most Important Job In America – ATF Director

— PA Economy

— Post-Gazette Editorial: New Baby Formula Factory Breaks Up A Consolidated Industry

— WESA: PA Marks 13th Anniversary Of Workers Making $7.25 Minimum Wage

— Centre Daily Times: A Year Later, No Construction On The Nittany Mall Casino

— Courier Times: Parx Casino May Be Ready To Bring Hotel To Bucks County Complex

— Gov. Wolf: Recipients Of Property Tax & Rent Rebate Funds Will Receive One-Time Bonus

— Inquirer: Property Assessments Are Systemically Inaccurate In Black, Low-Income Philadelphia Neighborhoods

— Inquirer Editorial: $20 Million Settlement Against Racist Mortgage Lender Should Just Be The Start

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