PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–
— Governor’s Race
— Politics PA: New Poll – Fetterman, Shapiro Extend Leads
— Inquirer: 3 Big Takeaways From Republican Rally In Pittsburgh: Don ‘The Full Armor Of God’
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano And Gab – Words Of Hate Can Bring About Acts Of Hate
— PA Capital-Star: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Removes Social Media Profile Pics After Warning From U.S. Army
— LancasterOnline: The LifeGate Church Members Providing Security For Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Challenges Shapiro To 2 Debates, But Only On His Terms
— Post-Gazette – Julian Routh: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Challenges Democrat Shapiro To 2 Debates, But With Conditions
— LancasterOnline: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Declines LNP Debate Invitation Citing ‘Inflammatory’ Coverage And ‘Hack’ Reporters
— Inquirer: Mastriano Critics Become Mastriano Boosters While Avoiding The Name Mastriano
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Resolving The Tedious Debate Over Candidate Debates
— Scranton Times Editorial: State Debate Commission Sound Idea
— York Dispatch Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry Giving PA A Black Eye
— PA Capital-Star: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Education Funding Plan Would Devastate PA’s Public Schools, Advocates Say
— Scranton Times: Ex-President To Hold Sept. 3 Rally For Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz At Mohegan Sun Arena
— U.S. Senate Race
— Politics PA: New Poll – Fetterman, Shapiro Extend Leads
— WPost: PA U.S. Senate Race No Longer A Tossup As Fetterman Memes Zero In On Dr. Oz’s Wealth
— Erie Times: Fetterman Unveils 5-Point Accountability Plan If Elected To U.S. Senate
— PennLive: Fetterman Social Media Picks On Dr. Oz’s Use Of ‘Crudite,’ ‘In PA We Call This A Veggie Tray’
— Post-Gazette – Julian Routh: Dr. Oz Responds To Crudites Video At ‘Wegners’ As Fetterman Rakes In Donations
— TribLive Guest Essay: Veggie Trays Or Crudite? The Battle For PA Votes
— PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Thank You For Shopping At ‘Wegners’
— PennLive: Dr. Oz Campaigned At Bethlehem’s Musikfest Against Its Policy, Organizers Say
— PennLive: Ex-President’s Advisor Steve Bannon Suggested Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Fetterman Is ‘Satanic’
— TribLive: Reports: Republicans Cut Ad Spending In PA U.S. Senate Race
— Scranton Times: Ex-President To Hold Sept. 3 Rally For Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz At Mohegan Sun Arena
— May 2022 Primary Election
— AP: Court Orders 3 PA Counties To Count Mail-In Ballots
— Citizens Voice: Luzerne County DA Finds No Criminal Wrongdoing In 2021 Primary Election Problems
— November 2022 Election
— York Dispatch Editorial: A Eulogy For The Republican Party
— York Daily Record: Poll Shows Republican Cong. Scott Perry Losing To Democratic Opponent
— PA Capital-Star: Internal Polls Show ‘Tight Race’ In Cartwright’s Congressional District
— York Daily Record: Did Overturning Roe v. Wade Lead To Spike In New PA Voters? It’s Complicated
— PA Capital-Star: Older Voters Delivered For Dems In 2020, Will They Repeat In PA In 2022?
— Post-Gazette: Want To Help Democracy? Sign Up To Be A Poll Worker
— WPost: Current Republican Maryland Governor Calls Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mentally Unstable
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— Daily Item: County Commissioners Assn. Votes Down Proposal To Prioritize Repeal Of PA’s Mail-In Voting Law
— LancasterOnline: Republican Lancaster County Commissioners Led Effort To Repeal Law Authorizing No Excuse Mail-In Voting At State County Commissioners Meeting
— Inquirer: Nearly All PA Counties Apply For Election Money, Are Worried About The Rules For Using It
— MCall – Ford Turner: Lawmakers Hear Calls To Open PA Primary Elections To All Voters
— Scranton Times Editorial: Urgent Case For Open Primary Elections
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Want To Improve Election Integrity In PA? Philadelphia Offers A Great Model To Adopt
— Post-Gazette: Voting Machine Company To Subpoena Fmr PA Secretary Of State Boockvar In Lawsuit Against Fox News
— Post-Gazette: Butler County Finishes Review Of 2020 Ballots, Finds No Inaccuracies
— Reading Eagle: Fmr Berks County Elections Director Says Commissioners Wanted Her To Be ‘Scapegoat’
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Republican State Senate Candidate’s Spurious Records Request Makes Legitimate Pursuit Of Transparency More Difficult
— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— York Dispatch Editorial: A Eulogy For The Republican Party
— AP: Ex-President’s Angry Words Spur Death Threats And Real Violence [PA Connections Included]
— WITF: FBI Subpoenaed Several PA Republican Lawmakers And We Still Don’t Know Why
— TribLive: Allegheny County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Chooses Trial By Judge, Not Jury
— Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Close To Plea Deal
— Erie Times: Man With PA Connection Crashed Car Into Barricade Near U.S. Capitol, Fired Gunshots Before Killing Himself, Policy Say
— PA Capital-Star: Gunman Who Tried to Breach Cincinnati FBI Office Raised In Perry County
— TribLive: FBI: Mercer County Man Makes Online Threats Against Law Enforcement After Ex-President’s Estate Was Searched
— Post-Gazette: Mercer County Man Accused Of Threatening FBI Agents Emerged From Home With Assault Rifle Before Arrest, FBI Says
— Post-Gazette: Mercer County Man Charged In FBI Threats Split Online Personas Between Adventure Photographer, Right-Wing Ranter
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Mercer County Man Charged With Threatening The FBI On The Social Media Site Gab Another Warning
— York Dispatch Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry Giving PA A Black Eye
— WPost: Current Republican Maryland Governor Calls Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mentally Unstable
— TribLive/AP: Republican Candidate For Congress Says U.S. Attorney General ‘Should Be Executed’
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— Erie Times: Erie Sees Gasoline Prices Fall Below $4, Will It Keep Dropping?
— PA PUC: Cost Of Natural Gas Provided By Major Utilities In PA Increased As Much As 154% Over Last Year [PaEN]
— Warren Times: National Fuel Gas To Increased Cost Of Natural Gas 39.7% Effective Aug. 1
— Inquirer – Andrew Maykuth: Philadelphia Natural Gas Works Proposes To Cap Its Weather Normalization Charge To Prevent Future Billing Mayhem
— Independent Fiscal Office Reports Decline In PA Natural Gas Production For 2nd Quarter In A Row For First Time; But An Increase In New Wells Drilled [PaEN]
— Pittsburgh Business Times: State’s Natural Gas Production Drops 2nd Quarter In A Row
— Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count – No Change From Last Week – 23
— Bloomberg: Natural Gas Shortage Fears Has Prices Flirting With Levels Not Seen In U.S. In 15 Years
— CNN: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Spike To 14-Year High, Prices Up 525% Since June 2020
— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
— LancasterOnline: PA Lawmakers In Line For Largest Automatic Pay Raise Ever, Pushing Base Pay Over $100,000
— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: PA Lawmakers Set To Get Huge Raises Next Year; They Can Return Them, But Almost Nobody Does
— TribLive Editorial: State Lawmakers’ Big Raises An Affront To PA Taxpayers
— LancasterOnline Editorial: As Pennsylvanians Struggle, State Lawmakers Set To Receive Automatic Pay Raise That Will Push Their Base Pay Above $100,000
— Scranton Times Editorial: Lawmakers – Let Them Eat Crudite
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: We Can Stop Corrupt In Harrisburg, Start With Lawmaker Gift Ban
— Warren Times: Democrats Want Republican Lawmakers To Stop Carrying Guns In State Capitol Building
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Liquor Control Board Weighs Change In Liquor Lotteries To Restore Confidence In Their Integrity
— TribLive Guest Essay: Lawmakers Need To Address The Growing Threat Posed By Illegal Skill Gambling Games – Pete Shelly
— PennLive Guest Essay: What Does A Moose Lodge Or Grocery Store Have In Common With A Casino? Nothing – Taverns Association [Supporting Games Of Skill Gambling]
— Altoona Mirror Editorial: Legislature Raising Stakes On Gambling By Considering Legalizing Games Of Skill
— Post-Gazette: Wolf Signs Executive Order To Protect LGBTQ Pennsylvanians From Conversion Therapy
— PennLive – John Baer: I’ve Changed My Mind About Ex-President, He’s Never Going Away
— Scranton Times: Political Activist Sues Scranton, Pottsville For Halting Burning Demonstrations Of Ex-President’s Flag
— Budget 2022
— LancasterOnline: ‘Historic’ State Budget Increase To Education Funding Too Late To Prevent Lancaster County Tax Hikes
— PA Gaming Control Board Reports Gaming Revenue For July – $429 Million
— TribLive: PA Casino Revenue Jumps To $429 Million In July After Late Spring Lull
— COVID Pandemic/Health
— Centre Daily Times: PA Counties At High COVID Community Levels Up To 14
— TribLive: Pitt Move-In Days Coincide With High COVID Levels, Masks Required Indoors
— Erie Times: Erie County Reports 2 More Monkeypox Cases
— TribLive: Monkeypox Case Confirmed At YMCA Camp In Beaver County
— PennLive: Penn State Reports Monkeypox Case At Main Campus
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Schools, Universities Share Their Monkeypox Plans
— Inquirer: Another Public Health Threat Looms As College Students Return To Campus: Monkeypox
— PennLive: PA Colleges Plan Monkeypox Education, Testing To Prevent Campus Outbreaks
— PA Capital-Star: State Health Officials Urge Pennsylvanians To Get Polio Vaccine
— MCall – Ford Turner: Kratom Industry Pushes PA Lawmakers To Improve Safety For Unregulated Product Used By Millions
— COVID – Schools
— TribLive: Pitt Move-In Days Coincide With High COVID Levels, Masks Required Indoors
— Opioid Deaths
— AG Shapiro, State AGs Reach $450 Million Settlement With Endo As Part Of Opioid Manufacturer’s Bankruptcy
— TribLive Editorial: Westmoreland Commissioners Should Be Open About How Opioid Settlement Money Is Used
— School Districts/Higher Education
— LancasterOnline: ‘Historic’ State Budget Increase To Education Funding Too Late To Prevent Lancaster County Tax Hikes
— MCall: Debate Continues Over Proposed Pennridge School District Policies Banning ‘Advocacy’
— TribLive: Hempfield School District Policy Changes Gives Parents Bigger Role In Review Of Challenged Books
— Centre Daily Times: Centre County Schools Face Staff Shortages: ‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen It’
— KYW: Philadelphia School District Workers Vote To Authorize Strike Ahead Of School Year
— Spotlight PA: Penn State Spent $500,000 On Police Overtime At Football Games In 2021
— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
— Warren Times: Democrats Want Republican Lawmakers To Stop Carrying Guns In State Capitol Building
— TribLive: Survey: Many At-Risk Youths In Allegheny County Lose Family To Gun Violence
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh Needs A Youth-Driven Anti-Violence Task Force
— KYW: Man Shot At Least 16 Times On Basketball Court At East Mt. Airy Playground In Philly
— USA Today: These 5 Ads For Guns Are Alarming Critics, Changing Laws
— AP: Luzerne County Kids-For-Cash Judges Ordered To Pay More Than $200 Million
— Scranton Times Editorial: Federal Judge Turns The Tables – Cash For Kids
— PA Economy
— WITF: PA Works To Tackle Unemployment Compensation Problems, Advocates Want Job Done Right
— Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports PA Unemployment Rate 4.3% In July, Down 0.2%
— LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Is At Full Employment, So Why Are Employers Still Scrambling For Workers?
— MCall – Ford Turner: PA Workers’ Pay Falling Behind Inflation By Growing Margin: ‘It Affects Everything’
— Centre Daily Times: OSHA: Workplace Deaths Up 40% In Southcentral PA, Including Centre County
— AG Shapiro Takes Lead Role In Multistate Lawsuit Against Predatory Personal Lending Company
— Scranton Times: Lackawanna County’s First Property Tax Reassessment In 50+ Years Unfolds
— Citizens Voice: Study: Pennsylvania Home To The Most Spam Calls In U.S.
— Other
— WITF/AP: Little League World Series Is Back In Williamsport With 4 More Teams
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