— PennLive Guest Essay: I Taught At The U.S. Army War College: 2 Students I would Not Vote For [Spoiler – Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry]

— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Another High-Profile PA Candidate Is From New Jersey, And It’s Not Dr. Oz [Spoiler – Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

— LancasterOnline – Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

— City & State PA: New Poll Shows Democrats Still Leading In PA Races For Governor (9 Points), U.S. Senate (Slim 2.4 Points)

— WHYY: PA’s Roads And Bridges Are Aging Poorly, Here’s How Shapiro And Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Plan To Fix Them

— Spotlight PA: Where Candidates For Governor Stand On Opioid Epidemic, Medical Marijuana, Other Health Issues

— WHYY: Where Gubernatorial Candidates Stand On Raising PA’s Minimum Wage

— Scranton Times: Shapiro Says It’s Time For PA Voters To Send A ‘Wake-Up Call’ To Harrisburg

— Erie Times: Shapiro Campaigns In Erie, Explains His Vision For PA Education

— Inquirer: Why The Nation Should Have Its Eyes On Josh Shapiro’s Wildly Dominant Campaign

— Inquirer Guest Essay: What Shapiro And Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Share In Common – Commonwealth Foundation

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Lori Shapiro: A Behind-The-Scenes Motivator In Husband’s Gubernatorial Campaign

— Post-Gazette: Billboards Touting Republicans Supporting Shapiro For Governor Going Up Around Pittsburgh

— LancasterOnline Editorial: Some Prominent Republicans Believe Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Poses A Threat To Democracy – They’re Right

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: AirTag Leads To Discovery Of Dumpster Filled With Stolen Shapiro, Fetterman Campaign Signs In Chester County

— U.S. Senate Race

— Erie Times: PA Republican Candidates Mum On Whether They’ll Accept 2022 Election Results: ‘Uncharted Territory’

— TribLive: Fetterman Addresses Criticism Over Need For Closed Captioning During His Stroke Recovery

— AP: NBC Reporter’s Comment About Fetterman Having Difficulty Following Their Conversation Draws Criticism

— PennLive – Charles Thompson: New Dr. Oz Interview Gets Beyond Talking Points On Crime, Guns, Abortion And Fetterman

— PA Capital-Star: Dog Whistles, Scare Tactics And What PA’s U.S. Senate Candidates Aren’t Saying About Crime

— PA Capital-Star: Democrat Fetterman Wins Republican Support In New Ad Campaign

— AP: Fight For Black Voters Intensifies In Close PA U.S. Senate Race

— LancasterOnline – Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

— City & State PA: New Poll Shows Democrats Still Leading In PA Races For Governor (9 Points), U.S. Senate (Slim 2.4 Points)

— TribLive Editorial: Out-Of-State Money Influences PA Votes In Both Parties

— PennLive: Biden To Hold Fundraiser For Fetterman In PA

— PennLive – John Baer: Voters Need To Use Some Basics To Decide Fetterman v. Dr. Oz For U.S. Senate

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: AirTag Leads To Discovery Of Dumpster Filled With Stolen Shapiro, Fetterman Campaign Signs In Chester County

— November 2022 Election

— WHYY: Why PA Election Officials Still Can’t Start Processing Mail Ballots Before Election Day

— MCall – Ford Turner: Wolf Administration Says Results Won’t Be Available On Election Nights, Blames Lawmakers; Republicans Blame Wolf

— PA Capital-Star: Dept. Of State Anticipates ‘Several Days’ Worth Of Work’ To Tally Election Results

— Spotlight PA: Wolf Administration Insists Undated Mail-In Ballots Will Be Valid This November, As Counties Proceed With Caution

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leaders Want Undated Mail-In Ballots Kept Separate In Case Of Litigation

— WITF: PA Counties Prepare For A Marathon Mail-In Ballot Count To Earn Their Share Of State Election Money

— Post-Gazette: Why PA’s County Election Offices Have Lost Hundreds Of Workers Since 2020

— Politics PA: PA Senate Preview – Philadelphia Region

— Politics PA: PA Senate Preview – Southeast

— Politics PA: PA Senate Preview – Southcentral

— WITF: Latest PA Voter Registration Numbers Show No Clear Advantage Of Either Major Party

— LancasterOnline – Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

— WHYY: Latino Voters Across PA Are Ignored Until Right Before An Election, How Are Philly-Area Agencies Filling The Gap?

— Erie Times: Poll Shows Female PA Voters Are Torn Between Abortion, Economy As Top Election Issues

— WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

— TribLive Editorial: Out-Of-State Money Influences PA Votes In Both Parties

— WHYY: Some Who Spent Time In Prison In PA Are Eligible To Vote, This Group Is Spreading The Word

— TribLive: Green Party Candidate Could Win House Seat Of Late Rep. DeLuca

— Post-Gazette: A Mike Doyle Dilemma: Voter Confusion Between Retiring Democrat And Republican Newcomer Sends Summer Lee Team Scrambling

— PennLive: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Declines To Participate In Editorial Board Interview

— PA Capital-Star: Republican Cong. Scott Perry, In Center Of Assault On U.S. Capitol, Efforts To Overturn Election Results Storm, Insists He’s A Simple Man

— LancasterOnline: ReAwaken America Tour To Bring Anti-Vaxxers, Election Deniers, QAnon Conspiracy Theorists To Lancaster County This Week

— PennLive Guest Essay: I Taught At The U.S. Army War College: 2 Students I would Not Vote For [Spoiler – Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry]

— PennLive Guest Essay: I Can’t Figure Out What Happened To The Republican Party

— PennLive Guest Essay: Are These Candidates The Best Pennsylvania Can Offer? [Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

— WHYY: After 2020 Election Day Threats, Philly DA Calls For Election Security Reform

— Reading Eagle: PA Official, Voter Advocacy Groups Criticize Ballot Drop Box Policy In Berks

— LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Will Count Any Undated Mail-In Ballots, But Keep Them Separate

— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

— AP: U.S. Supreme Court Reverses PA Mail-In Voting Law Decision

— Spotlight PA: Wolf Administration Insists Undated Mail-In Ballots Will Be Valid This November, As Counties Proceed With Caution

— WHYY: Why PA Election Officials Still Can’t Start Processing Mail Ballots Before Election Day

— MCall: U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Republicans, Overturns Case Allowing PA Undated Mail-In Ballots To Be Counted

— City & State PA: Dept. Of State: Future Undated PA Mail-In Ballots Should Still Be Counted Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

— Dept. Of State Issues Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Undated Mail-In Ballots

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leaders Want Undated Mail-In Ballots Kept Separate In Case Of Litigation

— Citizens Voice Editorial: Lawmakers Cynically Hinder Election Count

— Inquirer Editorial: From The Courts, New Threats To Voting Access And Police Accountability

— Inquirer Editorial: A Liberty Medal For Zelensky, And A Reminder Of Threats To Democracy Here At Home

— Post-Gazette: Why PA’s County Election Offices Have Lost Hundreds Of Workers Since 2020

— Scranton Times: Republican PA Cong. Mueser Regrets Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election Outcome, Doesn’t Know If He’ll Support Ex-President

— Scranton Times: PA Members Of Congress Seek Answers About Postal Service Issues

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

— Sen. Haywood Proposes Legislation To Disqualify Insurrectionists From PA Ballots

— Scranton Times: Republican PA Cong. Mueser Regrets Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election Outcome, Doesn’t Know If He’ll Support Ex-President

— TribLive Editorial: Bigfoot Fake Flyers In State Parks Point To Real Problems – We Have To Issue Statements About Fakery

— NYT: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Attacks On Jewish School Set Off Outcry Over Antisemitic Signaling

— York Daily Record: Instead Of Klan Robes, New Extremist Groups In PA Wear Button-Down Shirts, Hold Fundraisers For Local Charities

— Post-Gazette: Federal Judge Rejects Change In Venue For Trial Of Fayette County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

— AP: Federal Prosecutors Seek Prison For Berks County Man For Attack On AP Journalist During Assault On U.S. Capitol

— LancasterOnline: ReAwaken America Tour To Bring Anti-Vaxxers, Election Deniers, QAnon Conspiracy Theorists To Lancaster County This Week

— WHYY: Penn State Is About To Host The ‘Proud Boys’ Founder, And Its Students Are Protesting

— TribLive: Penn State Officials Criticize Student Group’s Event Featuring ‘Proud Boys’ Founder

— PennLive Guest Essay: Americans Can Rise To The Challenge – Mark Singel

— AP: Supporters Of Ex-President Get Split Verdict In Philadelphia Weapons, Election Case

— State Constitutional Amendments

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

— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

— U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas – 28%, Heating Oil – 27%, Electricity – 10%, Propane 5% This Winter [PaEN]

— Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

— MCall: How Much Have Energy Prices Risen Or Fallen? See The Latest Numbers

— Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

— Bloomberg: U.S. Households Face Longest Streak Of Double-Digit Increases In Natural Gas, Electricity Bills In Decades [Due To European Energy Crisis, Russia’s War In Ukraine]

— Reading Eagle: It’s Going To Cost More To Stay Warm This Winter- Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Electric Will Be Higher

— Wilkes-Barre Times: In Response To Rising Natural Gas Costs Luzerne County Taking Steps To Reduce Usage Levels

— TribLive: OPEC Production Cut Behind 3rd Straight Week Of Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says

— WSJ: More Expensive Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Propane, Electricity Poised To Hit U.S. Households This Winter

— Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Now At 24 – It Was 23 For 8 Out Of Last 10 Weeks

— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

— TribLive Editorial: When PA Supreme Court Justice Eies, Who Should Decide On Replacement?

— City & State PA: Push To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted Gets A Bipartisan Backing In Harrisburg

— MCall – Paul Muschick: Carbon Monoxide Scare At Allentown Daycare Could Have Possibly Been Prevented If PA Lawmakers Did Their Jobs

— Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Negligence On Carbon Monoxide Nearly Deadly At Allentown Daycare Center

–Post-Gazette: Rep. Tony DeLuca, Longest-Serving Member Of PA House, Dies At 85

— TribLive: Rep. Tony DeLuca Dead At 85

— TribLive: Green Party Candidate Could Win House Seat Of Late Rep. DeLuca

— TribLive: Fmr Rep. Rick Cessar, Longtime House Member From Etna, Dies

— TribLive Editorial: Rep. DeLuca’s Public Service Set Example For Others To Follow

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Caution On Term Limits For Lawmakers

— WITF: Nearly $1 Million Awarded To PA Groups Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

— COVID Pandemic/Health

— MCall: PA COVID Update: 13,256 Cases Up Slightly As Most Active Flu Season In 5 Years Begins

— Centre Daily Times: New PA COVID Cases Flat In PA, 3 Counties Have High Community Spread – Bradford, Crawford, Lackawanna

— York Dispatch: York County Reports 7 New COVID Deaths As Experts Warn Of Fall Surge

— Inquirer: Temple Canceling Classes Friday For Students To Focus On Their Wellness

— Inquirer: Testing Sewage For COVID Is Providing Valuable Data, But Philly Seeks To Get Faster Results

— School Districts/Higher Education

— Inquirer: Man Arrested In Philly H.S. Shooting Was Sold Ammo Despite Felon Status, Police Say

— Inquirer: State Law Allowed Philly H.S. Shooter To Buy Ammo Despite His Felony Record

— PennLive: Student Accused Of Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Bucks County High School, Police

— MCall: Boy Arrested With Gun At Easton-Liberty Game, Bethlehem Police Report

— Inquirer: Study: PA Students Have More K-12 Educational Opportunities Than National Average, But Racial Disparities Are Among The Worst

— PA Capital-Star: Higher Salaries, More Respect: Report Offers Path To Solving Teacher Shortage

— TribLive: Legislation Proposed To Regulate Book Bans In PA School Districts

— TribLive Editorial: Book Bans Can Threaten Local Control

— Inquirer: Montgomery County School District Nixes Halloween Parade Due To Inclusion, Safety Concerns

— WITF: One Lancaster County Trans Student Finds Space To Be Himself, Despite Backlash Against LGBTQ Issues In Schools

— TribLive Editorial: Allegheny County School District ‘Compromise’ On ‘Indian’ Mascot Unsatisfying

— TribLive: Pittsburgh Public Schools Encourage Students To Explore Career Options Without Leaving City

— Spotlight PA: Penn State Wavers On Funding For Center For Racial Justice, A Key Commitment Following 2020 Protests

— Inquirer Guest Essay: College [Drinking] Hazing Death Prompts New Solution To ‘Shameful Problem

— Inquirer: College Enrollment Increasing In Philly Area, But Still Aren’t At Pre-Pandemic Levels

— Spotlight PA: Why Doesn’t Penn State’s Football Coach Show Up On List Of Highest-Paid Employees?

— WHYY: Penn State Is About To Host The ‘Proud Boys’ Founder, And Its Students Are Protesting

— TribLive: Penn State Officials Criticize Student Group’s Event Featuring ‘Proud Boys’ Founder

— Inquirer: Penn Students Claim University ‘Campaign Of Intimidation’ As They Face Disciplinary Hearings For Protests

— Inquirer: Temple Canceling Classes Friday For Students To Focus On Their Wellness

— WHYY: Free Tuition For Indigenous People To Public Universities Across PA? A Bill Is On The Way

— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

— Inquirer: Man Arrested In Philly H.S. Shooting Was Sold Ammo Despite Felon Status, Police Say

— Inquirer: State Law Allowed Philly H.S. Shooter To Buy Ammo Despite His Felony Record

— PennLive: Student Accused Of Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Bucks County High School, Police

— MCall: Boy Arrested With Gun At Easton-Liberty Game, Bethlehem Police Report

— Inquirer: Wawa Closing 2 Stores In Center City Philadelphia, Citing Violence, Safety Concerns

— WHYY: PA Prisoners Giving Their Own Money To Families Impacted By Gun Violence

— Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Needs To Enact Its Own Gun Law, We Sued Harrisburg To Let That Happen

— PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Pilot Program To Plug ‘School-To-Prison’ Pipeline

— Spotlight PA: York County Agrees To Improve Public Access to Criminal Court Records In Response To Lawsuit By Spotlight PA, Others

— City & State PA: Push To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted Gets A Bipartisan Backing In Harrisburg

— Post-Gazette: Experts Illuminate Sex Trafficking Risks In Pittsburgh Region

— WITF: Mental Illness In PA County Jails Routinely Met With Pepper Spray And Stun Guns

— TribLive: Fmr Allegheny County Jail Captain Wins Nearly $1 Million Verdict In Retaliation Lawsuit

— PennLive: How Does PA Crime Compare To U.S. Trends? Nobody Knows

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied In Jim Rogers Death

— Inquirer: PA Now Officially Agrees – Deaths From 1985 MOVE Bombing In Philadelphia Were Murder, Not Accidential

— Post-Gazette Editorial: Marijuana Pardons Sensible; State Should Extend Deadline

— MCall: As Lehigh Valley Navigates Shortage Of Foster Homes, This Foster Care Community Expands

— AP: Biden Nominates 7 For U.S. Attorney, Judge, Marshal Slots [PA U.S. Marshall]

— PA Economy

— WITF Smart Talk: PA Cities, Boroughs, Townships Say They Need Revenue Generating Options

— Scranton Times Editorial: Pennsylvania Must Start To Get Younger

— Post-Gazette: Mars Area School District Investigates Network Data Breach

— Other

— PennLive: Over 500 PA National Guard Troops Set To Be Deployed To The Middle East

— Post-Gazette: Steelers Legend Art Rooney Sr.’s Secret Life In The Rackets

— TribLive: Striking Post-Gazette Workers Ask People To Cancel Subscriptions, Pull Ads

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