PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–
— PA Dept. Of State Unofficial Election Returns webpage
— New Senate/House Voting Districts
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Democrats And Republicans Say New Voting Districts Had Lots To Do With State House Outcomes
— Governor’s Race
— PennLive: Gov.-Elect Shapiro Vows To Be ‘A Governor For All,’ Claims ‘Mandate’ To Unite Pennsylvanians
— Wilkes-Barre Times: Shapiro: ‘Now We Have To Come Together And Get Things Done’
— Post-Gazette: Shapiro’s Victory In PA Gubernatorial Race Could Bolster Public School Funding
— AP: Democrat Josh Shapiro Wins PA Governor’s Race
— AP: Why AP Called The PA Governor’s Race For Shapiro
— PennLive: PA Lt. Gov-Elect Austin Davis Joins Historic Class Of Black People Elected To High Office
— Post-Gazette Editorial: The Beginning Of The Shapiro Era In PA
— Spotlight PA: Democrat Shapiro Will Be PA’s Next Governor; It Promises To Be His Biggest Challenge Yet
— What Can We Expect From Gov. Shapiro, Lt. Gov. Davis On Environmental, Energy Issues? [PaEN]
— PennLive: No Concession From Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Blames ‘Horrific’ Treatment By His Opponent And Media For His Loss [He Lost By Over 735,000 Votes]
— WESA/WITF: No Concession From Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano [Despite 723,320 fewer votes]
— Erie Times: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Refuses To Concede, Trashes Shapiro On Social Media [Mastriano now losing by over 735,000 votes]
— Spotlight PA: 4 Former PA Governors Asks Candidates For Governor To Accept Results Of Nov. 8 Election
— U.S. Senate Race
— AP: Democrat John Fetterman Wins PA U.S. Senate Race
— AP: Why AP Called PA U.S. Senate Race For Fetterman
— PA Capital-Star: How Fetterman And His Campaign Recovered From The Candidate’s Stroke
— PennLive: Fetterman Names U.S. Senate Staff Veterans As Transition Committee Co-Chairs
— Erie Times: Advertising In PA U.S. Senate Race Topped $312 Million ‘Watching People Throw Poo At Each Other
— Congressional Races
— AP: PA Democrats Retain 3 Competitive Congressional House Seat
— AP: Susan Wild Retains Congressional Seat For Democrats In PA
— MCall: Democrat Susan Wild Declares Victory In Lehigh Valley Congressional Race
— PA Capital-Star: How Democratic Cong. Susan Wild Won Reelection
— TribLive: Summer Lee (D) Wins 12th Congressional District Race To Become PA’s First Black Woman In Congress
— Post-Gazette: Democrat Wins In Conor Lamb’s Pittsburgh Area Congressional District After Republican Concedes
— PennLive: PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Wins Reelection To Congress
— State House/Senate Races
— PA Capital-Star: PA Senate Will Remain Under Republican Control; House Control Up In The Air
— AP: PA Democrats Buoyed By Election Returns In State House [Possibly, Maybe Control]
— TribLive/AP: Closes Races Put State House Majority Control In Limbo
— PA Capital-Star: With Election Victories Stacking Up, Democrats Expect To Take Control Of State House
— Erie Times: PA Democrats On Verge Of Flipping The State House For First Time In A Decade
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA Democrats Claim They Took Control Of State House; Republicans Say Not So Fast
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Control Of State House Comes Down To 2 Excruciatingly Close Contests
— WHYY: Only 2 Votes Separate State House Candidates In Bucks County
— Courier Times: Montgomery County Votes To Accept More Than 1,200 Segregated Mail-In Ballots
— Post-Gazette: The Late Rep. Tony DeLuca Wins House Seat; Special Election To Be Scheduled
— TribLive: The Late Rep. DeLuca Was Reelected, What Happens Next?
— November 2022 Election Operation
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Don’t Forget To Thank The Election Workers Who Make Democracy Possible
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Thank You Allegheny County Elections Division
— PennLive Editorial: Election Officials Shouldn’t Have To Brave Threats On Election Day
— AP: Some PA Counties Allowing Voters To Fix Mail-In Ballots After Weekend Court Order
— WESA: Allegheny County Posts List Of 1,000+ Voters Whose Mail-In Ballots Are At Risk, Offers Remedy
— TribLive: Some PA Republican Leaders Say Republicans Need To Embrace Mail-In Voting
— WESA/WITF: PA Voters Had Few Voting Issues At Polls During Midterm Election
— TribLive: Fewer Than 1% Of Mail-In, Absentee Ballots Rejected In Westmoreland County
— Post-Gazette: Despite Early Warning, Mail-In Ballots See Faster Turnaround In Allegheny County
— Wilkes-Barre Times: Bipartisan Frustration Over Paper Ballot Shortage In Luzerne County
— Wilkes-Barre Times Editorial: Keep Calm And Get To Bottom Of Luzerne County Paper Ballot Fiasco
— Analysis – November 2022 Election
— AP: Pennsylvania Democrats Kept Suburbs, Gained Rural Voters
— MCall: How Democrats Won Big In Pennsylvania, Lehigh Valley
— Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com – Robert Swift: Atypical Midterm Election Sets New PA Precedents
— PennLive – Charles Thompson: Democrats And Republicans Say New Voting Districts Had Lots To Do With State House Outcomes
— WITF: The Balance Of Power Is Shifting In PA House, Citizen Groups Say That’s Good For Democracy
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: A PA General Assembly That Looks More Like All The People It Serves
— PennLive – John Baer: What Do Double Democratic Victories For Shapiro, Fetterman Really Mean?
— TribLive: Some PA Republican Leaders Say Republicans Need To Embrace Mail-In Voting
— LancasterOnline – Brad Bumsted: PA Republicans May Have Blown Once-A-Decade Opportunity
— Inquirer: Election Results Forcing A Reckoning In State Republican Party
— Post-Gazette: How The Republican Hope For A Red Wave In Pennsylvania Crumbled
— Inquirer: Toomey Blames Ex-President For Republican Election ‘Debacle’ In PA
— Inquirer: Some PA Republicans Want To Push Ex-President Aside After Their Election Losses
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: The Most Important Person In Democrats’ Midterm Election Success Wasn’t On The Ballot
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA Voters Stood Up On Election Day, But Defending Democracy Means Playing The Long Game
— PA Capital-Star: PA Voters Sent The Republicans A Message Tuesday, They Need To Listen
— MCall – Paul Muschick: What I Pray Mastriano’s Defeat Will Signal For PA Republicans
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Betrayed His Party, Let Down His Country
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Yes, Mastriano Lost, But He Got 2 Million Votes And Those Voters Aren’t Going Anywhere
— MCall – Bill White: The Real Lesson From Tuesday’s Elections In PA… Normalcy
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Elections Showed Pennsylvania Can Still Be Home For People Like Me
— PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Ex-President Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving – To Democrats – By David La Torre
— PennLive Guest Essay: Nov. 8 Election Results Brought A Sign Of Relief In PA – Mark Singel
— TribLive Editorial: Political Parties Need To Be Reminded The Power They Crave Is Borrowed From The People
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Thankfully, Democracy Prevailed In PA Midterm Elections
— Inquirer Editorial: Why Did Republicans Wipeout? They Gave Voters An Easy Choice
— TribLive Editorial: The Lessons Of The 2022 Election
— Scranton Times Editorial: Elections Themselves Big Winner
— AP: Post-Election Misinformation Targets Arizona, Pennsylvania
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— Erie Times: Don’t Expect Federal Court Ruling Anytime Soon On Undated PA Ballots
— TribLive Editorial: Election Rules Shouldn’t Differ County To County
— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— York Daily Record: Latest On Criminal Charges Against 76 People In PA Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
— PennLive: Clinton County Man Found Guilty Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Reading Eagle: Wilson School Board Member Under Fire For Racist Statements In Berks County [Video]
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— Warren Times: There’s Help For Higher Winter Heating Bills
— MCall: Gasoline In PA Costs More Than Any Of Its Neighboring States
— Pittsburgh Business Times: High Natural Gas Prices Mean Big Profits For National Fuel Gas
— Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Drops By 2 Since Last Week, Now 22
— Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Plunge After Monday’s Surge On Possible LNG Export Delays [To Keep Natural Gas Prices High In U.S., The Industry Needs To Export More LNG]
— Reuters: Dominion Energy Weighing Sale Of Stake In Cove Point LNG Natural Gas Facility – Bloomberg
— The Economist: Can American Liquefied Natural Gas Rescue Europe? Wall Street, Europe Standing In The Way
— Reuters: Exclusive: U.S., U.N. Plan New Pledge Targeting Oil & Gas Methane Emissions – Document
— Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
— TribLive: The Late Rep. DeLuca Was Reelected, What Happens Next?
— TribLive: Westmoreland Republican House Member Sued By Former Staff Over Mold In His District Office
— Budget 2022
— TribLive Editorial: Hard Work Needed On Other PennDOT, Turnpike Problems
— COVID Pandemic/Health
— MCall: PA COVID Update: 12,208 Cases Show Decline, But Immunity-Evading Variants Surge
— Centre Daily Times: PA COVID Report: Mercer, Sullivan, Bradford, Susquehanna Counties High Community Spread
— York Dispatch: Steady Rise In York County COVID Numbers Continues
— MCall: Is Lehigh Valley Seeing A ‘Tripledemic?’ How To Stay Safe From Flu, RSV, COVID This Winter
— WESA: As Pediatric Respiratory Illnesses Surge, Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital Opens ER Tent
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Leading Cause Of Accidental Deaths In Lehigh Valley – Falls By Seniors
— Spotlight PA: Rare Disciplinary Case Against PA Doctor Offers Glimpse Into Big Business Of Medical Marijuana Cards
— TribLive Editorial: The Peer Pressure Of Legalizing Marijuana
— School Districts/Higher Education
— Reading Eagle: Wilson School Board Member Under Fire For Racist Statements In Berks County [Video]
— Spotlight PA: Hundreds Of Penn State Faculty Publicly, Privately Questioning University Leadership
— PennLive: Under Fire, New Penn State President Defends Her Commitment To Diversity, Equity
— Inquirer: Graduate Students At Temple Inch Closer To A Strike
— Inquirer Guest Essay: Universities Make Few Efforts To Determine How Well Professors Are Teaching
— TribLive: Tuition Border Wars: SUNY In New York Targets PA High Schoolers
— NPR: A Federal District Court Judge Blocks Biden Student Debt Relief Plan
— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
— Erie Times: 4 Years After Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, Security Remains A Concern For Erie Houses Of Worship
— Inquirer: Key Philly Gun Violence Prevention Program Is Struggling To Meet Basic Goals, New Report Says
— Inquirer: 3 Former Sharon Hill Police Officers Plead Guilty In Fanta Bility’s Fatal Shooting In Delaware County
— PA Economy
— WSJ: Packers Sanitation Services Inc. Charged With Employing Children As Young As 13 In Minnesota, Nebraska Cleaning JBS Meat Processing Plants [JBS Has 3 Locations In PA]
— Other
— KYW: Texas Busing 50 Migrants To Philadelphia Without Warning
— Inquirer: City Of Chester Files For Bankruptcy And Asked For Federal Mediation To Resolve Its Debts
