PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–
— Gov. Shapiro
— Gov. Shapiro Issues Order Directing Agencies To Set Deadlines For Permit Reviews, Requires Money-Back Guarantee If Deadlines Not Met [PaEN]
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Shapiro Offers A Money-Back Guarantee On PA’s Licensing And Permitting Process
— PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Launches Review To Mitigate Red Tape In PA Professional Licensure Process
— AP: Shapiro Order Aims To Reduce Wait Times For Professional Licensing
— The Center Square: Shapiro Executive Order Refunds Licensing, Permitting Fees For Slow State Processing
— Pittsburgh Business Times: Business Groups Optimistic About Shapiro’s Efforts To Cut Red Tape
— Inquirer: How Josh Shapiro Is Starting His Administration With A Pro-Business Focus, And A ‘Money-Back’ Guarantee
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Gov. Shapiro Orders 2,300 State Employees To End Hybrid Remote/In-Office Working And Return To The Office
— TribLive/PennLive: Shapiro Administration Orders 2,300 State Employees To Return To The Office
— TribLive Editorial: Let’s Not Forget What Working At Home Taught Us
— Courier Times: Why Josh Shapiro’s DEP Nominee May Be Grilled By PA Senate
— Gov. Shapiro Nominates DGS Secretary, Appoints Inspector General
— PA Senate/House Transition
— AP: Unexpected PA House Speaker Hopes To Retain The Job
— Politics PA: PA House Speakers Expects To Keep His Job After Special Elections
— WESA: Public Has Message For House Speaker’s Listening Group: ‘Let Us Be Heard’
— The Center Square: Policy Hearings Fill PA House’s Legislative Void
— Politics PA: The Rise Of Women In PA Politics
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leader Irate After Staffer Locked Out Of His Office, Speaker Says Office Space Was Occupied Without His Permission
— Inquirer: PA House Speaker Changes Locks On Room With Sensitive House Republican Materials
— LancasterOnline Editorial: Pennsylvanians Deserve Better From State House
— PennLive: PA Republican Groups Holding Events With Right-Wing Fringe Group Organizer Over Next Week
— Special Elections
— TribLive: 3 Special Elections In Allegheny County Will Determine State House Majority
— PennLive: Republican Rep. Lynda Schlegel Culver Wins State Senate Special Election
— PennLive: Legislature’s Special Election Season Kicks Off Tuesday With State Senate Seat
— PA Capital-Star: PA Democrats Shake The Money Tree Ahead Of Feb. 7 Special House Elections
— May Primary Election
— AP: Democrats Endorse McCaffery For Open Seat On PA Supreme Court
— AP: PA Republicans Endorse Carolyn Carluccio For PA Supreme Court
— November 2022 Election
— Reading Eagle: Commonwealth Court Dismisses Berks Republicans’ Election Recount Petitions
— Reading Eagle: Clash Among Berks County Republicans Still Unresolved
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— MCall: Sen. Boscola Proposes Funding For Election Drop Boxers, Letting Family Members Drop Off Ballots
— TribLive Guest Essay: PA Republicans Must Solve The Suburban Puzzle – By Chester County Republican Running For Congress
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: Dispelling The Myth Of ‘Rural Rage’ In Pennsylvania
— Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Opening Primary Elections To Unaligned Voters Is Essential To Healing PA Politics – By David Thornburgh
— Scranton Times Editorial: Fight Fraud With False Claims Law
— PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
— MCall: Monroe County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
— Post-Gazette/WPost: Court Blocks DOJ Review Of PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Phone In Probe Of Assault On U.S. Capitol
— York Dispatch: PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry Is In A Position To Investigate Himself
— PennLive: PA Republican Groups Holding Events With Right-Wing Fringe Group Organizer Over Next Week
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— PJM Interconnection Electric Grid Operator Issues Cold Weather Alert, Conservative Operations For Feb. 3–4 [PaEN]
— National Fuel Gas Reduces Cost For Natural Gas It Supplies To Customers [Due To Easing Of Price Spike Caused By Russia’s War Against Ukraine, LNG Exports]
— Marcellus Drilling News: 5 Reasons Why The Price Of Natural Gas May Be Ready To Bounce Higher
— Inquirer: Hefty Heating Bills Leave Some Philadelphians Aghast [Global Energy Markets For Natural Gas Driving Up Costs]
— TribLive: Sticker Shock: High Natural Gas, Electric Bills From December Have More Seeking Help With Heating Bills
— PUC Launches Comprehensive Investigation Into Billing Issues Impacting PPL Electric Customers
— StateImpactPA – Rachel McDevitt: PUC Investigating Incorrect PPL Electric Bills
— MCall – Paul Muschick: Burned By PPL Billing Problem? Let State Regulators Know About It
— Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Prices Slip 2% To 25-Month Low On Milder Feb Weather Forecast
— Reuters: Fire-Idled Texas LNG Natural Gas Plant Seeks U.S. Approval To Start One Unit
— PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
— Inquirer: PA Republicans Sticking With Current Leadership Despite Suffering Big 2022 Losses
— Post-Gazette – Salena Zito: Dispelling The Myth Of ‘Rural Rage’ In Pennsylvania
— TribLive Editorial: Does Pennsylvania Have A Real-Life ‘Groundhog Day’ Problem?
— Citizens Voice Editorial: Lawmakers Need Grip, Not Grope, Lawmakers Have History Of Failing To Take Claims Of Sexual Harassment Seriously
— PennLive: Fmr Lycoming County Republican House Member Garth Everett Dies
— PA Capital-Star: Republican Sen. Regan Forcibly Removed, Stepped Over Protester Blocking Access To Fundraiser
— Inquirer: Summer Lee’s Journey To Becoming PA’s First Black Congresswoman
— Budget 2023
— Senate Appropriations Committee Sets Agency Budget Hearing Schedule [PaEN]
— The Center Square – Anthony Hennen: PA State Revenue Estimate Revised Upward $1.5 Billion For FY 2022-23
— Courier Times: New Financial Report Could Complicate PA’s Budget And Tax Scenario, Here’s How
— The Center Square – Anthony Hennen: PA State Treasurer Warns – Fiscal Cliff Ahead [FY 2025-26]
— Dept. Of Revenue Reports January State Tax Collections Were 5.5%, $205.6 Million Less Than Anticipated, Fiscal Year-To-Date Up $297.5 Million
— Independent Fiscal Office: January State Revenue 0.9%, $32.8 Million Above IFO Estimates, Up $1.19 Billion For Fiscal Year
— COVID Pandemic/Health
— Scranton Times: PA Reports 10,268 New COVID Cases, 158 More Deaths
— Centre Daily Times: COVID Cases Down, Deaths Still Rise, No PA Counties At High Community Transmission
— School Districts/Higher Education
— PennLive – John Baer: Auditor General’s Look At School Surpluses – Groundhog Day All Over Again
— PA Economy
— Pittsburgh Business Times: Business Groups Optimistic About Shapiro’s Efforts To Cut Red Tape
— WESA: With Gig Work On The Rise, PA Democrats Look To Crack Down On ‘Worker Misclassification’
— TribLive/AP: Father Of Marshmallow Peeps Bob Born Dies At 98
