PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week


PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else–

— Gov. Shapiro

— MCall – Paul Muschick: Gov. Shapiro’s Plan To Make Govt. More Accountable Is A Model For Others

— Post-Gazette Editorial: A Bureaucratic Reform Could Transform PA Government

— Spotlight PA: Tracking Gov. Shapiro’s Biggest Campaign Promises

— PA Senate/House Transition

— City & State PA: House Speaker Says House Will Vote On Rules, Reforms Feb. 21

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Democrats Take Back PA House, But Leadership Drama Set To Begin Anew

— WITF: House Speaker Pledges To Ready House Rules By Month’s End

— AP: Democrats Won PA House, But Bipartisan Gap Remains

— The Center Square: Democrats Cement Majority In PA House, Now What?

— Inquirer Guest Essay: Harrisburg Is Broken, The PA House Has A Chance To Fix It

— TribLive Editorial: PA House Needs To Get To Work

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Republicans Take Away Rep. Mehaffie’s Capitol Office As Punishment For His Role As Caucus Maverick

— U.S. Senate/House

— TribLive/AP: Fetterman Hospitalized After Feeling Lightheaded

— AP: NY Cong. Santos Had 2017 PA Theft Charge Expunged

— Special Elections

— AP: Democrats Win Control Of PA House With Special Election Victories

— PA Capital-Star: Democrats Secure House Majority With Victories In Allegheny County Special Elections

— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: Democrats Sweep Special Elections, Affirming First PA House Majority In 12 Years

— Politics PA: Democrats Sweep Special Election, Move Into Majority In PA House For First Time Since 2010

— November Election

— PA Capital-Star: At Nearly $14 Million, Lehigh Valley Congressional Race Was PA’s Priciest

— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

— AP: Commonwealth Court Won’t Force State Agency To Release Election Records Wanted By Senate Republicans

— NPR: Pennsylvania Voting Officials Are Still Fighting Election Deniers

— Inquirer: New PA Supreme Court Opinion Opens Door For Patchwork Of County Policies On Wrongly Dated Ballots

— WHYY: PA State Govt. Commission: PA Should Have Longer Voter Registration Period, Optional Mail-In Ballot Secrecy Envelopes

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

— Inquirer: Montgomery County Man Pleads Guilty To Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

— UnionProgress.com: Allegheny County Woman Avoids Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol, Marine Friend’s Case Pending

— State Constitutional Amendments

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

— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

— Scranton Times: Gasoline Prices Up 20 Cents In NE PA In Past Month

— TribLive: Drop In Oil Prices Brings First Weekly Decline In Gasoline Prices This Year  [PA Average $3.76 – In Dayton, Ohio $2.91 Monday]

— WSJ: Russia To Cut Oil Production, Sending Prices Higher

— PA Solar Center: USDA Offering Grants To Install Solar Energy To Reduce Skyrocketing Energy Bills For Businesses, Municipalities, Nonprofits – By Leo Kowalski, PA Solar Center  [PaEN]

— Post-Gazette – Anya Litvak: As More Utility Customers Struggle To Pay Their Bills, More Are Also Cut Off For Nonpayment  [Cost Increases Due To Natural Gas Price Spikes]

— PUC Approves 48.9% Increase In Natural Gas Charges By Leatherstocking Gas Company In Susquehanna & Bradford Counties [The Heart Of Shale Gas Drilling In PA]  [PaEN]

— Reuters: 46% Drop In U.S. Natural Gas Prices This Year Threatening To Slow Drilling

— Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Output Hit Record High In 2023, Demand To Fall, First Time Demand Would Fall For 2 Years In A Row – US. EIA

— Marcellus Drilling News: Shale Gas Companies Play ‘Dirty Pool’ By Reactivating Expired Leases By Claiming They Are Part Of Back-dated Pooling Declarations  [PaEN]

— Reuters: U.S. Regulators OK Freeport LNG Natural Gas Plant Request To Return To Ship Loading At Texas Plant

— PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

— City & State PA: House Speaker Says House Will Vote On Rules, Reforms Feb. 21

— Scranton Times Editorial: House/Senate Republicans’ Dog, Pony Show On Impeaching Philly DA Already Costs Taxpayers $1 Million+

— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Republicans Take Away Rep. Mehaffie’s Capitol Office As Punishment For His Role As Caucus Maverick

— PennLive – John Baer: The State Of The Union v. The State Of Reality

— City & State PA: Rep. Bullock Shares PA Legislative Black Caucus Priorities For 2023

— Budget 2023

— Scranton Times Editorial: House/Senate Republicans’ Dog, Pony Show On Impeaching Philly DA Already Costs Taxpayers $1 Million+

— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: Shapiro, Lawmakers May Face Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Question After Major School Funding Ruling

— PoliticsPA: The Coming Battle Over Public School Funding

— COVID Pandemic/Health

— PennLive: COVID Slows, But Remains A Top Killer In PA

School Districts/Higher Education

— AP: Commonwealth Court: Poorer PA School Districts Win Legal Challenge To PA Public School Funding Formula

— PA Capital-Star: Commonwealth Court Declares K-12 Public School Funding System Unconstitutional

— AP: Major Court Ruling On School Funding In PA Can’t Guarantee More Money

— Spotlight PA – Stephen Caruso: Shapiro, Lawmakers May Face Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Question After Major School Funding Ruling

— PoliticsPA: The Coming Battle Over Public School Funding

— Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

— Scranton Times Editorial: House/Senate Republicans’ Dog, Pony Show On Impeaching Philly DA Already Costs Taxpayers $1 Million+

— PA Economy

— MCall – Paul Muschick: Gov. Shapiro’s Plan To Make Govt. More Accountable Is A Model For Others

— Post-Gazette Editorial: A Bureaucratic Reform Could Transform PA Government