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
— 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
— 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
— 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
