PA Capitol Report: Top 10 Stories On Harrisburg/PA Politics Last Week
Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else
— Gov. Shapiro
— Post-Gazette Editorial: Shapiro Perks Suggest Ethical Backsliding In Harrisburg
— PA Senate/House Transition
— PA Capital-Star: House Speaker Previews Rules Proposal As Legal Relief For Child Abuse Survivors Advances
— PA Capital-Star: PA House Speaker Headed For Clash With Senate Republicans On Child Sexual Abuse Survivors’ Bill
— AP: Child Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Window Passed Again By PA House, Senate Action Unclear
— WITF: Tension During PA House Special Session On Child Sexual Abuse Threatens Bipartisan Hopes
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: PA House Focuses On Legal Relief For Child Sexual Abuse Survivors
— Post-Gazette – Ford Turner: PA House Returned To Work Fought Over Rules Moved Constitutional Amendment On Child Sexual Abuse Victims Forward
— PennLive – Jan Murphy: Sexual Harassment Claims Leads To PA House Wrangling Over Expanding Its Policy
— Ohio/PA Train Derailment
— Feb. 22: Gov. Shapiro Ensuring Local PA Fire Departments Are Reimbursed By Norfolk Southern For Contaminated Equipment [PaEN]
— Feb. 21: Gov. Shapiro Visits Ohio/EPA Train Derailment Site; Beaver County To Give Update Hear More From Residents; Case Referred To AG For Criminal Investigation [PaEN]
— Feb. 20: DEP Provides Update On Actions Monitoring Air, Water For Impacts From Ohio/PA Train Derailment [PaEN]
— Feb. 25: DEP Has Collected Water Samples From Nearly Every Private Well In PA Within One Mile Of Norfolk Southern Derailment Site; Results Expected Next Week [PaEN]
— Sen. Mastriano: PA Senate Committee Hosts Hearing Highlight Effects Of Norfolk Southern Ohio/PA Train Derailment Emergency Response Effortst
— Post-Gazette – Ford Turner: PA Residents Describe The Horror Of Ohio/PA Train Derailment At PA Senate Hearing; ‘The Whole Sky Was Black’
— TribLive: PA Senate Committee Hears 5 Hours Of Testimony On Ohio/PA Train Derailment
— PA Emergency Management Agency Opens New Ohio/PA Train Derailment Webpage
— November 2022 Election
— Spotlight PA: Unequal County Election Policies Disenfranchised PA Voters In 2022
— TribLive: Allegheny County Voter Turnout Rises With A Boost From Mail-In Voting
— Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
— PennLive: Lycoming County Judge Reviewing Ballot Images As Challenge To 2020 Results Continues
— State Constitutional Amendments
— Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
— PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
— TribLive: Gasoline Prices Edge Lower In Pittsburgh, Across PA While National Average Unchanged
— AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average $3.68, National $3.41
— Scranton Times: Slumping Natural Gas Prices May Hold Relief For UGI Customers
— Reuters: Chesapeake Energy To Reduce Drilling This Year Amid Natural Gas Price Slump
— Wall Street Journal: Natural Gas Prices Plunge, And Drillers Dial Back
— Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Drop To Pandemic-Era Low As U.S. Supply Glut Worsens
— Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drill Rigs Up 3 From Last Week To 25
— Reuters: Drillers Cut Most Oil And Gas Rigs In A Month Since June 2020
— Financial Times: Freeport, TX LNG Natural Gas Export Plant Reopens, But Safety Concerns Persist After Explosion
— The Guardian: U.S. Energy Firms Use Ukraine War To Lock In Long-Term Natural Gas Contracts
— PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
— PA Capital-Star: Legislative Gift Ban Advocates Hope For Action After 20 Years Of No Action
— Phillyburgs.com: 5 Ways PA Legislature Can Improve Transparency Almost Overnight
— PennLive – John Baer: Who Will PA’s Presidential Picks Be A Year From Now?
— Budget 2023
— PA Capital-Star: PA’s Budget Future: Surpluses Could Give Way To Huge Deficits
— The Center Square – Anthony Hennen: Report: PA’s Tax Burden Still A Mixed Bag
— COVID Pandemic/Health
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Health Network Reports Cyberattack From Suspected Russian Ransomware Group
— PA Economy
— The Center Square – Anthony Hennen: Report: PA’s Tax Burden Still A Mixed Bag
— MCall: Lehigh Valley Health Network Reports Cyberattack From Suspected Russian Ransomware Group