-- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional
-- AP: PA Supreme Court Puts Hold On Gathering Names For Primary Candidates Petitions
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Supreme Court Suspends Candidate Petitions Pending Redistricting Lawsuits
-- TribLive Editorial: Delayed Candidate Petitions Latest Sign Of Redistricting Drama
-- YorkD Editorial: Redistricting Reform Is Dead, Long Live Redistricting Reform [Pending Lawsuit Outcomes]
-- Spotlight PA: See How Final House Voting District Map Scores
-- Spotlight PA: See How Final Senate Voting District Map Scores
-- PG: Nordenberg Says Commission’s Final Voting District Maps Prove He Succeeded In Chairman’s Role
-- PG: Nordenberg Discusses Effort To Ensure Fairness In PA’s New House, Senate Voting District Maps
-- PA Cap-Star: Latino Advocate Promises Lawsuit Against New PA Voting District Maps
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Allentown Latino Leaders Plot Strategy After New PA Legislative Maps Scramble Political Plans
-- SpotlightPA: Republican Judge Sided With Republicans On Congressional Voting Districts Map, Here’s What’s Next
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: PA Judge’s Republican Congressional Map Would Blow Up Capitol Region District
-- PA Cap-Star: Ex-House Republican Leader Reed: PA Supreme Court Needs To Do Redistricting In Public
-- Governor’s Race
-- Inquirer: Barletta Best-Known Republican Candidate For Governor, Is That Enough? [He Supported Efforts To Overturn Nov. 2020 Election]
-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Mastriano Spent A Day Claiming Facebook Was Censoring Him - On Facebook
-- U.S. Senate Race
-- Inquirer: Follow The Money - PA U.S. Senate Race In 8 Charts
-- Inquirer: Conor Lamb’s U.S. Senate Campaign Getting Super PAC Boost
-- TribLive: Lamb Touts Experience In Crowded Democratic Field For U.S. Senate
-- Inquirer: McCormick’s Longtime Praise For China And Trade Could Be Liability In U.S. Senate Run
-- TribLive: Fetterman Noncommittal On Western PA Democratic Candidate Event
-- Inquirer: Fetterman Got A Lot Of Cash From Snail Mail
-- PG Guest Essay: Mask Mandates Harm Children And America’s Future - Dr. Oz, Republican For U.S. Senate
-- May 2022 Election
-- WHYY: Mail-In Ballot Applications Are Available For May Primary [Yes, You Can Still Request One]
-- AP: PA Supreme Court Puts Hold On Gathering Names For Primary Candidates Petitions
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Supreme Court Suspends Candidate Petitions Pending Redistricting Lawsuits
-- TribLive Editorial: Delayed Candidate Petitions Latest Sign Of Redistricting Drama
-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
-- PA Cap-Star: Republican Lawmakers Celebrate Court Decision Temporarily Declaring Mail-In Voting Illegal [That Decision Was Stayed By PA Supreme Court]
-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: The ‘Hijacking’ Of Mail-In Voting By Democrats - Republican House Speaker Cutler [Strained Interpretation Of History]
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Sick And Disabled Would Not Be Forgotten If PA Gets Rid of its Mail Balloting Law
-- YorkD Editorial: The Reality Is Mail-In Voting Benefits Voters
-- PA Cap-Star: Republicans On Senate Committee Approve Bill Calling For U.S. Constitutional Convention
-- LancasterOnline: Elections Group Claims Fraud In Lancaster County, Won’t Supply Evidence
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Don’t Buy Nonsense About Election ‘Anomalies’ In Lancaster County
-- MCall Guest Essay: Let’s Show The Nation What True Nonpartisanship Cooperation Can Do - Lehigh County Executive
-- LancasterOnline: New White Nationalist Club Behind Millersville ‘Never ‘Apologise’ For Being White,’ Antisemitic Stickers, Other Propaganda In Central PA
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: White Supremacists Are Recruiting In Lancaster County, their Fascist Beliefs Are Not Welcome
-- The Guardian: Far-Right Podcaster Charged After Machine Guns Found In Bethlehem, PA Home
-- PennLive: Fmr Centre County Citizens Militia ‘Commander’ Again Indicted On Federal Firearms Charges
--WHYY: Delaware County Fire Company Shut Down After Racist Remarks Caught On Video Call
-- CourierT: Southampton Quakers’ Weekly Vigil For Peace Met With Hate, Vandalism And Anger In Bucks County
-- PG: Winchester Thurston Students In Pittsburgh Angered By School’s Response To Racist Snapchat Post
-- CentreDT: Community Voices Concerns Following Assault Tied To Racist Photo At State College H.S.
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Slavery Is Part Of The History Of Philadelphia’s Suburbs
-- PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- LancasterOnline: Ex-Ephrata Lawyers’ Statement He Would Kill Democratic U.S. Senators Allowed By Judge
-- ScrantonT: Lackawanna County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Rejects Plea Deal, Plans For Trial
-- State Constitutional Amendments
-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
-- Harrisburg Potpourri
-- PA Cap-Star: Activists Call For House Floor Vote On Bill Banning Gifts To Lawmakers
-- MCall - Paul Muschik: It’s Disgraceful That Sen. Browne Went To Such Great Lengths To hide Allentown NIZ Tax Data
-- PA Cap-Star: Updated PA Incumbent Retirement And Primary Tracker
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Republican Rep. Rothman Eyes Open Senate Seat
-- Rep. Longietti (D) Will Not Seek Reelection
-- Rep. Pam Snyder (D) Not Running For Reelection
-- Inquirer: Progressives Pick Candidates, Fights In Philly State House Races
-- Legislative Audit Commission: Senate/House Now Have Record Cash Operating Surplus Of $233.6 Million As Of June 30, 2021 [$33.6 million more than 2020]
-- AP: Senate, House Have Record Cash Operating Surplus Of $233.6 Million Just Sitting Around
-- City & State PA: Southwest Republicans Outline Wish List Ahead Of Budget Address
-- PG: Republican Lawmakers In Western PA Take Shot At Wolf Before Last Budget Speech
-- PG Guest Essay: Let’s Escape Budgetary Groundhog Day By Restricting Wasteful Spending Thru A Constitutional Amendment - Sen. Bartolotta (Republican)
-- WilliamsportS: PA Republican State Lawmakers, Members Of Congress Propose Capping Health Care Facility Workers’ Pay To Save Facilities Money
-- PA Cap-Star: PA Residents Drinking Better Not More Helping To Drive Alcohol Sales Growth
-- Inquirer: Republican Push To Legalize Weed In PA Gets Underway With Hearing
-- YorkDR Guest Essay: Police Chiefs Oppose Push To Legalize Marijuana In PA
-- PA Cap-Star: Will PA Lawmakers Barter Away Our Public Health And Safety In Marijuana Legislation?
-- PA Cap-Star: Marijuana Legalization: PA Should Lead, Not Follow On Cannabis Convictions
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Time For PA Lawmakers To Ban LGBTQ Conversion ‘Therapy’
-- WHYY: IBEW Local 98 Union In Philadelphia Has More Campaign Cash Than Ever
-- Rep. Innamorato: Welcoming PA Caucus Introduces Bill To Create Office Of New Pennsylvanians
-- PA Cap-Star: 10 Weird Laws Still On The Books In PA: Hunting Big Game To Barring Bingo
-- Budget 2022
-- Gov. Wolf Proposes New Investments To Building Successful Future For Pennsylvania Families
-- Gov. Wolf’s In-Depth Summary Of FY 2022-23 Budget Proposal
-- Gov. Wolf’s FY 2022-23 Budget Proposal Spreadsheet
-- Gov. Wolf’s 2022 Budget Address Text As Prepared
-- WITF: How Much Of Gov. Wolf’s Budget Proposal Will Remain Intact? Depends On Who You Ask
-- AP: Wolf’s Final Budget, Like His First, Features Public Schools
-- Spotlight PA: Wolf Asks Republican-Led Legislature To Spend PA’s Federal Aid Dollars As He Pitches $1.8 Billion Boost For Public Education
-- PennLive: Wolf’s Final Budget Plan Gives Bills More To Education While Helping Businesses
-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Announces $43.7 Billion Spending Proposal
-- AP: What To Watch For In Gov. Wolf’s Budget Proposal
-- PA Cap-Star: 3 Things To Watch For In Wolf’s Legacy Burnishing Budget
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Surpluses And Electioneering Set Stage For Wolf’s Final Budget
-- PennLive: Here’s A Roadmap To The Major Pieces Of Wolf’s 2022 Budget Plan
-- Senate Republicans: Governor’s Budget Less About Pennsylvania, More About Legacy
-- House Republicans: Wolf’s Spending Proposal Not A Serious Plan To Move PA Forward
-- PA Cap-Star: How PA Politicians Reacted To Wolf’s 2022-23 Budget Proposal
-- PennLive: Wolf, Legislative Foes Speak To Different Pennsylvanians And Realities On Budget Day
-- PA Cap-Star: How PA’s Advocacy Community Reacted To Wolf’s Budget Plan
-- City & State PA: Wolf, Lawmakers Can Coalesce Around A Corporate Tax Cut
-- PennLive - John Baer: PA’s 2022 Budget Address Is Deja Vu All Over Again, Here’s Why That’s A Bad Thing
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: What Was Missing From Wolf’s Final State Budget Address
-- PA Cap-Star Editorial Cartoon: Just In Time For Valentine’s Day - PA Budget Sweet And Sour Hearts
-- WilliamsportS Editorial: A Little Good, A Lot Bad In Wolf’s Budget Pitch
-- TribLive Editorial: Wolf’s Last Budget Address Leans on Familiar Ideas
-- WBTimes Editorial: Wolf’s Budget Priorities Solid, Both Parties Need To Work On Numbers
-- Gov. Wolf: PA Congressional Delegation Supports Plan To Assist Pennsylvanians In Need With Federal American Rescue Plan Funds
-- WITF: Proposed Wolf Budget Would Help Nurses Provide Mental Health Services
-- PG: While Millions Poured Into State’s Coffers, Pittsburgh’s Bridges Languished
-- Legislative Audit Commission: Senate/House Now Have Record Cash Operating Surplus Of $233.6 Million As Of June 30, 2021 [$33.6 million more than 2020]
-- AP: Senate, House Have Record Cash Operating Surplus Of $233.6 Million Just Sitting Around
-- City & State PA: Southwest Republicans Outline Wish List Ahead Of Budget Address
-- PG: Republican Lawmakers In Western PA Take Shot At Wolf Before Last Budget Speech
-- PG Guest Essay: Let’s Escape Budgetary Groundhog Day By Restricting Wasteful Spending Thru A Constitutional Amendment - Sen. Bartolotta (Republican)
-- American Rescue Plan Funding
-- Gov. Wolf: PA Congressional Delegation Supports Plan To Assist Pennsylvanians In Need With Federal American Rescue Plan Funds
-- COVID Pandemic In PA
-- Dept. Of Health: Weekly Update On COVID Cases, Vaccinations, Hospitalizations
-- PG: COVID Cases Drop Sharply In Allegheny County, Across Pennsylvania
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports 38,656 Excess Deaths Caused By COVID In 2020 & 2021
-- City & State PA: IFO Report - Seniors Bore Brunt Of COVID Deaths
-- PG: Allegheny County Reaches Grim Milestone: 3,000 Deaths From COVID
-- TribLive: Hospital Leaders In Western PA Hopeful As COVID Cases Decline; But Staffing Remains An Issue
-- Inquirer: Why Philly Is Keeping Its Mask Mandate As States Drop Them
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Republican Lawmakers Advance Bill Supporting Off-Label Treatments For COVID
-- WilliamsportS: PA Republican State Lawmakers, Members Of Congress Propose Capping Health Care Facility Workers’ Pay To Save Facilities Money
-- PG: Ex-Pitt Official Admits To Stealing 13,000 Masks From University To Sell On eBay
-- PG: Pitt Prof Compares Discomfort Of Cloth Mask To Being In A Gas Chamber At Auschwitz
-- PG Guest Essay: Mask Mandates Harm Children And America’s Future - Dr. Oz, Republican For U.S. Senate
-- ErieT: Few Erie-Area Hospital Workers Fired, Resign Due To COVID Vaccine Mandate
-- PG: Pitt Terminating 9 Employees For Failing To Comply With Vaccine Mandate
-- TribLive: 4 Pittsburgh City Employees Fired For Not Meeting COVID Vaccine Mandate
-- Inquirer: Philly’s Vaccine Mandate For City Workers Takes Effect Despite Union Oppos
-- WarrenT: Warren County Group To Offer Cash Prizes For Newly Vaccinated
-- PA Cap-Star: Buffalo Bound Anti-COVID Mandate Protesters Stop In Scranton
-- WHYY: Philly Fighting COVID CEO Banned From Working In PA
-- WITF: Proposed Wolf Budget Would Help Nurses Provide Mental Health Services
-- WHYY: Telemedicine Eliminated Racial Health Gap During Pandemic, Study Says
-- Inquirer: Delaware’s Biggest Health System Moves Into PA To Buy Crozer Health
-- ScrantonT Editorial: Enforce Hospital Price Transparency
-- COVID - Schools
-- CourierT: Are Central Bucks, Other School Districts Underreporting COVID Cases?
-- CourierT: Bucks County Middle School Cancels DC Field Trip Over City’s Pandemic Rules
-- MCall/TNS: Students Sick From COVID Are Also Missing Out On School Lunches In PA, Elsewhere
-- Opioid Epidemic
-- PG: Feds Say PA Courts Discriminate Against Some With Opioid Dependency
-- PA Cap-Star: Justice Dept. Finds PA Courts In Violation Of Americans With Disabilities Act
-- AP: U.S. Justice Dept. Signals It May Allow Safe Injection Sites
-- YorkD: Falls Surpass Overdoses As Leading Cause Of Death In York County As Population Ages
-- School Funding/Administration
-- Inquirer: 4 Takeaways From PA’s School Funding Trial, 2 Weeks Into Republican Witnesses
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Leaders Withdraw Witness In School Funding Trial Accused Of Plagiarism
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Schoolhouse Crumbling? That’s What You Deserve, PA Republicans Say
-- ScrantonT Editorial: No Defense For Adequately Funded Public Schools, So Republicans Change The Subject
-- PG: Wolf Pushes ‘Giant Step Forward’ For PA’s K-12 Education During Budget Address
-- AP: Poorer Cities, Growing Suburbs Get Most Out Of Wolf’s School Funding Plan
-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Fair School Funding For Every PA Student, Not Just A Few - Pottstown School District
-- ReadingE Editorial: State Has Money To Boost Public School Funding
-- WESA/AP: Amid Scrambles For Teachers, Some Fear Worse Shortages Ahead
-- PG Editorial: Adressing The Teacher Shortage [Yes, They Spelled Addressing Wrong]
-- ScrantonT: Private Scranton Cyber Academy Enrollment Surpasses High Schools
-- PG Editorial: Transparency For Tax Breaks To Support Private Schools
-- PG: State-Owned Universities Would Get Historic Funding Boost Under Wolf’s Budget Proposal
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: State Universities’ Leader Promises Tuition Freeze If It Receives $550 Million In Governor’s Budget
-- PG Editorial: Funding Can Stabilize State Universities’ System
-- ErieT: Erie County Executive Wants To Cut Federal Funds To Community College, Diversity Board, Here’s Why
-- PG: Allegheny County Community College, Schell Games Offering Gaming Apprenticeship Program
-- AP: Temple Prof Seeks Reinstatement Of Damage Claims Against FBI
-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
-- PennLive: 2 People Killed In Harrisburg Shooting, Suspect Fled And Crashed Into School Bus
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Gun Control Schemes Do Nothing More Than Disarm People Who Need Protection Most
-- PennLive: Most Deaths In PA County Jails Went Unreported: ‘It Is Appalling’
-- Inquirer: An Amish Farmer’s 600 Guns Were Seized In Lancaster County, But It’s Unclear If He Broke The Law
-- PennLive Editorial: Wolf, Lawmakers Pledged To Stop Sending Kids To Adult Prisons, But They Haven’t Changed The Law
-- AP: Bulletproof Vest Saves Philadelphia Police Officer Serving A Warrant
-- TribLive Editorial: Constables Have To Follow Law To Enforce It
-- TribLive: Fayette County Priest Resigns After ‘Inappropriate Behavior’ With 19-Year-Old
-- CentreDT: Community Voices Concerns Following Assault Tied To Racist Photo At State College H.S.
-- WHYY: Berks County Immigrant Detention Center Reopens As Women-Only Facility
-- PA Economy
-- PG: While Millions Poured Into State’s Coffers, Pittsburgh’s Bridges Languished
-- TribLive: Western PA Motorists’ Concerns Mount Over Potential Bridge Disasters
-- PG Editorial: Pittsburgh Must Release Bridge Inspection Reports Now
-- TribLive Editorial: Bridge Failures Have Courtroom Costs
-- The Center Square: Labor & Industry Addresses Unemployment Fraud For House Committee
-- CourierT: Can Companies Follow Parx Casino’s Lead In Diversifying Their Workforce?
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Sports Betting Making It Harder To Enjoy The Game
-- WESA: In The Age Of Work From Home, PA Factories Struggle With Staffing
-- TribLive: Supply Chain Issues, Rising Costs Causing Fish Fry Cancellations, Higher Prices
-- WESA/NPR: Why Buying A Car Is Such A Miserable Experience
-- Other
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Council Members Give Themselves 6.3% Pay Raise
-- WHYY: Philly Voters May Be Asked To Place Term Limits On City Council
-- ErieT: Greene Twp. Officials Dodge Legal, Ethical Questions Over $10,000 Bonuses For Themselves
-- Inquirer: Low-Income Philadelphians To Receive No-Strings-Attached Cash In Antipoverty Experiments
-- WESA: Funk Legend And Longtime Pittsburgh Resident Betty Davis Dies At 77
[Posted: February 13, 2022]
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