-- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional
-- Courier Times: How Redistricting Flipped Primary Script On PA Republicans
-- Governor’s Race
-- Spotlight PA: How Republican Mastriano Built A Grassroots Movement In PA On Election Denial, Christianity, And Facebook
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: November’s Gubernatorial Election A Test Of Our Willingness To Protect Democracy
-- AP: Mastriano Allowed To Rejoin PA Senate Republican Caucus For Meetings
-- Post-Gazette: Democrats Kick-Off PA Governor’s Race With $2.7 Million TV Campaign Attacking Mastriano’s Abortion Stance
-- BillyPenn: No Pressure, PA’s Josh Shapiro Being Painted As The Potential Savior Of Democracy
-- U.S. Senate Race
-- AP: Recount Cranks Up In PA Republican U.S. Senate Primary
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Federal Court Hearing Set For Tuesday On Counting Undated Ballots In PA’s Republican U.S. Senate Primary
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Dr. Oz Declares ‘Presumptive Win’ In PA Republican U.S. Senate Primary
-- AP: McCormick Sues To Ensure Counting Of Mail-In Ballots In U.S. Senate Race
-- MCall: Republican McCormick Loses Challenge To Some Votes In Berks County U.S. Senate Primary
-- Post-Gazette - Julian Routh: Dr. Oz’s Lead Over McCormick Shrinks To Fewer Than 1,000 Votes As Automatic Recount Nears
-- Inquirer: Court Battles Over Mail-In Ballots In PA U.S. Senate Race Have Split Republicans
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: How Federal Court Ruling On Mail-In Ballots Could Affect 2022 Primary Results
-- AP: Lt. Gov. Fetterman Released From Hospital After Stroke
-- Courier Times: What Does PA Republican U.S. Senate Race Tell Us About November’s Election?
-- May 2022 Primary Election
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Coleman Claims Republican Primary Win Over Budget Chair Sen. Browne, Browne May Seek Recount
-- PA Capital-Star: Democrat Miller Claims Victory With 42-Vote Margin In Lehigh Valley State Senate Race
-- LancasterOnline: Far-Right Group Pushes For Recount In Landslide Victory For Republican Sen. Ryan Aument
-- Post-Gazette: How 2 SW PA Reps. Lost Re-Election Bids To Fellow Republican Challengers
-- TribLive: 200+ Undated Mail-In Ballots In Allegheny County To Be Counted, But Kept Separate
-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: How Federal Court Ruling On Mail-In Ballots Could Affect 2022 Primary Results
-- MCall: Here’s Why Federal Court Ruled Undated Lehigh County Mail-In Ballots Should Be Counted
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why Does Pennsylvania Stink At Holding Elections?
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Which Ballots Should Count? It Depends On Who They’re For
-- MCall - Bill White: PA Voters Reject Political Elites By Backing Mastriano, Fetterman
-- PA Capital-Star: PA Voters Wanted To Burn The House And Senate Down This Primary Season - Fletcher McClellan, Elizabethtown College
-- WITF: Here’s How Latino Candidates Did In The PA Primary
-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
-- AP: Senate Republican 2020 Election Inquiry Contractor Extended By 6 Months
-- The Amistad Project: Commonwealth Court Overturns State Decertification Of Voting Machines In Fulton County - Court Opinion
-- Inquirer: Republican Behind Potential Ballot Harvesting Effort In Philly Refuses To Testify, Takes The 5th Amendment
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Democracy Hinges On Counting Every Vote - Again - Al Schmidt, Fmr Republican Elections Commissioner In Philadelphia
-- PA Capital-Star: Advocate David Thornburgh: Opening PA’s Primaries Is The ‘Right And Smart Thing To Do’
-- PennLive - John Baer: Can Anything Bring Some Normalcy To PA Politics? Yep
-- TribLive Editorial: Let’s Cut The Politics And Speed Up Vote Counting
-- York Dispatch Editorial: Fix The Problems, But Keep Mail-In Voting
-- PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Objects To U.S. House Subpoena, Refuses Deposition On His Role In Assault On U.S. Capital, Overturning Nov. 2020 Election Results
-- York Dispatch: 2 York County Men, Including A Republican Elected Official, Charged With Crimes In Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- PennLive: 2 Lycoming County Residents Expected To Plead Guilty To Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- State Constitutional Amendments
-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports Lowest Quarterly Natural Gas Production In PA Since 4th Quarter Of 2020, First Decrease In Production Growth Since 2018 [PaEN]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: Diesel Prices Are Soaring, It Jacks Up The Price Of Just About Everything You Buy
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Gasoline Prices Continue Climb As $5/Gallon Looms In Some Spots
-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Options For Managing Summer Energy Utility Bills; Price To Compare Going Up Dramatically June 1 [PaEN]
-- WLVR: How To Protect Yourself From Impending Electricity Rate Hikes [Caused By Natural Gas Spikes]
-- Inquirer - Andrew Maykuth: PA Power Prices Rising June 1 By Up To 46%, There Are Ways To Save [Increases caused by natural gas price spike]
-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Upcoming Hearings On Proposed 10% Rate Increase By Columbia Gas
-- PUC Reminds Consumers Of Hearing On Proposed 9.1% Increase By PECO Gas
-- LancasterOnline: 38% Rate Hike Looms For PPL Residential Electricity Customers Due To Spike In Natural Gas Prices
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Based Arconic Metals Plant Supplies Russian Military, Now The Company Is Trying To Sell It
-- Bloomberg: White House Eyes Restarting Idle Refineries To Tame Fuel Prices, 1 Million Barrels A Day Of Capacity Shut By Industry
-- Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
-- Erie Times: Large Crowd Turns Out To Honor Fmr PA Gov. Tom Ridge In Washington
-- City & State PA: Exit Interviews: Gov. Tom Wolf, The Backstop
-- City & State PA: How Wolf’s Veto Tally Is Defining His Legacy
-- PA Capital-Star: Reps. Gregory, Rozzi Call On Attorney General To Investigate Southern Baptist Child Sex Abuse
-- MCall: PA Lawmakers Hear Testimony On Proposal To Inform Consumers On Selling Of Their Data
-- Inquirer: Newly Released Emails Show How State Employee Pension Fund Managers Tried To Undercut Whistleblower
-- PennLive: Senate Republicans Advance Bill Blocking Trans Female Athletes From Girls, Women’s School Sports
-- City & State PA: Exit Interviews: U.S. Senator Pat Toomey, The Fiduciary
-- Budget 2022
-- TribLive: Republican Primary Losses Could Make University Of Pittsburgh Funding A Target In PA Budget
-- SpotlightPA - Stephen Caruso: High-Profile Republican Primary Losses Could Make Passing PA’s Next Budget Painful
-- Independent Fiscal Office Initial Revenue Estimate For FY 2022-23 $47.7 Billion Up From FY 2021-22 $41.9 Billion
-- PA Capital-Star: Flush With Cash, PA Could See Its Surplus Go Down The Drain
-- The Center Square: Fiscal Office: A 60% Chance Of Stagnation For The PA Economy
-- TribLive Editorial: Gambling Money Not Reliable In Economic Down Times
-- City & State PA: With Budget Season Approaching, PA Business Leaders Want A Corporate Tax Cut
-- The Center Square: Tax Credits For Film Production A Political Favorite, With Questionable Results
-- COVID Pandemic/Health
-- McCall: PA COVID Update: 29,664 Cases, Deaths Triple To 249 In Last Week
-- Centre Daily Times: All But 3 PA Counties Have High COVID Spread Risk
-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny County COVID Risk Level Moves From Medium To High
-- Erie Times: COVID Cases Surge In Erie County, Hospitalizations Rise Slowly
-- Centre Daily Times: Centre County Moved Back Into High Risk COVID Level
-- MCall: Latest COVID Strain Surges In Lehigh Valley, It Could Be Confused With Seasonal Allergies
-- Post-Gazette: COVID, Higher Workforce Costs Cut UPMC Q1 Income
-- Inquirer: Philly-Area Hospitals Face Epic Wage Inflation Surge, Causing Losses In Millions
-- WHYY: Philly Giving Free COVID Tests To Party Throwers, Event Organizers
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Time To Rescind Anti-Social Prison COVID Rules
-- Spotlight PA: Companies Blanket PA About How To Get Medical Marijuana Cards, But Doctors Are Silent
-- Post-Gazette: PA Long-Term Care Advocates Warn Of Another Crisis On The Way
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: PA’s Most Vulnerable Residents Are At Risk, Only Lawmakers Can Fix It
-- Warren Times: Republican Sen. Laughlin Proposes Bill To Allow Edible Medical Marijuana
-- Penn State: What Do I Need To Know About Monkeypox?
-- AP: Man Pleads Guilty To Sending Threatening Email To Dr. Fauci, Dr. Levin
-- COVID - Schools
-- TribLive: Masks Required Again In Fox Chapel Schools As COVID Cases Rise
-- Post-Gazette: University Of Pittsburgh Reinstitutes Indoor Mask Mandate As COVID Risk Reaches High Level In Allegheny County
-- PennLive: Penn State To Require Face Masks Indoors At University Park, 13 Other Campuses
-- Opioid Deaths
-- AG Shapiro Releases Special Report On Fentanyl Becoming Dominant Opioid In PA
-- PA Capital-Star: Bill Allowing Fentanyl Test Strips Passes House Committee
-- MCall: PA Counties Go Their Own Ways In Getting Aid To Families Of Babies Born With Withdrawal Symptoms
-- School Districts/Higher Education
-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA’s Students Deserve Equity, And We Can Deliver - Democratic Reps. McClinton, Bradford, Harris
-- MCall Guest Essay: Racial Injustice Is On Trial In PA School Funding Case - Rev. Gregory Edwards
-- Scranton Times: Education Group Finds Private Cyber Charter School Used Taxpayer Money For Concert Tickets, Vacations, Arcades
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Audit Spending Of Taxpayer Dollars By Private Online Charter Schools
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools To Operate On Modified Lockdown In Response To Texas Shooting
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Public Schools In Lockdown After Texas Shooting, Teaches Remotely At Banksville
-- Scranton Times: PA Student Stabbed 9 Times Following Fight In School Bathroom In Coatesville; Hunt On For 16-Year-Old Suspect
-- WHYY/6ABC: Family Identifies Student Stabbed At Coatesville H.S., Suspect Not In Custody
-- Warren Times: Automatic Knife Legalization Bill Passes State House [Switchblades]
-- AP: Youth, 16, Charged With Attempted Murder In Coatesville School Stabbing
-- KYW: Central Bucks School District Under Fire For Allegations Of Discrimination Against LGBTQIA+ Students
-- WHYY: Proposed Book Approval Process For Central Bucks Schools Vague, Unclear Some Parents Say
-- TribLive: Rep. DeLuca Seeks Ban On Cellphone Use In Schools Statewide
-- TribLive: Proposal Would Require Greater Public Access To Records From Pitt, Penn State, Others
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Business, Community Leaders Publicly Support University Of Pittsburgh Funding
Texas School Massacre
-- AP: PA House Votes Against Taking Up Bill Banning Assault Weapons After Texas Killings
-- Post-Gazette: PA House Democrats Fail In Their Attempt To Force Vote On Assault Weapons Ban
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: One Day After Texas School Shooting, Spineless PA Republican Lawmakers Endorse Assault Weapons
-- Gov. Wolf To Lawmakers: Enact Common Sense Legislation To End Gun Violence
-- Erie Times: Sen. Casey - We Cannot Surrender To Gun Violence
-- WHYY: Gun Violence Activists Call For Stronger Legislation To Stop Mass Shootings, Street Violence
-- TribLive: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Pittsburgh Assault Weapons Ban
-- Post-Gazette: Commonwealth Court: Pittsburgh Can’t Enact Assault Weapons Ban
-- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: Legislature’s Utter Inaction On Most Basic Constraints On Gun Violence Is One Of The Great Moral Failures Of Governance Of The Last Decade
-- PA Capital-Star: Advocates For Black, Brown, LGBTQ, Women Call For ‘Meaningful’ Gun Reform
-- PennLive: State-Mandated School Safety Protocols Aim To Protect Students In PA Schools
-- Scranton Times: PA Student Stabbed 9 Times Following Fight In School Bathroom In Coatesville; Hunt On For 16-Year-Old Suspect
-- WHYY/6ABC: Family Identifies Student Stabbed At Coatesville H.S., Suspect Not In Custody
-- Warren Times: Automatic Knife Legalization Bill Passes State House [Switchblades]
-- AP: Youth, 16, Charged With Attempted Murder In Coatesville School Stabbing
-- TribLive: Westmoreland School Officials Alerted To Possible Threat Against Student, Employee
-- TribLive: Security Measures Heightened, In Western PA School Districts After Texas Shooting
-- Post-Gazette: How Do Pittsburgh-Area Schools Handle Security? It Varies
-- MCall: Lehigh Valley School Districts Call For Prevention Efforts After Texas School Shooting
-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County School Officials Confident Of School Security, Continue To Evaluate
-- WHYY: Advocates Say Parents Play A Major Role In Stopping Youth Gun Violence
-- Republican Herald: Blue Mt. School PTO Mom Proposes Armed, Trained Volunteers In Schools
-- Newsweek: Texas Police Didn’t Enter School As ‘They Could’ve Been Shot’ - Lieutenant
-- PennLive: Gunfire Inside York County Walmart Triggered By Confrontation In Store
-- PA Capital-Star: Philly Black Clergy, Allies, Call For More Money For Gun Violence Prevention
-- Inquirer: What PA Voters Think About Gun Control, According To Polls
-- TribLive Guest Essay: Stop Telling Me What Won’t Work To Address Gun Violence, Tell Me What Will Keep Me From Reliving Every Mother’s Worst Nightmare
-- PA Capital Star - John Micek: Our National Pathology Over Guns Is No Longer Insane, It’s In human
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: America’s Children Deserve So Much Better [Than Texas School Massacre]
-- TribLive Editorial: In Wake Of Texas School Shooting, Is There Any Hope Left?
-- PennLive Editorial: We Don’t Want What Happened In A Texas School To Happen Here
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Massacres Of Schoolchildren Continue To Lead To Anguish, But Not Action
-- Inquirer Editorial: American Loves Guns More Than Kids
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Yes To New Gun Laws, But The Crisis Is Deeper Than Firearms
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Start, At Last, To Revamp Gun Culture
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Pass Red Flag Gun Law
-- Post-Gazette: Toomey Says He Hasn’t Given Up On Expanded Background Gun Checks Passing U.S. Senate
-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
-- TribLive: Commonwealth Court Rules Against Pittsburgh Assault Weapons Ban
-- Post-Gazette: Commonwealth Court: Pittsburgh Can’t Enact Assault Weapons Ban
-- WHYY: Gun Violence Activists Call For Stronger Legislation To Stop Mass Shootings, Street Violence
-- Inquirer: Gun Sales, Permits Surged During Pandemic In Philly, PA
-- AP: Police: Video Captures Man Shooting 4 Walking To Prom Party In Philadelphia
-- KYW: Man Dead, 2 Women Injured In Triple Shooting Outside Philly Church
-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Bill Builds Confidence In Investigations Of Police-Involved Shootings
-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Bill Would Ban Sale Of Body Armor That Aided Buffalo, Texas Shooters
-- PennLive: PA Senate Panel Holds Hearing On Juvenile Justice Reform Bills, But Advocates Ask For More
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: I Was A Juvenile Lifer, Here’s How To Help Philly Kids Avoid The Same Fate
-- Spotlight PA: Sen. Haywood Urges Legislature To Make It Easier For Attorney General To Investigate Killings By Police
-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: Groups Urge PA’s Chief Justice To Intervene On Access To Criminal Records
-- PennLive: Many Records For People Convicted Of Murder, Rape And More Are Being Hidden From Public In PA Under ‘Clean Slate’
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Refine Rules To Reopen Court Records
-- WHYY: Praise For Philly Diversion Program Rooted In 2020 Civil Unrest
-- NextPittsburgh: What 23 Recommendations Were Made In Voter-Mandated Review Of Pittsburgh Police?
-- PA Capital-Star: America’s State Supreme Courts, Including PA, Have A Diversity Problem
-- PennLive: Fmr AG Kathleen Kane Pleads Guilty To Probation Violation, Sentenced To Treatment Program
-- PA Economy
-- TribLive Editorial: Apprenticeship Could Solve Workforce, Student Loan Problems
-- MCall: 2nd Emergency Baby Formula Shipment Will Come To Nestle’s Distribution Center In Lehigh Valley
-- Warren Times: County Commissioners Receive Report On How Many Refugees Could Be Settled In County; Depends On Who They Are
[Posted: May 29, 2022]
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