Top 10 Stories: Harrisburg/PA Politics Reported By Local News Media Last Week

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Post-Gazette: Celebrating The Life Of Dick Thornburgh: ‘A Yardstick Of Success’

-- Governor’s Race

-- AP: 2 Decade-Old Campaign Spending Record Smashed In PA Governor’s Race

-- Spotlight PA: 4 Maps Show Where PA Candidates For Governor Are Getting Campaign Cash

-- TribLive Editorial: Out-Of-State Money Influences PA Votes In Both Parties

-- Erie Times: ‘A Heartbeat Away’: 3 Reasons The PA Lt. Governor Race Matters

-- Erie Times: Alt-Right Activist, Who Spread ‘Pizzagate’ Conspiracy, To Headline Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Rally In Erie 

-- Erie Times: Shapiro Calls On Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano To Rescind Invitation To Alt-Right Operative Jack Posobiec

-- NYT: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Attacks On Jewish School Set Off Outcry Over Antisemitic Signaling

-- PA Capital-Star: Ads Target Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano For Using Social Media Site Where Pittsburgh Tree Of Life Synagogue Shooter Posted Manifesto

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Is Restricting Media At His Campaign Rallies, So We Should Stop Covering Them

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Are These Candidates The Best Pennsylvania Can Offer?  [Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I Can’t Figure Out What Happened To The Republican Party

-- Erie Times: PA Republican Candidates Mum On Whether They’ll Accept 2022 Election Results: ‘Uncharted Territory’

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I Taught At The U.S. Army War College: 2 Students I would Not Vote For [Spoiler - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry]

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Another High-Profile PA Candidate Is From New Jersey, And It’s Not Dr. Oz [Spoiler - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

-- City & State PA: New Poll Shows Democrats Still Leading In PA Races For Governor (9 Points), U.S. Senate (Slim 2.4 Points)

-- WHYY: PA’s Roads And Bridges Are Aging Poorly, Here’s How Shapiro And Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Plan To Fix Them

-- Spotlight PA: Where Candidates For Governor Stand On Opioid Epidemic, Medical Marijuana, Other Health Issues

-- WHYY: Where Gubernatorial Candidates Stand On Raising PA’s Minimum Wage

-- Scranton Times: Shapiro Says It’s Time For PA Voters To Send A ‘Wake-Up Call’ To Harrisburg

-- Erie Times: Shapiro Campaigns In Erie, Explains His Vision For PA Education

-- Inquirer: Why The Nation Should Have Its Eyes On Josh Shapiro’s Wildly Dominant Campaign

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: What Shapiro And Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Share In Common - Commonwealth Foundation

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Lori Shapiro: A Behind-The-Scenes Motivator In Husband’s Gubernatorial Campaign

-- Post-Gazette: Billboards Touting Republicans Supporting Shapiro For Governor Going Up Around Pittsburgh

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Some Prominent Republicans Believe Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Poses A Threat To Democracy - They’re Right

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: AirTag Leads To Discovery Of Dumpster Filled With Stolen Shapiro, Fetterman Campaign Signs In Chester County 

-- U.S. Senate Race

-- Erie Times: PA Republican Candidates Mum On Whether They’ll Accept 2022 Election Results: ‘Uncharted Territory’

-- TribLive: Fetterman Addresses Criticism Over Need For Closed Captioning During His Stroke Recovery

-- AP: NBC Reporter’s Comment About Fetterman Having Difficulty Following Their Conversation Draws Criticism

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: New Dr. Oz Interview Gets Beyond Talking Points On Crime, Guns, Abortion And Fetterman

-- PA Capital-Star: Dog Whistles, Scare Tactics And What PA’s U.S. Senate Candidates Aren’t Saying About Crime

-- PA Capital-Star: Democrat Fetterman Wins Republican Support In New Ad Campaign

-- AP: Fight For Black Voters Intensifies In Close PA U.S. Senate Race

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

-- City & State PA: New Poll Shows Democrats Still Leading In PA Races For Governor (9 Points), U.S. Senate (Slim 2.4 Points)

-- TribLive Editorial: Out-Of-State Money Influences PA Votes In Both Parties

-- PennLive: Biden To Hold Fundraiser For Fetterman In PA

-- PennLive - John Baer: Voters Need To Use Some Basics To Decide Fetterman v. Dr. Oz For U.S. Senate

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: AirTag Leads To Discovery Of Dumpster Filled With Stolen Shapiro, Fetterman Campaign Signs In Chester County 

-- November 2022 Election

-- WHYY: Why PA Election Officials Still Can’t Start Processing Mail Ballots Before Election Day

-- MCall - Ford Turner: Wolf Administration Says Results Won’t Be Available On Election Nights, Blames Lawmakers; Republicans Blame Wolf

-- PA Capital-Star: Dept. Of State Anticipates ‘Several Days’ Worth Of Work’ To Tally Election Results 

-- Spotlight PA: Wolf Administration Insists Undated Mail-In Ballots Will Be Valid This November, As Counties Proceed With Caution

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leaders Want Undated Mail-In Ballots Kept Separate In Case Of Litigation

-- WITF: PA Counties Prepare For A Marathon Mail-In Ballot Count To Earn Their Share Of State Election Money

-- Post-Gazette: Why PA’s County Election Offices Have Lost Hundreds Of Workers Since 2020

-- Politics PA: PA Senate Preview - Philadelphia Region

-- Politics PA: PA Senate Preview - Southeast

-- Politics PA: PA Senate Preview - Southcentral

-- WITF: Latest PA Voter Registration Numbers Show No Clear Advantage Of Either Major Party

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: PA Ticket-Splitting Voters May Go For Shapiro, Dr. Oz

-- WHYY: Latino Voters Across PA Are Ignored Until Right Before An Election, How Are Philly-Area Agencies Filling The Gap?

-- Erie Times: Poll Shows Female PA Voters Are Torn Between Abortion, Economy As Top Election Issues

-- WESA: Energy Issues Shape Debate In PA Legislative Elections In Allegheny Valley, Statewide

-- TribLive Editorial: Out-Of-State Money Influences PA Votes In Both Parties

-- WHYY: Some Who Spent Time In Prison In PA Are Eligible To Vote, This Group Is Spreading The Word

-- TribLive: Green Party Candidate Could Win House Seat Of Late Rep. DeLuca

-- Post-Gazette: A Mike Doyle Dilemma: Voter Confusion Between Retiring Democrat And Republican Newcomer Sends Summer Lee Team Scrambling

-- PennLive: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Declines To Participate In Editorial Board Interview

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cong. Scott Perry, In Center Of Assault On U.S. Capitol, Efforts To Overturn Election Results Storm, Insists He’s A Simple Man

-- LancasterOnline: ReAwaken America Tour To Bring Anti-Vaxxers, Election Deniers, QAnon Conspiracy Theorists To Lancaster County This Week

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I Taught At The U.S. Army War College: 2 Students I would Not Vote For [Spoiler - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Republican PA Cong. Scott Perry]

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I Can’t Figure Out What Happened To The Republican Party

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Are These Candidates The Best Pennsylvania Can Offer?  [Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano]

-- WHYY: After 2020 Election Day Threats, Philly DA Calls For Election Security Reform

-- Reading Eagle: PA Official, Voter Advocacy Groups Criticize Ballot Drop Box Policy In Berks

-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster County Will Count Any Undated Mail-In Ballots, But Keep Them Separate

-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

-- AP: U.S. Supreme Court Reverses PA Mail-In Voting Law Decision

-- Spotlight PA: Wolf Administration Insists Undated Mail-In Ballots Will Be Valid This November, As Counties Proceed With Caution

-- WHYY: Why PA Election Officials Still Can’t Start Processing Mail Ballots Before Election Day

-- MCall: U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Republicans, Overturns Case Allowing PA Undated Mail-In Ballots To Be Counted

-- City & State PA: Dept. Of State: Future Undated PA Mail-In Ballots Should Still Be Counted Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling

-- Dept. Of State Issues Statement On U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Undated Mail-In Ballots

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA House Republican Leaders Want Undated Mail-In Ballots Kept Separate In Case Of Litigation

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Lawmakers Cynically Hinder Election Count

-- Inquirer Editorial: From The Courts, New Threats To Voting Access And Police Accountability

-- Inquirer Editorial: A Liberty Medal For Zelensky, And A Reminder Of Threats To Democracy Here At Home

-- Post-Gazette: Why PA’s County Election Offices Have Lost Hundreds Of Workers Since 2020

-- Scranton Times: Republican PA Cong. Mueser Regrets Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election Outcome, Doesn’t Know If He’ll Support Ex-President 

-- Scranton Times: PA Members Of Congress Seek Answers About Postal Service Issues

 

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

-- Sen. Haywood Proposes Legislation To Disqualify Insurrectionists From PA Ballots

-- Scranton Times: Republican PA Cong. Mueser Regrets Vote Against Certifying 2020 Election Outcome, Doesn’t Know If He’ll Support Ex-President 

-- TribLive Editorial: Bigfoot Fake Flyers In State Parks Point To Real Problems - We Have To Issue Statements About Fakery

-- NYT: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Attacks On Jewish School Set Off Outcry Over Antisemitic Signaling

-- York Daily Record: Instead Of Klan Robes, New Extremist Groups In PA Wear Button-Down Shirts, Hold Fundraisers For Local Charities

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Judge Rejects Change In Venue For Trial Of Fayette County Man Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- AP: Federal Prosecutors Seek Prison For Berks County Man For Attack On AP Journalist During Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- LancasterOnline: ReAwaken America Tour To Bring Anti-Vaxxers, Election Deniers, QAnon Conspiracy Theorists To Lancaster County This Week

-- WHYY: Penn State Is About To Host The ‘Proud Boys’ Founder, And Its Students Are Protesting  

-- TribLive: Penn State Officials Criticize Student Group’s Event Featuring ‘Proud Boys’ Founder

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Americans Can Rise To The Challenge - Mark Singel

-- AP: Supporters Of Ex-President Get Split Verdict In Philadelphia Weapons, Election Case

-- State Constitutional Amendments

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

 

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- U.S. EIA Projects Home Heating Costs Will Increase Most For Natural Gas - 28%, Heating Oil - 27%, Electricity - 10%, Propane 5% This Winter  [PaEN]

-- Reuters: EIA: U.S. Home Heating Bills Expected To Surge Up To 28% This Winter With Spike In Natural Gas Prices

-- MCall: How Much Have Energy Prices Risen Or Fallen? See The Latest Numbers

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Natural Gas Prices In Longest Losing Streak In 21 Years [Is Your Heating Bill Going Down?]

-- Bloomberg: U.S. Households Face Longest Streak Of Double-Digit Increases In Natural Gas, Electricity Bills In Decades [Due To European Energy Crisis, Russia’s War In Ukraine]

-- Reading Eagle: It’s Going To Cost More To Stay Warm This Winter- Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Electric Will Be Higher 

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: In Response To Rising Natural Gas Costs Luzerne County Taking Steps To Reduce Usage Levels  

-- TribLive: OPEC Production Cut Behind 3rd Straight Week Of Rising Gasoline Prices, Analyst Says  

-- WSJ: More Expensive Natural Gas, Heating Oil, Propane, Electricity Poised To Hit U.S. Households This Winter

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drill Rig Count Now At 24 - It Was 23 For 8 Out Of Last 10 Weeks

-- Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- TribLive Editorial: When PA Supreme Court Justice Eies, Who Should Decide On Replacement?

-- City & State PA: Push To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted Gets A Bipartisan Backing In Harrisburg

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Carbon Monoxide Scare At Allentown Daycare Could Have Possibly Been Prevented If PA Lawmakers Did Their Jobs

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Negligence On Carbon Monoxide Nearly Deadly At Allentown Daycare Center

--Post-Gazette: Rep. Tony DeLuca, Longest-Serving Member Of PA House, Dies At 85

-- TribLive: Rep. Tony DeLuca Dead At 85

-- TribLive: Green Party Candidate Could Win House Seat Of Late Rep. DeLuca

-- TribLive: Fmr Rep. Rick Cessar, Longtime House Member From Etna, Dies

-- TribLive Editorial: Rep. DeLuca’s Public Service Set Example For Others To Follow

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Caution On Term Limits For Lawmakers

-- WITF: Nearly $1 Million Awarded To PA Groups Helping Immigrants Become Citizens

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- MCall: PA COVID Update: 13,256 Cases Up Slightly As Most Active Flu Season In 5 Years Begins

-- Centre Daily Times: New PA COVID Cases Flat In PA, 3 Counties Have High Community Spread - Bradford, Crawford, Lackawanna

-- York Dispatch: York County Reports 7 New COVID Deaths As Experts Warn Of Fall Surge

-- Inquirer: Temple Canceling Classes Friday For Students To Focus On Their Wellness

-- Inquirer: Testing Sewage For COVID Is Providing Valuable Data, But Philly Seeks To Get Faster Results

-- School Districts/Higher Education

-- Inquirer: Man Arrested In Philly H.S. Shooting Was Sold Ammo Despite Felon Status, Police Say

-- Inquirer: State Law Allowed Philly H.S. Shooter To Buy Ammo Despite His Felony Record

-- PennLive: Student Accused Of Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Bucks County High School, Police

-- MCall: Boy Arrested With Gun At Easton-Liberty Game, Bethlehem Police Report

-- Inquirer: Study: PA Students Have More K-12 Educational Opportunities Than National Average, But Racial Disparities Are Among The Worst

-- PA Capital-Star: Higher Salaries, More Respect: Report Offers Path To Solving Teacher Shortage

-- TribLive: Legislation Proposed To Regulate Book Bans In PA School Districts

-- TribLive Editorial: Book Bans Can Threaten Local Control

-- Inquirer: Montgomery County School District Nixes Halloween Parade Due To Inclusion, Safety Concerns

-- WITF: One Lancaster County Trans Student Finds Space To Be Himself, Despite Backlash Against LGBTQ Issues In Schools

-- TribLive Editorial: Allegheny County School District ‘Compromise’ On ‘Indian’ Mascot Unsatisfying 

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Public Schools Encourage Students To Explore Career Options Without Leaving City

-- Spotlight PA: Penn State Wavers On Funding For Center For Racial Justice, A Key Commitment Following 2020 Protests

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: College [Drinking] Hazing Death Prompts New Solution To ‘Shameful Problem

-- Inquirer: College Enrollment Increasing In Philly Area, But Still Aren’t At Pre-Pandemic Levels

-- Spotlight PA: Why Doesn’t Penn State’s Football Coach Show Up On List Of Highest-Paid Employees?

-- WHYY: Penn State Is About To Host The ‘Proud Boys’ Founder, And Its Students Are Protesting  

-- TribLive: Penn State Officials Criticize Student Group’s Event Featuring ‘Proud Boys’ Founder

-- Inquirer: Penn Students Claim University ‘Campaign Of Intimidation’ As They Face Disciplinary Hearings For Protests

-- Inquirer: Temple Canceling Classes Friday For Students To Focus On Their Wellness

-- WHYY: Free Tuition For Indigenous People To Public Universities Across PA?  A Bill Is On The Way

-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

-- Inquirer: Man Arrested In Philly H.S. Shooting Was Sold Ammo Despite Felon Status, Police Say

-- Inquirer: State Law Allowed Philly H.S. Shooter To Buy Ammo Despite His Felony Record

-- PennLive: Student Accused Of Threatening To ‘Shoot Up’ Bucks County High School, Police

-- MCall: Boy Arrested With Gun At Easton-Liberty Game, Bethlehem Police Report

-- Inquirer: Wawa Closing 2 Stores In Center City Philadelphia, Citing Violence, Safety Concerns

-- WHYY: PA Prisoners Giving Their Own Money To Families Impacted By Gun Violence

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Philly Needs To Enact Its Own Gun Law, We Sued Harrisburg To Let That Happen

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Propose Pilot Program To Plug ‘School-To-Prison’ Pipeline

-- Spotlight PA: York County Agrees To Improve Public Access to Criminal Court Records In Response To Lawsuit By Spotlight PA, Others

-- City & State PA: Push To Compensate Wrongfully Convicted Gets A Bipartisan Backing In Harrisburg

-- Post-Gazette: Experts Illuminate Sex Trafficking Risks In Pittsburgh Region

-- WITF: Mental Illness In PA County Jails Routinely Met With Pepper Spray And Stun Guns

-- TribLive: Fmr Allegheny County Jail Captain Wins Nearly $1 Million Verdict In Retaliation Lawsuit

-- PennLive: How Does PA Crime Compare To U.S. Trends? Nobody Knows

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Justice Delayed, Justice Denied In Jim Rogers Death

-- Inquirer: PA Now Officially Agrees - Deaths From 1985 MOVE Bombing In Philadelphia Were Murder, Not Accidential

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Marijuana Pardons Sensible; State Should Extend Deadline

-- MCall: As Lehigh Valley Navigates Shortage Of Foster Homes, This Foster Care Community Expands

-- AP: Biden Nominates 7 For U.S. Attorney, Judge, Marshal Slots [PA U.S. Marshall]

 

-- PA Economy

-- WITF Smart Talk: PA Cities, Boroughs, Townships Say They Need Revenue Generating Options

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Pennsylvania Must Start To Get Younger

-- Post-Gazette: Mars Area School District Investigates Network Data Breach

-- Other

-- PennLive: Over 500 PA National Guard Troops Set To Be Deployed To The Middle East  

-- Post-Gazette: Steelers Legend Art Rooney Sr.’s Secret Life In The Rackets

-- TribLive: Striking Post-Gazette Workers Ask People To Cancel Subscriptions, Pull Ads

[Posted: October 16, 2022]