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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

 

-- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional

-- PA Capital-Star: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects PA House Republican Claim Legislative Voting Districts Are Racially Gerrymandered  

-- Governor’s Race

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Candidate Statement - Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Sen. Mastriano

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Candidate Statement - Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Attorney General Shapiro

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Rallies With Biden, Obama; Tours Philly With Wolf

-- TribLive: Ex-President Visits Westmoreland County To Stump For Dr. Oz, Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano

-- HuffPost: PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Prophets In PA - Shocking Weekend Full Of Swords, Demons, Wild Prophecies Shows Theocratic Future Of Republicans  

-- AP: University Reviews New Allegations Of Academic Fraud By Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Ally Toni Shuppe Has A Plan To ‘Stop The Steal Of 2022,’ It’s Full Of Misinformation

-- PA Capital-Star: Conspiracy Theorists Urge Voting As Late As Possible On Election Day To ‘Stop The Steal’ Says Ally Of Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano  [Note: This Makes Absolutely No Sense In PA]

-- LancasterOnline: Interfaith Group  Rails Against ‘Voter Suppression’ And Christian Nationalism In Lancaster County Rally

-- WPost: Jewish Leaders Call On Republican Candidates To Reject Antisemitic Comments [PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz Used As Examples]

-- TribLive/PennLive: ‘We Love Israel More Than Most Jews’: Mrs. Mastriano’s Response Draws Scrutiny

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Makes Closing Case For Governor At Church Rally Saying Shapiro Is ‘A Racist And A Bigot’

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Blasted By Rick Santorum: ‘He’s Horrible’

-- Inquirer: Fmr PA Officials Warn U.S. Supreme Court Of ‘Bad Faith’ In Elections, Citing Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- TribLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano Decries Crime, COVID Shutdowns At Allegheny County Rally

-- WITF: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Proposed Voter Roll Purge Addresses A Non-Existent Problem, Targets Vulnerable Voters, Experts Say

-- WESA: ‘Don’t Go Down That Hole’: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Running Mate DelRosso Plays Down Abortion In Race’s Final Days

-- WESA: Dueling Speeches By Candidates For Governor Lay Out Stakes, Opposing Views In Final Days Of Campaign

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Speaks Of Freedom, Opportunity For PA, Delivers Dire Warnings About His Opponent

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: On Health Care, Shapiro Talks More Funding, Republican Mastriano Looks To Deregulation

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Choices For This Governor’s Race Go Beyond The Candidates Themselves

-- The Guardian: Republican Candidates On Climate Change: ‘Fake Science’ To ‘Carbon Is Healthy’  [PA Included]

-- MCall: MCall/Muhlenberg College Poll: PA U.S. Senate Race Dead Heat; Shapiro Maintains Lead In Governor’s Race

-- U.S. Senate Race

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Candidate Statement - Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Dr. Oz

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Candidate Statement - Democratic U.S. Senate Candidate Lt. Gov. Fetterman

-- PA Capital-Star: In Pittsburgh, Obama Rallies Dems For Fetterman

-- TribLive: Ex-President Visits Westmoreland County To Stump For Dr. Oz, Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano

-- PennLive: Fetterman: Dr. Oz Should Fire Staffers Who Were At Jan. 6 Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- AP: Oprah Delivers November Surprise, Endorses Fetterman Over Dr. Oz

-- TribLive: ‘I’ll Be Much Better, But He Will Still Be A Fraud’: Fetterman Flips Own Health Struggles Against Dr. Oz

-- WPost: Jewish Leaders Call On Republican Candidates To Reject Antisemitic Comments [PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz Used As Examples]

-- PennLive: Dr. Oz Draws Rebuke For Holding Rally At PA Venue That Bans Gay Weddings

-- PennLive - John Baer: Fetterman or Dr. Oz: Whom Do You Choose?  Last Chance, PA

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: I Know The ‘Murderers’ From Dr. Oz’s Ads, They Are No Menace To Society And Making The Most Of Their 2nd Chance

-- PennLive: U.S. Senate Race Draws 3 Presidents To PA This Weekend As Election Day Nears

-- MCall: MCall/Muhlenberg College Poll: PA U.S. Senate Race Dead Heat; Shapiro Maintains Lead In Governor’s Race

-- November 2022 General Election

-- AP: Pennsylvania: What To Expect On Election Night

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Elections Chief: ‘A Health Democracy Depends On Widespread Participation,’ As Nov. 8 Approaches

-- Republican Herald: Super Voters: Cherish, Protect And Exercise The Right To Vote

-- Tribune- Democrat: PA Poll Workers Look To Election Day With Safety In Mind

-- City & State PA Guest Essay: In Pennsylvania, Voters Decide, Not Politicians - Salewa Ogunmefun, Pennsylvania Voice

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Be Patient During Election Week And Help Save Democracy - Al Schmidt, Fmr Republican Philadelphia Elections Commissioner, Committee Of Seventy

-- Spotlight PA: Top 4 False Or Misleading Claims Being Pushed Ahead Of Tuesday’s Election

-- Inquirer: How To Avoid Getting Duped By Election Season Misinformation

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Democratic State House Candidate Assaulted At His Fayette County Home

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Biden Shines A Much-Needed Spotlight On Political Threats - Mark Singel

-- WPost: PA Democratic Cong. Susan Wild Thinks Her Brand Can Save Her Seat

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: If Republicans Win, They Will Push To Abandon Ukraine 

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Vote To Remove Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Stain On Our Democracy

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Will The Real Mike Doyle Please Stand Up In Congressional Race?

-- Erie Times: Centre, Northampton Counties Bellwethers Predicted Last U.S. Senate Midterms, What New Polling Says Now

-- Politics PA: State Senate Election Guide

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 15 State House, Senate Races To Watch

-- City & State PA: Here Are Closet State House, Senate Races To Watch On Tuesday

-- AP: New Federal Lawsuit Seeks To Have PA Mail-In Votes Lacking Dates Counted

-- Inquirer: PA Supreme Court Saturday Issued 2nd Clarifying Order On Mail-In Ballots As Legal Fight Continues

-- AP: PA Supreme Court Rules Undated Mail-In Ballots Won’t Count 

-- Spotlight PA: Why Undated Mail-In Ballots Are Such A Big Deal In PA?

-- WESA: Voters Should Hand-Return Mail-In Ballots ‘Immediately,’ Say State Elections Officials

-- PennLive: More Than 1.4 Million Apply To Vote By Mail In PA General Election

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Voters Beware: Double Check Your Mail-In Ballot Envelope

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Voters Not Allowed To Fix Undated Mail-In Ballots, In Spite Of Court Ruling Allowing ‘Curing’ Of Those Ballots

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Addresses Minor Mail-In Ballot Issues

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Officials Preview Election Day Tabulating Process

-- Erie Times: More Than 200 Mail-In Ballots In Erie County Are Being Set Aside Due To Undated Envelopes

-- WITF: Berks County Sheriffs Question Voters At Ballot Drop Boxes, Some Voters Don’t Mind

-- Reading Eagle: Berks Election Officials Want Election Signs Urging Defeat Of Democratic Candidates Investigated For Failure To Include Who Funded Them

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Luzerne County DA’s Office Probing Report Of Multiple Ballots Dropped In Box

-- Republican Herald: Most Of The 10,027 Mail-In Ballots Requested In Schuylkill County Returned

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: 937 Luzerne County Voters Received Or Will Receive Duplicate Mail-In Ballots

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Voters Who Have Not Received Mail-In Ballots Urged To Contact Election Bureau

-- LancasterOnline: Nearly 50,000 Vote By Mail In Lancaster County

-- WESA: Political Committee Launches Million-Dollar Campaign To Defeat PA Congressional Candidate Summer Lee

-- PA Capital-Star: Inflation Hitting PA Latinos Hard, And They’ll Vote That Way

-- TribLive: First Lady Jill Biden Visits Pittsburgh To Urge Teachers To Vote For Democrats Up And Down The Ballot

-- Inquirer: Could 85,083 New U.S. Citizens In PA Sway Elections?  But Will They Turn Out?

-- Inquirer Editorial: Will Republican Plans Really Make Economy Better?

-- WHYY: Groups In Philadelphia Sponsoring Major Get Out The Vote Effort

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Environmental Groups Help Voters Connect The Dots On Economic, Environmental Issues Ahead Of Election Day

-- Inquirer: Arab Voters Often Ignored By Political Candidate, But Shapiro Recognizes Their Voting Power

-- WHYY: Philly DA Warns Any Who Would Interfere In Philly Elections: Don’t

-- WITF: Western PA Group Is Among Those Preparing To Challenge Midterm Election Results

-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

-- Inquirer: Fmr PA Officials Warn U.S. Supreme Court Of ‘Bad Faith’ In Elections, Citing Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA Senate Republican Leaders To Top PA Election Official: ‘We Must Ensure The Law Is Followed’

-- MCall - Ford Turner: PA Counties Putting Millions Of Dollars To Work In Preparing For Closely Watched Election

-- Citizens Voice: Election Workers Still Can’t Pre-Canvass Mail-In Ballots To Speed Up Vote Count, Despite Bipartisan Support

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

-- Post-Gazette: Lawrence County Man Faces Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Spotlight PA: Top 4 False Or Misleading Claims Being Pushed Ahead Of Tuesday’s Election

-- New Yorker: How Election Subversion Went Mainstream In Pennsylvania

-- LancasterOnline: Election Deniers Have Been Hard At Work, Here’s What They Have Previewed For The Midterm Elections 

-- WITF: Western PA Group Is Among Those Preparing To Challenge Midterm Election Results

-- Inquirer: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Ally Toni Shuppe Has A Plan To ‘Stop The Steal Of 2022,’ It’s Full Of Misinformation

-- PA Capital-Star: Conspiracy Theorists Urge Voting As Late As Possible On Election Day To ‘Stop The Steal’ Says Ally Of Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano  [Note: This Makes Absolutely No Sense In PA]

-- WPost: Jewish Leaders Call On Republican Candidates To Reject Antisemitic Comments [PA Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano, Dr. Oz Used As Examples]

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Democratic State House Candidate Assaulted At His Fayette County Home

-- PA Capital-Star: In Pittsburgh, Faith Leaders Reject Rising Christian Nationalism Movement

-- NPR: ReAwaken America Tour Made A Stop In Lancaster County, Unites Conservative Christians And Conspiracy Theorists

-- KYW: PA Has Seen Unusual Number Of Threats Against Poll Workers, FBI

-- Reuters: Republican Door Knockers Intimidate Voters While Hunting For Fraud, Say Officials [PA Example Included]

-- Inquirer: How To Avoid Getting Duped By Election Season Misinformation

-- Inquirer Editorial: With Democracy On The Line, Voters Must Reject The Threat Posed By Election Deniers On The Ballot

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Don’t Let Election Deniers, Disinformation Prevent You From Voting

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Federal ‘Disinformation’ Programs Threaten Liberty, Free Speech

-- TribLive Editorial: Hasn’t This Undated Mail-In Ballot Court Ruling Happened Before?

-- State Constitutional Amendments

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

 

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- TribLive: Homeowners Brace For Winter As Prices To Heat Homes Skyrocket, Biggest Spike Is For Natural Gas - More Than 34% Increase

-- LancasterOnline: Met-Ed To Hike Residential Electric Rates 9.6% Starting Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]

-- Scranton Times: 18% Rate Increase Awaits PPL Electric Customers Dec. 1 [Due To Cost Of Natural Gas To Generate Power]

-- WSJ: Why Natural Gas Tankers Are Lining Up Off Europe’s Coast And Driving Up Natural Gas Prices [Each One Could Heat A Million Homes]

-- Financial Times: LNG Natural Gas Tankers Idle Off Europe’s Coast As Traders Wait For Natural Gas Price To Rise

-- Reuters: U.S. Natural Gas Price Jumps 7% In Volatile Week On Cold Forecasts

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition

-- Reuters: Shale Oil/Natural Gas Producer Coterra Trims Marcellus Gas Reserves Estimates 32% to 36%, Shares Sink

-- PA Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Will Accept Applications Starting Nov. 1 [PaEN]

-- WESA: Heating Bill Assistance Program Now Accepting Applications

-- U.S. Dept. Of Health & Human Services Announces $4.5 Billion To Lower Heating Costs For American Families This Winter

-- York Dispatch: PA Gasoline Prices Climbing Again As Holiday Season Approaches

-- PennLive: Average Gasoline Price In PA Over $4/Gallon While Prices Nationally Decline, Here’s Why 

-- TribLive: Northeast Bucks Trend Of Falling Gasoline Prices On Tight Supply, Analyst Says

--  Bloomberg: Oil May Hit $100 On Russian Supply Drop, Says IEF

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Soar In Europe, Asia As Crisis Heats Up Competition

-- York Dispatch Editorial: Energy Companies Are Reporting Record Profits, PA Lawmakers Don’t Need To Give Them More Tax Breaks  [PaEN]

-- The Economist: Europe’s Energy Crisis Is Very Far From Over, We War Game What Will Happen Next; Will Russia Decide To Wreck Europe’s Natural Gas-Import Infrastructure?

-- Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- Gov. Wolf Signs 66 Bills Into Law

-- AP: Wolf Signs Bills, Including To Decriminalize Fentanyl Strips

-- WESA: Bill Signed Into Law Will Lift Driver’s License Suspensions For Some Old Convictions

-- AP: Wolf Signs Law To Yank Turnpike Toll Scofflaws’ Vehicle Registrations

-- PennLive: Wolf Signs Bill Making Switchblades Legal In PA

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Senate Needs To Give Pennsylvanians A Gift Ban

-- Spotlight PA: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Paid $15,000 To Take 2 Republican Lawmakers To Europe-- Sen. Jake Corman, Rep. Rob Mercuri

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Bill Would Prove Fiction Publicly-Funded Sports Venues Are Good Economic Investment

-- Budget 2022

-- Dept. Of Revenue Reports October State Revenues $188.8 Million Above Estimates; $385.1 Million Above Estimates YTD

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports October State Revenues $276.8 Million Above IFO Estimates; $860.7 Million Above IFO Estimates YTD

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Collected $3.1 Billion In Tax Revenue In October; Sales Tax, Income Tax Collections Increase

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- MCall: PA COVID Update: Statewide Numbers Tick Up While Lehigh Valley Jumps 10%

-- Centre Daily Times: CDC Scores 4 PA Counties High COVID Spread: Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga

-- TribLive: Fmr Allegheny County Cop Sues Over Being Denied Religious Exemption To Vaccine Mandate

-- Gov. Wolf: State Health Insurance Exchange Pennie Opens Nov. 1 For 2023 Health Coverage

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Taxpayers Have Tab For Estimated $2 Billion After ‘Reckless Policy Changes’ In PA Medicaid Expansion

-- Inquirer: They Accused Staff At Norristown State Hospital Of Abuse, But Who Would Believe Them?

-- PA Capital-Star: Six PA Counties Classify As ‘Maternal Health Deserts’ New Report Says [Cameron, Forest, Greene, Juniata, Sullivan, Wyoming]

-- PennLive: Babies Sick With RSV Strain Central PA Hospitals, With Intensive Care In Short Supply

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lawmakers Announce $3 Million Pilot Mental Health Program For Schools

-- Opioid Deaths

-- Erie Times: As Opioid Overdoses Stay High, Erie Police Hope New Program Stems Trend

-- School Districts/Higher Education

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: What’s The Real Cost Of Private Charter School Tuition For Taxpayers In PA?  It’s More Than You Think

-- WHYY: Protest Over Delaware County School’s Ban On Hoodies Ends In Fights, 10 Students Arrested

-- Inquirer: Delaware County Walked Back Ban On Hoodies After Protest Turned To Chaos

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Lawmakers Announce $3 Million Pilot Mental Health Program For Schools

-- TribLive: Western PA Campuses Vow To Stay Diverse Amid U.S. Supreme Court Review Of Race-Based Admissions Policies

-- Spotlight PA: Penn State’s New President Led A Kentucky University Through Crisis, This Is Her Story

-- TribLive: Why Black Faculty Are Questioning Penn State’s Commitment To Diversity, Anti-racism

-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

-- PennLive: Wolf Signs Bill Making Switchblades Legal In PA

-- PennLive: State Police Kill Man Who Fatally Shot 3 Others In Lycoming County Saturday

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Asks For Public’s Help To Get Guns Off Streets After Brighton Heights Shooting

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Pittsburgh Mayor Must Regain Momentum On Violence Prevention

-- TribLive Editorial: Pittsburgh Police Failure In Funeral Shooting Demands More Than Apology

-- Inquirer: 6 People Shot And Wounded Outside Philly Nightclub

-- Inquirer: 9 People Shot, Wounded, 5 Critically In Philadelphia

-- Inquirer: 12-Year-Old Boy Died After Being Shot In The Head In North Philly, Police Say

-- Inquirer: 3 Teens Suspected In Philadelphia H.S. Shooting Committed Another Slaying The Day Before, Police Say

-- The Center Square: PA Looks To Expunge Criminal Record Of Minors To ‘Get Their Lives Back On Track’

-- Governor’s Law Enforcement Commission Tackles Bias-Based Policing, Use Of Force Policies

-- Spotlight PA: Missing Traffic Stop Data From State Police Undercut 2021 Analysis For Racial Disparities

-- York Dispatch: QAnon Spreading Misinformation On Human Trafficking In York, Trying To Crash Human Trafficking Hotline

-- MCall: Commonwealth Court Rules Private Housing Development In Monroe County Cannot Bar Sex Offenders

-- PennLive: Sick People In PA Jails Are Suffering, Dying: ‘The Constitution Allows For Medical Neglect’

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Lawmakers Extend Grant Program Protecting Synagogues, Houses Of Worship

-- PennLive: Allenwood Prison Guard’s Stabbing Was ISIS Terrorist Attack, Prosecutors Say

-- PA Economy

-- MCall: What PA’s Corporate Income Tax Cut Means For The Lehigh Valley

-- MCall: Commonwealth Court Rules Private Housing Development In Monroe County Cannot Bar Sex Offenders

-- Other

-- WPXI: Charges Filed Against 90-Year-Old Pittsburgh Woman For Alleged Theft At Casino

-- Inquirer: State-Appointed Receiver Investigating Phishing Scam That Drained $400,000 From Chester’s Coffers

[Posted: November 6, 2022]