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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States

-- Politics PA: Mixed Signals For PA Politics In F&M Poll

-- LancasterOnline: F&M Poll Finds Voters Pessimistic About Their Finances; Republicans Favor Ex-President For President

-- Franklin & Marshall April Voter Poll Results

-- PennLive - John Baer: Oh, Pennsylvania, What Are You Thinking?  New F&M Poll Gives Us Clues

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment  [PaEN]

-- AP: Semiconductor Component Plant To Get $300 Million Expansion In Schuylkill County

-- Inside Climate News: Gov. Shapiro Provides Fresh Support To Key Changes Recommended In 2020 Grand Jury Report To Tighten Regulation Of The Natural Gas Drilling Industry To Better Protect Public Health, Environment  [PaEN]

-- PA Senate/House

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: How Harrisburg Works: PA House Majority, Rules vs. Bills, Taxpayer Money For Twitter Blue

-- TribLive Editorial: Clarence Thomas Situation Shows Why Harrisburg Politicians Need Gift Ban

-- U.S. Senate/House

-- AP: PA U.S. Senator Bob Casey To Seek 4th Term

-- The Hill: PA Republicans Brace For Primary Brawl In Bid To Out Casey For U.S. Senate

-- May Primary Election

-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To May 16 Primary

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Basic Guide To Vetting Primary Election Candidates For School Board, Judge, More

-- Election Reforms

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Count Votes Efficiently - Precanvass Mail-In Ballots

-- MCall: F&M Poll - Support For Mail-In Ballots Declined from 59% to 50%

-- Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- WESA: After New Pittsburgh Derailment, Lawmakers Call Again To Pass Federal Train Safety Regulations

-- PA Capital-Star: After Latest Norfolk Southern Train Derailment, Western PA Lawmakers Call For Accountability

-- UnionProgress.com: ‘Bomb Trains’ Are A Threat Lawmakers Must Deal With, Say Western PA Political, Environmental Leaders

-- Post-Gazette: Local Officials, Environmentalists Say It’s Time To Get Rid Of ‘Bomb Trains’

-- UnionProgress.com: 2nd Beaver County School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

-- Beaver County Times: Beaver County Schools File Complaints Against Norfolk Southern On Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette: Railcars From Norfolk Southern Derailment Relocated To Beaver County Railyard, Shapiro Says NS Will Remove Them

-- Ohio River Valley Institute Hosts April 19 Webinar On Policy Action In Response To The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment & Beyond  [PaEN]

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: U.S. Dept. HHS Awards PA $50,000 Grant For Community Wellness, Resilience Related to Norfolk Southern Trail Derailment

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Natural Gas Explosions, Pipeline Ruptures, Train Derailments - PUC Needs Utilities Experts, Not Politicos 

-- Post-Gazette: To Stay Or To Go?  Two-Months After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Residents Make A Tough Decision

-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern Offers Up-Close View Of Cleanup Work At Ohio Train Derailment Site  

-- USA Today: Truck Hauling 40,000 Pounds Of Contaminated Soil From Norfolk Southern Derailment Overturns On Ohio Highway [74-Year Old PA Driver]

-- TribLive/AP: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Highlights Contaminated Waste Disposal Predicament

-- MCall: Lehigh, Northampton Counties Review Hazard Plans, Offer Trainings After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- TribLive Letter: Who’s Profiting From Our High Utility Bills; Huge Natural Gas Profits On The Backs Of PA Renters, Homeowners 

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Consumers Need PUC Voice - PPL Electric, UGI Natural Gas Sending Bills With No Relation To Power Use

-- Marcellus Drilling News/S&PGlobal: Natural Gas Is The New Oil - World Events Affect Price Everywhere; ‘Gone Are The Days When Gas Markets Were Local And Regional’

-- Utility Dive: Electricity Prices, Driven By Natural Gas Price Spikes, Outrun Inflation, But Have Likely Peaked As Natural Gas Prices Plunge 

-- Utility Dive: FERC Gives PJM Flexibility For Handling Member Defaults Related To Paying Nonperformance Penalties For Winter Storm Elliot As More Power Generators Seek Protection 

-- Utility Dive: U.S. Grid Interconnection Backlog Jumps 40%, 95% Of Projects Are For Renewables

-- Bloomberg: Solar, Wind, Battery Storage Projects Dominate Waiting List To Hook Up To Electric Grid

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Decline With Start Of Storage Refill

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - Up 1 From Last Week To 25

-- TribLive: Increased Demand, OPEC+ Oil Production Cut Contribute To Rising Gasoline Prices

-- Reuters: IEA: OPEC+ Cut Risk Oil Supply Deficit, Threaten Economic Recovery

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average $3.66; National Average $3.76

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

-- WITF/AP: Delaware County Man Gets 4+ Years Prison Time For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- TribLive: Former Fayette County Woman Gets 2 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- WITF: Former Lebanon County Police Officer Could Face Prison After Criminal Charge Reinstated Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- November 2022 Election

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Midterm Election Results Highlight Trend Toward Fewer Split Tickets

-- Politics PA: Young Voters Came Out Big In PA In 2022

-- PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- Inquirer: 100 Days: A Look At Shapiro’s ‘Common Ground’ Approach To Governing One Of The Nation’s Most Politically Divided States

-- TribLive/Inquirer: PA Democrats Aim To Appeal To Working-Class Voters With Policy, Symbolism, Some Anger

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Pennsylvania’s House Takeover - A Tale Of Two Speakers - By Fmr Rep. Jeff Coleman

-- Politics PA: Mixed Signals For PA Politics In F&M Poll

-- LancasterOnline: F&M Poll Finds Voters Pessimistic About Their Finances; Republicans Favor Ex-President For President

-- PA Capital-Star: F&M Poll: PA Voters Remain Uneasy About Unemployment, Economy

-- MCall: F&M Poll - Support For Mail-In Ballots Declined from 59% to 50%

-- Franklin & Marshall April Voter Poll Results

-- Politics PA: Map Of Pennsylvania Registered Voters

-- PennLive - John Baer: Oh, Pennsylvania, What Are You Thinking?  New F&M Poll Gives Us Clues

-- PennLive Guest Essay: It’s The Truth That Should Drown Out The Noise, Not Vice Versa - By Mark Singel

-- Budget 2023

-- Senate/House Budget Hearings Have Ended

-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: Unemployment Claims Backlog Dominates PA House Budget Hearing

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Looks To Bring Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Under Gambling Regulation

-- PA Capital-Star: Sen. Yaw Again Proposes Taxing Tavern “Skill Games” Gambling, Calling Them Part ‘Of The Small Business Economy’

-- Scranton Times Editorial: ‘Skill Games’ Are Gambling, Regulate Them

-- Responsible Decarbonization Alliance: Happy Earth Day!  DCNR Acting Secretary Reminds Us Of The Economic Value Of Outdoor Recreation, Public Lands - ‘It’s Bigger Than Gas’ 

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- Centre Daily Times: Dept. Of Health Reports 3,427 New COVID Cases; 67 Deaths Last Week; Elk, Mercer Counties Have Highest Rates

-- Dept. Of Health Charts Course To Improve Health Outcomes For All Pennsylvanians

-- WESA: PA Officials Unveil Plan To Make Residents Healthier

-- Scranton Times: Nursing Shortage Continues To Impact NE PA Facilities

-- Spotlight PA: PA Medicaid: What You Need To Know To Keep Your Health Insurance Or Find Other Options

-- School Districts/Higher Education

-- TribLive Editorial: State-Owned Universities Need To Embrace Change

-- Law Enforcement

-- Post-Gazette: Still Shaken From Active Shooter Hoax, Pitt Students Want University To Improve Communication

-- The Economy

-- PA Capital-Star: F&M Poll: PA Voters Remain Uneasy About Unemployment, Economy

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Looks To Bring Tavern ‘Skill Games’ Under Gambling Regulation

-- PA Capital-Star: Sen. Yaw Again Proposes Taxing Tavern “Skill Games” Gambling, Calling Them Part ‘Of The Small Business Economy’

-- Scranton Times Editorial: ‘Skill Games’ Are Gambling, Regulate Them

-- AP: Semiconductor Component Plant To Get $300 Million Expansion In Schuylkill County

-- Other

-- LancasterOnline Editorial: In Its Apology To Lititz, LGBTQ+ Communities, The Lititz Moravian Congregation Shows Us How To Say Sorry

[Posted: April 16, 2023]