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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Gov. Shapiro Gets A Thumbs-Up From Both Parties For His First 100 Days

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 100 Days In Office, Gov. Shapiro Describes The Experience As ‘Humbling’

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Should Deliver On Most Popular, Bipartisan Campaign Promise - School Choice - By Rep. D’Orsie

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Shapiro’s PUC Nominee Kimberly Barrow Is Right Pick, But Faces Challenges

-- PA Senate/House

-- Spotlight PA: House Democrats Moving Long-Stalled Priority Bills

-- PA Capital-Star: House Passes 8 Bipartisan Bills In Productive Return To Session

-- TribLive Editorial: Promising Bipartisan Start To PA House’s Work

-- PennLive: House Passes 4th Bill Opening Window For Lawsuits By Child Sexual Abuse Victims

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Guide To Proposed Amendments To State Constitution

-- Post-Gazette/Capitolwire.com - Robert Swift: House Panel OKs Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Legislation

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Rep. Mehaffie Tossed From Capitol Office By Republicans Gets New Space, But Worries It May Be Temporary

-- Election Reforms

-- TribLive/PennLive: House Panel Moves Bill Making Mail-In Ballot Secrecy Envelopes Optional

-- WESA: Bill Allowing Counties To Process Mail Ballots Early Clears First Hurdle In PA House

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: New Legislative Push To Make PA’s Primary Elections Open To Independents

-- Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- WESA: Train Derailments Could Pose A Major Risk To Southwestern PA’s Rivers, Pitt Researchers Say 

-- WTAE: Rail Disaster Probability Discussed In Thursday Night Town Hall In Pittsburgh

-- DEP Posts Soil, Water Sampling Results Related To Monitoring PA For Impacts From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: DEP Says Soil, Water Samples Remain Safe After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- TribLive Editorial: DEP Must Remain Vigilant With Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Testing

-- UnionProgress.com: Third Beaver County School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Train Derailment

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Altoona Keeping Close Watch On Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Issues

-- WESA/The Allegheny Front - Reid Frazier: Incinerated Waste From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Raises Concerns In Ohio Town

-- WESA: Could New Rail Safety Rules Prevent The Next Norfolk Southern Train Derailment?  More Sensors Could Be Key, Experts Say

-- AP: Railroads Warned About Problems Long Trains Can Cause

-- WSJ: Norfolk Southern Says Ohio Train Derailment Has Cost $387 Million, Not Including Cost Recovery From Insurance

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- TribLive: Odds Of Gasoline Hitting $4/Gallon Decreasing, Analyst Says

-- MCall: Gasoline Prices On Rise In Lehigh Valley, What’s Next?

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA Average $3.74, National Average $3.61

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: One-Stop-Shop For Low-Income Utility Customers?  PUC Wants Your Thoughts

-- PUC Encourages Customers To Shop For Competitive Electric, Natural Gas Suppliers, Know Their ‘End Of Contract’ Details 

-- National Fuel Gas To Adjust Gas Rate Down $4.52/Month Starting May 1

-- WHYY: Philadelphia Gas Works Must Justify Its 1,000% Rate Increase For Philly’s Steam Loop, PUC Orders

-- Erie Times: Feds Charge 6 NY Residents With Stealing Thousands Of Pounds Of Cooking Oil To Go To Make Biodiesel Fuel In Erie Refinery

-- Senate Environmental Committee Holds May 1 Hearing On Electric Grid Reliability Looking At Natural Gas, Other Generation Failures During Winter Storm Elliot In December [PaEN] 

-- NRDC: U.S. Dept. Of Transportation Denies Special Permit For Shipping LNG Natural Gas By Rail From A Proposed Bradford County LNG Plant  [PaEN]

-- Fox News: Federal PHMSA Decides Not To Grant Permit For Transporting LNG Natural Gas From A Proposed Wyalusing, Bradford County Plant Via Railroad 

-- The Guardian: US DOT Denies ‘Bomb Train’ Permit To Ship LNG Gas Through Populated Areas In Pennsylvania

-- WHYY: Controversial Plan To Ship LNG Natural Gas By Rail From Proposed Bradford County LNG Plant Hits Another Roadblock

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Natural Gas Prices Are Down, But The Industry’s Spirits Are High 

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Implement Reforms For Natural Gas Drilling, Fracking  [PaEN]

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs - Up 1 From Last Week To 26

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

-- UnionProgess.com: Feds: Allegheny County Man Deserves 9 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Citizens Voice: Lackawanna County Man Faces More Serious Charges For Federal Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- PennLive: 2 Cumberland County Residents Arrested For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- PennLive: In Divided PA, School Boards Emerge As Political Battlegrounds

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Region Could Prove Pivotal In Biden Reelection Chances

-- PennLive - John Baer: If Americans Don’t Want Biden vs Ex-President, Why Are We Heading Toward Biden vs Ex-President?

-- Budget 2023

-- Spotlight PA: PA Doesn’t Fund Public Legal Defense, Shapiro’s Budget Would Change That

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Manufacturer Of Skill Games In Favor Of Lycoming County Sen. Yaw’s Skill Gambling Games Bill

-- Post-Gazette/The Center Square: Gambling Expansion: Skill Games Supporters Tout Tax Revenue, Veteran Support

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA 6th-Friendliest For Gambling, But Not Without Costs- Addiction Problems, Demands For Subsidies

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- Centre Daily Times: New PA COVID Cases Continue Decline, Virus Death Total Approaches 51,000

-- WITF: Meet The Central PA ‘Uniters’ Taking A Stand Against Hate Crimes

-- School Districts/Higher Education

-- PennLive: In Divided PA, School Boards Emerge As Political Battlegrounds

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Should Deliver On Most Popular, Bipartisan Campaign Promise - School Choice - By Rep. D’Orsie

-- Spotlight PA: Affordability Remains Top Issue For PA State-Related Universities During Budget Process

-- Inquirer: Penn State Should Account For Land It Took From Indigenous People 160+ Years Ago, Faculty Report Says

-- TribLive Editorial: When Is Free Speech Not Free On College Campuses?

-- Law Enforcement

-- Spotlight PA: PA Doesn’t Fund Public Legal Defense, Shapiro’s Budget Would Change That

-- AP: Gun Control Measures Advance In PA House

-- The Economy

-- Spotlight PA: Switch To PA’s Corporate Filing System Led To Backlog, Longer Waits For Business Owners

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Manufacturer Of Skill Games In Favor Of Lycoming County Sen. Yaw’s Skill Gambling Games Bill

-- Post-Gazette/The Center Square: Gambling Expansion: Skill Games Supporters Tout Tax Revenue, Veteran Support

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA 6th-Friendliest For Gambling, But Not Without Costs- Addiction Problems, Demands For Subsidies

-- WITF/AP: Unprepared For Long War, US Army Under Gun To Make More Ammo And A PA Plant Is At The Center Of It All

-- LancasterOnline: Pennsylvania Society To Give S. Dale High Distinguished City Of Commonwealth Award

-- Other

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Traffic Deaths Fall 4% To 1,179 After Increasing For Years

-- WITF: Steinman Family Gives Lancaster News Operation To WITF, Setting Up New Era Of Coverage, Community Service In Central PA 

[Posted: April 30, 2023]