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 - Salena Zito: A Governor Who Governs - Shapiro Looks Back, And Forward, After 100 Days In Office  

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Guest Essay: How PA Can Become A True Economic Leader - By Gov. Shapiro

-- WESA: Shapiro Touts Corporate Tax Cuts To Philly Business Chamber

--  City & State PA: Keeping Track Of Senate Confirmation Of Shapiro Cabinet Nominations

-- PA Senate/House

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Senate Advances 2 Bills To Give Businesses More Tax Cuts

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Panel Approves Constitutional Amendment Advertising Accountability Measure

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA May Lift Ban On Using Recycled Material To Fill Stuffed Toys

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Moves Bill Expanding Canned Cocktail Sales Advances

-- Election Reforms

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Could Get An Earlier Presidential Primary, If Harrisburg’s Other Election Fights Don’t Get In The Way

-- PennLive - John Baer: PA’s Closed Primary, State Judges - Tuesday’s Election A Double-Dark Downer

-- May 16 Primary Election

-- AP: PA House Majority Battle Hinges On Philadelphia Suburbs

-- AP: What To Expect In PA As Special Election Decides House Majority

-- PA Capital-Star: With PA House, More At Stake Than Replacing A Disgraced Delaware County Lawmaker

-- PA Capital-Star: Democratic Spending Approaches $1 Million In Special Election To Decide Control Of PA House 

-- TribLive Editorial: More Musical Chairs In PA House Special Elections

-- Politics PA: PA Supreme Court: Money, Endorsements May Tip Scale In Primary

-- PA Capital-Star: Lt. Gov. Davis Says PA’s Young Voters ‘Fired Up’

-- AP: PA Republicans Put Clout Back On Line In Primary Election After Losing U.S. Senate, Governor Races  

-- PennLive - John Baer: PA’s Closed Primary, State Judges - Tuesday’s Election A Double-Dark Downer

-- PennLive: Election Officials In Central PA Expect Smooth Sailing With Primary Results Tuesday

-- Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette: Norfolk Southern Says It Will Compensate Residents Whose Homes Lost Value Within 5 Mile Radius Of East Palestine Train Derailment

-- Reuters: Norfolk Southern To Set Up Home Value Reimbursement Fund After Ohio Derailment

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Clean Air Council Urges Residents To ‘Opt In’ To Seek Out Information And Maintain Interest, After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- TribLive Editorial: Pennsylvania Has Real Role In Regulating Rail

-- WTAE: Emergency Crews Respond To Norfolk Southern Train Derailment In Lawrence County, No Hazardous Materials

-- TribLive: Norfolk Southern Train Derails In New Castle, No Hazardous Materials Released

-- KYW/CBSnews: Highways Pose Greatest Danger For Potential PA Hazmat Situations

-- The Center Square: U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Advances Railway Safety Act

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania Average $3.67; National Average $3.53

-- PJM Interconnection: Summer Electricity Supplies Should Be Sufficient Under Anticipated Conditions; Higher Than Expected Generator Outages, Extreme Scenarios Could Bring Risk To Reserve Margins [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: How PJM Interconnection Grid Operator Got Its Electric Reliability Report Wrong - By Casey Roberts, Sierra Club

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Drop By 2 To 24 Last Week

-- Reuters: U.S. Weekly Natural Gas Rig Count Falls By Most Since 2016 [17 Rigs], Baker Hughes  [Gas Prices Plunged 49% So Far In 2023] 

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Drilling Collapses In U.S. At Fastest Rate In 7 Years Amid Tumbling Prices  

-- Bloomberg Guest Essay: ‘We Just Want Someone Sane:’ What Happens When A Small Town Goes MAGA - Washington, PA ‘In Pennsylvania, The Big Lie Is Spreading Its Roots’ 

-- Wall Street Journal: Big Oil/Natural Gas Has $150 Billion In Cash, Investors Want A Share; New Drilling Isn’t Near The Top Of The List 

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Set For Longest Run Of Weekly Losses Since 2020 

-- Bloomberg: Europe’s Natural Gas Buying Slows On Expectations Of Further Price Crash

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Extend Drop, Record Amounts Of LNG Idling In Ships At Sea 

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

-- TribLive: Former Fayette County Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Observer-Reporter: Former Washington County Couple Sentenced To Federal Prison For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Inquirer: Video Shows Montgomery County Man Punching Capitol Policeman In Head During Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- LancasterOnline: Defense, Prosecution Argue To Keep Ephrata Defendants Charged With Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol Sealed

-- PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- Erie Times: Why Is America Obsessed With The Politics Of PA?  Breaking Down This U.S. Battleground

-- Bloomberg Guest Essay: ‘We Just Want Someone Sane:’ What Happens When A Small Town Goes MAGA - Washington, PA ‘In Pennsylvania, The Big Lie Is Spreading Its Roots’ 

-- Budget 2023

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House Republican Budget Maven Calls For Reforms In 2023-24 Budget Process

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Sen. Yaw Introduces $300 Million Skill Gambling Games Tax Proposal

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- WESA: The End Of COVID Health Emergency In Allegheny County: Less Deadly, But Still A Threat

-- Centre Daily Times: PA Will Shift Its Reporting With End Of COVID Emergency, What We Know About Cases, More

-- The Economy

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Senate Advances 2 Bills To Give Businesses More Tax Cuts

-- WESA: Shapiro Touts Corporate Tax Cuts To Philly Business Chamber

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: New York Steelmaker To Announce New Beaver County Plant Next Week

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PA May Lift Ban On Using Recycled Material To Fill Stuffed Toys

-- Williamsport Sun: Original Woolrich Outlet Store To Close

[Posted: May 14, 2023]