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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Gov. Shapiro: State Budget Impasse Questions & Answers  [Who Gets Paid And Who Doesn’t]

-- PennLive - John Baer: Shapiro Fixed One Collapsed Bridge, Can He Fix Another Political Bridge?

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Budget Standoff Drags On

-- The Center Square: Commonwealth Foundation Poll Finds Many PA Residents Never Heard Of State Elected Officials Like Lt. Gov. Davis, House Speaker McClinton, Senate President Ward, But Did Hear Of Gov. Shapiro

-- PA Capital-Star: Lt. Gov. Davis Kicks Off Safer Communities Initiative To Highlight Community Efforts Against Gun Violence

-- Budget 2023

-- The Center Square: State Budget Deal Unlikely Before September

-- PA Capital-Star: Update On State Budget Impasse - Week Two

-- PA Capital-Star: 10 Things To Know About Pennsylvania’s Budget Impasse

-- Gov. Shapiro: State Budget Impasse Questions & Answers  [Who Gets Paid And Who Doesn’t]

-- Politics PA: What Does PA’s Budget Impasse Mean For You?

-- WESA: Nonprofits Hurt By Prior Budget Impasses Worry About Lack Of PA State Budget

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Is Still Without A Final Budget, What Does The Impasse Mean For State, County Programs?

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Budget Impasse Is A Binge-Worthy And Totally Fixable Summer Drama

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Budget Standoff Deepened As Senate Republicans Signaled No Intent To Return To Harrisburg

-- City & State PA: Senate Republican Leader - Hundreds Of Millions In State Funding Could Be At Risk Without Moving More Budget Bills; House Democrats Urge Senate To Advance Already-Passed Spending Plan

-- Senate Republican Majority Leader’s Letter To House Democratic Leader On Budget

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Republican Leader: Hundreds Of Millions In State Funding Could Be At Risk Without More Budget Bills

-- AP: Students In Shortchanged PA School Districts Plug Away While State Lawmakers Dither Over Funding

-- LancasterOnline: State Budget Impasse Could Stretch Into September; Local School Districts Brace For Delay In Funding

-- PennLive - John Baer: Shapiro Fixed One Collapsed Bridge, Can He Fix Another Political Bridge?

-- PennLive: PA Budget’s Big Ideas Likely To Generate Fiscal Code Fights As Impasse Grinds On

-- AP: PA Budget Still In Turmoil Over School Vouchers And Equity Funding Case

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State-Related University Funding On Ice In Pennsylvania

-- AP/WITF: Impasse On Funding For Pennsylvania Universities Could Mean Higher Tuition

-- Inquirer: Temple Raises Tuition More Than 4% For Pennsylvania Students

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young People Need Opportunity, Not Student Loan Forgiveness - By Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster)

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Budget Standoff Drags On

-- PA Senate/House

-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania Still Hasn’t Reformed Its Statutes Of Limitations On Childhood Abuse Allegations, What You Need To Know

-- WHYY: Ghost Gun Makers Evading State And Federal Laws, Experts Say, Will Philly’s Lawsuit Slow Them Down?

-- Beaver County Times: Probation Reform May Be Coming To PA, A Look At The Changes

-- The Center Square: Commonwealth Foundation Poll Finds Many PA Residents Never Heard Of State Elected Officials Like Lt. Gov. Davis, House Speaker McClinton, Senate President Ward, But Did Hear Of Gov. Shapiro

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: How Harrisburg Works: Higher Bar, Guns In The Capitol, And Why PA Legislature Is Full-Time

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Senate, House Lawmakers’ Expenses Paid Without Receipts

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Lawmakers: Carpe Diem - End Per Diems

-- U.S. Senate/House

-- WESA: PA’s Cinematic U.S. Senate Race Coming To An Election Near You

-- Post-Gazette: 4 PA Republican Members Of Congress Favor Term Limits

-- November 2020 Election

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Elvis Is Dead; Ex-President Did Lose The 2020 Election; And Truth Is Truth - By John Sigle, Cumberland County

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: 31 Months Later, Questioning 2020 Election Results Still A Distraction

-- National Politics

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: What Do The Moms For Liberty Tell Us About The Women’s Vote?

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Vivek Ramaswamy Bring His Message Of Meaning To Pennsylvania

-- Election Reforms

-- The Center Square: The Case For Ranked Choice Voting In Pennsylvania

-- Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- WTAE: Carnegie Mellon Researcher Publish February Mobile Air Sampling Results From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Scrutiny Needs To Continue Over Rail Safety

-- Grist: In The Wake Of The Norfolk Southern Train Derailment In Ohio, Other Train Towns Wonder - Are We Next?

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drill Rigs Same As Last Week - 23

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Red Tape, Low Prices To Blame For PA’s Natural Gas Production Decline [Not Red Tape, Everything To Do With Prices]

-- US Energy Information Administration Predicts Higher Natural Gas Prices As Industry Reduces Production

-- Independent Fiscal Office Reports PA Natural Gas Production Peaked In 4th Quarter 2021 [PaEN] 

-- US Energy Information Administration: 2022 Appalachian Natural Gas Production Flat With Productivity Declines In Key Counties In PA

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Have Biggest Weekly Loss Of The Year

-- Reuters: Next Wave Of North American LNG Natural Gas Export Projects To Face Labor Challenges

-- Bloomberg: Sweet Spot For Building New US LNG Natural Gas Projects Is Fading

-- Bloomberg: European Power Prices Fall Below Zero This Weekend With Green Power Boom  

-- PA/Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- The Center Square: Commonwealth Foundation Poll Finds Many PA Residents Never Heard Of State Elected Officials Like Lt. Gov. Davis, House Speaker McClinton, Senate President Ward, But Did Hear Of Gov. Shapiro

-- Politics PA: David Sunday Announces Republican Candidacy For Attorney General

-- PennLive: Franklin County DA Who Broke With Republican Party Will Not Seek A 4th Term

-- WITF: Hundreds Gather At Gettysburg College To Bridge Political Divides Through Constructive Conversations

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

-- PennLive: Feds Seek Nearly 4 Years In Jail For Clinton County Man Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- LancasterOnline: Retired Attorney Formerly From Chester County Who Protested At Republican Rep. Cutler’s House Sought By FBI For Crimes Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Politics PA: Federal Prosecutors Met With PA Secretary Of State Al Schmidt [Former Philadephia Election Commissioner] As Part Of Their Investigation Of Efforts To Overturn 2020 November Election By Ex-President

-- Health Care

-- PennLive: PA Patient Safety Authority Will Not Require Hospitals To Provide The Information It Needs To Understand A Spike In Injuries And Deaths Of Newborn Babies 

-- City & State PA: Q/A With House Health Committee Democratic Chair Dan Frankel

-- Education

-- AP: Students In Shortchanged PA School Districts Plug Away While State Lawmakers Dither Over Funding

-- TribLive Editorial: Who Gets To Judge Challenged School Library Books?

-- AP/WITF: Impasse On Funding For Pennsylvania Universities Could Mean Higher Tuition

-- Inquirer: Temple Raises Tuition More Than 4% For Pennsylvania Students

-- Politics PA: A Cloudy Future For Legacy Admissions At PA Colleges And Universities

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Young People Need Opportunity, Not Student Loan Forgiveness - By Sen. Ryan Aument (R-Lancaster)

-- AP: New Biden Plan Cuts Student Loan Payments For Millions To $0, Will It Be The Next Legal Battle?

-- WHYY/NPR: $39 Billion In Federal Student Loan Forgiveness On The Way For More Than 800,000 Borrowers

-- Law Enforcement

-- Beaver County Times: Probation Reform May Be Coming To PA, A Look At The Changes

-- Inquirer: Pennsylvania Still Hasn’t Reformed Its Statutes Of Limitations On Childhood Abuse Allegations, What You Need To Know

-- PA Capital-Star: Lt. Gov. Davis Kicks Off Safer Communities Initiative To Highlight Community Efforts Against Gun Violence

-- WHYY: Ghost Gun Makers Evading State And Federal Laws, Experts Say, Will Philly’s Lawsuit Slow Them Down?

-- PA Capital-Star: Philly Officials Share Results Of Report On Anti-Violence Initiative

-- AP: Mississippi Man Accused Of Making Antisemitic Calls To PA Businesses, Synagogues

-- MCall: New Muhlenberg Health Poll Finds Fewer Pennsylvanians Supporting Recreational Marijuana?

-- Politics PA: David Sunday Announces Republican Candidacy For Attorney General

-- The Economy

-- PennLive: PA’s Billionaires: The Keystone State’s Richest People And How They Made Their Money

-- WHYY: Microsoft Says Chinese Hackers Breached Its Email Systems, Including U.S. Government Agencies

-- Other

-- Erie Times: Erie’s Tom Ridge Honored By Penn State Behrend

-- TribLive: Tribune Review, WTAE Announce Partnership To Strengthen Local News

[Posted: July 16, 2023]