Top Stories Of 2023
-- City & State PA: Our Picks For Stories Of The Year
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: State Treasurer Touts Cost-Cutting, Return Of Military Medals
-- Gov. Shapiro
-- AP: In 2024, Shapiro Faces Calls For Billions For Schools, A Presidential Election And Wary Lawmakers
-- Politics PA: Shapiro Talks Property Tax Rebates, Divided Legislature, Ex-President And The Eagles
-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Signed Nearly 3 Dozen New Laws You May Have Missed
-- PennLive - John Baer: About Gov. Shapiro’s Mansion Costs, 6 TVs And Free Sports Tickets
-- Budget 2024
-- TribLive/PennLive: Senate Republican Leader Hopes 2024 Brings Change To PA Education System, Minimum Wage Hike
-- AP: Poor Schools Are Prepared To Return To Court If PA Budget Falls Short On Funding Plan
-- Inquirer: Education Advocates Say They Have Plan To Fix PA’s School Funding System - $6.2 Billion Over 5 Years
-- Post-Gazette: Education Advocates Call On PA Lawmakers To Funnel Billions To Underfunded Schools
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Commission Planning Revamp Of PA Education Funding Nears Finish Line
-- Spotlight PA: State Funding For Penn State, Pitt, Temple Hasn’t Kept Pace With Inflation, Data Show
-- PA House/Senate
-- TribLive/PennLive: Senate Republican Leader Hopes 2024 Brings Change To PA Education System, Minimum Wage Hike
-- Spotlight PA: Why The PA Legislature Is Off To A Slow Start In 2024
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Will 2024 Be The Year PA Finally Raises Its Minimum Wage - By Keystone Research Center
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Artificial Intelligence Got A Lot Of Attention In 2023, But Not So Much In The PA Legislature
-- PennLive: PA Lawmakers Would Ban Sanctuary Cities, Counties For Undocumented Immigrants
-- KYW: Sen. Street’s Son Charged After Punching Security At Philadelphia Mayoral Inauguration
-- US Senate/House
-- PA Capital-Star: Casey: Protecting Democracy Will Be ‘Significant Issue’ In Reelection Campaign
-- PennLive: Fetterman Says Efforts To Keep Ex-President Off State Ballots Are ‘Incredibly Unhelpful’
-- PennLive: Fetterman Visits PA Farm Show, Talks About ‘Chaotic’ 2024 Election
--TribLive/AP: Fetterman Worried Hospitalization For Depression Would End Political Career
-- WSJ - Salena Zito: John Fetterman Plays Against Type
-- Post-Gazette: Republican US Senate Candidate Calls Ware Against Hamas ‘Battle Between Good and Evil’
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Con. Smucker Endorses Ex-President For President, Criticizes States Barring Him From Ballots
-- Politics PA: Who’s Running For Congress In PA?
-- 2024 Elections
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Control Of PA House Up For Grabs As Both Parties Prepare For Slugfest
-- Spotlight PA: As 2024 Election Approaches, Voting Officials Worry PA Isn’t Prepared For Misinformation
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Democrats Attack Republican State Treasurer For Questioning 2020 Election Integrity
-- Politics PA: Think PA’s Automatic Voter Registration Favors Dems? Think Again
-- Post-Gazette: More Democrats Switching Parties In PA, Does It Matter?
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Sen. Regan Will Not Seek Reelection
-- City & State PA: Midstate PA Senate Seats Draw Attention From Democrats And Republicans Alike
-- PA Capital-Star: Rep. Otten Draws Democratic Primary Transgender Challenger
-- PennLive: Will-Known Harrisburg Community Leader Alvin Taylor Running For Senate Seat Being Vacated By Republican John DiSanto
-- National Politics
-- PennLive: Fetterman Says Efforts To Keep Ex-President Off State Ballots Are ‘Incredibly Unhelpful’
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Con. Smucker Endorses Ex-President For President, Criticizes States Barring Him From Ballots
-- PennLive Guest Essay: MAGA Republicans Would Rather Pour Gasoline On Immigration Fire Than Put It Out - By Mark Singel
-- AP: American Democracy Has Overcome Big Stress Tests Since 2020 Election, More Challenges Are Ahead
-- PA’s Role In Assault On US Capitol
-- Post-Gazette: Pennsylvania Still In The Spotlight Three Years After Assault On US Capitol
-- Sen. Art Haywood (D) To File Ethics Complaint Against Sen. Doug Mastriano (R) For Interference In 2020 Election
-- WITF: Republican Sen. Doug Mastriano Faces Ethics Complaint Over Support Of 2020 Election-Fraud Lie
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Sen. Haywood Calls For Probe Of Sen. Mastriano’s Efforts To Overturn 2020 Election Results
-- Sen. Mastriano Responds To Ethics Complaint On 2020 Election Interference
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Democrats Attack Republican State Treasurer For Questioning 2020 Election Integrity
-- WHYY/AP: Lawsuit Aims To Keep Republican Con. Scott Perry Off Ballot With Constitution’s Insurrection Clause
-- TribLive/Inquirer: Lawsuit Seeks To Remove Republican Con. Scott Perry From Ballot For Insurrection
-- PA Capital-Star: Activist Sues To Keep Republican Con. Scott Perry Off Primary Ballot for Insurrection
-- The Center Square: Republican Con. Scott Perry Subject Of Insurrection Lawsuit To Keep Him Off Ballot
-- Post-Gazette: What Happened To Western PA Residents Arrested For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol?
-- AP: Hundreds Of Convictions For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol; But Major Mystery Is Unsolved
-- NYT: Three Years, Hundreds Of Prison Sentences From Crimes Related To Jan. 6 Assault On US Capitol
-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Our Political Foundation Must Improve
-- TribLive: ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Become Popular, Ubiquitous But May Not Stay Legal
-- York Dispatch: Wi-Fi Conspiracy Theorists Want Public Meeting With York County Commissioners
-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.37 National- $3.08 Ohio- $2.68
-- WNEP: Does The 4 Cent PA Oil Franchise Gasoline Tax Change Make A Difference? Drivers Say Yes
-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Moderate-Income Luzerne County Households Urged To Seek Heating Aid
-- Reuters: Oil Prices Settle Higher On Middle East Tensions
-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week- 19
-- WSJ: Southwestern Energy, Chesapeake Energy Natural Gas Producers Near $17 Billion Merger
-- Bloomberg: A No-Show Winter Is Upending The US Natural Gas Market Pulling Down Prices By About 35%
-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Producers Seek To Balance Production Cuts, Demand Rebound
-- Financial Times: ‘We’re The Good Guys’ In Energy Transition, Says US Exporter Of LNG Natural Gas
-- Reuters: Germany Cut Natural Gas Imports From All Sources By A Third In 2023
-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Jump On Freezing Weather, Middle East Concerns
-- WSJ: US Shale Drillers Keeping World Awash In Oil, Natural Gas As Conflicts Abound
-- Oil & Gas Health Impacts
-- AP: New Mexico Considers 1 Mile Safety Zone Around Gas, Oil Wells For Schools, Day Care Centers
-- Gas Explosions
-- TribLive: Senior Citizen Apartments Evacuated In Allegheny County After Natural Gas Leak Reported, No Injuries
-- PUC Offers Safety Tips On Power Outages, Natural Gas Appliances To Prepare For Winter Storms
-- UGI’s Storm Team Urges Customers To Practice Natural Gas Safety As Weekend Snowstorm Approaches
-- Education
-- AP: Poor Schools Are Prepared To Return To Court If PA Budget Falls Short On Funding Plan
-- Inquirer: Education Advocates Say They Have Plan To Fix PA’s School Funding System - $6.2 Billion Over 5 Years
-- Post-Gazette: Education Advocates Call On PA Lawmakers To Funnel Billions To Underfunded Schools
-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Commission Planning Revamp Of PA Education Funding Nears Finish Line
-- Spotlight PA: State Funding For Penn State, Pitt, Temple Hasn’t Kept Pace With Inflation, Data Show
-- Health Care
-- TribLive: Hospitals Seeing ‘Exponential’ Rise In Flu Cases In Western PA
-- PennLive: As More PA Residents Rack Up Medical Debt, Hope Hinges On State Solution
-- Spotlight PA: PA Medical Marijuana Cards And Anxiety - What The Research Says
-- Law Enforcement
-- WITF: PA Capitol Police Discuss Bomb Threat Procedures Amid Slew Of Threats To Statehouses
-- WITF: Staffing Shortages In PA Jails, Prisons Continue But Are Improving
-- PennLive: PA Lawmakers Would Ban Sanctuary Cities, Counties For Undocumented Immigrants
-- WHYY: Philly Homicides Down 20% In 2023, DA Says End Of COVID Restrictions Helped
-- TribLive Editorial: Keep Track Of Your Gun Or Face The Consequences
-- The Economy
-- TribLive/PennLive: Senate Republican Leader Hopes 2024 Brings Change To PA Education System, Minimum Wage Hike
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Will 2024 Be The Year PA Finally Raises Its Minimum Wage - By Keystone Research Center
-- TribLive: ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Become Popular, Ubiquitous But May Not Stay Legal
-- WNEP: Does The 4 Cent PA Oil Franchise Gasoline Tax Change Make A Difference? Drivers Say Yes
-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA’s Food Stamp Benefits Up 76% Since 2019
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Finishes 2023 With Record-Low Unemployment
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Unemployment At Record Lows, Why Are People Down On The Economy?
-- Other
-- Erie Times: Majority Of PA Counties Projected To Lose Population By 2050; Rural Areas Bear The Brunt [Current Policies Fail To Sustain Communities]
[Posted: January 7, 2024]
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