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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- PennLive - John Baer: Shapiro Sharpening His Approach To Partisan Budget Fights, More

-- TribLive: Shapiro Urges NFL To Bring Draft To Pittsburgh

-- Politics PA: Shapiro Says No To PA National Guard Troops For Southern US Border

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: A Simple Idea For Speedier Government - PA Makes Its Agencies Refund Fees If Permits Take Too Long 

-- Gov. Shapiro Launches Outdoor Business Alliance To Support PA’s Outdoor Economy At Gilson Snow in Snyder County  [PaEN] 

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: PA Launches Outdoor Business Alliance

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Cost Of Trails Yields Many Benefits

-- Budget 2024

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Shapiro Wants To Add Money To Home Repair Program; Attack PA’s Housing Crisis

-- Spotlight PA: What A Performance-Based Funding Model Could Mean For Penn State, Other State-Related Universities

-- WHYY/AP: Bill To Offset Student Debt Through Tax Credit Passes PA House

-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports 9% Increase In Total Gaming Revenue In February

-- PA House/Senate

-- TribLive: Appeals Court Allows Whistleblower Lawsuit Against PA House Republican Caucus Over Mold

-- Senate Republicans Pass Sen. Mastriano Resolution Calling On Governor To Deploy PA National Guard To Defend Texas Border

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Senate Republicans Call On Shapiro To Send National Guard To Texas To Secure Border

-- Politics PA: Shapiro Says No To PA National Guard Troops For Southern US Border

-- US Senate/House

-- AP: In PA’s US Senate Race, Casey Puts ‘Greedflation’ And Corporations On The Ballot

-- AP: Casey, McCormick To Appear Alone On PA US Senate Ballots After Courts Boot Off Challengers

-- 2024 Elections

-- CNHI News: PA Lawmakers Pledge Bipartisan Approach To Election Cybersecurity

-- PA Capital-Star: Dept. Of State Announces Training Team For County Election Directors

-- AP: Polling Places Inside Synagogues Are Being Moved For PA’s April Primary During Passover

-- TribLive: Settlement Reached In Dispute Over Allegheny County Ballot Drop Boxes

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area High Schoolers Try To Get Peers Registered To Vote, Stay Engaged In Politics

-- Inquirer: Billionaire-Backed Conservative Latino Outreach Push Comes To PA Days After Democrats Launched Their Own

-- Election Reforms

-- AP: PA House Speaker Pushes For Same-Day Voter Registration, Widely Available Early Voting

-- PennLive: PA Senate Republicans Advance Bill To Eliminate Ballot Drop Boxes

-- CNHI News: Republican Lawmaker Weighs Measures Banning Ballot Drop Boxes

-- The Center Square: PA Election Reforms Teed Up With Consensus Uncertain

-- Post-Gazette: PA Republicans Fund Push To Get Their Supporters To Vote By Mail

-- National Politics

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Pennsylvania’s Presidential Vote Won’t Be Decided In Philadelphia Or Pittsburgh

-- PA’s Role In Assault On US Capitol

-- PennLive: York County Man Found Guilty Of Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- PennLive: Federal Judge Slaps Down Shorter Jail Sentence Request By Dauphin County Woman Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Palestine Supports Stage ‘Die-In’ Outside State Treasurer Stacy Garrity’s Office

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: 200+ PA State Workers Earned More Than Governor In 2023

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.64  National- $3.53  Ohio- $3.42

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Down 1 From Last Week to 21

-- PA Utility Law Project: On-Demand Webinar: Exploring The Impact Of LNG Gas Exports On Pennsylvania Families

-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Up 2% On Colder Forecasts, Lower Production

-- Bloomberg: EQT Gas CEO Says There’s ‘No Longer An Effective Lid On Prices’ After Coal Power Plants Closed Because Of Competition With Natural Gas  

-- EQT CEO Needs More Pipelines Because US Has A 'Duty' To Supply China With LNG Gas

-- TribLive Guest Essay: Crippling LNG Gas Would Be A Political Blunder Biden Can’t Afford In PA - By Cong. Jason Altmire (PA) [Biden Isn’t Crippling LNG, Export Capacity Will Double During The Pause]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The Moratorium On Exporting LNG Gas Hurts This State And Europe Too  [The Real Story: There Is No Moratorium On Exporting LNG, There’s A Pause On Permits For NEW Facilities, Export Capacity Will Double Under Biden Pause ]

-- Ohio River Valley Institute: LNG Gas Exports Are A Rotten Deal For Appalachians

-- Broad+Liberty Guest Essay: Natural Gas Pipeline Progress In Pennsylvania Shouldn’t Be Held Back Because Of Reading Chocolate Plant Explosion And The Deaths  - By Fmr Rep. Becky Corbin

-- Reuters: Lower LNG Gas Prices Trigger Surge Of Purchases By The World’s Top Buyer - China 

-- Bloomberg: Freeport, TX LNG Gas Export Plant To Increase Production 10% Following Repairs

-- Reuters: European Union Methane Emissions Standard To Become Key Criteria For Future EU Energy Imports, Official Says

-- Financial Times Guest Essay: Wall Street Is Letting Orwellian Doublethink Kill Climate Action

-- Financial Times: Oil Executives Talk Down Rapid Shift To Green Energy As Profits Boom

-- Gas Explosions

-- Reading Eagle: West Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion A Year Later - A Tragic Day 

-- Reuters: Ad Campaign Uses Humor To Urge Americans To Ditch Natural Gas - Hot & Toxic

-- Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette: Pitt Receives $870,000 Grant To Study Aftereffects Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Don’t Wait For The Next Train Derailment

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Coalition Of Residents, Unionists, Activists Coming Together To Demand Health Care After Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Education

-- WHYY/AP: Bill To Offset Student Debt Through Tax Credit Passes PA House

-- York Dispatch: ‘This Is Not My Jesus’: Citizens Mobilize Against Right-Wing, Christian Law Firm

-- AP: Drag Story Hour At Lancaster Library Canceled After Suspicious Package And Threats, Authorities Say

-- Spotlight PA: What A Performance-Based Funding Model Could Mean For Penn State, Other State-Related Universities

-- TribLive: PennWest University Seeks New President To Revers Enrollment Plunge

-- The Economy

-- TribLive: Shapiro Urges NFL To Bring Draft To Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Politicians Should Drop Opposition To Purchase Of US Steel

-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports 9% Increase In Total Gaming Revenue In February

[Posted: March 24, 2024]