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: Gov. Shapiro Talks About Being PA’s Leading Cheerleader, Sports Fan, Family Man

--  Chesapeake Bay Journal - Ad Crable: PA Governor Proposes Alternative Plan For Reducing Carbon Emissions From Power Plants

-- National Review: PA Governor Flirts With Reckless ‘Green’ Energy/Climate Initiatives

-- Spotlight PA: Upgrades To PA Governor’s Mansion Bankrolled By Private Group That Won’t Disclose Donors, Full Cost 

-- Warren Times Editorial: Keep PA National Guard In State

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Governor Wrong To Rule Out PA National Guard Deployment To Texas

-- PA House/Senate

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: House Speaker Joanna McClinton On The Importance Of Representation In PA Government [Video] 

-- Erie Times: Sen. Laughlin Presses Libel Suit, Judge Imposes Sanction Over His Missed Deposition

-- US Senate/House

-- PennLive: PA Republican Con.  Dan Meuser Opposes Use Of Federal Funds To Fix Collapsed Baltimore Bridge: ‘The Only Reaction Tends To Be To Spend’  [Google-- Meuser Announces Federal Funding-- To See What He Spends Your Money On]

-- TribLive Editorial: Comments on Baltimore Bridge Recovery Funding By PA Republican Con. Meuser Embarrass Pennsylvania

-- 2024 Election

-- PA Capital-Star: Voter Registration, Mail-In Voting: PA Voting Deadlines To Know Ahead Of April 23 Primary

-- PA Capital-Star: PA’s Voter Registration, Election Management System Ready For 2024 State’s Top Election Official Says

-- Inquirer: Primary Election In NE Philly Will Decide Who Controls PA House

-- Post-Gazette: New Third Party Kicks Off Statewide Campaign

-- Post-Gazette: Third Parties Could Cause Voting Upheaval In What’s Shaping Up To Be A Tight Presidential Race In PA

-- Politics PA: Republicans Gaining Voter Registrations In Bucks, Montgomery Counties

-- WHYY/Spotlight PA: Recount Petitions Could Impede PA’s Efforts To Certify 2024 Election By New Federal Deadline

-- TribLive/Spotlight PA: What To Know About Poll Watchers, What They Can And Can’t Do In PA

-- Election Reforms

-- PA Capital-Star: House Republicans Seek To Move Voter ID Constitutional Amendment Forward

-- AP: Federal Court Tosses PA Republican Lawmakers’ Challenge Of State, Federal Actions To Boost Voter Registration

-- WITF/NPR: Federal Appeals Court Says ‘Undated’ PA Ballots Don’t Count

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: ‘Dark Money’ Groups Would Be Forced To Disclose How They Spend On PA’s Elections Under Advancing Bill

-- National Politics

-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Group Backs ‘Uncommitted’ Write-In Campaign Against Biden Over War In Gaza

-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- PennLive - John Baer: Here’s A Political Version Of April Fools’ Day In PA

-- Warren Times Editorial: Keep PA National Guard In State

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Governor Wrong To Rule Out PA National Guard Deployment To Texas

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.63  National- $3.53  Ohio- $3.36

-- PA House Republicans Announce Energy Package, Including An Energy Advocate Within DEP To Veto Any Action That Would Impact PA’s Energy Portfolio And An Independent Energy Office With The Same Power  [PaEN] 

-- PA Business Report: PA House Republican Bill Package  Focuses On Energy Savings For PA Consumers

-- PUC Invites Comments On Proposed Regulation On Use Of Distributed Energy Resources And Virtual Power Plants  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: Europe’s Gas Stocks Point To Healthy Supply Next Winter

-- Bloomberg: Chesapeake Energy Stockpiling New Gas Wells To Await Higher Prices

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Same As Last Week - 21; Dropped 3 Since Beginning of March

-- Reuters: US Crude Oil Production Falls 6% In January Due To Severe Cold, EIA Says

-- Reuters: How US Oil Production Hit A Record Under Biden Despite Climate Policies

-- Train Derailments

-- TribLive: PA Legislators Frustrated By Slow-Moving Efforts to Strengthen Railroad Safety Laws In Congress [PA Senate Fails To Pass House Safety Bill]

-- Post-Gazette: Residents Near Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Express Frustration At Promises Of Aid

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Norfolk Southern Train Derailment ‘Ohio’s Chernobyl’ Still Wreaking Havoc In Pennsylvania 

-- AP: PA Train Derailment Highlights Shortcomings Of Automated Railroad Braking System

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Stories Of Pain From Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Beaver County Times: Pitt Scientists To Test For Long-Term Health Effects Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Education

-- Williamsport Sun: Bucknell University Active Shooter Reports A Hoax

-- Health Care

-- WESA/Spotlight PA: Tracking More Than $100 Million In Opioid Settlement Money In PA

-- WITF/Spotlight PA: Penn Highlands Elk Maternal Care Cust Highlights PA’s widening Rural Health Services Gap

-- Law Enforcement

-- AP: PA House Passes Measure To Prohibit ‘Ghost Guns’ 104 - 97

-- WESA: Bipartisan Group Of PA Lawmakers Urge Votes On Juvenile Justice Reform

-- PennLive: Pricey Billboard Campaign Promoting PA Office Of Inspector General

-- LancasterOnline: Bomb Threats Related To Drag Queen Story Hour At Lancaster Library Part Of Familiar Extremist Pattern

-- Williamsport Sun: Bucknell University Active Shooter Reports A Hoax

-- The Economy

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Wait Times For Unemployment Claims Down 60%

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Baltimore Bridge Collapse Will Have Big Impact In Pittsburg, Elsewhere

[Posted: March 31, 2024]