Sunday, May 26, 2024

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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- TribLive: Riding The Great Allegheny Passage Trail, Gov. Shapiro Talks Nippon Steel, Steelers, Tourism And Biden

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Shapiro Family Embarks On RV Trip For Tourism Campaign

-- Scranton Times: Gov.. Shapiro Talks Tourism While Fishing At Lake Wallenpaupack

-- PennLive: New PA Tourism Slogan-- The Great American Getaway


-- Budget 2024

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Independent Fiscal Office Projects $700 Million Increase In State General Revenue In FY 2023-24


-- Statewide Races

-- City & State PA: Guide To Pa’s Attorney General Race


-- PA House/Senate

-- Erie Times: Dems Think These PA House Seats Are Up For Grabs In November

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: PA House Republican Say It’s Time To Restrict Remote Voting Rule Adopted During COVID

-- PennLive: Rep. Kevin Boyle Returns To PA House After Tumultuous Month Away

-- Tribune-Democrat: Liquor Tax Would Aid PA Towns With Glut Of Tax-Exempt Properties Under House Bill

-- Gas Industry, Sen. Bartolotta Seek Legislation To Eliminate Environmental Hearing Board Appeals Of DEP Permits For Natural Gas Pipeline Facilities  [PaEN] 


-- US Senate/House

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate In PA US Senate Race Says He’ll Term-Limit Himself If Elected, Will It Matter?

-- TribLive Editorial: Fetterman Should Be Careful Throwing Political Stones

-- AP: PA Cong. Dwight Evans Says He’s Recovering From A Minor Stroke


-- Primary Election

-- Inquirer: Nearly 16,000 Mail Ballots Rejected From Primary Election; That Could Be Larger Number In November

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA Election Directors Like New Mail-In Ballot Materials, Evan As Some Voters Filled Them Out Improperly

-- WITF: Centre County Primary Election Certification Delay Holds Lesson For November


-- November Election

-- Erie Times: Dems Think These PA House Seats Are Up For Grabs In November

-- PA Capital-Star: Democratic Campaign Committee Spotlights Candidates For PA General Assembly


-- National Politics

-- Politics PA: A Majority Of Americans Believe US Is In Recession, Unemployment Is At 50-Year High -- They’re Wrong

-- City & State PA: US House Speaker Stumps For Republican Candidates In PA

-- Creators.com - Salena Zito: Biden Lawsuit Against Sheetz Gasoline Will Enrage Pennsylvania Voters  [Job Discrimination]

-- TribLive/AP: ‘Green Blitz’: As Election Nears, Biden Pushes Slew Of Rules On Environment, Other Priorities

-- Reuters: Promising Pipelines, Fracking, Ex-President Rakes In Millions At Texas Fundraisers

-- PennLive/AP: Conservative Moms For Liberty To Spend Over $3 Million Targeting Swing State Voters


-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- PennLive - John Baer: High Courts Should Be Exceptions To Political Woes, Not Part Of Them


-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  PA- $3.77  National- $3.59   Ohio- $3.52

-- Williamsport Sun: Republican US Senate Candidate Says US Needs Energy Independence [Why Do PA Gas Drillers Want To Ship Gas To China?]

-- Citizens Voice Editorial: Protect Consumers From Energy Market Volatility By Reforming Utility-Rate Process [UGI Gas Increases] 

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: We Need Long-Term Answers To Energy Needs; Pursuit Of More Renewable Energy Can Happen Currently With Production Of Oil & Gas

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 21, No Change From Last Week

-- Bloomberg: Natural Gas Prices Will Be Increasing Through 2025

-- Reuters: Top US Gas Producer Chesapeake Energy Cuts Jobs 

-- Bloomberg: Conflict-Fueled Energy Price Swings Aren’t Over, Woodside Energy CEO Says

-- Bloomberg: Asian LNG Gas Prices At Highest In 2024 On Resilient Summer Buying

-- Bloomberg: Texas Power Prices Signal Grid Stress In Another Long, Hot Summer; Prices In Dallas Hit 82% Premium

-- Utility Dive: US Power Demand Expected To Jump 2.7% This Summer, Plus 5 Other Takeaways From FERC’s Open Meeting

-- Reuters: Solar Hits Above Its Weight In Powering US Energy Transition

-- Bloomberg: Even In Saudi Arabia, Renewable Power Is Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels


-- Gas Explosions

-- MCall: Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation At Lehigh County Senior Care Facility

-- MCall Guest Essay: Now We’re Cooking With Gas And Deadly Pollutants - By Bruce Wilson, Green Builder


-- Train Derailments

-- TribLive/AP: Norfolk Southern, EPA Reach Settlement Over Ohio Train Derailment: $15 Million Fine, $300 Million Cleanup 

-- US Senator Casey Statement On Norfolk Southern/EPA Settlement: ‘We Must Do More To Ensure Pennsylvanians Are Never Forced To Go Through This Hell Again’

-- Post-Gazette: PA Residents Hurt By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Would Get Tax Break Under US House-Passed Bill

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval To $600 Million Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement 

-- Post-Gazette: After Court Approves Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Settlement, Residents Face Tough Choices


-- Flooding

-- WHYY: NOAA: Prepare For An ‘Extraordinary’ Hurricane Season On The East Coast 

-- Reuters: US Forecasters See Large Number Of Major Hurricanes In 2024


-- Education

-- AP: Pro-Palestinian Protesters Set Up A New Encampment At Drexel University

-- Centre Daily Times: Penn State Trustees Approve $700 Million Football Stadium Renovation


-- Health Care

-- AP: PA Lawmakers Question Secrecy Around How Abuse Or Neglect Of Older Adults Is Investigated

-- Scranton Times Editorial: PA Lawmakers Must Join Other States In Fighting The Rise Of Exorbitant Hospital ‘Facility Fees’ [Like Penn State Health Has]


-- Law Enforcement

-- Spotlight PA: Costs For PA Prison System Soaring Despite Facility Closures, Putting Officials In The Hot Seat

-- Spotlight PA: Race Data From Traffic Stops By State Police, Other Agencies Won’t Be Available Under PA’s Public Records Law


-- The Economy

-- Politics PA: A Majority Of Americans Believe US Is In Recession, Unemployment Is At 50-Year High -- They’re Wrong

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Is Leading In All The Wrong Categories-- It’s Shrinking, Getting Older, Getting Poor - By Rep. Joe D’Orsie (R-York), Rep. Mike Jones (R-York)
[Posted: May 26, 2024]

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