Sunday, June 2, 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

-- PennLive - John Baer: It’s Not The Norm, But PA’s Top Politicians Are Having A Moment [Shapiro-Casey-Fetterman]

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Unveils 10-Year Strategic Plan For Aging Pennsylvanians

-- DCNR: Great American Getaway RV Tour Highlights Outdoor Adventures In State Parks, Forests As Millions Spend Memorial Day Weekend Outdoors 

-- Warren Times: Shapiro Hikes Rimrock As Part Of ‘Great American Getaway’ RV Tour


-- Budget 2024

-- New State Budget Due July 1

-- CNHInews: PA Pols Seek Tax Code Change To Recruit Startups, Help Industry

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Harrisburg Should Prioritize Our Needs, Not Billionaires, With Pennsylvania’s Surplus - By One Pennsylvania

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Gambling In Pennsylvania Keeps Growing


-- Statewide Races

-- Spotlight PA: Attorney General Candidates Rebuild Campaign Coffers After Pricey Primaries

-- Spotlight PA: She Beat Democratic Party-Backed Candidate For PA Treasurer, Donations Are Starting To Roll In

-- Post-Gazette: Republican PA Treasurer Candidate Flouted Campaign Finance Rules, Democrats Say


-- PA House/Senate

-- 60+ Organizations Call For PA Senate Passage Of Community Solar Legislation [PaEN] 

-- The Center Square: Sen. Laughlin Introduces Bill On Local Solar Programs Supported By Utilities

-- TribLive Editorial: Should PA Lawmakers Vote Remotely?


-- US Senate/House

-- PennLive - John Baer: It’s Not The Norm, But PA’s Top Politicians Are Having A Moment [Shapiro-Casey-Fetterman]

-- Inquirer: Fetterman’s Fight With The Left Is No Longer Just About Israel

-- E&E News: Casey Pushes Natural Gas, Nuclear For Hydrogen Hub Tax Credit


-- Primary Election

-- Spotlight PA: Redesigned Mail-In Envelope Leads To Fewer Rejected Ballots, But New Type Of Error Sticks Out


-- November Election

-- PennLive: PA State House Republican Candidate’s Parenting Causes Uproar After Report Of Husband Slapping Toddler 


-- Election Reforms

-- AP: New Court Challenge Filed In PA To Prevent Some Mail-In Ballots From Getting Thrown Out

-- PA Capital-Star: Voting Rights Groups File Lawsuit To Challenge PA Mail-In Ballot Date Requirement

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Lancaster Con. Smucker, Other Republicans Ask US Supreme Court To Revive Lawsuit Against Biden, Shapiro On Election Policies

-- Post-Gazette: PA Election ‘Have Never Been More Safe And Secure’ Top PA Election Official Says


-- National Politics

-- WHYY: After Ex-President’s Verdict, Measuring PA Voter Reactions Will Take Time

-- TribLive: Western PA Voters React To Ex-President’s Guilty Verdict

-- Investing.com: Conviction Of Ex-President Gives Some Republicans Pause In Northampton County

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Republicans And Politicos Say Guilty Verdict Helps Ex-President’s Election Chances

-- PennLive: PA Democrats Counting On Abortion Rights, Healthcare To Win Presidential Race

-- AP: ‘Are You With Me?’ Biden Launches Black Voter Outreach And Warn Of Second Term For Ex-President  [PA Included]

-- WHYY/NPR: Ad Spending For 2024 Presidential Election Goes Mostly To Swing States, Especially PA

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Buy The Rhetoric, Crime Is Down Across The Board


-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- Inquirer: Former Rep. James Roebuck Dies At 79

-- MCall: Former Rep. Frank Yandrisevits Dies At 69


-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices:  PA- $3.74   National- $3.55   Ohio-= $3.42

-- Warren Times Editorial: Find Long-Term Energy Answers

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 1 To 22 From Last Week

-- Bloomberg: Traders Are Bracing For Record-Smashing Summer That Will Shake Commodities; Natural Gas Prices Could Jump 50% 

-- Delaware Currents: Gibbstown, NJ LNG Gas, Wyalusing LNG Gas Projects Show A Flicker Of Life

-- Natural Resources Defense Council Releases Recommendations To US DOE On LNG Gas Export Facility Impact Analysis  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: EU Approves Law To Hit Gas Imports With Methane Emissions Limits To Cut Leaks In Gas Infrastructure 

-- Financial Times: Future Energy Demand Does Not Need New Fossil Fuels, Study Says; Existing Oil, Gas, Coal Projects Are Sufficient As Green Energy Expands

-- Financial Times: US Slows Plans To Retire Coal Plants As Power Demand From AI Surges 

-- Reuters: White House To Support New Nuclear Power Plants In US 

-- Financial Times: US Shale Oil/Gas Industry $200 Billion Dealmaking Wave Redraws Energy Landscape


-- Gas Explosions

-- TribLive: Rustic Ridge Family That Lost Home To Natural Gas Explosion Awaits Completion Of New House In Plum, Allegheny County

-- TribLive/AP: 1 Dead, 7 Injured In Natural Gas Explosion In Youngstown, OH

-- Post-Gazette: Damaged Gas Line Found At Site Of Deadly Youngstown, OH Explosion NTSB Says

-- Triblive: Ohio Explosion Caused By Gas Line Thought To Be Turned Off, Investigators Says


-- Train Derailments
-- Scranton Times: Lackawanna County Sets Training On Rail Incidents Involving Toxic Chemicals, Campus Emergencies

-- WNEP: Chemical Spill Drill For Healthcare Providers, First Responders In Luzerne County


-- Flooding

-- Tribune-Democrat: May 31, 1889 - Johnstown Flood Kills More Than 2,000

-- Tribune-Democrat: Visitors, Park Rangers Honor 1889 Johnstown Flood Victims On 135th Anniversary

-- Altoona Mirror: Leaders To Commemorate 50 Years Of Raystown Dam

-- Citizens Voice: Wilkes-Barre Gets Grant For Levee Work To Prevent Flood Insurance Hikes

-- WESA/AP: Vermont Becomes First State To Require Oil Companies To Pay For Climate Change Damages 


-- Education

-- Inquirer Editorial: For PA Private Cyber Schools, There’s Little Accountability, But Plenty of Profit

-- Post-Gazette: A Degree In eSports?  Yes, It’s A Thing And It’s Becoming More Popular At Colleges In Pennsylvania And Beyond

-- TribLive Editorial: Does Penn State Worship Too Much At Its Football Altar?


-- Health Care

-- TribLive: Pharmacists Plead Financial Plight To State Lawmakers At Roundtable Discussion

-- PA Capital-Star: Shapiro Unveils 10-Year Strategic Plan For Aging Pennsylvanians


-- Law Enforcement

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Elder Financial Abuse Protections On Legislative Radar

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Don’t Buy The Rhetoric, Crime Is Down Across The Board


-- The Economy

-- City & State PA: Improving Economic Development In PA Continues To Face Hurdles

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Gambling In Pennsylvania Keeps Growing


-- Other

-- Inquirer Column: Can The Keystone Kid Unite Pennsylvanians And Ignite PA Pride?

[Posted: June 2, 2024]

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