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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Politics PA: Gov. Shapiro To State Senate: ‘Come Back To Work” And ‘Do Their Jobs’ On State Budget [After Senate, House Adjourned To June 1]

-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro: Fetterman Should Remain A Democrat And ‘Get Back To What He Was Elected To Do’

-- Erie Times: Gov. Shapiro Urges Turnout, Sharpens Political Attacks On President In Erie

-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Raises Over $3.6 Million In Campaign Donations Ahead Of May 19 Primary Election

-- Gov. Shapiro Calls For Expedited USDA Approval For Disaster Aid To PA Growers Impacted By Crop Freeze   [Video, Photos From Event]

-- AP: Pennsylvania Sues A.I. Company For Illegally Practicing Medicine

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Administration Sues A.I. ‘Doctors’ For Practicing Unlicensed Medicine In PA

-- Race For Governor

-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro Raises Over $3.6 Million In Campaign Donations Ahead Of May 19 Primary Election

-- York Daily Record/USA Today: How Republican Candidate For Governor Garrity Is Trying To Steer The Governor’s Race In Pennsylvania

-- PennLive: Republican Stacy Garrity Would Veto Recreational Marijunana Bill If Elected Governor

-- Budget 2026

-- Politics PA: Gov. Shapiro To State Senate: ‘Come Back To Work” And ‘Do Their Jobs’ On State Budget [After Senate, House Adjourned To June 1]

-- PA House/Senate

-- WESA: Democratic Candidate For State House Seat Apologizes For Mailer Attacking Rival Over Transgender Athletes

-- PA Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Sen. Dush’s Bill To Fully Protect ‘Sacred’ Right To Carry Concealed Firearm

-- TribLive/PennLive: 6 Arrested At PA Capital Protest Urging Ban On Money Gifts To Lawmakers

-- LancasterOnline: PA House Republicans Vote Against Bill To Prevent White Nationalist Groups From Creating Their Own Housing Communities 

-- US Senate/House

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: Sen. Fetterman Says He’s Not Switching Parties, But Republicans Are Courting Him Anyway

-- PennLive: Gov. Shapiro: Fetterman Should Remain A Democrat And ‘Get Back To What He Was Elected To Do’

-- Wash Post Guest Essay: I Haven’t Changed, Here’s What Has - By PA US Sen. John Fetterman

-- MSN: Democratic Candidate For PA US Senate Arrested For Threatening President, Member Of Congress, Family 

-- The Center Square: PA Has Most Democrats In ‘Red To Blue’ Congressional Election Campaigns

-- 2026 Elections

-- Morning Call: Some Voters Receive Wrong Mail-In Ballots In Lehigh County; Duplicates Sent In Northampton County

-- Erie Times: Gov. Shapiro Urges Turnout, Sharpens Political Attacks On President In Erie

-- Financial Times: Nearly 58% Of US Voters Disapprove Of President’s Handling Of Inflation, Cost Of Living 

-- President’s War On Iran

-- May 10: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down Another Penny Since Yesterday, Now $1.56/Gallon Higher To $4.67 Since Feb. 27  [Allegheny County Average Price Still Highest at $4.81] 

-- May 10: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.52 Ohio- $4.71  PA- $4.67

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11

-- The Allegheny Front: How Much Could You Save By Driving An Electric Vehicle? 

-- The Center Square: PA Motorists ‘Stressed And Struggling’ As Average State Gasoline Price Hits $4.64  [Actually $4.69 This Morning] 

-- Warren Times: Gasoline Prices Surge 43 Cents/Gallon In 3 Days; Typically Warren County Highest In The State

-- Bloomberg: Risk Of $5 Gasoline ‘Can No Longer Be Dismissed,’ JPMorgan Says

-- AP: Gasoline Costs 50% More In The US Than It Did Before President’s War With Iran

-- WTAE: Americans Spent $81.3 Billion More For Gasoline, Energy In March Due To Impacts Of President’s War With Iran

-- Wall Street Journal: Frackers Finally Ready To Drill, Cautiously Dialing Up Production Hinting At Prolonged Period Of High Oil Prices 

-- Protesting The President

-- Financial Times: Nearly 58% Of US Voters Disapprove Of President’s Handling Of Inflation, Cost Of Living 

-- PA Impacts Of President’s Tariffs

-- TribLive/AP: Federal Court Rules Latest 10% Across-The-Board Tariffs Imposed By President Are Illegal   [PA Part Of This Lawsuit] 

-- Financial Times: America’s Small Businesses Left Out Of President’s Refunds Of $166 Billion In Illegal Tariffs [PDF of Article]

-- Reversing Course

-- TribLive: President’s Administration Drops Appeal In Legal Fight Against Philadelphia Children’s Hospital To Get Medical Records Of Transgender Children

-- PA Impacts Of President’s Policies

-- YaleEnvironment360: In Pennsylvania Coal Country, Black Lung Disease Surges As Federal Protections Stall  

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers: Falling School Vaccination Rates Need To Be Made Public Amid Surge In Measles 

-- Gov. Shapiro Calls For Expedited USDA Approval For Disaster Aid To PA Growers Impacted By Crop Freeze   [Video, Photos From Event]

-- AP: President’s FEMA Review Council Proposes Sweeping Changes To Federal Disaster Support Putting Far More Responsibility On States 

-- KDKA: Charleroi Leaders Say Once-Thriving Haitian Immigrants Have Left The Community Since Town Became Focus Of National Attention In Washington County 

-- WVIA: With Husband Deported, Mother Lives With Memories, Sadness And Their Daughters In Scranton

-- TribLive: Masked, Armed Agents Detain Workers At Pittsburgh Job Site Across From Daycare In Apparent ICE Raid: ‘Nobody Felt Safe After This Raid’ Teacher Says  

-- PennLive Editorial: If You’re Nauseated By Immigrant Detention Abuses In Clearfield County, Let The Power Brokers Know How You Feel

-- Inquirer: More Immigrants Being Arrested By Federal ICE In PA, NJ-- 60% Have No Criminal Records

-- New Federal Administration

-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: A Republican Party I No Longer Recognize - It’s Not About The Principles You Once Said You Believed In Anymore - By Ann S. Womble, Former Chair, Lancaster Republican Committee  [PDF of Article]

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Taxpayers Now Asked To Pay The Bill For President’s Ballroom Vanity Project

-- Wilkes-Barre Times Leader Editorial: Asking Taxpayers To Pay For President’s Ballroom Is A Huge Misstep

-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- LancasterOnline: PA House Republicans Vote Against Bill To Prevent White Nationalist Groups From Creating Their Own Housing Communities 

-- LancasterOnline Guest Essay: A Republican Party I No Longer Recognize - It’s Not About The Principles You Once Said You Believed In Anymore - By Ann S. Womble, Former Chair, Lancaster Republican Committee  [PDF of Article]

-- Financial Times: Bethlehem, PA Project: Dousing The DC ‘Dumpster Fire:’ Democrats Battle Over Party’s Future In Pennsylvania [PDF of Article] 

-- A.I. /Data Centers

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 11  [PaEN] 

-- PA House Passes Bills To Establish Framework For Developing Clean, Safe Geothermal Energy, Advanced Transmission Line Technology, Retooling PA Energy Financing Authority  [PaEN] 

-- PA House Energy Committee Reports Out Bills To Authorize Virtual Power Plants, Address Connecting New Generation Quickly To Improve Grid Reliability  [PaEN] 

-- The Allegheny Front: Federal Grant To Pay For DEP ‘Enhanced’ Geothermal Energy Project Using CNX Shale Gas Well In North Mahoning Twp., Indiana County

-- Environmental Advocates Urge Lawmakers To Pass Bills Giving PUC Authority To Regulate Data Centers, Prohibit Nondisclosure Agreements, Promote Clean Energy To Reduce Energy Costs  [PaEN]

-- PJM Report Offers 'Frank’ Assessment Of Wholesale Electricity Market Facing Burgeoning Electricity Demand, Reluctant Investors, Long Lead Times For Power Plant Construction: 'The Current Situation Is Not Tenable'  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: North American Electric Reliability Corp. Issues Level 3 Alert, Mandates Action To Address Sudden A.I. Data Center Load Losses 

-- PJM Interconnection Prepared To Meet Summer Peak Energy Demands With Adequate Resources Under Expected Conditions  [PaEN] 

-- Guest Essay: Every Community Evaluating An A.I. Data Center Proposal Should Ask - What Financial Instrument Is Posted Before Construction That Guarantees The Site Will Be Remediated If The Facility Becomes Obsolete, Is Abandoned Or Closes?  - By PA Data Center Accountability, Carbon County  [PaEN] 

-- Washington & Jefferson Center For Energy Finds Communities Are Unprepared For The Rapid Industrialization Brought By A.I. Data Centers And Their Impacts; Proposals Are Outpacing Regulatory, Planning Processes  [PaEN] 

-- The Center Square: Municipalities Use Local 180-Day A.I. Data Center Moratoriums To Create Zoning Rules ‘In Peace’

-- Scranton Times: Data Center Coalition Industry Group Weighs In On NE PA A.I. Data Center Landscape

-- AP: Pennsylvania Sues A.I. Company For Illegally Practicing Medicine

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Administration Sues A.I. ‘Doctors’ For Practicing Unlicensed Medicine In PA

-- International/National Impacts On PA Natural Gas

-- May 10: PA Average AAA Gasoline Price Down Another Penny Since Yesterday, Now $1.56/Gallon Higher To $4.67 Since Feb. 27  [Allegheny County Average Price Still Highest at $4.81] 

-- May 10: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $4.52 Ohio- $4.71  PA- $4.67

-- Feb. 27: Average AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $2.98  Ohio- $2.79  PA- $3.11

-- The Allegheny Front: How Much Could You Save By Driving An Electric Vehicle? 

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs-- 18-- Same As Last 6 Weeks

-- TribLive Editorial: Rising Electric Bills Leave Pennsylvanians Powerless

-- The Center Square: PA Motorists ‘Stressed And Struggling’ As Average State Gasoline Price Hits $4.64  [Actually $4.69 This Morning] 

-- Warren Times: Gasoline Prices Surge 43 Cents/Gallon In 3 Days; Typically Warren County Highest In The State

-- Post-Gazette: Ohio, Midwest Grapple With Refinery Disruptions Raising Prices Higher Than In PA In Turnabout 

-- In Case You Missed It: A.I./Data Center Articles - NewClips From Last Week - May 11  [PaEN] 

-- Bloomberg: Risk Of $5 Gasoline ‘Can No Longer Be Dismissed,’ JPMorgan Says

-- AP: Gasoline Costs 50% More In The US Than It Did Before President’s War With Iran

-- WTAE: Americans Spent $81.3 Billion More For Gasoline, Energy In March Due To Impacts Of President’s War With Iran

-- Wall Street Journal: Frackers Finally Ready To Drill, Cautiously Dialing Up Production Hinting At Prolonged Period Of High Oil Prices 

-- Flooding

-- NRCS-PA Emergency Watershed Protection Program Disaster Recovery After Hurricane Debby In Pennsylvania

-- WHYY - Zoe Read: Philadelphia Launches Real-Time Flood Monitoring To Help Eastwick Residents Prepare For Storms

-- AP: President’s FEMA Review Council Proposes Sweeping Changes To Federal Disaster Support Putting Far More Responsibility On States 

-- Health Care

-- WHYY: 73,000 to 90,000 Philadelphians Could Lose Medicaid Next Year; Experts Concerned About Effect On Mental Health Services

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers: Falling School Vaccination Rates Need To Be Made Public Amid Surge In Measles 

-- AP: Pennsylvania Sues A.I. Company For Illegally Practicing Medicine

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Shapiro Administration Sues A.I. ‘Doctors’ For Practicing Unlicensed Medicine In PA

-- TribLive: President’s Administration Drops Appeal In Legal Fight Against Philadelphia Children’s Hospital To Get Medical Records Of Transgender Children

-- Law Enforcement

-- Erie Times: PA Officials Say Food Stamp Fraud Cases Total $10 Million Over Past 3 Years

-- PA Senate Judiciary Committee Advances Sen. Dush’s Bill To Fully Protect ‘Sacred’ Right To Carry Concealed Firearm

-- PennLive: Republican Stacy Garrity Would Veto Recreational Marijunana Bill If Elected Governor

-- KDKA: Charleroi Leaders Say Once-Thriving Haitian Immigrants Have Left The Community Since Town Became Focus Of National Attention In Washington County 

-- WVIA: With Husband Deported, Mother Lives With Memories, Sadness And Their Daughters In Scranton

-- TribLive: Masked, Armed Agents Detain Workers At Pittsburgh Job Site Across From Daycare In Apparent ICE Raid: ‘Nobody Felt Safe After This Raid’ Teacher Says  

-- PennLive Editorial: If You’re Nauseated By Immigrant Detention Abuses In Clearfield County, Let The Power Brokers Know How You Feel

-- Inquirer: More Immigrants Being Arrested By Federal ICE In PA, NJ-- 60% Have No Criminal Records 

-- The Economy

-- KDKA: Charleroi Leaders Say Once-Thriving Haitian Immigrants Have Left The Community Since Town Became Focus Of National Attention In Washington County 

-- WTAE: Americans Spent $81.3 Billion More For Gasoline, Energy In March Due To Impacts Of President’s War With Iran

[Posted: May 10, 2026]