Sunday, September 17, 2023

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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--


-- Pennsylvania Environmental Council Celebrates 200th Podcast Recognizing Another Milestone: Issue #1,000 Of PA Environment Digest  [PaEN]


-- Erie Times: Gov. Ridge Addresses Erie Crowd About Nation’s 250th Birthday


-- Gov. Shapiro

-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Wants You To Text Him


-- Budget 2023

-- PA Capital-Star: Lawmakers Look For Answers To Fix PA’s Unconstitutional School Funding System

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA’s Education Funding Dilemma Has State Lawmakers Talking About Tax Increases Or Tapping The Rainy Day Fund

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Work Begins On Finding State School District Funding Formula That Passes Constitutional Muster

-- TribLive/PennLive: Study: PA Public Schools Underfunded By $6.2 Billion

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PHEAA Student Aid Agency Asks For 13.2% Increase To Boost State Grant Awards

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Both Parties Take Credit For PA’s Improved Financial Outlook

-- PennLive - John Baer: State Budget Battles Hide The Good, Prevent The Possible

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: A State Budget Compromise Is Possible, If Pragmatism Can Overcome Ideology


-- US Senate/House

-- AP: Republican David McCormick Plans To Run For US Senate Again In PA

-- AP: PA Republicans Have The Candidate They Want For US Senate, They Just Need Him To Run


-- House Special Election

-- Post-Gazette: An Allegheny County Special Election Tuesday Will Again Decide Which Party Controls PA House

-- PA Capital-Star: Control Of PA House At Stake As Allegheny County Candidates Get Out The Vote For Sept. 19 Special Election


-- November 2023 Election

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: What To Know About The Judicial Retention Questions On November Ballot

-- TribLive: Westmoreland Political Leaders Eye State Judicial Contests To Lure Voters


-- Election Reforms

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Four Ways To Make PA’s Elections Better Right Now - By Committee Of 70

-- Inquirer Editorial: PA Voters Would Benefit From Open Primary System


-- National Politics

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: ‘A Positive Force:’ Grandmas For Love In Lancaster County Form As Counter To Moms For Liberty Values, Ideals


-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: PA- $3.89; National- $3.86; Ohio- $3.63

-- Warren Times: Warren County Leading Region In High Gasoline Prices

-- AP: High Gasoline Prices Push Up Inflation, but Prices Overall Moving In Right Direction

-- Financial Times: Why Oil Is Back To $90 A Barrel

-- Bloomberg: Saudi Arabia’s Oil Squeeze Rekindles Talk Of $100 Oil

-- Wall Street Journal: Oil Production Cuts By OPEC, Allies Means Fuel Prices Are Soaring

-- Reuters: US Crude Oil Output To Rise To Record 12.76 Million BPD In 2023, EIA

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rig Count Unchanged At 21

-- The Irish Times: Irish Planning Board Refuses Permission To Build LNG Natural Gas Terminal On Shannon Estuary Near Ballylongford, County Kerry

-- Reuters: Freeport LNG Natural Gas Facility Cancels 4 Cargoes Since Feedgas Intake Fell; Still Not Commenting On Plant Operations

-- Reuters: Freeport LNG Natural Gas Feed Intake Cut For 5th Day Suggesting Plant Outage; Company Refused To Comment

-- NYT: Meet The Oil Man In Charge Of Leading The World Away From Oil, Natural Gas


-- Train Derailments

-- TribLive: PA Cong. Deluzio, US Sen. Fetterman Renew Calls For Action On Railway Safety Act

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Rail Cutbacks Threaten Communities, Cities In Ways That Could Be ‘Catastrophic,’ Officials Urge Passing Of Federal Rail Safety Legislation  [PA Bill Stuck In Senate]

-- TribLive: CNX Workers At Site Of Train Derailment Near Connellsville Repairing Damaged Rail Lines [No Leaks]

-- AP: Norfolk Southern CEO Promises To Keep Improving Safety On The Railroad Based On Consultant’s Report


Home Explosions

-- WTAE: Records Show Dozens Of Abandoned Natural Gas Wells In Plum Boro, Allegheny County


Flooding

-- NRCS-PA Conducting Rapid Flood Disaster Recovery Needs Survey In Luzerne, Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties; Responses Due Oct. 7  [PaEN]

-- Scranton Times: Flash Flooding Catastrophic For Lackawanna County 

-- Scranton Times: Flash Flood Sweeps Away ‘The Love Of My Life’ 

-- Citizens Voice: Flash Flood Interrupts Wedding In Luzerne County

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘Resources Are Going To Be Spread Thin:’ NE PA Rallies After Weekend Storms

-- Scranton Times: PEMA Opens Web Link For Residents, Businesses To Report Storm Damage In NE PA

-- Scranton Times: Sen. Casey Surveys Lackawanna County Flood Damage As Recovery Work Continues In Region

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Eyes Request For Federal Flood Victim Buyout As Recovery Continues

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Offers Assistance For Flooded Properties At Pop-Up Town Halls

-- Scranton Times: Scranton Area Community Foundation To Collect Funds For Flood Relief

-- Scranton Times: Trolley Trail Troubles: Flash Flooding Damage Closes Popular Path In Lackawanna County

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Relocation Best Answer For Floods

-- Inquirer: Army Corps Of Engineers Propose 1,400 Foot Levee In Eastwick To Ease Flooding

-- Reading Eagle: Flooding In Northern Berks Township Puts Homes, Residents At Risk, Officials Say

-- Reading Eagle: Berks County Leaders Want Response On Federal Flood Disaster Declaration

-- Republican Herald: Pottsville Putting Plans In Place To Address Flooding While Businessman Calls For Action

-- AP: As Climate Risks Increase, New York Could Require Flood Disclosures In Home Sales

-- AP: Louisiana, 9 Other States Ask Federal Judge To Block Changes In National Flood Insurance Program

-- AP: US Sets Record For Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters In A Year, And There’s Still 4 Months To Go


-- PA/Harrisburg Political Potpourri

-- AP: Rep. Solomon From Philadelphia Joins Race For Democratic Nomination For Attorney General

-- City & State PA: Who’s Running For PA Attorney General?

-- City & State PA: Where PA Politicos Drink And Dine In Harrisburg


-- PA Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- AP: Lancaster County Man Convicted, Sentenced In Secret For Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol, No One Will Say Why


-- Health Care

-- York Daily Record: Mask Mandates? COVID Vaccine Requirements?  The Latest On The Debate In PA

-- PennLive: COVID Booster Shots Recommended For All; How Bad Is The Threat?

-- TribLive: New COVID Booster Can Update Protection From Severe Disease, Western PA Doctors Say

-- Inquirer: Independence Blue Cross Spent $3.3 Million In 2022 To Influence Health Insurance, Health Care Laws In PA

-- WHYY: PA To Get $148 Million Next Year In Payouts From 2nd Wave Of National Opioid Settlements


-- Education

-- PA Capital-Star: Lawmakers Look For Answers To Fix PA’s Unconstitutional School Funding System

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: PA’s Education Funding Dilemma Has State Lawmakers Talking About Tax Increases Or Tapping The Rainy Day Fund

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Work Begins On Finding State School District Funding Formula That Passes Constitutional Muster

-- TribLive/PennLive: Study: PA Public Schools Underfunded By $6.2 Billion

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: PHEAA Student Aid Agency Asks For 13.2% Increase To Boost State Grant Awards

-- MCall: PA One Of Worst States For College Grads Looking To Break Into The Job Market


-- Law Enforcement

-- AP: Rep. Solomon From Philadelphia Joins Race For Democratic Nomination For Attorney General

-- City & State PA: Who’s Running For PA Attorney General?

-- WHYY: PA Supreme Court To Hear Arguments Over Whether Philly Can Enact Its Own, Stricter Gun Laws

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Gun Laws Have Devastated My Community, There’s Little I Can Do - Sen. Sharif Street


-- The Economy

-- Dept. of Labor & Industry Reports PA’s August Unemployment Rate Remains At 3.5%

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: PA’s Historic Low Unemployment Rate Holds Steady; Drops Below National Rate 

-- MCall: PA One Of Worst States For College Grads Looking To Break Into The Job Market

[Posted: September 17, 2023]

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