Sunday, August 18, 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

-- MCall - Bill White: What Does Not Picking Shapiro Tell Us About Politics?

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Shapiro Can Now Focus On Leading Pennsylvania - By Commonwealth Foundation

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Is Still Pennsylvania’s Most Popular Politician, Following The Veepstakes

-- New Franklin & Marshall Poll: Harris Leads Ex-President; Casey Leads McCormick


-- Budget 2025

-- Spotlight PA - Stephen Caruso: Without Cuts Or New Revenue, PA’s Budget Surplus Is On Track To Run Dry

-- Spotlight PA: These 50 PA School Districts Are Getting Extra Money Because Of Their High Tax Burdens


-- PA House/Senate

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Struggle For Control Of PA House Underway With Door-To-Door Campaigns, Speculation On Effects Of Ex-President, Harris

-- PennLive: Democratic Rep. Mike Sturla Withdraws Candidacy For Reelection

-- PA Capital-Star: Lancaster Democrats Pick School Board Leader To Replace Rep. Sturla In House Race

-- PA House Republican Caucus: American Petroleum Institute Hosts Republican Lawmakers To Talk About The Role Of Natural Gas In Attracting AI Data Centers In Luzerne County


-- US Senate/House

-- New Franklin & Marshall Poll: Harris Leads Ex-President; Casey Leads McCormick

-- City & State PA: Pennsylvania’s 2024 US Senate Race

-- Williamsport Sun: Republican US Senate Candidate: Energy Superpower Status Hindered By Permitting, Policy

-- AP:  These 6 Congressional House Races Are Ones To Watch This Year [Cartwright Included]


-- Primary Election

-- Observer-Reporter: Washington County Paying Special Legal Counsel $475 Per Hour To Defend Ballot-Curing Lawsuit


-- November Election

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Struggle For Control Of PA House Underway With Door-To-Door Campaigns, Speculation On Effects Of Ex-President, Harris

-- Beaver County Times: Why PA Democrats Are Still Optimistic About November

-- WESA/WHYY: PA Hispanic Voters Shift Heavily To Harris Following Biden’s Exit

-- AP: Latinos Are Excited About Harris, But She Has Work To Do To Win The Crucial Voting Bloc, Experts Say [Includes PA]

-- Erie Times: Four Things To Know About Young Voters In Erie County

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Democrats Make Voter Registration Gains After Harris’ Ascension

-- Post-Gazette: Ex-President Proposes Dates For 2 Debates In PA Next Month

-- PA Capital-Star: Democrats Billboard Campaign In PA Will Contrast Presidential Tickets

-- Bloomberg: Kamala Harris Once Trashed Fracking, And Pennsylvania Hasn’t Forgotten


-- Elections

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Give Voters Chance To Correct Their Mail-In Ballot Mistakes

--  Erie Times Guest Essay: How Does PA Ensure Free, Fair Elections? Lawmakers, Red And Blue, Count The Ways - By Ed Rendell, Melissa Hart, Jim Gerlach & Keith McCall

-- TribLive Editorial: Hard To Run As 3rd Party Candidate, But Easy To Challenge Them


-- National Politics

-- PA Capital-Star: 5 Of Pennsylvania’s ‘Fake Electors’ From 2020 Are Back On Ex-President’s 2024 Slate

-- AP: Ex-President Zigzags Between Economic Remarks, Personal Insults At Rally In Critical PA

-- Post-Gazette: 5 ‘Vulnerabilities’ For Harris And How They Might Impact The Vote In PA


-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- Inquirer: The Five Kinds Of Places That Win You Pennsylvania


-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.43   Ohio- $3.43    PA- $3.57

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

-- Financial Times: Schlumberger Oilfield Services Expands In Russia As Rivals Baker Hughes, Halliburton Both Sold Russian Businesses. [Schlumberger Serves Shale Gas Industry In PA]

-- Reuters: Shell, PetroChina To Expand Surat Coal Seam Gas Project In Australia

-- Financial Times: US LNG Gas Export Industry Under Pressure As Challenges, Uncertainty Mount; Construction Delays, Court Actions


-- Flooding

-- USDA NRCS-PA Conducting Disaster Recovery Needs Survey In PA As A Result Of Tropical Storm Debby  [PaEN] 

-- Insurance Dept. Offers Tips, Advice On Filing Insurance Claims In Wake Of Tropical Storm Debby

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Response To Flooding Another Reminder To Appreciate First Responders

-- Williamsport Sun: Lycoming County Officials Seeking State Aid For Flood-Ravaged Communities

-- Independent Fiscal Office Projects Another $100+ Million Drop In Act 13 Shale Gas Drilling Impact Fee Revenue In 2023 And 2024 From 2022 [PaEN] 

-- WNEP: Trout Run Devastated By Tropical Storm Debby In Lycoming County

-- WNEP: Debby Swept Away Bridge In Luzerne County

-- Altoona Mirror: Valley View Residents Disappointed In Efforts To Control Flooding

-- Environmental Hearing Board Assesses $65,766.68 Penalty Against Venango County Man For Willfully Failing To Comply With DEP Order For Violations Of The Dam Safety & Encroachments Act  [PaEN] 

-- TribLive: 50,000 Pounds Of Car Parts, 1 VW Beetle Later, Dredging Improves Allegheny River

-- TribLive: Plunge, Scoop, Repeat: ‘Industrial-Strength’ Cleanup Of Pittsburgh’s Rivers Yields Stinky, Silty Treasurer 

-- TribLive Editorial: The Pollution Of Our Waterways Belies Their Beauty


-- Gas Explosions

-- TribLive: Investigation Into Plum Boro Home Natural Gas Explosion Could Take Years, Officials Say 

-- TribLive: Plum Boro Pauses To Remember Those Who Died In Fatal Home Natural Gas Explosion 1 Year Ago

-- WTAE: Plum Boro To Mark 1 Year Since Natural Gas Explosion Claimed 6 Lives In Allegheny County

-- KDKA: Plum Community Continues To Heal 1 Year After Deadly Natural Gas Explosion

-- WPXI: Plum Community Coming Together Monday To Remember Neighbors Killed In Natural Gas Explosion


-- Train Derailments

-- AP: Hidden Report Reveals How Workers Got Sick While Cleaning Up Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Site


-- Education

-- Spotlight PA: These 50 PA School Districts Are Getting Extra Money Because Of Their High Tax Burdens

-- TribLive Editorial: Education Is A Responsibility, Not A Political Game


-- Health Care

-- WHYY: Rethinking Advice Amid COVID Summer Surge - How Long Do You Really Need To Isolate

-- Spotlight PA: The Fight Over Giving Out Needles To Drug Users In PA, Explained In 9 Numbers


-- Law Enforcement

-- The Center Square: $576 Million Price Tag For Gun Violence In Pennsylvania

-- PA Capital-Star: Reading Could Become 3rd PA City To Ban Ghost Guns After Court Ruling

-- AP: PA State Police Stop Drivers At Similar Rates No Matter Their Race Or Ethnicity, Study Finds

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Supreme Court Sets Oct. 8 Argument On Claim That Life Without Parole For Felony Murder Is Cruel

-- Citizens Voice: Luzerne County Kids-For-Cash Figure Powell Pleads Guilty In Tax Evasion Scheme Involving Millions

-- WESA/WPSU: PA Releases New Guidance On Monetary Damages For Emotional Distress In Housing Discrimination


-- The Economy

-- Dept. Of Labor & Industry Reports July Unemployment Rate Remains At 3.4%; 10th Consecutive Month

-- Post-Gazette/PennLive: PA Small Businesses Getting Record Amount Of Work From State Government

-- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Pennsylvania #14 In Regulatory Burden Nationwide [Based On Just Counting The Number Of Regulations]

-- Post-Gazette: PA Drivers Could See 35% Spike In Car Insurance By End Of 2024 Due In Part To Severe Weather Events  

-- WESA: US Labor Board Seeks Injunction To End 2-Year Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Strike


-- Other

-- Tribune-Democrat: Amid Flood Of AI Open Records Requests, Somerset County Among Governments Adjusting Policies 

[Posted: August 18, 2024]  PA Environment Digest

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