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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Continues Criticism Of President’s Tariffs, Saying They Deliver Chaos, Higher Prices

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Gov. Shapiro Warns President’s Tariffs ‘Roiled Our Domestic Markets,’ May Spark Trade War 

-- PA Capital-Star: Amid President’s Tariff Uncertainty, Shapiro Tells Farmers ‘We Have Their Backs’

-- PennLive: PA Farmers Await Impact Of Tariffs As Shapiro Slams President’s Trade Policy At Lobbying Event

-- Inquirer: When USDA Froze Grant Funds, PASA Sustainable Agriculture And Small East Coast Farms, Were Left Holding The Bag, Now They’re Suing

-- Gov. Shapiro Joins 15 Other States In Lawsuit Against US Dept. Of Education Revoking $185 Million In Funding For Pennsylvania

-- York Daily Record: 7 York County School Districts Could Lose Nearly $12 Million After President Revoked Funding

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Still Reviewing Federal Funding Threat To Schools Over Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Ban, As Other States Vow To Fight President

-- Beaver Times: PA Education Officials Certify Compliance With Civil Rights Laws In Answer To US Dept Of Education Order To Certify K-12 Schools Are Complying With Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Bans [Copy Of Letter]

-- Inquirer: PA Education Dept. Tells Schools They Don’t Need To Make Changes Amid President’s Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Ban Funding Threats

-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Says PA Mass Transit Agencies Face ‘Dire Situation,’ Criticizes President’s Tariffs; Says President Instilling Fear In Immigrant Communities

-- WHYY: Pennsylvania Is Recruiting Bilingual Workers With A Pay Incentive Pilot Program

-- PA Capital-Star: State Treasurer Garrity, Con. Meuser Bring Potential Gubernatorial Pitches To Conservative Conference In Harrisburg

-- WESA/WVIA: Advocates, Environmentalists Split As President Signs Orders To Bolster Coal Industry

-- Inquirer: State Treasurer Garrity Seriously Eyeing Run For Governor As Republican Race For 2026 Heats Up

-- LancasterOnline: State Sen. Martin Doesn’t Rule Out Potential Entrance Into 2026 Governor’s Race

-- Budget 2025

-- Gov. Shapiro Joins 15 Other States In Lawsuit Against US Dept. Of Education Revoking $185 Million In Funding For Pennsylvania

-- York Daily Record: 7 York County School Districts Could Lose Nearly $12 Million After President Revoked Funding

-- Beaver Times: PA Education Officials Certify Compliance With Civil Rights Laws In Answer To US Dept Of Education Order To Certify K-12 Schools Are Complying With Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Bans [Copy Of Letter]

-- Inquirer: PA Education Dept. Tells Schools They Don’t Need To Make Changes Amid President’s Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Ban Funding Threats

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Still Reviewing Federal Funding Threat To Schools Over Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Ban, As Other States Vow To Fight President

-- PA Capital-Star: Gov. Shapiro Says PA Mass Transit Agencies Face ‘Dire Situation,’ Criticizes President’s Tariffs; Says President Instilling Fear In Immigrant Communities

-- WHYY: SEPTA Supporters Rally At Philadelphia City Hall Against ‘Death Spiral’ Of Proposed Service Cuts

-- PA Capital-Star: Students From PA Private Colleges Advocate For State Financial Aid

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Legalize Recreational Marijuana, ‘Skill’ Gambling Games And Invest Tax Revenue In PA’s Future - By Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie)

-- PA House/Senate

-- ABC27: After Surprise Lancaster Senate Seat Flip, Can PA Dems Flip The Whole Chamber In 2026?

-- LancasterOnline: State Sen. Martin Doesn’t Rule Out Potential Entrance Into 2026 Governor’s Race

-- Erie Times: PA Democratic Lawmakers Renew Push For PA To Join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

-- Tribune-Democrat: Ban On Gifts To Legislators Reintroduced In PA House, Senate 

-- PA Capital-Star: PA House, Senate Members Reintroduce Legislator Gift Ban Bill Despite Decades Of Inaction

-- Warren Times: State Lawmaker Wants To Tax $1.2 Billion In Political Ads In Pennsylvania

-- Spotlight PA: Emails Between PA Lawmakers, Lobbyists Will Remain Hidden From The Public After Court Ruling 

-- WESA: 2 Republican PA House Members Sue State Over Trans Student Anti-Descrimination Protections

-- The Center Square: ‘Skill’ Gambling Games Battle Lines Drawn In Pennsylvania

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Legalize Recreational Marijuana, ‘Skill’ Gambling Games And Invest Tax Revenue In PA’s Future - By Sen. Dan Laughlin (R-Erie)

-- Spotlight PA: What Democrat’s Surprize Win Of State Senate Seat Means For 2026 Midterms

-- US Senate/House

-- TribLive: PA Republican US Senator McCormick On President’s Tariffs: ‘Let’s Give It A Little Time’

-- PA Capital-Star: PA US Sen. McCormick Says It’s Too Early To Tell If Tariffs Are Effective In Town Hall Meeting

-- MCall: Republican Con. Mackenzie Defends Hariffs, DOGE Cuts, Economic Outlook At CNN Town Hall

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cons.  Scott Perry, Rob Bresnahan Support President’s Tariffs, Economic Priorities At Conservative Conference

-- PA Capital-Star: State Treasurer Garrity, Con. Meuser Bring Potential Gubernatorial Pitches To Conservative Conference In Harrisburg

-- WESA/WVIA: Advocates, Environmentalists Split As President Signs Orders To Bolster Coal Industry

-- Scranton Times: Republican Con. Breshahan Campaigned On Congressional Stock Trade Ban, Now He Trades Freely

-- MCall: Susan Wild Will Not Run For Congress In 2026

-- Statewide Offices

-- PA Capital-Star: State Treasurer Garrity, Con. Meuser Bring Potential Gubernatorial Pitches To Conservative Conference In Harrisburg

-- WESA/WVIA: Advocates, Environmentalists Split As President Signs Orders To Bolster Coal Industry

-- Inquirer: State Treasurer Garrity Seriously Eyeing Run For Governor As Republican Race For 2026 Heats Up

-- Inquirer: PA Attorney General Won’t Take Further Action On Complaints Of Elon Musk’s America PAC $100 Checks In 2024

-- Elections

-- PA Capital-Star: Provisional Ballots Are Increasingly Being Rejected For Technical Errors In PA. Why?

-- Warren Times: State Lawmaker Wants To Tax $1.2 Billion In Political Ads In Pennsylvania

-- Erie Times: PA Democratic Lawmakers Renew Push For PA To Join National Popular Vote Interstate Compact

-- TribLive Editorial: Term Limits Return Power To People

-- Impacts Of President’s Tariffs

-- Post-Gazette: Shapiro Continues Criticism Of President’s Tariffs, Saying They Deliver Chaos, Higher Prices

-- WITF/LancasterOnline: Gov. Shapiro Warns President’s Tariffs ‘Roiled Our Domestic Markets,’ May Spark Trade War 

-- WHYY: PhilaPort Handles $4.5 Billion Of Imports From China In 2024, President’s Tariffs Put That Business At Risk

-- PA Capital-Star: Amid President’s Tariff Uncertainty, Shapiro Tells Farmers ‘We Have Their Backs’

-- PennLive: PA Farmers Await Impact Of Tariffs As Shapiro Slams President’s Trade Policy At Lobbying Event

-- Inquirer: When USDA Froze Grant Funds, PASA Sustainable Agriculture And Small East Coast Farms, Were Left Holding The Bag, Now They’re Suing

-- Post-Gazette: ‘We’re Stuck:’ Pittsburgh Homebuilding Businesses Adapting To President’s Tariffs

-- Post-Gazette: After President’s New Tariffs, Policy Battles Widen As Merchants, Citizens Weigh Impact

-- Triblive: Pittsburgh Aerospace Company Considers Pausing Orders As Tariff Threats Rise

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Debuts Disease-Testing Lab Even As President Seeks $20 Million In Cuts

-- Erie Times: Federal Budget Cuts Could Find Second Harvest Looking For New Sources Of Food

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh-Area Farmers Split On Whether President’s Tariffs Will Benefit Their Operations

-- KDKA: PA Farmers View President’s Trade War As A ‘Double-Edged Sword’

-- TribLive/AP: President Says He’s Not Backing Down On Tariffs, Calls Them ‘Medicine’ As Markets Reel

-- AP: As Markets Implode, US Trading Partners Puzzle Over Whether There’s Room For Negotiations: The Premise Of The President’s Tariffs Is ‘Nonsense’

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Even With The ‘Pause’ On Tariffs, The Damage Is Already Done - By Mark Singel

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: It Will Take A Lot More Than Tariffs To Reindustrialize America

-- TribLive Editorial: Stock Market Volatility Affects Everyone

-- The Guardian: President Says Tariffs On Pharmaceuticals Coming ‘Shortly;’ EU Drug Firms Warn Of Exodus To US

-- WPost: President Threatens Additional 50% Tariffs On China If Their 34% Tariffs On US Goods Are Not Rescinded As Markets Slump  

-- TribLive/AP: China Says It Will ‘Fight To The End’ After President Threatens To Impose Still More Tariffs

-- Reuters: President Forges Ahead With 104% Tariffs On China, Says Willing To Talk To Other Countries

-- AP:  China Retaliates With 84% Tariffs On US Goods After President Imposes 104% Tariff On Chinese Goods

-- PennLive: President Announces His Great Day Of Golf On Saturday: ‘He’s Mocking You’

-- Reuters: President Says US Taking In $2 Billion A Day From Tariffs  [Treasury Says Average Is $200 Million A Day] [While Losing Trillions In US Stock Markets]

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: Calling President’s Bluff On ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs; Counties Should Offer Zero Tariffs On Goods

-- AP: President’s China Tariff Shocks US Importers, One CEO Calls It ‘End Of Days’

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: How Tariff Damage Spreads, Auto Edition

-- AP: China Raises Tariffs Again On US Goods From 84% To 125%

-- Reuters: Stocks, Dollar Pummelled Again As Trade War Roils Markets

-- AP: President Limits Tariffs On Most Nations For 90 Days, Raises Tariffs On Chinese Imports

-- AP: S&P Stocks Soar 9.5% To One Of Its Biggest Gains Since WWII After President Limits Some Tariffs 

-- TribLive/AP: President’s ‘Buy’ Tip On Social Media Before His Tariffs Pause Made Money For Investors Who Listened

-- The Guardian: President Ignites ‘Insider Trading’ Accusations After ‘Buy’ Comment On Social Media Just Hours Before Pausing Tariffs

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Blinks On Tariffs, Again, For Now; President Is Goading Investors To Bet Against America; He Needs A Policy Reversal, Not A Pause

-- NYT Guest Essay: Do We Really Expect Investors To Forget What Just Happened - By Fmr Economist With JPMorgan Chase, Bridgewater

-- Financial Times: Warning Lights Flash For US Consumer Strength As Credit Defaults Rise

-- Impacts Of President’s Policies

-- Beaver Times: PA Education Officials Certify Compliance With Civil Rights Laws In Answer To US Dept Of Education Order To Certify K-12 Schools Are Complying With Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Bans [Copy Of Letter]

-- Inquirer: PA Education Dept. Tells Schools They Don’t Need To Make Changes Amid President’s Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Ban Funding Threats

-- Post-Gazette: Veterans Affairs Research In Pittsburgh, Elsewhere Stalls Under Federal Hiring Freeze

-- Chesapeake Bay Journal - Karl Blankenship: Farm Conservation Work In Chesapeake Region Hit Hard By Federal Funding Freeze  

-- Warren Times Editorial: Wrong Way To Balance Federal Budget - Cutting Farmer, Food Bank Funding 

-- MCall Guest Essay: Federal Funds Fueling Slate Belt Transformation - By Slate Belt Rising

-- Inquirer: From Infrastructure To Playgrounds, $263 Million In Federal Funding For PA Projects Vanished In Congress’ Budget Battle

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Popular LIHEAP Low-Income Energy Assistance Still Has Federal Funding, For Now 

-- The Center Square: LIHEAP Utility Bill Assistance Program Hit By Federal Staff Cuts

-- TribLive: Uncertainty Still Abounds For Western PA Businesses, Consumers Despite Tariffs Pause 

-- MCall: Economic Uncertainty Changing How Warehouses Are Built, Used In Lehigh Valley

-- Courier Times Guest Essay: Federal Funding Freeze For Pennsylvania Farmers Is A Blow To Cleaner Waterways - By Jullia Krall, Chesapeake Bay Foundation

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Fetterman, McCormick Must Defend Federal Program That Connects Farmers, Food Banks - By Second Harvest Food Bank

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Republican Lawmakers Should Not Let Medicaid Become Their Waterloo - By Fmr. Republican Governor Tom Corbett

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: The FDA Fired Me And Broke Erie’s Golden Rule - They Gave Up The Ship - By Adam Ghering

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Refugee Funding Cuts Threaten Erie’s Economy - How You Can Help - By Erie Community Foundation, Infinite Erie

-- PA Capital-Star: Some International Students At Penn State Among those To Have Visas Revoked

-- TribLive: Federal Crackdown On Foreign Students Hits CMU, Pitt, Penn State

-- Erie Times: Visas Of 5 Gannon Students Revoked For Traffic Violations

-- MCall: Lehigh University Among Colleges With Student Visas Revoked By President

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Desire To Get Ahead’ Drew People Of Diverse Backgrounds To Johnstown Region, And Still Does

-- MCall Guest Essay: Killing Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policies Is Worth All Of The President’s Other Mistakes - By Anthony O’Brien, Prof. Lehigh University

-- PA Capital-Star: Ukrainian Americans In PA Keep Close Eye On Changing Political Landscapes And A War-Torn Nation

-- WPost: Social Security Website Keeps Crashing, As DOGE  Demands Cuts To IT Staff

-- New Federal Administration

-- TribLive: Reports: President Voices Opposition To Nippon Purchase Of US Steel 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Orders New Review Of Nippon Steel’s $14.9 Billion Acquisition Of US Steel  

-- Wall Street Journal: President Orders New Review Of Nippon-US Steel Merger

-- WPost Guest Column - Salena Zito: On The Ground In Pennsylvania With US Steel Workers Lobbying President To Approve A Foreign Deal

-- WPost: Social Security Abandons DOGE-Led Phone Service Cuts Amid Chaos, Backlash

-- National Politics

-- Inquirer: PA Attorney General Won’t Take Further Action On Complaints Of Elon Musk’s America PAC $100 Checks In 2024

-- PennLive - John Baer: Are ‘Hands Off’ And Other Public Protests Against President, Musk Effective?

-- TribLive: Butler Man Charged With Threatening To Murder President 

-- PA’s Role In Assault On US Capitol

-- NYT: President Signs ‘Orders’ To Investigate, Punish Individuals, Law Firms Who Opposed His 2020 Election Lies

-- TribLive: Butler Man Charged With Threatening To Murder President 

-- Miscellaneous State/Harrisburg Politics

-- The Center Square: Weekend Reveals High Contrast In Pennsylvania Politics - Republicans Celebrated While Stocks Were Pummeled By President’s Tariffs

-- Spotlight PA: What Democrat’s Surprize Win Of State Senate Seat Means For 2026 Midterms

-- Warren Times: State Lawmaker Wants To Tax $1.2 Billion In Political Ads In Pennsylvania

-- PA Energy Politics

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.21  Ohio- $3.02  PA- $3.37

-- TribLive: Gasoline Prices Jump 17 Cents In PA, But Don’t Expect Them To Stay There, Experts Say

-- Scranton Times: Residents, Officials Rail Against UGI 10.8% Natural Gas Rate Hike At Hearing

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: UGI Natural Gas Customers, Elected Officials Testify At Rate-Hike Hearing

-- TribLive: Yes, Western PA Pays More For Gasoline, You Might Be Surprised How Much More  

-- Baker Hughes PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs Up 1 To 16

-- Bloomberg: Oil Price Collapse Deepens Below $60, Natural Gas Drops Again As China Again Hikes Tariffs On US Goods  

-- PJM, Google & Tapestry Join Forces To Apply A.I. To Enhance Regional Planning, Generation Interconnection  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: Google Deploys A.I. To Manage PJM’s Queue For Connecting New Power Supplies 

-- PJM Interconnection Supports Presidential Exemptions From Clean Air Act Standards Requested By 13,900 MW Of Electric Generation In PJM Region, Including Keystone And Conemaugh Power Plants In PA  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: Constellation Energy Defends Calpine Deal After PA, MD Consumer Groups File  FERC Objections 

-- Bloomberg: Trade War To Slash China’s Demand For Natural Gas Liquids, Plastics Feedstock From US 

-- Bloomberg: Europe Natural Gas Prices Drop, Market Braces For More Trade Issues

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Jump As US Tariff Pause Eases Demand Concerns

-- Financial Times: Oil/Natural Gas Price Plunge Puts US Shale Production In Peril

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Sinks As Deepening Trade War Weakens Demand Outlook

-- Bloomberg: European Natural Gas Prices Extend Slump As Market Rout Worsens

-- Financial Times: EU Weighs Buying More US LNG Gas Due To President’s Tariff Pressure, If It Fits With Green Goals

-- Reuters: President Says EU Has To Buy LNG Gas From US; ‘We Can Knock Off $350 Billion In One Week’ From Trade Deficit 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President’s Bid To Spur LNG Gas Export Projects Hits Harsh Economic Realities Of Rising Costs, Labor Issues, Difficulty Locking In Customers  

-- Bloomberg: China Has Halted US LNG Gas Imports For Last 60 Days, Likely To Continue Thru 2025

-- Reuters: US Electricity Use To Reach Record Highs In 2025 And 2026, EIA Says

-- Utility Dive: US Electricity Demand Will Grow By 50% (2% a Year) By 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

-- Gas Explosions

-- PUC: NTSB Releases Report, Recommendations From Investigation Of West Reading Chocolate Plant Natural Gas Explosion [PaEN]  

-- Reading Eagle: NTSB Final Report On Fatal West Reading Chocolate Factory Natural Gas Explosion Issued

-- Inquirer: NTSB Issues Final Report On Natural Gas Explosion At West Reading Chocolate Factory that Killed 7 Workers

-- Three Mile Island Restart

-- Liberty Energy, Range Resources Announce Support For Developing A Natural Gas Data Center Power Plant In Robinson Twp., Washington County  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: Liberty Energy To Deploy Modular Gas-Fired ‘Power Blocks’ For Data Center At Washington County Site

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Liberty Energy, Range Resources Partner On Natural Gas Power Plant For Data Center In Washington County

-- Scranton Times: Developer Proposes Nearly 1 Million Square Foot Data Center In Archbald Nearly Abutting 2 Low-Income Housing Developments 

-- The Derrick: Tempers In Frenchcreek Township Subside Over Nova Energy LLC Cryptocurrency Mining Operation In Venango County  [PDF of article] 

-- WPXI: Microsoft Says It’s ‘Slowing Or Pausing’ Some A.I. Data Center Projects, Including #1 Billion Plan For Ohio

-- PJM, Google & Tapestry Join Forces To Apply A.I. To Enhance Regional Planning, Generation Interconnection  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: Google Deploys A.I. To Manage PJM’s Queue For Connecting New Power Supplies 

-- PJM Interconnection Supports Presidential Exemptions From Clean Air Act Standards Requested By 13,900 MW Of Electric Generation In PJM Region, Including Keystone And Conemaugh Power Plants In PA  [PaEN] 

-- Reuters: Constellation Energy Defends Calpine Deal After PA, MD Consumer Groups File  FERC Objections 

-- President Issues Executive Orders Requiring 1 Year Sunset Dates On Existing Regulations Affecting Energy; Identifying Regulations Limiting Competition  [PaEN]   

-- President Signs Executive Orders Directing US Attorney General To Take Action Against States Impeding Domestic Energy Production; Rescinds Policies Transition Away From Coal; Lifts Toxics Standards For Coal Power Plants  [PaEN]

-- AP-Marc Levy: President’s New Energy Order Puts State’s Climate Law In The Crosshairs Of The US Dept. Of Justice  [PA Included]

-- Bloomberg: President’s Tariffs Herald Higher Costs For A.I. Boom; New Measure Hit Power Industry Already Struggling To Procure Vital Equipment 

-- Bloomberg: President’s New ‘Order’ Seeks To Tap Coal Power In Quest To Dominate A.I. 

-- E&ENews/Politico: President To Sign Executive ‘Orders’ Aimed At Reviving Coal To Keep Plants Running

-- Reuters: US Electricity Use To Reach Record Highs In 2025 And 2026, EIA Says

-- Utility Dive: US Electricity Demand Will Grow By 50% (2% a Year) By 2050, Electrical Manufacturer Study Finds

-- Flooding

-- Scranton Times: FEMA Funding Cut Erases $2.5 Million For 21 Flood Buyouts In City  

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Republican Con. Bresnahan Writes FEMA To Reinstate Building Resilient Infrastructure And Communities Grant Program

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Eliminating Federal BRIC Flood Resilience Program Lacks Economic Foresight, Good Sense

-- Reading Eagle: Recovery Still Underway At Trailer Park Damaged In Record Antietam Flood In July 2023 

-- The Derrick: Pleasantville, Venango County Donates Fire Engine To Hurricane-Battered Tennessee Fire Department

-- Penn State Extension: May 3 In-Person Workshop On Benefits Of Installing Rain Barrels In  Lancaster County, 10:00 a.m.  [Participants Will Take Home Rain Barrel]

-- TribLive: Western Pennsylvanians Prepare To Capture April Showers In Rain Barrels

-- AP: National Weather Service No Longer Translating Products For Non-English Speakers; Risks Missing Life-Saving Warnings About Extreme Weather 

-- Education

-- Beaver Times: PA Education Officials Certify Compliance With Civil Rights Laws In Answer To US Dept Of Education Order To Certify K-12 Schools Are Complying With Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Bans [Copy Of Letter]

-- Inquirer: PA Education Dept. Tells Schools They Don’t Need To Make Changes Amid President’s Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Policy Ban Funding Threats

-- Gov. Shapiro Joins 15 Other States In Lawsuit Against US Dept. Of Education Revoking $185 Million In Funding For Pennsylvania

-- York Daily Record: 7 York County School Districts Could Lose Nearly $12 Million After President Revoked Funding

-- Inquirer: Gov. Shapiro Still Reviewing Federal Funding Threat To Schools Over Diversity-Equity-Inclusion Ban, As Other States Vow To Fight President

-- Centre Daily Times: A School Shooting Was Planned For State College High School Police Say, Suspect Arrested

-- PA Capital-Star: Students From PA Private Colleges Advocate For State Financial Aid

-- Republican Herald: Schuylkill County Continues Fight To Keep Local Penn State Campus Open

-- The Center Square: Federal Appalachian Regional Commission Gives PA State Universities Big Boost For Work-Based Learning

-- PA Capital-Star: Some International Students At Penn State Among those To Have Visas Revoked

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon Chinese Student Among Those Whose Visas Were Terminated: ‘I Only Have A Semester Left’

-- MCall: Lehigh University Among Colleges With Student Visas Revoked By President

-- Erie Times: Visas Of 5 Gannon Students Revoked For Traffic Violations

-- WTAE: Pitt Joins Growing List Of Schools To Have International Students With Visas Revoked

-- TribLive: Federal Crackdown On Foreign Students Hits CMU, Pitt, Penn State

-- Health Care

-- PA Capital-Star: Measles Cases Up In PA, Some Counties Lag Behind School Vaccination Targets

-- TribLive: Allegheny County Debuts Disease-Testing Lab Even As President Seeks $20 Million In Cuts

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Hospital Closures And Buyouts On The Rise, PA Must Act To Prevent Disaster - By PA Health Access Network

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: PA Doesn’t Have Enough Homecare Workers Because They Aren’t Paid Enough

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Republican Lawmakers Should Not Let Medicaid Become Their Waterloo - By Fmr. Republican Governor Tom Corbett

-- Tribune-Democrat: International Physicians Numerous At Conemaugh, Across US Health Care Industry

-- The Guardian: President Says Tariffs On Pharmaceuticals Coming ‘Shortly;’ EU Drug Firms Warn Of Exodus To US

-- Law Enforcement

-- TribLive: PA Supreme Court Blocks Lawsuit Against Gunmaker By Parents Of Slain Westmoreland County Teen

-- Centre Daily Times: A School Shooting Was Planned For State College High School Police Say, Suspect Arrested

-- PennLive Guest Essay: York is Winning The Fight Against Gun Violence, So Can The Rest Of Pennsylvania - By CeaseFirePA

-- WESA: Gun  Reformers, Lawmakers, Students Call For Gun Safety Laws, Increased Community Investment

-- Post-Gazette: New PA Bill Looks To Ban Cashless Bail For Defendants Deemed ‘A Threat To Public Safety’

-- TribLive: Butler Man Charged With Threatening To Murder President 

-- The Economy

-- WHYY: Pennsylvania Is Recruiting Bilingual Workers With A Pay Incentive Pilot Program

-- Tribune-Democrat: ‘Desire To Get Ahead’ Drew People Of Diverse Backgrounds To Johnstown Region, And Still Does

-- TribLive: URA, Allegheny County Pledge Nearly $450,000 For Refugee Resettlement After President’s Cuts

-- TribLive: Reports: President Voices Opposition To Nippon Purchase Of US Steel 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Orders New Review Of Nippon Steel’s $14.9 Billion Acquisition Of US Steel  

-- Wall Street Journal: President Orders New Review Of Nippon-US Steel Merger

-- WPost Guest Column - Salena Zito: On The Ground In Pennsylvania With US Steel Workers Lobbying President To Approve A Foreign Deal

-- TribLive: 132-Year Old Charleroi Glass Plant Ends Production, Set To Close In Washington County

-- Financial Times: Warning Lights Flash For US Consumer Strength As Credit Defaults Rise

-- Other

-- PA Capital-Star: Ukrainian Americans In PA Keep Close Eye On Changing Political Landscapes And A War-Torn Nation

[Posted: April 13, 2025]