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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- Gov. Shapiro

-- Inquirer: Shapiro’s Office Responds After USDA Accuses Governor Of ‘Playing Games’ With Federal Food Bank Funding Cuts That Hurt Farmers 

-- Inquirer: PA Wants To Hire Federal Workers; But Now Has A Partial Hiring Freeze 

-- Gov. Shapiro: More Than $1 Billion Available For Property Tax Relief For Homeowners Across Pennsylvania 

-- House, Senate Members Introduce Gov. Shapiro's 'Lightning' Energy Plan To Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Protect Pennsylvania From Global Energy Instability  [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update; 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: Personal Memories Of The Governor’s Residence - By John Thornburgh

Governor’s Residence Attack

-- TribLive: Shapiro Spoke With President About Arson Attack, US Steel Deal

-- Spotlight PA: Why The Law That Forces People To Get Mental Health Help Didn’t Stop The Governor’s Residence Arson Attack

-- TribLive: Key Security Questions Remain Unanswered In Arson At Governor’s Residence

-- Warren Times Editorial: State Police Security Lapses At Governor’s Residence Are Inexcusable

-- PennLive: Suspect In Arson At PA Governor’s Residence Held Without Bail, Denies Mental Health Issues

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Man Accused Of Trying To Kill Gov. Shapiro Lost His Home, Tried Suicide, Waste Melting Down

-- AP: Suspect In Arson At Gov. Shapiro’s Residence Planned To Beat Him With A Hammer, Documents Say

-- TribLive: Arson At PA Governor’s Residence Universally Condemned

-- WTAE: PA Lawmakers Issue Statements After Governor’s Residence Set On Fire In Harrisburg

-- Gov. Shapiro: Video [26:35 mark], Photos Of Arson Damage To Governor’s Residence

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Why Wasn’t The Governor’s Residence Better Protected?

-- Inquirer Editorial: Arson Attack On Gov. Shapiro Yet Another Troubling Escalation Of Political Violence

-- TribLive Editorial: Political Violence Must Be Decried Every Day

-- Budget 2025

-- Gov. Shapiro: More Than $1 Billion Available For Property Tax Relief For Homeowners Across Pennsylvania 

-- PA Gaming Control Board Reports Record Gambling Revenue In March

-- PA House/Senate

-- Republican Herald Editorial: Republican State Sen. Argall Should Have Put Decency Ahead Of Political Rhetoric When He Asked A 6th Grade Girl About Pornography During A Civics Bee 

-- US Senate/House

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: In Praise Of DOGE, President’s Tariffs, Right-Sizing Government, Putting America First - By Republican PA Con. Mike Kelley

-- Post-Gazette: PA Republican US Senator McCormick Tells Hundreds Of Local Republicans To Keep 2024 Momentum Going

-- TribLive: Republican PA US Senator McCormick: President Making Progress On Trade Deals 

-- Centre Daily Times: PA Republican Cong. Glenn Thompson Gets Agricultural Award, As Protests Range On At His Bellefonte Office

-- AP: President Keeps Contradicting Himself On Tariffs, Making A Fragile World Economy Nervous 

-- Elections

-- Spotlight PA: PA’s Independent Voters Are Growing In Number, Here’s Why They Still Can’t Vote In Primaries

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Federal ‘Save Act’ Would do Farm More Harm Than Good For Election Integrity

-- TribLive/AP: US Justice Dept. Drops Lawsuit Accusing Hazleton Of Diluting Power Of Hispanic Voters

-- Impacts Of President’s Tariffs

-- MCall: President’s Tariffs Could Cost Average American Household $3,800 Per Year

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Be Ready For The Self-Inflicted Financial Crisis Of 2025

-- Inquirer: Could Tariffs ‘Cancel’ Halloween And Christmas In 2025?  Philly Area Small Business Owners Are Worried 

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Report Notes Decline In Industrial Leasing Demand Amid Pricing Uncertainty, Tariffs

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh Manufacturers Grapple With President’s Tariff Policies

-- WNEP: Layoffs Loom At Mack Truck Plant Near Allentown Due To Tariffs

-- Inquirer: Philly-Based Five Below Stores Has Stopped Importing Chinese Goods, Its Largest Source Of Merchandise

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: The President’s Made Up Trade Emergency

-- WESA: Could Sustainable Shopping Get A Boost As President’s Tariffs Panic Fast Fashion Brands?

-- Inquirer: Secondhand Stores Are Poised To Benefit If President’s Tariffs Drive Up New Clothing Costs

-- AP: A Dozen States Sue Federal Government To Stop President’s Tariffs [Not PA]

-- Financial Times: China Stopped Buying US LNG Gas Feb. 6 Due To Trade War

-- Financial Times: Growth In Oil Demand Expected To Slow Sharply As A Result Of Presidents Tariffs 

-- The Guardian: President’s Tariffs Will Mean World Uses Less Oil This Year, IEA Says

-- Financial Times: President’s Tariff Talk Roils US Oil, Gas Industry In Bedrock Republican Territory

-- AP: President Moves Ahead On Tariffs Investigation On Pharmaceuticals, Computer Chips

-- Wall Street Journal Editorial: President Blames Press For Reporting Electronics Tariff Exception His Own Agency Announced, Then Renounced The Exemption; What’s The Real Policy?   

-- The Economist: Short-Term Pain, Long-Term Gain, Says President. Really?  America Will Be A Country With Rhabbier Roads, Older Airports And More Dated Factories

-- AP: US Treasury Secretary Says Trade War With China Is Not ‘Sustainable’

-- AP: President Keeps Contradicting Himself On Tariffs, Making A Fragile World Economy Nervous 

-- Reuters: IMF Cuts Growth Forecasts For Most Countries In Wake Of Century-High US Tariffs

-- Financial Times: Corporate America Puts Wall Street On Alert Over Damage From Trade War On Costs, Supply Chains

-- Wall Street Journal: Voters On How President’s Policies Have Already Changed Their Day-To-Day Lives - Many For The Worse With The Impacts Tariffs On Prices, Jobs

-- Impacts Of President’s Policies

-- PennLive: Public Health Officials In PA Won’t Say How They’d Handle A $500 Million Cut Sought By President

-- Inquirer: Shapiro’s Office Responds After USDA Accuses Governor Of ‘Playing Games’ With Federal Food Bank Funding Cuts That Hurt Farmers 

-- USDA Cancels Partnership For Climate-Smart Commodities Grants; Up To $911 Million Impact On Pennsylvania Farmers  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster Farming: USDA Cancels Partnership For Climate-Smart Commodities Grants [Climate Projects Tied To PA Got $900 Million]

-- LancasterOnline: USDA Secretary Says Agency Plans Farmer Aid Program To Combat Tariff Turmoil During Lancaster County Stop 

-- York Daily Record: USDA Secretary Defends President’s Policies During Lebanon County Farm Tour

-- Tribune-Democrat: Pantry Leaders Say Federal Cuts Will Impact Services, Cause Food Insecurity: ‘Got To Feed These People’

-- PUC Commissioners Urge Congressional Action To Preserve $19 Million In Remaining LIHEAP Funds For PA This Year  [PaEN] 

-- Energy Association Of PA [Utilities] Calls For Protection Of LIHEAP Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program

-- United Mine Workers, United Steelworkers File Action In Federal Court To Overturn MSHA Delay In Enforcing Silica Rule To Protect Mine Workers 

-- PublicNewsService.org: Proposed Federal NIOSH Cuts Could Affect Health Of Coal Miners

-- Reuters: WV Republican US Senator Asks HHS To Reinstate Programs Aimed At Protecting Coal Miners

-- Inquirer: Hands-On Science Program Was Poised To Teach Middle Schoolers Across Philly, Then DOGE Killed The Funding 

-- Inquirer: DOGE’s Sweeping AmeriCorps Cuts Leave Philly Volunteer Programs Unsure If They Will Get Promised Funding 

-- Inquirer: Some Big Philly Law Firms Pulling Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Language From Their Websites - Ballard Spahr, Cozen O’Connor, Fox Rothschild, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Reed Smith

-- TribLive: Bond Market Upheaval Could Impact Borrowing Costs For Western PA Schools, Municipalities 

-- TribLive/AP: President Signs Orders Targeting College Accreditation, K-12 School Diversity, Equity Efforts

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Funding Cuts To Head Start Programs Put Region’s Most Vulnerable Kids At Risk Advocates Say

-- Erie Times: Gannon Students Get Visa Status Back After ICE Reverses Terminations

-- KDKA: Federal ICE Reinstates Carnegie Mellon Student’s Legal Status And Thousands Of Others

-- MCall: Federal ICE Reverses Lehigh University Student Visa Terminations

-- WHYY: Federal ICE Restores International Student Status To Penn Affiliates And Others

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Federal ICE Reversing Termination Of Legal Status For Thousands Of International Students

-- TribLive: La Roche University International Student Sues Feds Over Termination Of Status In Allegheny County

-- Post-Gazette: Five Federal Research Grants Canceled At Pitt, Highest Number In PA

-- TribLive Editorial: University Funding Should Be Reformed, Not Reduced

-- PA Capital-Star: President Faces Lawsuit Over Withheld Family Planning Funds From PA And Other States

-- PennLive: PA Libraries, Museums Brace For ‘Devastating Impact’ Of President’s Cuts

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Reiterates Desire To Keep US Steel American-Owned Amid Ongoing Nippon Steel Deal Negotiations

-- Wall Street Journal: Republicans Targeting $600 Billion In Medicaid Cuts

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Medicaid Cuts Could Have Dire Effects On Those In PA Ag Industry - By PA State Grange 

-- Spotlight PA/AP: Federal Judge Blocks President’s Push To Cut Funding To Public Schools Over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policies

-- TribLive/AP: 19 States Sue President Over Push To End Diversity Programs In Public Schools [Not PA]  

-- Inquirer: Some Big Philly Law Firms Pulling Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Language From Their Websites - Ballard Spahr, Cozen O’Connor, Fox Rothschild, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Reed Smith

-- York Daily Record: WellSpan Health System Cancels Black Men In White Coats Summit In Response To President’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policies

-- WITF: Federal ICE Confirms Additional Deportations Of Refugees To Bhutan

-- AP-Harrisburg-Marc Levy: Federal ICE Deports Immigrant Mother Of An Infant, And 3 Children Under 7 Who Are US Citizens, Lawyers Say 

-- PennLive: DOGE Cuts Leave 65,000 Federal Workers In PA With ‘A Sense Of Betrayal’

-- New Federal Administration

-- Warren Times: First Lutheran Church To Hold Diversity And Inclusion Programs In Warren 

-- Warren Times: New Sensory Rooms Coming To Warren County Schools To Meet Needs Of Students With Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders 

-- Observer-Reporter: Fmr Rep. Pam Snyder, Protesters Oppose President’s Policies: ‘We Will Not Stand For This’

-- PoliticsPA: Presidents Of 11 PA Colleges Condemn President’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon President Joins University Leaders In Condemning ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny College President Among Higher Ed Leaders To Sign Letter Against ‘Government Intrusion’

-- Post-Gazette: Five Federal Research Grants Canceled At Pitt, Highest Number In PA

-- NYT: Inside President’s Plan To Halt Hundreds Of Health, Safety, Environmental, Food Regulations

-- Arkansas Advocate: President Denies Disaster Aid For Devastating Tornadoes, Flooding, Tells States To Do More

-- TribLive/AP: Law Firms Fighting President’s Executive Orders Seeking To Punish Them Ask Federal Judges To Permanently Block The Orders

-- Post-Gazette: President’s First 100 Days Divide Pennsylvania Supporters And Critics

-- Wall Street Journal: Voters On How President’s Policies Have Already Changed Their Day-To-Day Lives - Many For The Worse With The Impacts Tariffs On Prices, Jobs

-- National Politics

-- Observer-Reporter: Fmr Rep. Pam Snyder, Protesters Oppose President’s Policies: ‘We Will Not Stand For This’

-- Centre Daily Times: PA Republican Cong. Glenn Thompson Gets Agricultural Award, As Protests Range On At His Bellefonte Office

-- Warren Times: First Lutheran Church To Hold Diversity And Inclusion Programs In Warren 

-- Warren Times: New Sensory Rooms Coming To Warren County Schools To Meet Needs Of Students With Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders 

-- Spotlight PA/AP: Federal Judge Blocks President’s Push To Cut Funding To Public Schools Over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policies

-- TribLive/AP: 19 States Sue President Over Push To End Diversity Programs In Public Schools [Not PA]  

-- PennLive - John Baer: Here’s My New Take On President’s ‘Golden Age Of America’

-- PA Energy Politics

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: National- $3.16  Ohio- $2.99  PA- $3.34

-- PUC Announces May 6, 7 Hearings On Proposed 15.7% Rate Increase For Philadelphia Gas Works  [PaEN]

-- PUC To Investigate Proposed 11.4% Increase In Columbia Gas Natural Gas Rate  [PaEN]

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Rig Count At 18, Up 2 From April 11

-- Warren Times: Instead Of ‘Drill, Baby, Drill,’ US Rig Counts Falling, Layoffs Increasing 

-- NPR: Oil, Gas Companies Expected A Big Business Boom Under President, Now They’re Worried

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: EQT Retrenches Into Its Own Backyard With $1.8 Billion Olympus Energy Shale Gas Deal

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: EQT Corp. To Acquire Privately Held Olympus Energy Shale Gas Producer 

-- Financial Times: LNG Gas Exporting Companies Say They Cannot Comply With President’s Fees On Foreign Vessels, Will Harm US Plans For ‘Energy Dominance’

-- Bloomberg: US Propane Market Collapses Due To Trade War With China

-- Reuters: US Natural Gas Prices Drop 6% To 9-Week Low On Record Output, Lower Demand 

-- PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Electricity Supplier Urges Careful Planning For Data Center ‘Extreme Energy Demands’

-- PA Capital-Star: Data Centers’ Demand For Electricity Brings Unprecedented Opportunity, Challenges

-- TribLive: As Data Centers Spread, Their Leaders Push For Transparency, Consistency In State Regulations  [PUC Hearing]

-- AP-Marc Levy: Big Tech’s Soaring Energy Demands Are Making Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites Attractive [Not Necessarily The Plants Themselves] 

-- TribLive Editorial: Data Centers’ Power Usage Must Be Monitored And Managed

-- Post-Gazette: PUC Tees Up Hearing On Data Centers As A.I. Critic Says, ‘We Want To Be A Little More Cautious’

-- House, Senate Members Introduce Gov. Shapiro's 'Lightning' Energy Plan To Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Protect Pennsylvania From Global Energy Instability  [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update; 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report [PaEN]

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: US Is Facing Unprecedented Electricity Load Growth, Here’s How We Ensure Resource Adequacy - By Samuel Newell, The Brattle Group

-- New Report: Fixing PJM’s Broken Electric Generation Approval Process Can Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs Across The Mid-Atlantic  [PaEN] 

-- North American Electric Reliability Corp. Files Proposed Cold Weather Standard To Improve Reliability For Natural Gas-fired, Other Electric Generators  [PaEN]

-- Gov. Shapiro: FERC Approves Settlement With PJM To Prevent Unnecessary Prices Hikes, Save Consumers Over $21 Billion On Electric Bills  [PaEN] 

-- Utility Dive: FERC Approves PJM Interconnection Electricity Capacity Auction Price Cap, Floor [Negotiated with Gov. Shapiro] 

-- PA Capital-Star: FERC Approves Shapiro’s PJM Settlement To Halt ‘Runaway’ Electricity Prices

-- DelawareValleyJournal.com: Grid Operator PJM Rejects Accusations It’s Slow-Rolling Renewable Energy Generation

-- Utility Dive: Ratepayer Advocates: FERC Should Order PJM To Rerun Last Electricity Capacity Auction; Could Lead To $5 Billion In Consumer Savings 

-- The Economist: America Won’t Be Able To Bully The World Into Buying More US Natural Gas

-- E&ENews/Politico: President’s Push For More LNG Gas Exports Risks Domestic Price Surge  

-- Marcellus Drilling News: EIA Annual Energy Outlook: Oil And Natural Gas Demand Peaks In 2027 and 2032  [PDF of Article]

-- E&ENews/Politico: How US EIA Staffing Purge Could Promote President’s View Of Fossil Fuels

-- Financial Times: Growth In Oil Demand Expected To Slow Sharply As A Result Of Presidents Tariffs 

-- The Guardian: President’s Tariffs Will Mean World Uses Less Oil This Year, IEA Says

-- Wall Street Journal: Big Oil, Natural Gas Offshoring Its Prized Engineering Jobs To India

-- Financial Times: President’s Tariff Talk Roils US Oil, Gas Industry In Bedrock Republican Territory

-- Financial Times: China Stopped Buying US LNG Gas Feb. 6 Due To Trade War

-- Barron’s Guest Essay: Oil And Gas, Once Eager For President’s Return, Is Feeling The Whiplash  [PDF of Article] 

-- Gas Explosions

-- Inquirer: PECO Investigation Of Apparent Intentional Damage To Natural Gas Pipeline In Bucks County Led To Temporary Shutdown Of Nearby I-95

-- KDKA: PECO Says Damage To Natural Gas Main That Forced Closure Of I-95 In Philadelphia Appears To Be ‘Purposeful’

-- Train Derailments

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Jury Decides Norfolk Southern Should Pay For $660 Million Settlement In 2024 Train Derailment

-- PittsburghUnionProgress.com: Waiting Takes A Toll On Victims Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment

-- Post-Gazette/AP: In Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Trial, Railroad, Chemical Maker Agree On Who Pays Residents

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Outcome Of Norfolk Southern Train Derailment Case Important

-- Three Mile Island Restart

-- PUC Hearing On Data Center Growth Impacts Finds 30-40% Of Utility Demand Could Be From Data Centers; Concerns About Stranded Costs; Major Commitments To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions Energy Use  [PaEN]

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Electricity Supplier Urges Careful Planning For Data Center ‘Extreme Energy Demands’

-- PA Capital-Star: Data Centers’ Demand For Electricity Brings Unprecedented Opportunity, Challenges

-- TribLive: As Data Centers Spread, Their Leaders Push For Transparency, Consistency In State Regulations  [PUC Hearing]

-- AP-Marc Levy: Big Tech’s Soaring Energy Demands Are Making Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites Attractive [Not Necessarily The Plants Themselves] 

-- TribLive Editorial: Data Centers’ Power Usage Must Be Monitored And Managed

-- Post-Gazette: PUC Tees Up Hearing On Data Centers As A.I. Critic Says, ‘We Want To Be A Little More Cautious’

-- House, Senate Members Introduce Gov. Shapiro's 'Lightning' Energy Plan To Lower Energy Costs, Create Jobs, Protect Pennsylvania From Global Energy Instability  [PaEN]

-- DEP Releases 2024 Climate Change Action Plan Update; 2024 Climate Impacts Assessment Report [PaEN]

-- Republican Rep. Eric Nelson To Introduce Bill To Accelerate Data Center Permitting 

-- Reuters: FERC Denies Rehearing On Colocated Amazon Data Center Energy Pact In Luzrne County

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Surging Interest In Building Data Centers In PA-- 6 Announced So Far  [PDF of Article]

-- Reuters: Canadian Power Producer Capital Power Corp Buys 1,124 MW Hummel Natural Gas Power Plant In Snyder County Amid Growing Data Center Power Demand

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Bring Nuclear Power Jobs Back To PA and Power America’s Future - By Rep. Tom Mehaffie  [Microsoft - Three Mile Island Deal]

-- Utility Dive Guest Essay: US Is Facing Unprecedented Electricity Load Growth, Here’s How We Ensure Resource Adequacy - By Samuel Newell, The Brattle Group

-- Observer-Reporter Guest Essay: Shapiro’s Energy Policies Will Cause Us To Pay More - By Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-Washington) [PJM Policies-Data Center Growth Taking Power Away From Public-Natural Gas Prices Are Real Problem - Get The Real Story Here ]

-- Marcellus Drilling News: Plan For VA Data Center With 3,500 MW Natural Gas-Fired Power Plant Canceled Due To Local Opposition  [PDF of Article]

-- Flooding

-- Williamsport Sun: Victims Of Tropical Storm Debbie Flooding Can Now Apply For More Aid

-- Post-Gazette: Flood Protection, Other Federally-Funded Infrastructure Projects In Limbo In Pittsburgh Suburbs

-- DEP, Partners Celebrate Earth Day At Schuylkill County Stream Restoration Project; Announce Opening On Next Round Of Growing Greener Plus Grants  [PaEN]

-- Republican Herald: DEP Secretary Touts Growing Greener Grant Program, Pine Grove Floodplain Project

-- TribLive: Export Set To Pay Off Flood-Control Project That Helped Dry Out The Borough In Westmoreland

-- WHYY: Philly Navy Yard Wins ‘Gold’ Ribbon For Sustainable Development On Site At Risk Of Climate-Driven Flooding 

-- Drexel, White Clay Watershed Association Partner to Model Flood Risk And Build Climate Resilience In Southeast PA, Delaware 

-- Arkansas Advocate: President Denies Disaster Aid For Devastating Tornadoes, Flooding, Tells States To Do More

-- Education

-- Warren Times: New Sensory Rooms Coming To Warren County Schools To Meet Needs Of Students With Autism, Sensory Processing Disorders 

-- TribLive/AP: State College PA School Shooting Was Planned For Columbine Anniversary

-- Post-Gazette: Federal Funding Cuts To Head Start Programs Put Region’s Most Vulnerable Kids At Risk Advocates Say

-- Post-Gazette: Western PA Higher Ed Leaders Talk Affordability, Accessibility During State Board Of Higher Ed Hearing

-- TribLive: Bond Market Upheaval Could Impact Borrowing Costs For Western PA Schools, Municipalities 

-- PennLive: PA Libraries, Museums Brace For ‘Devastating Impact’ Of President’s Cuts

-- TribLive Editorial: Delay In Announcing Penn State Campus Closures Will Impact Student Choices

-- Erie Times: Gannon Students Get Visa Status Back After ICE Reverses Terminations

-- KDKA: Federal ICE Reinstates Carnegie Mellon Student’s Legal Status And Thousands Of Others

-- MCall: Federal ICE Reverses Lehigh University Student Visa Terminations

-- WHYY: Federal ICE Restores International Student Status To Penn Affiliates And Others

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Federal ICE Reversing Termination Of Legal Status For Thousands Of International Students

-- TribLive: La Roche University International Student Sues Feds Over Termination Of Status In Allegheny County

-- Spotlight PA/AP: Federal Judge Blocks President’s Push To Cut Funding To Public Schools Over Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policies

-- TribLive/AP: 19 States Sue President Over Push To End Diversity Programs In Public Schools [Not PA]  

-- TribLive/AP: President Signs Orders Targeting College Accreditation, K-12 School Diversity, Equity Efforts

-- PoliticsPA: Presidents Of 11 PA Colleges Condemn President’s ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’

-- TribLive: Carnegie Mellon President Joins University Leaders In Condemning ‘Unprecedented Government Overreach’

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny College President Among Higher Ed Leaders To Sign Letter Against ‘Government Intrusion’

-- TribLive Editorial: University Funding Should Be Reformed, Not Reduced

-- Health Care

-- PennLive: Public Health Officials In PA Won’t Say How They’d Handle A $500 Million Cut Sought By President

-- Spotlight PA: Why The Law That Forces People To Get Mental Health Help Didn’t Stop The Governor’s Residence Arson Attack

-- PA Capital-Star: 2 Hospitals To Close After PA Officials Provided $40 Million To Help Company Find A Buyer In Delaware County  

-- The Center Square: Expiring Federal Health Insurance Tax Credits Loom Large In Pennsylvania

-- Wall Street Journal: Republicans Targeting $600 Billion In Medicaid Cuts

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Medicaid Cuts Could Have Dire Effects On Those In PA Ag Industry - By PA State Grange 

-- PA Capital-Star: President Faces Lawsuit Over Withheld Family Planning Funds From PA And Other States

-- York Daily Record: WellSpan Health System Cancels Black Men In White Coats Summit In Response To President’s Anti-Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Policies

-- Post-Gazette: Erie County Declares Measles Outbreak As US Case Tally Rises

-- LancasterOnline: Measles Case Report In Lancaster County

-- Law Enforcement

-- TribLive/AP: State College PA School Shooting Was Planned For Columbine Anniversary

-- WITF: Federal ICE Confirms Additional Deportations Of Refugees To Bhutan

-- Erie Times: Gannon Students Get Visa Status Back After ICE Reverses Terminations

-- KDKA: Federal ICE Reinstates Carnegie Mellon Student’s Legal Status And Thousands Of Others

-- MCall: Federal ICE Reverses Lehigh University Student Visa Terminations

-- WHYY: Federal ICE Restores International Student Status To Penn Affiliates And Others

-- Post-Gazette/AP: Federal ICE Reversing Termination Of Legal Status For Thousands Of International Students

-- AP-Harrisburg-Marc Levy: Federal ICE Deports Immigrant Mother Of An Infant, And 3 Children Under 7 Who Are US Citizens, Lawyers Say 

-- The Economy

-- MCall: President’s Tariffs Could Cost Average American Household $3,800 Per Year

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Be Ready For The Self-Inflicted Financial Crisis Of 2025

-- AP: A Dozen States Sue Federal Government To Stop President’s Tariffs [Not PA]

-- York Daily Record: Spring Grove Paper Mill Will Get New Operations As Pixelle Closes Ohio Plant

-- TribLive: Shapiro Spoke With President About Arson Attack, US Steel Deal

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: President Reiterates Desire To Keep US Steel American-Owned Amid Ongoing Nippon Steel Deal Negotiations

-- KDKA: Hermitage, Greenville, Sharon Offering $5,000 Incentive To Move There

[Posted: April 27, 2025]