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

Because In Politics Everything Is Connected To Everything Else--

-- New Voting Districts - Senate, House, Congressional

-- Scranton Times Editorial: Courts Ensure Fairer Voting Districts

-- Governor’s Race

-- PennLive: Federal Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Lawsuits Seeking To Take Republicans Mastriano, Perry Off Primary Ballot 

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: Political ‘Shakedown:’ Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Say Some Local Party Committees Requiring Payments To Address Members 

-- PennLive: Republican Gubernatorial Candidates Accuse Corman, Mastriano Of Waffling In Their Opposition To No-Excuse Mail-In Voting

-- AP: 4 Republican Candidates For Governor Claw For An Edge In Debate

-- Inquirer: 4 Takeaways From Republican Governor’s Debate

-- WHYY: Republican Candidates For Governor Want No Abortion, No Mail Voting, Lots Of Fracking

-- PennLive Editorial: Kudos To Republican Candidates For Governor Who Respect PA Voters By Showing Up At Debate

-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Mastriano Campaigned At Event Promoting QAnon And 9/11, JFK Conspiracy Theories

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate For Gov. Sen. Mastriano Campaigned At Event Promoting QAnon

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I’m A Republican, Mastriano Is My Senator, Here’s What Pennsylvanians Should Know - Todd Peterson [Overturning Election, Audit His Campaign Expenses]

-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Mastriano Leading In Primary, Insiders Trying To Stop Him

-- TribLive: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Corman  Vows To Undo Bridge Tolling Plan

-- Inquirer: Wealthy Delaware County Republican Insider Dave White Is Running For Governor As A Blue-Collar Outsider

-- WHYY: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Dave White Makes His Move

-- Inquirer: A Dark Money Group Set Up To Support Republican Candidate For Governor Lou Barletta Just Turned On Him

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Fighting For Less Government, More Individual Liberty - Charlie Gerow, Republican Candidate For Governor

-- PA Capital-Star: Q/A With Republican Lt. Gov. Candidate Clarice Schillinger

-- AP: Republican Candidate For Lt. Governor Hit With Protection From Abuse Order By Wife 

-- TribLive Editorial: Domestic Violence And Public Office

-- TribLive: Josh Shapiro Positioned To Enter General Election Campaign Flush With Cash

-- Inquirer: Josh Shapiro Spends Big To Tell His Story Now, With No Democratic Primary Rival For Governor

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: Delivering Real Results For Pennsylvanians - Josh Shapiro, Democratic Candidate For Governor

-- U.S. Senate Race

-- AP: Ex-President’s Endorsements Hovers Over Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Debate

-- The Economist: U.S. Senate Race In Pennsylvania Could Predict Republican Party’s Future

-- The Economist: Pennsylvania’s Primaries Point To The Future Of American Politics

-- WESA: Lots Of Jabs, But Few Policy Differences In First Full Debate Of Republican U.S. Senate Candidates

-- TribLive: Republican U.S. Senate Candidates Meet In Debate, Without Front-Runners

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘Carpetbagger’ Accusations Continue In PA’s Republican U.S. Senate Race

-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Why None Of The Republican U.S. Senate Candidates Is As Good As Pat Toomey

-- Politics PA: The Politics Of Hunting In Pennsylvania

-- TribLive: Democratic Candidates For U.S. Senate Square Off In 2nd Primetime Debate

-- Post-Gazette: Democratic U.S. Senate Debate Brings Out Candidates’ Key Points With Single Question

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Democratic Candidates For U.S. Senate Divide On Energy, Government Reforms, More In Debate

-- Inquirer: 4 Takeaways From Monday’s Democratic U.S. Senate Candidates’ Debate

-- MCall: PA Democrats Running For U.S. Senate Push For All-Hands Approach To Gun Violence

-- TribLive Editorial: Candidate Debates Chance To Minimize Money’s Role In Election

-- May 2022 Primary Election

-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To May 17 Primary

-- PennLive: Voters’ Guide To May Primary Election Candidates

-- PennLive: Federal Judge Recommends Dismissal Of Lawsuits Seeking To Take Republicans Mastriano, Perry Off Primary Ballot 

-- PennLive: Lebanon County Democrat Seeks To Join Federal Court Fight To Keep Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Mastriano Off Primary Ballot

-- MCall/Reading Eagle: PA Republican Congressional Candidate Haunted By Antisemitic, Racially Tinged Social Media Messages

-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Republican Mike Doyle Is Running For Retiring Democrat Mike Doyle’s Congressional Seat

-- MCall: Lehigh County Detectives To Watch Election Drop Boxes, Could Prosecute Anyone Who Deposits More Than One Ballot

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Poised To Scale Back Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes

-- PennLive - John Baer: How To Be A Better Voter In PA’s Primary Election

-- Spotlight PA: Why Independents Can’t Vote In May Primary

-- WHYY/BillyPenn: 1 In 5 Young PA Voters Can’t Participate In Big U.S. Senate, Governor Races Because Of Closed Primaries

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Allow Independents To Vote In Primary Elections - Sen. Boscola (D-Lehigh)

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Opening PA’s Primary Elections Would Help De-Radicalize Politics 

-- TribLive: Butler County Twp Backtracks On Political Sign Ordinance

-- WESA: Allegheny County In ‘Desperate’ Need of Poll Workers To Run The Upcoming Primary

-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout

-- Reuters: Allies Of Ex-President Breach U.S. Voting Systems In Search Of 2020 Fraud ‘Evidence’ [PA Breach Incident]

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: PA Republicans Should Spend Money On Improving Our Elections, Not Trying to Expose Problems That Don’t Exist

-- MCall: Lehigh County Detectives To Watch Election Drop Boxes, Could Prosecute Anyone Who Deposits More Than One Ballot

-- TribLive: Westmoreland County Poised To Scale Back Mail-In Ballot Drop Boxes

-- TribLive Editorial: Existing Resources Easily Available For Ballot Drop-Off

-- Warren Times Editorial: Unsecured Voting Must Go Away

-- TribLive: Anti-Defamation League: 82% Increase In Antisemitic Incidents In Western PA In 2021

-- MCall/Reading Eagle: PA Republican Congressional Candidate Haunted By Antisemitic, Racially Tinged Social Media Messages

-- PA Capital-Star: ‘All Of Us Share A Responsibility To Guard Against Hate,’ Wolf Says As PA Marks Holocaust Remembrance Day

-- Wilkes-Barre Times: Man Who Complained Of Racist Comment At Luzerne County Golf Course Rejects Settlement Offer

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: How A Shuttered Bathroom At A Pittsburgh Grocery Store Explains Structural Racism

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Book Burnings And Other Outrages - Mark Singel

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

-- WITF: Texts Show Details Of Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Role In Plan To Overturn 2020 Election 

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cong. Scott Perry ‘Endorsed’ Plan To Send Right-Wing Extremists To U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 To Overturn 2020 Election Results

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Votes Against Military Aid For Ukraine 

-- PA Capital-Star Editorial Cartoon: Meet The Chair Of The U.S. House Freedom (From Reality) Caucus - PA Republican Cong. Scott Perry

-- Post-Gazette: McKean County Woman Who Called For Members Of Congress To Be Hanged Shouldn’t Be Allowed To Make Arguments Outside The Facts Of Her Case, Feds Say

-- MCall: Montgomery County Man Who Repeatedly Hit Capitol Police Officer With Flagpole Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges In Assault On U.S. Capitol

-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Sen. Mastriano Campaigned At Event Promoting QAnon And 9/11, JFK Conspiracy Theories

-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate For Gov. Sen. Mastriano Campaigned At Event Promoting QAnon

-- PennLive Guest Essay: I’m A Republican, Mastriano Is My Senator, Here’s What Pennsylvanians Should Know - Todd Peterson [Overturning Election, Audit His Campaign Expenses]

-- State Constitutional Amendments

-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution

 

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- WHYY: Republican Candidates For Governor Want Lots Of Fracking

-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: State Republican Candidates Reassuring On Energy Policies

-- PennLive - Charles Thompson: Democratic Candidates For U.S. Senate Divide On Energy, Government Reforms, More In Debate

-- Post-Gazette - Anya Litvak: Appalachian Natural Gas Companies Aren’t Enjoying Those High Prices - Yet

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: CNX CEO Took Aim At Paris Climate Accord, Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative For Hampering Natural Gas Industry

-- NGI: Range Resources CEO Calls For Federal, State Support For Pipelines, Compression, LNG Terms To Increase Natural Gas Supply

-- Harrisburg Politics Potpourri

-- LancasterOnline - Brad Bumsted: House Advances Bill To Post Members’ Expenses Online

-- Post-Gazette: PA Lawmakers Are On Recess, Here’s What We’re Watching For When They Come Back, And Upcoming Budget Negotiations

-- PA Capital-Star: What The Founders Meant By ‘Virtue’ And How It Could Save Our Politics Now

-- City & State PA: New Report Takes Stock Of Muslim Voter Participation In PA

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Republican Budget Chair Has Primary Opposition

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Probation Reform Bill Faces Pushback, Advocates Say They Prefer The Status Quo

-- PA Capital-Star: House Passes Bill Limiting Philly DA To Two Terms

-- WHYY: PA Lawmakers Urge Approval Of Rape Kit Tracking System Legislation

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Lawmakers Look To Curb Online Sales Of Stolen Goods By Imposing Disclosure Rules

-- WITF: Dance Teachers Wanting Easier State Certification Get Lawmakers To Strut Their Stuff 

-- PA Capital-Star: Civil Rights Group Sues Harrisburg Over Public Gathering Restrictions

-- Budget 2022

-- AP: Billions In Surplus Have PA Lawmakers Thinking Business Tax Cut

-- Post-Gazette: State-Owned Universities Call On Legislature For More Funding

-- City & State PA: State-Owned Universities Embarked On Groundbreaking, Fraught Quest To Redesign System

-- MCall Guest Essay: Why We Must Lower The Cost Of Going To A State-Owned University - PASSHE Chancellor

-- COVID Pandemic/Health

-- Erie Times: New COVID Subvariant Sparks Surge In Erie County’s Cases

-- MCall: PA Saw A 2nd Peak Of Flu Cases This Spring, Here’s Why That’s Unusual

-- TribLive: FDA Chief Lays Health Misinformation Battle On Universities, Health Systems During Pittsburgh Seminar

-- Inquirer: PA Nursing Home Buyers Would Face More Scrutiny Under State Health Proposal

-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA Nursing Homes Still Fighting Pandemic, Need Fair State Funding

-- TribLive: Survey: 93% Of Pittsburgh Hospital Workers Are Thinking About Leaving Profession

-- TribLive Editorial: Nursing, Teaching, Trucking - A Trifecta Of Burnout

-- AP: An Algorithm That Screens For Child Neglect Raises Concerns In PA

-- COVID - Schools

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools Makes Masking Optional

-- Opioid Deaths

-- PennLive - Guest Essay: COVID Brought The Opioid Epidemic Back With A Vengeance

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Why Is Sen. Schwank Making It Harder To Obtain Buprenorphine When It Saves Lives In Opioid Epidemic

-- School Districts/Higher Education

-- WHYY: Study Used By Republicans Revised, Now Shows Low-Income Students Get Less State Funding

-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: What Will Be The Fallout From PA’s Landmark School Funding Trial?

-- LancasterOnline: Gay Sexuality Alliance Club Event At Hempfield H.S. Draws Backlash, Investigation

-- Inquirer: Bucks County School District Drops Diversity Program, Black Families Say District Isn’t Acknowledging Racism

-- PennLive Guest Essay: Book Burnings And Other Outrages - Mark Singel

-- PennLive: Eastern PA Private Charter School Settles Grade-Rigging Lawsuit For $75,000

--TribLive: Beaver County School District Warns Parents Man Tried To Kidnap Elementary School Student

-- TribLive: Shooter Threat Closes Imani Christian Academy In Pittsburgh

-- Post-Gazette: Concerns Over Mass Shooting Response At Brashear H.S. Prompt Student Walkout

-- PA Capital-Star: How A Philly Man Is Fighting City’s Gun Violence Epidemic One Drum Line At A Time

-- TribLive: Anti-Bullying Protest At Allegheny County School District Canceled Due To Bullying

-- TribLive Editorial: Nursing, Teaching, Trucking - A Trifecta Of Burnout

-- Inquirer: Massive Philly School Planning Process Will Decide Future Of Its Infrastructure

-- Post-Gazette: State-Owned Universities Call On Legislature For More Funding

-- City & State PA: State-Owned Universities Embarked On Groundbreaking, Fraught Quest To Redesign System

-- MCall Guest Essay: Why We Must Lower The Cost Of Going To A State-Owned University - PASSHE Chancellor

-- PA Capital-Star: Community College Of Philadelphia, Philly Housing Authority Team Up To Offer Student Housing

-- Citizens Voice: Salary For Luzerne Community College President Up To $196,711

-- Post-Gazette: Penn State Surpasses Fundraising Goal, Raising More Than $2 Billion

-- Altoona Mirror: Students, Faculty Protest PSU-Altoona Cuts, Layoffs

-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement

-- PA Capital-Star: As Deaths Rise, A New Call For Gun Reform, Will Republicans Listen?

-- Gov. Wolf Stands Against Gun Violence, Calls For Life-Saving Legislative Action

-- PennLive: Beaver County Firearms Maker Disputes Federal Crackdown On ‘Ghost Guns’

-- Gov. Wolf: State Police Prepared To Implement Stricter Ghost Gun Regulations

-- Inquirer: 9 Local Gun Shops Supplied 15,000 ‘Crime Guns’ In Philly, New Report Shows

-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Bipartisanship Necessary On Gun Violence

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Don’t Take Your Guns To Town

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: The Perverse Logic Of Capital Punishment

-- TribLive: Cash Bail System Reform Being Explored In PA

-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Houses Of Worship Receive State Grants To Enhance Security

-- TribLive: Shooter Threat Closes Imani Christian Academy In Pittsburgh

-- PA Capital-Star: How A Philly Man Is Fighting City’s Gun Violence Epidemic One Drum Line At A Time

-- Post-Gazette: Concerns Over Mass Shooting Response At Brashear H.S. Prompt Student Walkout

-- York Dispatch: Billboard Latest Step In One Aunt’s Quest for Justice In Child’s Death

-- MCall: PA Cannabis Festival Focus On Legal Recreational Marijuana Use

-- PA Capital-Star: Senate Probation Reform Bill Faces Pushback, Advocates Say They Prefer The Status Quo

-- PA Capital-Star: House Passes Bill Limiting Philly DA To Two Terms

-- Scranton Times: Bench Warrant Issued For Fmr AG Kathleen Kane On DUI Charges

-- WHYY: PA Lawmakers Urge Approval Of Rape Kit Tracking System Legislation

-- Inquirer: 5 Takeaways From Inquirer Investigation Of The Crisis In Philadelphia Jails

-- Courier Times: ‘Video Vigilantes’ Have Come To Bucks County, Are They Catching Predators Or Jeopardizing Justice?

-- AP: Fmr AG Kathleen Kane Jailed Again Awaiting Hearing On DUI Arrest 

-- PA Capital-Star: Biden Taps Openly LGBTQ Attorney As Top Federal Prosecutor For Philly Region

-- PA Economy

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Flirting With Disaster: Bridge Inspections Must Stay Public

-- TribLive Editorial: Nursing, Teaching, Trucking - A Trifecta Of Burnout

-- WITF: Your Mass Transit Ride In PA May Get Better, Thanks To New Federal Funding

-- Post-Gazette: Allegheny, Indiana, Fayette Lead A 10-County Region In Slow Internet Connections

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Scrap State Law Restricting Broadband Options

-- Post-Gazette: Court Agreement Could Bring Tax Relief To Allegheny County Homeowners

-- Post-Gazette: Assessment Decree Could Be Boon For Homeowners, Bust For School Districts, Municipalities

-- TribLive Editorial: Property Tax Reform Is Long Overdue

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Allegheny County’s Botched Spot Assessment Shows Need For Broader Approach

-- AP: Number Of Americans Collecting Unemployment At Lowest Level Since 1970

-- PA Capital-Star: Philly Council ‘Turns The Key’ On Affordable Housing Program

-- WESA: Pittsburgh Mayor Scraps Pittsburgh’s Guaranteed Income Program

-- MCall: Pennsylvania Leads The Nation In Home Fire Deaths

[Posted: May 1, 2022]