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 - Salena Zito: Josh Shapiro, Camera Bartolotta Do What Politicians Should Do: Show Up 

-- PA Capital-Star: Lt. Gov. Davis Announces Birth Of Daughter

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Administration Has Slashed Wait Times, Backlogs For State Approvals and Licenses; Money-Back Guarantee Permit Program Starts In November

-- Office Of Budget Announces Changes To Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program

-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Shapiro Administration Announces Redesign, Improvements To Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program

-- Budget 2023

-- The Center Square: Taxpayers Sidelined Amidst School Funding Tit-For-Tat In State Budget Discussions

-- Post-Gazette: PA School Districts Are Waiting For Funding Solutions After Landmark Court Decision

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Last Part Of PA Budget Standoff Is Costing State Courts Millions

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Penn State Trustees To Ask State For Record $434 Million

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Pitt Funding Still Stuck In Harrisburg’s Partisan Budget Wrangling

-- PA Capital-Star: In Face Of Call To Ban ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, PA’s Biggest Player Is Pushing Back Hard

-- Scranton Times Editorial: As Gambling Expands In PA, So Do Problems

-- PA Senate/House

-- Post-Gazette Editorial: General Assembly Needs To Follow Its Own Open Records Law

-- Republican Herald Editorial: State Lawmakers Should Tell Us About Talks With Lobbyists

-- TribLive Editorial: PA Legislature Runs Secrecy Machine

-- PA Capital-Star: In Face Of Call To Ban ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, PA’s Biggest Player Is Pushing Back Hard

-- Scranton Times Editorial: As Gambling Expands In PA, So Do Problems

-- US Senate/House

-- Post-Gazette: Republican Candidate For US Senate Taking Fire Before He Launches Campaign Against Bob Casey

-- Inquirer: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Gets Democratic Challenger With ‘Top Gun’ Resume

-- York Dispatch: Republican Cong. Scott Perry Wins Partial Victory In Fight Over Phone Records

-- PA Capital-Star: Court Orders Re-Evaluation Of Special Counsel’s Access To Republican Cong. Scott Perry’s Phone Records

-- PA House Special Election

-- AP: Special Election In Western PA To Determine Whether Republicans Or Democrats Control The House

-- November 2023 Election

-- Spotlight PA: November Election: A Complete Guide To Candidates For State Supreme Court

-- PA Capital-Star: Everything You Need To Know To Vote In Nov. 7 General Election

-- Inquirer: PA Supreme Court Election This Fall Could Have Big Implications For 2024

-- Election Reforms

-- Post-Gazette: Changes In PA Voting Laws Needed To Avoid 2020 Rerun, Report Says

-- Republican Herald Guest Essay: Bring More Transparency To PA’s Campaign Financing Law - By Rep. Jamie Barton (R-East Brunswick)

-- Post-Gazette Guest Essay: ERIC Interstate Voter Verification Service Is Partisan, Expensive And Ineffective, PA Should Leave It - By Sen. Chis Dush (R- Jefferson)

-- National Politics

-- PennLive: Political Activist Gene Stilp Files Federal Lawsuit To Keep Ex-President Off PA Ballot

-- TribLive: Candidate For Westmoreland County Commissioner Has Surgery For Injuries Suffered After An Attack By A Supporter Of Ex-President At The Polls In 2021; Suspect Had To Be Subdued By A Taser

-- PennLive - John Baer: Democrats’ Plan To Make Ex-President Republican Nominee Could Backfire In PA

-- PA Capital-Star: New Biden Campaign Ad To Debut In Pennsylvania

-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion

-- AAA Gasoline Prices: Pennsylvania $3.85; National $3.82; Ohio $3.52

-- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drill Rigs Same As Last Week - 21

-- Bloomberg: Higher Natural Gas Price In Europe Makes Holding Back Supplies For A Month Lucrative

-- NJ Spotlight News - Jon Hurdle: Feds Suspend Rule Allowing Natural Gas To Be Shipped By Train, Another Blow To Plan For LNG Natural Gas Export Terminal In South Jersey 

-- Washington Examiner: Fragile LNG Natural Gas Market Vulnerable To Major Price Swings, Supply Shortages

-- Wall Street Journal: Saudi Oil Production Cuts Send World Diesel Prices Soaring

-- AP: Oil Prices Spike As Saudi Arabia, Russia Extend 1.3 Million Barrel A Day Oil Cut Thru December

-- Reuters Column: US Oil And Gas Output Nears Peak In Delayed Response To High Prices In Mid-2022

Train Derailments

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Cong. Deluzio Pushes For Passage Of Rail Safety Legislation In Congress [PA Bill Stuck In Senate]

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

--AP: Lebanon County Man Found Guilty Of Federal Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- The Guardian: Lebanon County Man, Son Of Prominent Conservative Activist, Convicted Of Crimes Related To Assault On US Capitol

-- Health Care

-- PennLive Editorial: Three Ways COVID Changed The Workplace For The Better

-- Education

-- The Center Square: Taxpayers Sidelined Amidst School Funding Tit-For-Tat In State Budget Discussions

-- Post-Gazette: PA School Districts Are Waiting For Funding Solutions After Landmark Court Decision

-- Post-Gazette: Most Western PA Colleges Seeing Boosts In Application Numbers, What’s Causing The Surge?

-- Post-Gazette: Geneva College Offers Free Tuition For PA Students Whose Families Earn Under $70,000

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Penn State Trustees To Ask State For Record $434 Million

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Pitt Funding Still Stuck In Harrisburg’s Partisan Budget Wrangling

-- Law Enforcement

-- Post-Gazette - Ford Turner: Last Part Of PA Budget Standoff Is Costing State Courts Millions

-- The Economy

-- Inquirer: Shapiro Administration Has Slashed Wait Times, Backlogs For State Approvals and Licenses; Money-Back Guarantee Permit Program Starts In November

-- PA Capital-Star: PA Sees ‘Dramatic Increase’ In Reports Of Child Labor Law Violations

-- PennLive Editorial: Three Ways COVID Changed The Workplace For The Better

-- PA Capital-Star: In Face Of Call To Ban ‘Skill’ Gambling Games, PA’s Biggest Player Is Pushing Back Hard

-- Scranton Times Editorial: As Gambling Expands In PA, So Do Problems

Other

-- Spotlight PA: State Removes Email Database Of Public Employees

[Posted: September 10, 2023]