-- Governor’s Race
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Mastriano Is A Disaster For PA Republicans, But The Party Deserves It
-- AP: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Wants To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote
“The concept flatly violates federal law, legal scholars say, and may conflict with state law, not to mention constitutional protections. It is also a throwback to laws designed by white people in past eras to keep Black people or newer European immigrants from voting.”
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Plan To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote Will Corrupt The Vote
-- York Daily Record: Here Are 5 Ways Republican Doug Mastriano Can Win Governor’s Race
-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Compares U.S. Gun Control To Nazi Germany.. Again
-- AP: Christian Nationalism On The Rise In Some Republican Campaigns [Mastriano In PA]
-- PA Capital-Star: Republican Candidate For Governor’s Largest Donor Is Martin’s Potato Roll, Shake Shack’s Bread Maker
-- WHYY: Republican Insiders Begin To Reluctantly Support Mastriano, As Democrats Tout Unity In PA
-- York Daily Record: Here Are 5 Ways Democrat Josh Shapiro Can Win Governor’s Race
-- York Daily Record: Josh Shapiro Launched His Governor Bid In Johnstown, Why That Might Help The Democrat Win
-- Inquirer: Josh Shapiro, Sharif Street At Odds Over Leadership Of PA Democratic Party
-- U.S. Senate Race
-- AP: McCormick Concedes To Dr. Oz In Republican U.S. Senate Race
-- Post-Gazette: How PA’s U.S. Senate Race Between Fetterman And Dr. Oz Could Play Out
-- Inquirer: Dr. Oz vs. Fetterman: A Clash Of 2 Personalities Running As Outsiders
-- AP: Commonwealth Court Orders Contested Mail-In Ballots Counted In PA U.S. Senate Primary
-- MCall: U.S. Supreme Court Halts Counting Undated Lehigh County Mail-In Ballots
-- WPost: U.S. Supreme Court Delays Counting Of Undated Mail-In Ballots In PA
-- City & State PA: Republican U.S. Senate Candidate Asks For Recounts In 12 Counties
-- TribLive Editorial: McCormick-Oz Vote Counting Debacle Is Lawmakers’ Fault
-- AP: ‘I Almost Died,’ Fetterman Says As U.S. Senate Campaign Heats Up
-- City & State PA: Casey Says Democratic U.S. Senate Nominee Fetterman Understands ‘Real People’
-- May 2022 Primary Election
-- MCall - Ford Turner: Lehigh Republican Chair - Sen. Browne Lost By 19 Votes; 2nd State Senate Race Still Undecided
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Zimmerman Lost Committee Assignments For Support Of Right-Wing Candidate Who Tried To Unseat Republican Sen. Aument In Primary
-- LancasterOnline: 2 Lancaster County Legislative Districts Appear Headed For Partial Hand Recount
-- LancasterOnline: Court Strikes Down Recount Efforts In 2 Lancaster County Legislative Districts
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Unnecessary Election Recounts Are Inevitable Result Of The Big Lie
-- LancasterOnline: Lancaster City Woman Charged With Forging Dead Mother’s Name On Mail-In Ballot For Democratic Primary
-- Reading Eagle: Berks Poll Workers Say A Lack Of Training And Communication Contributed To A Difficult Day
-- Election Reform/2020 Election Fallout
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: Mastriano Is A Disaster For PA Republicans, But The Party Deserves It
-- AP: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Wants To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote
“The concept flatly violates federal law, legal scholars say, and may conflict with state law, not to mention constitutional protections. It is also a throwback to laws designed by white people in past eras to keep Black people or newer European immigrants from voting.”
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Mastriano’s Plan To Make Everyone Re-Register To Vote Will Corrupt The Vote
-- PennLive Guest Essay: Proponents Of The ‘Big Lie’ Want To Control Outcome Of Next Election - Mark Singel
-- AP: PA Republicans Loudly Opposed Counting Undated Mail-In Ballots, Until Now
-- Erie Times: Republican Leaders, PA’s Cong. Scott Perry, Yet To Denounce Racist Replacement Theory Repeated By Buffalo Mass Shooting Suspect
-- LancasterOnline: Republican Rep. Zimmerman Lost Committee Assignments For Support Of Right-Wing Candidate Who Tried To Unseat Republican Sen. Aument In Primary
-- LancasterOnline Editorial: Unnecessary Election Recounts Are Inevitable Result Of The Big Lie
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Open Primaries For Fairness, Governance
-- PA’s Role In Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- Inquirer: Delaware County Man Pleads Guilty To Criminal Charges Related To Assault On U.S. Capitol
-- State Constitutional Amendments
-- Spotlight PA: Complete Guide To More Than 70 Proposed Amendments To State Constitution
-- PA Politics Of Russian Invasion
-- StateImpactPA - Rachel McDevitt: PA Natural Gas Hits Highest Price In Last Decade, Report Says
-- The Center Square: Natural Gas: ‘Hedging’ And Pipeline Capacity An Issue For PA Production
-- PennLive: PA Gasoline Prices Increase To $4.91/Gallon Average, Some Counties Cross $5 Line
-- Inquirer Editorial: Gasoline Tax Refund Giveaway Presents Big, Inequitable Hit To State Budget
-- Williamsport Sun Editorial: Even More Clear Now U.S. Needs To Drill More Oil
-- Harrisburg Politics Potpourri
-- Spotlight PA: Gift Ban, Other Good-Government Changes Stall In PA Despite Promises From Leadership
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Legislative Gift Bans Long Overdue
-- TribLive Editorial: Without Gift Ban, Bribery Is All But Legal In PA
-- Altoona Mirror Editorial: Makes Sense To Look Deeper At Legislators’ Perks
-- Post-Gazette - Salena Zito: People, Places & Politicians: Abstract Rhetoric Doesn’t Respond To Voters’ Real Concerns
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Conservative Poll: 70% Of Pennsylvanians Believe The State Is Going In Wrong Direction
-- City & State PA: Exit Interviews: Republican Sen. Jake Corman, The Leader
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Republican Lawmakers Want Term Limits On School Boards, Judges, But What About Them?
-- Post-Gazette: Congress Isn’t Acting On Data Privacy, So PA Should
-- City & State PA: Despite Bipartisan Support, It’s Unclear What’s Holding Up Action On LGBTQ Protection From Discrimination
-- PA Politics: In Memoriam: Rep. Peter J. Daley
-- Budget 2022
-- Gov. Wolf: May State Revenues $402.4 Million Over Estimate; Year-To-Date Up $4.9 Billion
-- Independent Fiscal Office: May State Revenues $459.1 Million Over IFO Estimate; Year-To-Date Up $5.5 Billion
-- PA Capital-Star: States, Including PA, Headed For ‘Fiscal Cliff’ After COVID Aid Runs Out
-- Scranton Times Editorial: Budget Compromise Should Flow From Surplus Revenue
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Lawmakers, Wolf Can’t Kick The Can Down The Road This Budget Season - Ray E. Landis
-- PA Capital-Star Guest Essay: Saving For A Rainy Day Makes Good Fiscal Sense - State Treasurer Stacy Garrity
-- PA Capital-Star: With Budget Season Approaching, PA Business Leaders Want Corporate Tax Cut [On Top Of $30.7 Billion They Got In Federal Aid In 2020, 2021 - IFO]
-- COVID Pandemic/Health
-- TribLive: New COVID Cases Drop 15% In PA’s Latest Report; Deaths Nearly Double Over Last Week
-- TribLive: COVID Cases Down, Deaths Rise In Allegheny County
-- Inquirer: It’s Another COVID Summer, This Time Philly-Area Folks Are Left To Decide For Themselves What’s Safe
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: Nursing Shortage Can Be Fixed By Speeding Up Licensing Process
-- Spotlight PA: Medical Marijuana Card Company Draws Scrutiny For Using Unofficial PA Doctor Listing To Attract Patients
-- PA Capital-Star: State Agency To Begin Citing Unlicensed Addiction Recovery Houses Starting June 9
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Most State Government Employees Receive Bonuses For Working Thru Pandemic
-- TribLive: First ‘Probable’ Case Of Monkeypox In Philadelphia
-- COVID - Schools
-- Erie Times: Masks Are Back In Erie, Other Schools, That Could Mean More Lawsuits
-- School Districts/Higher Education
-- Erie Times Guest Essay: PA’s Private Cyber Charter Schools Cost Taxpayers And Businesses
-- MCall - Paul Muschick: Republican Lawmakers Want Term Limits On School Boards, Judges, But What About Them?
-- The Center Square: Philadelphia Schools Rely On $1.8 Billion In Federal Pandemic Aid To Stay Out Of Red Ink
-- Inquirer: As Teachers Quit In PA, NJ Concerns Rise There May Not Be Enough New Ones To Take Their Place
-- WPSU: With No Social Worker, Clearfield County School District Addresses Student Stress, Trauma At Home
-- Post-Gazette/Inquirer: Special Education Costs Are Rising, But State Isn’t Footing The Bill, Children In Poorer Districts ‘Losing Out’
-- Post-Gazette: New President: Penn State’s Branch Campuses Are Core To Its Mission
-- Inquirer: Fmr. Lt. Gov. Cawley Interim President Of Rosemont College
-- MCall: Northampton Community College Picks David Ruth As Next President
-- Gun Violence/Law Enforcement
-- Inquirer: Republican Candidate For Governor Mastriano Compares U.S. Gun Control To Nazi Germany.. Again
-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Wolf: Money Could Be Spent To Address Gun Violence, But ‘We Cannot Ignore The Elephant In The Room’
-- AP: Governors Diverge On Gun Control, School Security Efforts [PA Included]
-- WHYY: Teen Gun Violence Coalition Issues Call To Action Based On Survey Data
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Community Mourns Youth Violence
-- AP: 1-Year-Old Shot, Killed In Downtown Pittsburgh Drive-By Shooting
-- Post-Gazette: Parkland School Shooting Survivor Joins Crowd Outside Pat Toomey’s Office In Pittsburgh Demanding Gun Reform
-- TribLive: Parkland School Shooting Survivor Joins Pittsburgh Leaders In Calling For Gun Reform
-- Triblive: 2 Dead In Fayette Shooting
-- Inquirer: Teachers, Parents Everywhere Are Terrified Again, In Philly, That Fear Is ‘Every Single Day’
-- WHYY: Bucks County Students Grieve Lives Lost To Gun Violence In Texas, Around Them
-- ABC6: Phoenixville Students Stage Walkout To Demand Action On Gun Control
-- Erie Times: McDowell H.S. Students Walk Out Of Class In Silent Protest Of Gun Violence
-- Courier Times: Once Again, Pennridge Students In Bucks County Shed Light On Victims Of Gun Violence
-- Inquirer: ‘Protect Kids, Not Guns’: Philly Students Express Outrage Over School Shootings Through Art
-- Post-Gazette: Students Searched At Indiana County Junior High After Weapons Threat
-- PennLive: Teens Wearing Gas Mask, Hot Dog Costume Prompt School Lockdown In Westmoreland County
-- WITF: Teen Charged With Making Shooting Threat Toward Franklin County School District
-- The Atlantic: Students Should Refuse To Go Back To School Until There’s Action On Stricter Gun Laws
-- Spotlight PA: PA Supreme Court Could Give Cities Go-Ahead To Craft Their Own Gun Laws
-- BillyPenn: Why Philly Can’t Make Stronger Gun Law, And The Legal Battle To Get That Changed
-- PA Capital-Star: Gun Violence Reduction Laws Will Pass Only When More Blacks Get Guns - Michael Coard, Philadelphia Tribune
-- Inquirer: 3 Dead, 11 Wounded In South Street Mass Shooting In Philadelphia
-- AP: Man, Boy 10, Killed In Drive-By Shooting In Philadelphia Over Violent Holiday Weekend
-- Inquirer: Hours After A Pregnant Woman Was Fatally Shot In Philly, Groups Gathered To Protest Gun Violence
-- Inquirer: Guardian Angels Of Philadelphia Want To Make People Feel Safe, Now They’re Under Fire for ‘Vigilantism’
-- WHYY: Turn In A Gun, Get $100 At Philadelphia Eagles’ Gun Buyback
-- Post-Gazette: Gun Violence Rally Brings State Reps, Shooting Survivors Together In Hill District
-- TribLive: Pittsburgh Mayor Unveils Plan To Combat City Violence
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Mayor Releases Plan For Violence Reduction
-- Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh’s Gun Violence Takes Troubling Turn To Younger Victims
-- Inquirer Guest Essay: The Cycle Of Gun Violence In Philadelphia Is Sickening
-- PennLive - John Baer: Who Will Address Gun Violence First-- Congress Or PA Legislature?
-- Erie Times: Senators Casey, Toomey May Propose Gun Legislation Following Buffalo, Texas Mass Shootings
-- Warren Times Editorial: Talk Not Enough To Stop School Killing Horrors
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: 2 Politicians Who Can Do Something About Gun Violence [Pittsburgh Mayor, Sen. Toomey]
-- TribLive Editorial: De’Avry Thomas Won’t Be The Last Victim Of Gun Violence
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Police Silence On Major Investigations Sows Confusion, Concern
-- PA Capital-Star: Audit Of Pittsburgh Police Finds Racial Disparities In Marijuana Charges
-- York Daily Record: York City Police Offers Registry For Residents With Mental Illness
-- Inquirer: Carjacking Continues To Plague Philadelphia; Here’s How Young Carjackers Say They Get Away With It
-- Post-Gazette: Plans To Alter Pittsburgh’s Stop-And-Frisk Rules Move Forward
-- Post-Gazette Editorial: Stop-And-Frisk Accountability Bill Will Help, Not Hurt Policing
-- PA Economy
-- PA Capital-Star: With Budget Season Approaching, PA Business Leaders Want Corporate Tax Cut [On Top Of $30.7 Billion They Got In Federal Aid In 2020, 2021 - IFO]
-- WHYY: Wolf Invests $1.7 Million In New Central PA Baby Formula Manufacturer
-- Erie Times: Erie Childcare Centers Share $11.3 Million In COVID Aid
-- Spotlight PA: 2004 Law Gives Veto Power To Phone Companies Over Expanding Broadband, Could Blunt Impact Of $1 Billion In Federal Funding Available
-- Inquirer: Commonwealth Court: PA Liquor Control Board Liable For Damages, Legal Fees In Wine Shopping Fight
-- Erie Times: Erie Native To Lead State AFL-CIO
-- MCall: Emeril’s Out As Bethlehem Casino’s Restaurants Get Rebranded
-- Courier Times: Levittown Backyard Bomb Shelters Eerie Relics Of Cold War Era, A Look Inside
[Posted: June 5, 2022]
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