Thursday PA Capitol NewsClips 10.3.19

How Prison Gerrymandering Could Impact Your Voting District

Sen. Leach Sues Inquirer, Reporter Alleging Defamation

Sen. Leach Sues Newspaper Alleging Collusion With Sexual Abuse Accuser 
AP: After Court Ruling, House To Resume Faith-Based Prayer

AP: Fight Over Philadelphia’s Voting Machines May Head To Court

Challenge To Philly Voting Machines Could Also Affect Cumberland, Northampton Counties

State Sued Over Philadelphia’s Voting Machines, Also Used In Northampton County

Green Party’s Stein Moves To Challenge Philly’s New $29M Voting Machines

Everything You Need To Know About Philadelphia’s New Voting Machines

Luzerne Election Board Splits With County Manager On Voting Machines

Luzerne County Election Board Issues Recommendation On New Voting System

What You Need To Know About York County’s New Voting Machines

Maykuth: DraftKings Aims To Play In PA’s Booming Online Sports-Betting Market

AP: DraftKings Ready For PA Online Sports Betting

Meadows Casino Sports Book Coming Next Week

PA Gaming Board Fines Mohegan Sun $150,000 For Not Meeting Minimum Security Staffing Levels

AP-Scolforo: Tug Of War Over Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits Plays Out In Senate Hearing

Murphy: Survivors’ Stories Made An Impact On Senators Weighing Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Time Limits Change

Meyer: PA Laws Keep Victims Silent, Child Sex Abuse Survivors Tell Senate Committee
How PA Failed To Detect, Stop Child Sexual Abuse At Glen Mills, Other Schools

Judge: Philly Supervised Injection Site Proposal Does Not Violate Federal Law

AG Shapiro Talks Combatting Opioids During Symposium In Wilkes-Barre

Wolf Expediting Pardons For Nonviolent, Marijuana-Related Convictions

Wolf, Allies Tout Expedited Pardons For Low-Level Marijuana Crimes

Have A Minor Marijuana Conviction? You Can Now Get Free Expedited Pardon

House Democrat Wants To Sell Legal Marijuana In State Liquor Stores

Bill Proposes Sale Of Recreational Marijuana At PA State Stores

Speaker Turzai: Legalization Of Marijuana A Perilous Proposal

Editorial: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Is A Terrible Idea
DEA: Pennsylvania’s Overdose Crisis Is Shifting Geographically

Editorial: Court, Philly Out Of Excuses, Supervised Injection Site Needed Now

Can Reporters Prevent Gun Violence? A Philadelphia Journalist Wants To Find Out

Op-Ed: Too Many PA Veterans Are Dying By Suicide, Tell Lawmakers Red Flag Gun Laws Save Lives
Significant Amount Of Money Stolen From Carion County DA’s Office

District Judge Race In Moon Roiled By Fundraising Faux Pas

Editorial: State Police Must Be Transparent About Who They Stop

Editorial: State Lawmakers Right To Push College Athlete Fair Pay To Play

Educators Tell Commission Special Ed Funding Formula Works, But They Need More Money

Report: Special Education Costs Are Ballooning, As State Funding Lags Behind

Muschick: Trust Me, In God We Trust Would Just Create Headaches For Schools

Fearing A Sale, Nurses At Temple U. Hospital Want To Protect Their Jobs

Unprecedented Demand For Shingles Vaccine Leads To Shortage

Op-Ed: We Must Take Away The Stigma Of Mental Health Disorders

Route 22 Widening Among Unfunded State Highway Projects In Lehigh Valley

Philly Lawyers, Residents Lobby For Policy Changes To Make It Easier To Save Homes In Foreclosure

Philly Close To Settling On A Better Way To Sell City Land

Lehigh County Improperly Sold Jailed Allentown Man’s Home, Court Rules

Sheetz Says It Will Boost Workers’ Pay By $16.8 Million

Survey: Philadelphians Paying Some Of Highest ATM Fees In The Nation

Op-Ed: Smartphones Are Grenades In Our Kids’ Pockets

Op-Ed: 4 Tips To Keep Hackers From Stealing Your Identity, Draining Your Bank Account

Editorial: Maintain Net Neutrality

WHYY Reporters, Producers Form Union, Ask For Voluntary Recognition

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 10.3.19 - Click Here

AP: Wolf To Move Forward On Joining RGGI To Cap Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Wolf RGGI Announcement TODAY Live at 9:00 a.m.: Click Here To Watch Live 

Wolf Also Moves On Regional Cap On Transportation Greenhouse Gas Emissions [PaEN]

National/International

John Baer: Of Cong. Scott Perry, Impeachment Efforts And The 2020 Campaign
Mercyhurst Poll: Trump Trails In Erie County

Olson: Cong. Wild Defends Impeachment Probe, But Pledges To Remain Focused On Other Issues

Cong. Fitzpatrick On Trump’s Ukraine Call

Penn State Law Clinic Urges PA Public Defender System For Immigrants Facing Deportation

Alcoa, Nova, Others Allege Price-Fixing By Big U.S. Railroads