Monday PA Capitol NewsClips

AP-Levy: Wolf Prepares For 2nd Term, Wanting To Get Things Done
As PA, NJ Fall Behind In Voting Access, Governors Call For Reform
Esack/Olson: PA Politics: Through The Looking Glass Of 2018 Into 2019
Meyer Podcast: Looking Back At A Very Political 2018

Micek: 9 Ways You Got Screwed In 2018 Pennsylvania
Op-Ed: How Inquirer Opinion Contributors Saw Controversial Moments Of 2018

How Close Is PA To Gender Parity In Politics? Not Very
Op-Ed: A Record Number Of Women Will Join General Assembly, But There’s A Long Way To Go

O’Neill: Legislative Redistricting Likely A Hopeless Task

These PA Officials Were Jailed, Convicted Or Arrested In 2018
Lancaster Hospital Faulted For Inadequate Response To Sexual Abuse Reports

Editorial: Catholic Clergy Child Sex Abuse Victims Face New Obstacle
New Year Means Higher PA Turnpike Tolls, Again
Long-Delayed REAL ID Licenses Coming To PA

Op-Ed: How PA Schools Charted New Course In Education Policy - Secretary Rivera

Weird New Year’s Eve Drops In PA: Sleds, Pickles, Britches, Bucky Beaver

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National/International

Editorial: 2018 Ends As It Began

Editorial: Hoping 2019 Is Much Better

Minimum Wage Is Rising In 20 States, But Not Pennsylvania

Sunday PA Capitol NewsClips

Clergy Child Sexual Abuse Report Top Story In Northeast In 2018

Can Victim Funds Help Heal Wounds Of Clergy Child Sex Abuse Scandal?

Victim Fund Payouts Don’t Cover Non-Clergy Child Sex Abuse Claims

How Experts Plan To Help Catholic Dioceses Navigate Victim Compensation

Dioceses Have Gone Bankrupt After Opening Window To Sex Abuse Lawsuits

Pittsburgh Diocese Responds To Accusation Against Dancing Priest

Thompson: Panel Recommends No Professional Sanction For Frank Fina In Sandusky Case

Mumia Abu-Jamal Supporters Urge Philly DA To Let Appeal Process Proceed

Erie’s Merski Prepares For 1st Year As State House Member

Op-Ed: PA Colleges, Universities Give Students Career Advantage

Op-Ed: School Testing Results Not Encouraging

Doctors At 3 Philly-Area Hospitals Push Back After Working For Weeks Without Pay

2018: Continuation Of Retail Apocalypse

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National/International

Op-Ed: Make Our Government Worthy Of Our People - Cong. Wild

Govt. Shutdown Leads Federal Judge To Halt Activity In Certain Federal Cases

Casey Quiet On Presidential Run

Trump Tries To Blame Democrats For Migrant Children’s Deaths

Saturday PA Capitol NewsClips

Murphy: Democratic Senator Will Take Office Tuesday, At Least It Looks That Way

AP-Scolforo: Top Republican Senator Says He Favors Swearing In New Democratic Senator

Meyer: Senate Republicans Say They Won’t Impede Democratic Senator’s Swearing-In

Senate Republicans Will Not Oppose Inauguration Of Democratic Senator-Elect

Meyer: Stories We Followed In 2018

Year’s Biggest Political Developments In PA, NJ

Pittsburgh Diocese Disputing Claim Charity’s Money Used To Pay Victim’s School Costs

Fired Montco Public Defender Awarded $225,000 In Age Discrimination Case

Editorial: Clean Slate Law A Good Way To Start 2019

Philly Bans Tobacco Use At Inpatient Addiction Treatment Programs

Editorial: 15 Changes Philly Needs Most In 2019

New Date Set For Corruption Trail Of Westmoreland Sheriff

Trib Appealing Refusal To Release Juror Names In Westmoreland Sheriff’s Mistrial

State Police Report Increase In Holiday DUI Arrests Over Last Year

Slippery Rock U. Vice President Says He Was Discriminated Against In Presidential Search

AG Shapiro: Wells Fargo Must Fork Over $575M In Fraud Settlement

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Dec. 31 PA Environment Digest Now Available

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Sen. Scarnati Recommends Seating New Democratic Senator From Allegheny County

On December 28, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) announced he will recommend that Senator-elect Lindsey Williams (D-Allegheny) should be seated when new members of the Senate are sworn in on January 1.

In a letter to Senator-elect Williams, Scarnati informing her of his recommendation, he also noted the issue could be revisited on the Senate floor if other documents are obtained that show conflicting information from the documents she provided to Senate Republicans.

Friday PA Capitol NewsClips

Murphy: House, Senate Sitting On $137.9 Million Surplus

AP-Scolforo: Lawmakers Report $43M Increase In Unspent Cash Reserves To $137.9M

Editorial: Legislators Still Hoard Tax Money

Murphy: Lindsey Williams Was Elected To The Senate, Will Republicans Allow Her To Be Seated?
Murphy: 18 PA Legislators Who Made Headlines In 2018

Column: 3 Best, 3 Worst Political Moments In 2018
John Baer: Time For Annual Admission Of Errors

10 Reasons Why Marijuana Could Be Legal In PA (Eventually)

Editorial: Legalizing Pot Worth Discussion
AP-Scolforo: PA Supreme Court Rules Mothers’ Drug Use In Pregnancy Isn’t Child Abuse

PA Supreme Court Names Kim Berkeley Clark Allegheny County President Judge

AP: Officials Probe Possible Second Lehigh U. Poisoning Case

AP: Mumia Abu-Jamal Can Reargue Appeal In 1981 Police Slaying

Editorial: Victims Notch DUI Law Win In PA

PA Teachers’ Pension Fund Still Paying Chicago Consultant Investigated By SEC

Have A Tax Abatement? Donate It To Philly’s Public Schools

How Bellefonte-Born Gritty Philly Flyers Character Won The Internet In 2018

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National/International

Olson: PA Congressional Democrats Signal Caution In Investigations Of Trump
$450,000 In Outside Spending Sent To Smucker, King Congressional Race

Auditor General Wants Congressional Pay To Stop During Shutdown, Blames Freedom Caucus

Column: Stop Treating America’s Border Like A Crime Scene, It’s A Humanitarian Crisis

Editorial: The Real Crisis At The Border? 2 Dead Children

Editorial: Along Our Border, No Room At The Inn

Thursday PA Capitol NewsClips

AP: Senate Republicans Demand More Information In Effort To Prevent Seating Of Elected Democratic Senator

Editorial: Our 2019 Wish List For PA Legislature

Democrats In PA Row Offices On Collision Course For 2022 Election

AP-Levy: Wolf Makes Cabinet Changes At Aging, State

Op-Ed: Build On Progress PA Made During My First Term - Gov. Wolf
Audit Shows House, Senate Ended FY 2017-18 On June 30, 2018 With $137.8 Million Surplus

Editorial: Stop Wasting Tax Money On Collecting Local Taxes

AP: First Phase Of Clean Slate Law Goes Into Effect

AP: Tougher Penalties Take Effect For Repeated PA DUIs

Why Craft Beer Is About To Get More Expensive In PA

What Are Pennsylvanians Drinking?

Union To Sign Temporary Agreement At GE Locomotive Plant In Erie

Pittsburgh’s Mattress Factory Settles With Women On Sexual Harassment

2 Women File Lawsuit Against Delaware County For Abusive, Hostile Work Environment
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National/International

PA Lawmakers Asks Feds To Help Seniors Facing End Of Highmark-UPMC Agreement

Path Of Service Leads Madeleine Dean To Halls Of Congress

Wednesday PA Capitol NewsClips

AP: Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, Clergy Child Abuse Top PA Stories In 2018 (So Far)

Editorial: Enemies With Benefits: Rep. Miccarelli, Rep. Toohil

Pittsburgh Bishop Still Presides Despite Stepping Down Due To Abuse Scandal

Marsy’s Law: A Worthwhile Victims Rights Bill Or Relic That Hampers Courts?

AP: Fmr Carbon County Court Clerk Charged With Stealing Bail

Fatal Opioid Overdoses Expected To Dip In Philadelphia For First Time In 5 Years: Down To 1,100

PA Medical Schools Now Partner With Marijuana Grower For Research

Hemp Legalized, But Uncertainties Remain For Farmers
Philadelphia City Council Plans Soda Tax Hearings

Greensburg Resident Turns Locomotive Fascination Into Decades Of Business
Tamaqua Teachers’ Union Fires Back On Response To Lawsuit Over Arming Teachers

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National/International

Barletta: No Regrets Over U.S. Senate Run

Editorial Tariffs Increase Cost Of The Wall

8-Year-Old Migrant Dies In U.S. Detention On Christmas Day

7-Year-Old Girl Still Believes In Santa Claus In Spite Of Trump’s Comment

Tuesday PA Capitol NewsClips

PA Legislature Will Stay In Republican Control, Gain 3 Socialist-Endorsed Members

Editorial: Wolf Right On Legalizing Pot

Lackawanna County Reassessment Suit May Be Affected By Beaver County Ruling

National/International

Trump Asks 7-Year-Old Boy If He Still Believes In Santa Claus And Then Says “At 7, It’s Marginal, Right?

Tuesday PA Environmental NewsClips - Click Here

Monday PA Capitol NewsClips

Sworn Statement Could Decide If Lindsey Williams Takes Senate Seat

Editorial: Wish List For New Legislature: Redistricting, Property Tax Reform, More

Editorial: State Pension Commission Falls Short
Gov. Wolf Reads Tweets Critical Of Him For Festivus Airing Of Grievances

Luzerne Catholic Parishioners Reflect On Grand Jury Report

Editorial: Beverage Tax Fight Still Rages, Why?

PA Wine Industry Loses Pioneer With Death of Dick Naylor

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Sunday PA Capitol NewsClips

A Year Of #MeToo Scandals In PA Yields No Reforms By General Assembly

50/50 Raffles Are Performing Better Than The Steelers, Penguins Expected

GE Locomotive Production To Continue In Erie, For Now

GE Used To Promise: You’ll Never Have To Worry About Anything

National/International

Philadelphia Cong. Bob Brady Retires After 2 Decades

Sunday PA Environmental NewsClips - Click Here

Dec. 24 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The December 24 PA Environment Digest is now available.

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[ Headlines ]

PA Chesapeake Bay Watershed Planning Steering Committee Presented With Most Detailed Recommendations Yet

2019 PA In The Balance Conference On Farm Conservation Feb. 6-8 Hershey

Report Urges Strong Action To Protect Delaware River Water Quality

Penn State Extension Master Watershed Stewards Grew To 302 Members, Logged 11,696 Volunteer Hours In 2018

EQB Approves Nearly $22 Million In Proposed, Final Permit Fee Increases To Offset Cuts In General Fund Appropriations

House Democrats Say More DEP Funding A Priority For 2019-20 Budget

Chester County District Attorney Opens Criminal Investigation Into Mariner East Pipeline Construction

PA Joins 8 Other States, D.C. To Develop Regional Program To Cap Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Transportation

Chairman Gladys Brown Highlights 2018 PUC Accomplishments, Programs

EPA Approves DEP Request To Eliminate 7.8 RVP Gasoline In Pittsburgh Region Which Increased Summer Gasoline Prices Up To 15 Cents/Gallon

Tri-County CleanWays In Butler, Lawrence, Mercer Counties Celebrates 25 Years Of Keeping PA Beautiful

Environmental Council Of The States Names Don Welsh Executive Director

[ News From The Capitol ]

House/Senate Co-Sponsor Memos/Session Schedule/Gov’s Schedule

Wolf Announces Staff Changes At Administration, PEMA, Policy & Planning

Senate, House Appropriations Committees Complete Agency Budget Hearing Schedule

[ The Feds ]

Congress Failed To Reauthorize Federal Land And Water Conservation Fund

Friends Of Allegheny Wilderness Applaud Addition Of New National Wilderness Areas Included Federal Farm Bill

Last Minute Vote In Congress Extends National Flood Insurance Program Until May 31

[ Mine Reclamation ]

Register Now! PA Abandoned Mine Reclamation/National Abandoned Mine Lands Program Conference, Scholarships Available

[ Water -  Green Infrastructure ]

DEP Announces $1.6 Million Grant For Farm Conservation Projects In Centre County

DEP Announces $1 Million+ Grants For Stream Restoration Projects In York County

Earth Conservancy Awarded $500,000 DEP Grant For 1,900 Feet Of Riparian Buffer Along Espy Run In Luzerne County

CBF-PA Accepting Sign Ups For PA Student Action & Restoration Program

EPA Awards $1.1 Million To Chesapeake Conservancy To Track Environmental Impacts Of Land Use In Bay Watershed

Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority Awards Stormwater Fee Credits To Those Adopting Measures To Reduce Stormwater Pollution

Pittsburgh Water Authority OKs Funding For 3 Green Infrastructure Projects

Western PA Conservancy: TreeVitalize Pittsburgh Accepting Applications For Community Tree Plantings In Pittsburgh, Allegheny County

Mehoopany Creek Watershed Group Awarded $471,276 DEP Grant For Stream Restoration Project In Wyoming County

Wissahickon Valley Watershed Assn. Receives $100,000 Grant For Green Stormwater Infrastructure Outreach Project

Call For Presenters: 2019 PA Groundwater Symposium May 1 In State College

Nominations Now Being Accepted For Philadelphia Area Green Stormwater Infrastructure Awards

New U.S.G.S. Dataset On Bankfull Discharge & Channel Geometry Now Available In StreamStats

Penn State Extension Begins 5-Part Land Use Webinar Series Jan. 16

[ Storage Tanks ]

EQB Publishes Final Regulation Updating Aboveground, Underground Storage Tank Regulations

[ Illegal Dumping ]

Illegal Trash Bag Dumper Fined In Reading With Help Of Keep PA Beautiful Camera Loan Program

[ Energy ]

DEP Approves Shell Falcon Ethane Pipeline Permits In Allegheny, Beaver, Washington Counties

DEP Invites Comments On Water Quality Certification For Proposed UGI Liquefied Natural Gas Truck Loading Facility In Berks County

2 Natural Gas Power Plants Beginning Operations In Westmoreland, York Counties Have Combined Generating Capacity Of 1.7 Gigawatts

Report: Investment In Natural Gas Pipelines, Infrastructure To Remain Strong Through 2035

PUC Approves PECO Rate Settlement With Pilot Program For Fast-Charging Stations For Electric Vehicles

Op-Ed: Conservatives Should Lead The Way On Clean Energy That Creates Jobs, Prosperity

Harrisburg University Distinguished Speaker Series On Climate Disruption, Sustainable Development

PUC Looks To Clarify Procedures For Electric Supplier Shopping Under Utility Customer Assistance Programs

[ Recreation - Land Conservation ]

Pennsylvania State Parks, Forests Offering Visitors A Winter Playground

Brodhead Watershed Assn. Hosts Jan. 19 Schisler Museum Naturalist Hike At East Stroudsburg U., Monroe County

Game Commission, Conservation Fund, Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Partnership Conserves 752 Acres In Sullivan County

New Central PA Conservancy Land Acquisition Connects Boyd Big Tree Conservation Area, Local Park In Dauphin County

DCNR Publishes Final Changes To PA Native Wild Plant Regulations

York County Master Gardeners Hold GardenWise Native Plants, Ecosystems Gardening Session March 9

[ Opportunity ]

David W. Sweet To Serve As Vice Chairman Of Public Utility Commission

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