Tuesday PA Capitol NewsClips 2.25.20

Senate & House Agency-By-Agency Budget Hearings Continue At 10:00 a.m.:

House: 10:00- PennDOT, 1:00- General Services, 3:00- Liquor Control Board.   

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Senate: 10:00- Liquor Control Board, 1:00- PennDOT, 3:00-  State Treasurer 

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Complete Hearing Schedule.   

Sen. Killion Introduces Redistricting Reform Legislation AP-Mark Scolforo, Marc Levy: PA May Tweak New Law To Avoid Vote-Counting Logjam

Deb Erdley: PA Launches Webpages To School Voters On New Procedures

Voting Webpage Explains New System In Place For Primary In Luzerne

What Happens If You Vote Absentee In PA, Then Your Candidate Drops Out?

John Micek: House Majority Leader Bryan Cutler Not Running For Speaker - Yet

Cutler Mostly Avoids Speakership Horse Race At Press Club Lunch

Amid Unrest, Rep. Davis Steps Down As Vice Chair of Allegheny County Dem

Allegheny County Democratic Chair Calls Meeting As Rep. Davis Steps Down

Petition Challenges Filed Against Western PA Democratic Candidates
West Philly To Vote TODAY In Yet Another Special Election, After Yet Another Democrat Was Convicted Of Corruption

After Record H.S. Student Voter Turnout In 2018, Penn State Groups Looking For 2020 Repeat

PA Has Thousands Of Immigrants Who Can Vote For The First Time, Will They?

In Politically Divided PA, Little-Noticed New Voters Could Exert A Big Impact
Northampton County Democratic Women Are United - In Anxiety And Fatigue
White, Black People To Get More Room On 2020 Census To Explain Their Origins

Op-Ed: 2020 Census Is A Chance For Black Philadelphians To Reclaim Power

The Caucus: PA Lags Behind Other States When It Comes To Transparency

Games Of Skill Debate Goes National As Casino Industry, Manufacturers Step In
Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino Announces Leadership Change
Op-Ed: Raiding The Race Horsing Fund Bad For Pennsylvania - Rep. Sappey

PA Supreme Court To Investigate Alleged Conflicts In Philly DA Handling Of Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Appeals

Did Fmr Centre County DA Violate Grand Jury Secrecy? Investigation Referred To AG

Who Should Decide What Books Are Allowed In Prison?

Rallies Planned In Pittsburgh, Philadelphia To Urge AG Shapiro To Support More Commutations
Mom Of Assault Victim At Sentencing Of Allentown Catholic Diocese Priest: The Church We So Believed In Abandoned Us

Rep. DeLuca Proposes Change To Amber Alert Law To Activate As Soon As Abductions Reported
Lebanon County Prison Puts Inmates In Solitary Confinement For Dreadlocks, Despite Religious Beliefs

Op-Ed: PA Board Of Pardons Should Show Mercy To More People Like Me

Editorial: Guns And Their Owners Need No Sanctuary

Editorial: Lackawanna County Arrests Show Need For New Gun Law

Penn Took Millions From Countries Like China, Saudi Arabia, And There May Be More

Op-Ed: Why College Student Loan Forgiveness Is A Terrible Idea

Budget Turmoil At Philly’s 2nd Largest Private Charter School, But Officials Keep Quiet About Why

Op-Ed: PA Needs Better Private Charter School Rule, Plus Support From Gov. Wolf

Op-Ed: We Need To Change The Law On Private Cyber Charter Schools, Hearings Not Enough

Disability/Mental Health Summit In Pittsburgh Aims To Provide Information, Resources

New Legislation Imagines An Overhaul of PA’s Marijuana Law

Coronavirus Disrupts Global Bridal Industry; Local Shops Taking Precautions

Youth Homelessness On The Rise In PA, Increasing Faster Than U.S. Average

AP: Justices To Hear Philly Dispute Over Same-Sex Foster Parents

Editorial: Rutter’s Data Breach Reminds Us To Protect Our Data, Money

Boys Baseball Of Erie Bids Goodbye After 68 Years

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Other States/National/International

Following Attacks From Challenger, Cong. Lamb Opposes Fracking Ban

Top Democrats Lead Trump In Erie County Despite Strong Marks For Economy

Casey Asks AG Barr To End Pittsburgh’s involvement In Ukraine Probe

Casey Condemns AG Barr For Assigning Pittsburgh U.S. Attorney To Review Ukraine Info

Despite Being More User-Friendly, WIC Enrollment Still Falling In Allegheny County

Casey Proposes Legislation To Address Accessibility Problems At Polling Places

AP: Years Of Largesse Give Bloomberg His Own Political Machine

Bloomberg Opens Campaign Office In Bucks County

Sanders Is Surging With Latinos, But Bloomberg Might Have Hidden Appeal In PA

Op-Ed: Why Bernie Sanders Has The Best Chance Of Beating Trump

Editorial: Here’s Another Way To Measure Greatness

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[Posted: February 25, 2020]