Monday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.23.19

Murphy: Republican Senate Leaders Won’t Forget June Clash, Fetterman Wants To Move Passed It

Editorial: Our Large, Highly Paid, But Far From Overworked Legislature

Editorial: Keep Politicians Off Pedestals
Recent Northampton Community College Grads Head To China To Compete In Chefs’ Competition
York College Student Sues College, Frats, Sorority Over Injuries After Night Of Partying
Op-Ed: Why We Marched From Overbrook To Lower Merion To Demand Fair School Funding

Philadelphia Leads Largest Cities In Giving Out Property Tax Breaks, Who Benefits?

Pro/Con: As Vaping Illnesses Rise, Should Flavored e-Cigarettes Be Banned?
Another Fired Prosecutor Sues Philly DA Alleging Age Discrimination

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Sunday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.22.19

WARNING: Mosquito-borne Eastern Equine Encephalitis Confirmed In Erie, Carbon, Monroe Counties; Both People & Animals Can Be Affected [PaEN]

AP-Levy: Senate, House Return To Governor’s Fall Conversation Openers: Voting Machines, Private Charter Schools, Guns, Climate/RGGI

Corner Bars Want A Piece Of Sports Betting Action

Altoona-Johnstown Catholic Diocese Places Another Priest On Leave Pending Child Sexual Misconduct

Hazleton Man Suspected Of Threatening 2 Schools

Pittsburgh Prepares To Commemorate 2018 Synagogue Attack

Mumia Case Poised For New Hearing Reopening Widow’s Wounds

Wolf Reviewing Erie Re-entry Program’s Funding Needs

Westmoreland Flooded with 124 Million Pain Pills

Editorial: Narcan Isn’t Addiction Antidote

Sunday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.22.19 -- Click Here

National/International

Zito: Crackers And Frackers Could Hold the Keys To 2020

Toomey: AG’s New Ideas Could Move Needle On Gun Background Checks

2 Years After Hurricane, Puerto Rican Community Sends A Message In Philly

Saturday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.21.19

Sen. Leach Calls Report On Allegations Of Harassment Against Him Fair And Thoughtful

Turner: Special Election To Fill Folmer Senate Senate To Cost At Least $40,000

Legality Of Using Bonds For Election Machines Questioned By Economic Development Authority Board

Muschick: Want To Reduce School Property Taxes, Here’s How

AP: State Policy Now Say They Will Resume Noting Race Of Drivers Stopped

These College Leaders Have Ideas On Surviving Upheaval In Higher Ed

Cheyney U. Faces Allegations Of Misspending In Lawsuits By Fmr Administrators

Bill Dangles Student Loan Forgiveness For Volunteer Firefighters

Speaker Turzai Declares Public Schools Advocates Are Part Of A Monopoly

Fmr Philadelphia Residents Flooding Suburbs For Schools, Jobs

Editorial: Erie Students Get New Chance From Courts

Editorial: Colt’s Decision To Stop Making AR-15 Is Market Driven

Walmart To Stop Selling e-Cigarettes At Its Stores

Editorial: Rein In Forced Arbitration For Consumers

AP: PA Jobless Rate Stable As Payrolls See New Record

NE PA Firms Struggling To Fill Jobs

Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.21.19 -- Click Here

National/International

Lancaster Business, Church Group Asks Cong. Smucker To Support Refugee Policies

O’Rourke To Visit Western PA Next Week

Friday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.20.19

McKelvey: Senate Democrats Release Report On Misconduct Allegations Against Sen. Leach, Sen. Costa Still Calls On Him To Resign

Final Harassment Report Finds Sen. Leach Did Not Violate Law As Leadership Again Calls For His Resignation

Senate Democrats Renew Call For Sen. Leach To Resign After Inquiry Cites Sex Jokes

Meyer: Senate Dems Again Call For Sen. Leach To Resign, He Doesn’t Plan To

Turner: Reps. Diamond, Mehaffie May Run For Senate Seat Vacated By Folmer

Murphy: Arrests Of Sen. Folmer, Felipe Vazquez Should Place Focus On Child Pornography Victims
Sauro: Experts Discuss Social Media’s Role In Child Porn Investigations

Editorial: On The Arrest, Resignation Of Sen. Folmer

Voting Rights Groups Concerned With Bucks County Process To Pick New Voting Machines

Meyer: Liquor Board’s Refusal to Share Records With Lawmaker Sparks Court Battle

School Employees Pension Fund Sends $300M To Ex-Wall Streeters Fighting PA Fraud Case So They Can Buy Troubled Firms In India

AP-Scolforo: State Paid $225,000 To Settle Age Bias Claims
State Police Stopped Tracking The Race Of Drivers Pulled Over Making Bias Harder To Detect

State-Owned Universities, Faculty Reach Tentative Deal

Op-Ed: How PA Colleges Provide Good Return On Investment

Family Plans To Sue State College Police Over Shooting Death During An Attempt To Serve A Mental Health Warrant

Court Ruling On Harrisburg Gun Laws Could Set Pittsburgh’s Efforts Back

Muschick: I Despise Assault Rifles, Here’s Where I Disagree With O’Rourke

PA Does Relatively Little To Avoid Problem Cops

Luzerne County Group Talks Probation, Parole Reform

State OKs $41.7 Million Rock Lititz Expansion To Create 220 Jobs

Wabtec To Close Idaho Plant, Move Locomotive Work To Erie
Pennsylvania Unemployment Rate Remains At 3.9% In August, Payrolls At New High

Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.20.19 -- Click Here

National/International

Caruso: U.S. Secretary Of Education Pushes Private School Options At Harrisburg Catholic School

Pittsburgh Mayor Stands With Advocates For Immigrants In Decrying New Federal Rule

Trump Campaign Sees PennEast Pipeline As Route To Taking Down Biden

Colt Suspends Production Of AR-15 For Civilian Market

Thursday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.19.19

Caruso: Activists Agree PA Redistricting Needs A Fix, Disagree On How
Turner: Impasse Looms Over Latest Effort To Ease Bite Of PA School Property Taxes

AP-Levy: Sen. Folmer Resigns After Child Porn Possession Charges

Meyer: Lawmakers Reel After Sen. Folmer’s Ouster
John Baer Joins PennLive.com As Political Columnist

AP-Scolforo: Judge Takes Himself Off Sandusky Child Sexual Abuse Resentencing Case

Justice Follows Revenge In Philadelphia Catholic Archdiocese Clergy Abuse In East Norriton

State Victims Advocate Seeks Testimony From Child Sexual Abuse Survivors On State Of Limitation Reform Bills
Teresa Ficken Sachs Named Counsel To PA Supreme Court

North Hills Residents Hold Roadside Rally For Gun Controls

Mt. Lebanon Recognized By State As Safe School

Editorial: Retailers Should Unite Behind Walmart Gun Stance

Op-Ed: Lawmakers Should Keep Liquor Prices Fair, Keep Revenue Flowing To State

AG Shapiro Sues To Block Anticompetitive Megamerger Of T-Mobile, Sprint

Westmoreland Community College To Get $6.5 Million In State Aid

Labor Board Orders New Union Election For Pitt Graduate Assistants

Temple Pilot Program Offers 1,000 Free Meals To Hungry Students

Man In Custody After Police Incident Near Clarion University Campus

Pennsylvania Hospitals Seeing Shift In Opioid ODs
New Guidelines For Treating People With Addiction And Pain

Narcan Giveaway Draws Many In Lehigh Valley Who Want Overdose Antidote On Hand

St. Luke’s Racketeering Claims Over Alleged Tobacco Settlement Fund Fraud Dismissed

Medical Marijuana POS Software Crashes Preventing Sales To Sick Patients In PA

AP: Nonprofit, University Make Joint Bid For Philadelphia Children’s Hospital

PennDOT Gets $8.4 Million Federal Grant To Study Self-Driving Vehicles In Work Zones

Fireworks Responsible For Small Explosion In Lancaster County Home
FedEx Ground Plans To Hire Thousands Of Seasonal Workers In Lehigh Valley

Thursday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.19.19 -- Click Here

National/International

Casey Cites Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings In Call For Gun Bills Vote

Cong. Reschenthaler Rises As House Democrats Push For Trump’s Impeachment

Study: Federal Health Care Law Dropped Uninsured Rates In PA To 6.5%

Wednesday PA Capitol NewsClips 9.18.19

Attorney General Shapiro Charges Sen. Mike Folmer With Possession Of Child Pornography
Murphy: Sen. Folmer Resigns From Senate Day After Child Pornography Charges

AP-Levy: Sen. Mike Folmer Facing Child Porn Possession Charges

Caruso: AG Brings Child Pornography Charges Against Sen. Mike Folmer

Sen. Mike Folmer Charged With Child Porn Possession

Sen. Mike Folmer Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

Sen. Mike Folmer Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography

Sen. Folmer Loses Committee Chair Post Over Pornography Charges, Phillips-Hill Vice Chair

Editorial: Capitol Building Capacity Can’t Contain Protests

Philly Officials: New Electronic Poll Books Don’t Work Right

Erie County Council Picks New Voting Machines

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy To Headline PA Dems Fall Dinner

Editorial: Your Still Growing State, School Pension Bills
PA Law Enforcement Confiscated $15 Million In Property In FY 2018

Murphy: Calls For Red Flag Gun Law In PA; Not A Gun Issue, A Public Health Issue

Micek: Activists, Lawmakers: We Won’t Stop Until Red Flag Gun Bill Is Law

Activists Focus On Red Flag Gun Bill As Lawmakers Return To Harrisburg

Everything You Need To Know About PA’s Gun Law Debate

Officials: Student Arrested With Loaded Gun Near Lehigh U. Campus Was Not Active Shooter Case

Philadelphia Community College Has A New Mascot: Roary

Appeals Board: Philadelphia Can’t Impose Conditions On Private Charter School Operator

Opioid Overdose Admissions Decline More Slowly In Luzerne Than Statewide
Heroin Hospitalizations Down In PA, But Amphetamine Case Rise

UPS To Hire Nearly 800 Holiday Workers In New Stanton

Meyer: New Minimum Wage Fight, Basically The Same As Old Fight

Op-Ed: Concerns About Raising PA’s Minimum Wage Are Baseless

New Plumbing Code In Philadelphia Expected To Cut Construction Costs 20%

Ahead Of Imminent Cuts, Future For Some At Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Is Uncertain

Wednesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.18.19 -- Click Here

National/International

6 Democratic Presidential Candidates Spent Day In Philly Wooing Labor

5 Things To Know From Philly’s 2020 Labor Summit

You Know Me Biden Tells Philly AFL-CIO Convention

Democratic Presidential Candidate Yang Campaigns In Philadelphia
Trump’s Campaign Machine Gears Up To Win PA Again, Raising Money At Historic Level

Fmr Aide To Fmr Sen. Rick Santorum Faces Additional Charges In Fraud Investigation

Editorial: Trump’s DC Swamp Awash In Critters