Saturday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Wolf Calls For Drastic School Funding Shake-Up In Surprise Announcement

John Baer: Sen. Street On A Mission For Criminal Justice Reform

AP-Levy: Attorney General To Press Court To Release Church Abuse Report

Meyer: AG Shapiro Files Objection To Court’s Stay Of Clergy Abuse Report

AG To Push For Release Of Report On Erie, Other Dioceses

Inquirer, Other News Outlets Sue For Access To Grand Jury Report On Clergy Sex Abuse

Harrisburg, Greensburg Catholic Dioceses Seek To Block Grand Jury Report On Clergy Sex Abuse

Evangelical Lutheran Synod Updating Sexual Misconduct Policy

Penn State Trustees Group Calls For Rejection Of Freeh Report That Led To NCAA Sanctions

AP: Man Gets Prison For Pay-To-Play Scheme That Toppled Allentown Mayor

Turnpike Toll Violator Sent To Jail For First Time By Lancaster Judge

PA Court Dismisses Another Challenge To Medical Marijuana Program

Wolf Announces Renewal Of Opioid Disaster Declaration

Pact To Keep Amazon Deal Secret?  State, Local Officials Say It Ain’t So

Filling In Details Missed In The Outcry About Philly’s Missing Millions

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Asks For Help Under Act 47 Distressed Municipalities Program

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Asks For Distressed Status For City

The Feds

Philly, ICE Have Different Stories About Arrest Warrant Issued By Judge

Old Farts Group Protest Results In Arrest Of 6 At ICE In Philadelphia

Berks Family Detention Center: A Model For Jailing Immigrant Families?

Families Belong Together Protests Planned For Philly, Other Cities

Op-Ed: Trump Bump, PA’s James Buchanan Is No Longer Our Worst President

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Friday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Meyer: Lawmakers’ Bid To Yank JUA Money Continues, With A Twist

Editorial: Lawmakers On Vacation From What?

AP: Wolf Signs Bill Sealing Some Criminal Records After Decade

Murphy: Wolf Signs Law That Opens Door To Giving Ex-Criminal Offenders A Clean Slate

Wolf Signs Bills Giving Some Non-Violent Offenders A Clean Slate In Life

AP: Wolf Boosts Minimum Wage Again For State Employees

Murphy: Wolf Gives $1.80 Hourly Raise To Lowest Paid State Employees

Fmr Rep. Acosta Sentenced To 7 Months In Corruption Case

AP: Fmr Rep. Acosta Sentenced For Money-Laundering Plan

Wagner To Hold First Of 6 Town Halls Across State July 5

Westmoreland Among Stops For Wagner Summer Tour Across State

Thompson: South Middleton Twp Still In Picture For Cumberland County Mini Casino

Penn State Proposes 2-Year Halt To College Sports Betting In PA
AG Shapiro Will Take Legal Action Monday To Make Clergy Sex Abuse Report Public

Esack: Alleged Priest Abuse Victims Updated On Delayed Grand Jury Report

Thompson: Penn State Alumni Trustees Meeting To Revisit Freeh Sandusky Report

Lehigh County Prepares For Union Shake Up Following Supreme Court Ruling

Employment At All-Time High In Franklin County
How Drexel Tried To Stop The Slide In Enrollment 
PA’s $400 Million Prison Opening Delayed Again
What Would It Really Take For Abortion To Be Illegal In PA, NJ?

Time To Toke? Times Leader Series

-- Battle Over Recreational Marijuana In PA

-- Assessing Marijuana’s Health Impacts

-- Recreational Marijuana Battle Pits Advocates Against Law, Government

-- Auditor General Sees Cash Crop In Recreational Pot

-- Where Do PA Lawmakers Stand On Recreational Marijuana?

Legal Battle Over Shortline Railroads Headed Back To County Court
Bill To Kill Soda Tax Could Divide Philly’s State Lawmakers

AP: California Lawmakers Pass Ban On Local Soda Taxes

Editorial: Luzerne County Has Too Many Municipalities

The Feds
Mack Trucks: Trump’s Tariffs Could Put Us At A Competitive Disadvantage

Casey Believes Selection Of New Supreme Court Justice Should Wait

Barletta Campaigns For U.S. Senate On Repeal Of Roe v. Wade

New Federal Map Shows Where Separated Immigrant Kids Are Held

Editorial: Toomey Right On Trade Bill

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Thursday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

AP-Levy: Lawmakers Leave State Capitol For Summer With Bills Dangling

Editorial: Irresponsible House Republicans Leave Reform In Lurch
Meyer: Lawmakers’ Bid To Yank JUA Money Continues, With A Twist

Poll: Casey (15 points), Wolf (13 points) Leading In PA Statewide Races

Casey, Wolf Have Big Leads In Poll Amid Family Separation Outrage
Lt. Gov. Candidate John Fetterman Visits State College

AP-Levy: PA Public Unions Vow To Do Job, Despite Loss In Court

PA Teacher Unions Could Feel Brunt Of U.S. Supreme Court Decision

After Court Decision, Group Teaching PA Public Workers How To Drop Out Of Their Unions
Following Court Ruling, Lehigh County Sees 500 Cancel Union Dues

Thompson: Casinos Ask Wolf To Suspend iLottery Games As Illegal Incursion To Their Online Games
AP-Scolforo: Casinos Argue PA's New iLottery Games Violate Law

Thompson: PA Gaming Board Sets More Rules For Sports Betting

Thompson: Penn State Wants To Be Left Out Of Sports Betting For Now

Sports Wagering: Penn State Wants Left Out, Pitt Wants A Piece Of The Action

Valley Forge Casino Fined For Excessive Free Slots Play

AP Pittsburgh Officer Charged In Death Of Black Teen Shot In Back

Allentown Diocese Removes Monsignor, Alerts Authorities Of Sex Abuse Allegation

No-Show Jurors Called To Court, Fined In Blair County

Study: PA Led Country In Unreported Opioid Deaths

O’Neill: Standing Up to Freight Trains Will Take Brass

Northeast PA Woman’s Quest For TaB Soda Knows No Bounds

Boeing Upgrades Chinooks At Delco Plant In 100-Year Program

The Feds

British Trump Ally Farage To Attend Barletta Fundraiser

Will PA Judge Get Supreme Court Nod?

Toomey Bucking White House Over Trade Policy, Supporting Bipartisan Effort

Philly DA Vows To Protect Unauthorized Immigrants Victimized By Crime

Trump Extends His Feud With Harley-Davidson, We Won’t Forget

York County Bikers Talk Harley-Davidson, Trump

Editorial: Harley-Davidson Demonstrates Folly Of Tariffs

Editorial: Court Reverses Robin Hood With Credit Card Decision

Editorial: Should Presidential Power Be Ever-Expanding?

White: Bullies Are Setting The Tone

Editorial: United States Of Intolerance

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Wednesday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Weak Election Year Budget Does Nothing To Solve PA’s Financial Woes

Editorial: PA Budget Not Late, Not Great, It’s Progress, If Only Fleeting

AP: Anti-Gerrymandering Group Wants Wolf To Call Special Session

Murphy: Activists Set Up Camp In Governor’s Office Demanding Redistricting Reform

Tired Of Timid Responses, Anti-Gerrymandering Group Occupies Wolf’s Office

PA Will Likely Go Without Independent Commission For Redrawing Voting Districts

Editorial: Lawmakers Stifling Reform

One Reason Both Gubernatorial Candidates Are From York County
How U.S. Supreme Court Ruling On Public Employee Union Dues Could Upend PA Politics

AP-Levy: School Safety Task Force: Students Want A Voice In Discussion

U. Of Penn Invests $50M In Biotech In Philadelphia

Long-Awaited Bipartisan Report Slams PA’s Death Penalty Policies

Thompson: State Court Upholds Fmr Penn State President’s Conviction

Judge Denies Meek Mill Effort To Overturn Conviction

Crime Rates At Historic Low, Why Are Counties Jailing More People?

Op-Ed: Philly DA’s Death Penalty Promise Is Broken

Wolf Pushing Proposal To Boost Overtime For 500,000 Workers

Pittsburgh Unemployment Falls To Lowest Mark On Record: 3.9%

Lehigh Valley Sees Biggest One-Month Drop In Unemployment- 4.1%

Erie Unemployment Lowest In 18 Years- 4.4%

Scranton, Wilkes-Barre Unemployment Plummets In May- 4.5%

Lancaster County Jobless Rate Drops To 17-Year Low In May- 3%

The Feds

John Baer: Barletta (Curiously) Gives Speech With No Mention Of Trump

It’s About Corporate Greed: Sending Harley-Davidson Production Overseas In Response To EU Tariffs

Trump Threatens Harley-Davidson With Tax Punishment For Move

Editorial: Harley Gets Its Motor Runnin’

AP: PA, 16 Other States Sue Trump Over Family Separations

Mixed Feelings Among Lehigh Valley Syrians Over Travel Ban Ruling

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