Tuesday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

AP-Levy: Wolf: Getting New Voting Machines Is Right Thing To Do

Montgomery County To Debut New Voting Machines In May

Gaming Board: November Table Games Revenue 1.3% Lower Than Last Year
Video Gambling Debate Expands In Lancaster County As Officials Weigh In

4 Jesuit Priests In Pittsburgh Among Those Accused Of Child Sexual Abuse

Lawsuit Accuses Fmr Priest Of Abuse In Monroeville Parish

Court: Mom Can’t Keep Pressing Case Of Son Molested In School Bathroom

Deadlock On PA Supreme Court Sinks Inmate’s Bid To Use Porngate Scandal To Gain His Freedom

Man Resentenced After Judge Calls Internet Ban Draconian

Charges Pending Where Student Wearing Hijab Was Attacked

Marsy’s Law Backers Prep For Final PA Push, But Some Are Still Skeptical

Editorial: PA Supreme Court Decision On Clergy Child Sex Report Confuses, Clarifies

AP: Gunfire Nearby Prompts Lockdown Of 3 Butler County Schools

Person In Custody In Butler County Shooting Prompting School Lockdowns

Northampton County Issues Warning Over Jury Duty Phone Scam

Yukon Man Charged With Illegally Possessing 40 Guns

Red Lion Pharmacy Worker Steals Pills, Cops Say

New Loans For Home Repair May Be Lifeline For Philly’s Small Landlords, Tenants
As Cigarette Smoking Declines, Black & White Americans Could Face 2 Different Tobacco Problems

National/International

Fmr Gov. Ridge, IUP Prof Seeking Interviews For Homeland Security Book

Olson: What Does Latest Healthcare Court Ruling Mean For PA?

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Gaming Board: November Table Games Revenue 1.3% Lower Than Last Year

On December 17, the PA Gaming Control Board reported November table games review was 1.3 percent lower than last November.

Table games revenue for November 2018 was $71,286,756, a decrease over November of last year when revenue was $72,230,798.

Combined table games and slot machine revenue for November increased by 0.3% percent compared to November of last year.

The report also displays tax revenue from table games play during November in which the total amount was $11,452,168.

Click Here for the complete report.

Monday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Gamblers Relish Convenience Of Local Sports Betting In Philly Area

Ex-Priest Accused In Child Abuse Report Denies Allegations, Assails Process

Red Flag Guns Laws Explained, And Push For One In PA
Study Raises Questions About Oversight Of Youth Foster Care Facilities In PA

School Districts Struggle With Rules For Administering Medical Marijuana

National Report Finds Dramatic Increase In Teen Vaping

Youth Vote Still Surging In Philadelphia

Editorial: Philly’s Technology Have-Nots Increasing, That’s A Program

Census Figures Show Philly Region Part Of National Majority-Minority Trend

National/International

Op-Ed: To Beat Trump, Democrats Need Boring Consensus Candidate

Republican Meltdown In Pennsylvania Triggers Alarms

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Sunday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Editorial: Fingers Crossed On Good Signs For State Budget

Bucks County Weighs Options As State Pushes New Voting Machines

Op-Ed: PA Voting Machines Are Eminently Hackable

Esack: Fmr Lehigh Valley Rep. Joe Zeller Dies At 100

Lancaster Officials Decry Gambling Machine Proposal At Rutters Truck Stop

Editorial: End Gag Rule, Let Druggists Help Patients Cut Prescription Costs

Column: Time For Pittsburgh, And PA, To Ban Assault Weapons

Reports: Body Found On Pitt Dorm Roof

Lafayette College: Man Charged With Threatening To Blow Up Campus

Christmas Shoppers Unfazed As Police Investigate Shots-Fired Report At HBG Mall

War Of Words Between Philly DA, U.S. Attorney

PA Leading The Way In Making Addiction Treatment More Available

Meyer: State Mulls More Naloxone Handouts After Strong Demand

Editorial: Is Naloxone The Right Prescription?

National/International

Olson: Barletta Reflects On Congressional Tenure Amid Final Days In DC

GAO Investigating Staff Levels, Safety At Allenwood Federal Prison

Op-Ed: Middle Class Families Need A Livable Wage - Cong. Fitzpatrick

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Saturday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Republican Fight Over Seating New Democratic Senator Is Uncommon Political Territory

Thompson: Businesses Lining Up To Become PA’s Real Mini-Casinos

Prosecutors Driving Dip In PA Death Sentences, Not Moratorium

Erie Diocese Announces Start Of Child Sexual Abuse Victims Compensation Fund

Erie Juvenile Lifer Resentenced To 32 Years To Life

Pittsburgh Gun Safety Proposal Would Ban Semiautomatic Rifles

Pittsburgh To Introduced Gun Control Bills, But State Law Poses Issues

Editorial: PA Officials Make Moves On Guns

President Of Wilkes University Leaving Post Next Year

Op-Ed: Here’s How We’re Keeping Elizabethtown College Affordable

Editorial: Time For State To Provide Records On Nursing Homes

Apple’s Expansion Plans Include More Jobs In Pittsburgh

National/International

Despite Staff Convictions, Cong. Brady Retains Grip On Philly Democratic Party

Op-Ed: From Day One Congressional Democrats Will Fight To Restore Ethics To Politics

AP: Fewer Pennsylvanians Get Health Coverage As Deadline Nears

AG Shapiro Continues Fight Against Trump Administration Limits On Birth Control

Editorial: Trump Picked Right Person To Head Justice Department

3rd Circuit Court Of Appeals Judge Thomas Vanaskie Retiring January 2

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Dec. 17 PA Environment Digest Now Available

The December 17 PA Environment Digest is now available.  Click Here to read this week's issue.

Friday PA Capitol Digest NewsClips

Column: Republican War On Democracy Makes Unwelcome Stop In State Senate

Op-Ed: Progress On Government Integrity, But Still A Ways To Go - David Thornburgh

Democrat Jumps Into State Senate Special Election Race
Northeast Philly Democratic Feud Escalates With Defamation Lawsuit

Rivers Casino Opens City’s First Legal Sports Book

Pittsburgh’s Appetite For Sports Betting Apparent At Rivers Casino Launch

Bookie Explains His Sports Betting Operation And Why Rivers Casino Won’t Kill It

Maykuth: SugarHouse Becomes First Philly-Area Casino To Offer Sports Betting

Pittsburgh Diocese Announces Clergy Child Abuse Victims Compensation Fund Details

Pittsburgh Diocese Details Compensation Fund For Child Abuse Victims

2 New Lawsuits Allege Sexual Abuse In Pittsburgh Diocese

Harrisburg Bishop Now Asks Pope To Defrock Priest Over Child Sex Abuse
Unwed, Pregnant Teacher Fired From Catholic School Asks Harrisburg Bishop For Job Back

AG Shapiro Probing Closing Of PA For-Profit School
AP: Allegheny County Judge Resigns After Removal From Sex Offender Cases

Philly Municipal Court Judge Targeted With Racist Letter

Op-Ed: Whose Side Is Philly District Attorney On?

Remembrance Ceremony Held For PA DUI Victims In 2018

4,500 Naloxone Kits Distributed In Hours In PA

Doctors Group Says PA Now A Trailblazer In Opioid Response

Gov. Wolf Appoints Advisory Group To Improve Home Health Care Working Conditions

Report: DHS Failing Vulnerable Children Due To Lack Of Facility Oversight

Judge: Harrisburg Realtor Must Pay $2.7M For Scamming Immigrant Investors

Philly Homeowners Could Get Tax Breaks Under Council Proposal

Editorial: Red Tape, Sweetheart Deals: Time To Fix Philly Land Bank

PA’s New List Of Struggling Schools Looks Beyond Usual Suspects

National/International

Barletta Looks To The Future At Charity Book Reading
Democrats Moving In U.S. House Breathe New Life Into Toomey’s Gun Bill

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