Wolf releases the terms of his loan, we dive into the Lt. Gov financial reports and give you our regular round-up of gubernatorial news. Plus, last week’s Ups & Downs. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz.

PA-Gov: Wolf Releases Loan Agreement: Following a request from Allyson Schwartz’s campaign, Tom Wolf released the terms of the loan that partially financed his campaign.

PA-Lt. Gov: Smith Stockpiling Resources: We take a deep-dive into the finance report of Lt. Gov candidate Mark Smith.

Lt. Gov: Stack Posts Wide Lead In Money Race: Stack remains ahead in money raised and cash on hand.

Lt. Gov: Critz Sports High Burn Rate in 2014: The former congressman has been spending more than he is taking in, and his fundraising total underwhelms

4/11 PA-Gov & Lt Gov Round-Up: We take a look at the events of the last week in the state’s gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial races.

4/11 Ups & Downs: A gubernatorial candidate goes negative, a state senator is kicked out of a bar and a poll spells bad news for HealthyPA. See who all made this week’s list.

Legislative Elections Update:

HD-164: AFL-CIO endorsed Rep. Margo Davidson (D-Delaware) in her campaign for a third term. She faces Billy Smith and Dafan Zhang in the primary.

Statewide
PA Independent: Week in Review: Senate tackles cash gifts, McCord defends past work
PA Independent: Auditors examining troubled Philadelphia school district
StateImpactPA: Economics may hinder Berks County gas-to-liquids plant
StateImpactPA: Range Resources will pay $75K for Lycoming County spill
StateImpactPA: Ohio regulators link fracking to recent earthquakes
Capitolwire: Pressed by Schwartz, Wolf outlines bank loan terms

Philadelphia
CapitolInq: Opponent calls out Cobb — for being an ex-Cowboy
PhillyClout: NAACP confirms: Philly chapter’s leaders suspended
Inquirer: $500,000 liability limit frustrates victims of water main break
Inquirer: Nutter sends PGW sale legislation to Council
Daily News: Council stalls moving forward on sale of PGW after warning memo
Daily News: U.S. Sen. Casey joins families, doctors at CHOP to urge for pediatric-hospital funding
Daily News: Nutter to Council: PUC will not thwart Council review of PGW sale
Philadelphia Business Journal: 7 fun facts about President Barack Obama’s tax return
WHYY Newsworks: Opposition forming to Pa. plan for scrapping school property taxes

SEPA
Courier Times: Some concerned about student voter registrations done by CR citizens group
Daily Local News: Coatesville program receives youth grant
Pottstown Mercury: Grants will repair sidewalks on Chestnut Street
AP: Court documents unsealed; informant alleges he bribed Pa. pols

Pittsburgh
Business Journal: Mt. Lebanon unseats Upper St. Clair as region’s top-ranking school district
Business Journal: Land sale for UPMC-Penguins complex closes
Post-Gazette: Election inflames many of city’s Indian residents
Post-Gazette: Female teachers sue their district for fair pay
Tribune-Review: Congressman Mike Kelly wants details on Veterans Affairs contract vetting
Tribune-Review: Pittsburgh region hot spot for Democratic gubernatorial candidates’ TV ads
UrbanMediaToday: The Black Entrepreneur Series – Part One: The Story Behind the Numbers

Southwest
Altoona Mirror: County preparing for reassessment
Altoona Mirror: Sen. Casey’s letter calls for cash for cops
Beaver County Times: PA Cyber teachers vote to unionize
Beaver County Times: Energy forums prepare students for industry jobs post-graduation
Observer-Reporter: SCI Greene community work program makes a difference with house rehabilitation program
Observer-Reporter: Neighborhood stabilization: New lease in more ways than one

NEPA
Times Leader: New federal program reshaping school lunch
Times Leader: Nanticoke council tables vote on liquor license
Times Leader: Wilkes event celebrates local history
Times-Tribune: School districts owed millions from state
Times-Tribune: PA American Water to begin major Elmhurst Dam project this summer

South Central
Carlisle Sentinel: Re-entering the workforce: Convicts see hurdles in gaining employment
Carlisle Sentinel: City leaders mourn the loss of of Harrisburg city councilwoman
Carlisle Sentinel: County pilots state and local police radio coordination
Patriot News: Katie McGinty on state’s brain drain, need for total gift ban on elected officials, and prescription plus medical marijuana: 7 takeaways
Patriot News: Toomey tips Corbett to win tight re-election, with a lot of help from the small screen
Patriot News: Scott Wagner says unions are running Pennsylvania and every legislator is scared
Patriot News: Sting informant Tyron Ali was threatened in the days after probe disclosures
York Daily Record: More area parents are taking their children out of standardized tests

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Fracking could cause earthquakes, geologists find
Morning Call: More variable electricity rate reforms likely
Morning Call: Allentown’s National Penn Bank bids for Baltimore bank
Reading Eagle: Study first step in long-term Berks County tourism plans
WFMZ: Allentown plans $5 million in capital improvements
WFMZ: Allentown Fire Department seeing changes at the top
Express Times: Phillipsburg police among top earners in 2013, but overtime pay came in under budget

North by Northwest
Erie Times-News: Dems lose early name recognition game in Erie County
Erie Times-News: Congressional candidate awaits ruling on petition challenge
Centre Daily Times: University Park: Penn State raises more than $2 billion in For the Future campaign
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Education funding is on mind of Dems
Williamsport Sun Gazette: Pennsylvania Senate passes bills to protect royalty owners
AP: Stepbrother slams McCord over his ‘single mom’ ads

Opinion
WHYY Newsworks: Fracking dialogue has been a classic case of nobody listening
Pottstown Mercury: Ban on cash gifts for politicians would be a good start
Courier Times: Public confidence stung by sting case
Carlisle Sentinel: Our View: Reduce causes of fatal accidents
Centre Daily Times: Political analyst: Jay Paterno’s exit takes luster from lieutenant governor race
Patriot News: Take a closer look at McCord’s supposedly disadvantaged childhood: PennLive letters
Post-Gazette: Bench pressed: Activists go political against a prospective judge
Tribune-Review: Vision needed: Retooling Kittanning

Blogs
Citizens’ Call: Leach PA-13 Campaign Counters Clinton Visit for Margolies With ‘Welcome’ Video Featuring Daughter
Keystone Conservatives: Wolf releases details of loan to his campaign
Media Trackers: SOLIDARITY: Pennsylvania Faculty Union Fights Liquor Privatization
Media Trackers: Union Cash Tsunami Headed for Pennsylvania Elections
Keystone Politics: #PA13: Debate video from 4/7 is now online
Pittston Politics: Wyoming Area “Labor” Board arbitrator rules in favor of “Labor”
Pittston Politics: Dem Gov candidates’ message: Corbett hates kids