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4/28 Morning Buzz

PA-state-flag6Kane’s grand jury presentment is released, Toomey lands on the list of vulnerable Senators in 2016 and Kenney and Abraham launch their first TV ads. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz!

BREAKING: Judge Releases Kane’s Grand Jury Presentment: The 33-page report is now available to the public.

PA-Sen: Toomey’s Race Ranked #5 Most Vulnerable: The National Journal put the PA Senator at number five on their list.

PHL-15: Kenney Releases First TV Ad (VIDEO): The commercial touts the ex-Councilman’s progressive credentials.

PHL-15: Abraham Releases First TV Ad (VIDEO): With just three weeks until the election, Abraham makes the jump to TV.

Wecht Releases First Campaign Ad (VIDEO): The State Supreme Court candidate hits the airwaves.

Peduto Yells for McGough for Court of Common Pleas (VIDEO): Mayor Bill Peduto endorsed Judge Hugh McGough for Court of Common Pleas in an interesting new ad.

Statewide
Capitolwire: Auditor General says PASSHE doing its best to control tuition costs
Capitolwire: Kane gave ‘materially false’ testimony, grand jury says
PLSReporter: Auditor General says state schools need to improve campus safety procedures
PLSReporter: CAPITOL CROWD: Dave Thomas, Chief Counsel to Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman
StateImpactPA: Charges dismissed against Wolf inauguration protesters
PA Independent: Higher taxes all ‘round: 3 things to know about IFO report on Wolf’s tax plan
State House Sound Bites: Audit knocks PASSHE’s compliance with campus safety laws

Philadelphia
Inquirer: At Mayoral Forum, Questions About Campaign Donors’ Influence
Inquirer: Registered Dems Still Outnumber Republicans 7 to 1
Inquirer: School-Choice Advocacy Group Plans Big TV Push
Inquirer: Feibush Launches Ads in Second District Council Race
Inquirer: Stephanie Singer to Keep Fighting but Not for Her Seat
Philly.com: AdWatch: Promoting Progressive Kenney, Not Fumo’s Kenney
Philly.com: Opening Up Prison Records Part of Reform Mayoral Candidates Support
Philly.com: Big Money Is Back in Philly Politics, Just Dressed Differently
Philly.com: Racial Math More Complicated for Latino Community
Philly.com: Wendell Potter: Allyson Schwartz’s New Advocacy Group Is Not What It Appears
Philadelphia Neighborhoods: To Keep Millennials in the City, Politicians Must Focus on Schools
WHYY Newsworks: Kane Engaged in Coverup, Was ‘Untruthful,’ Unsealed Grand Jury Report Says
WHYY Newsworks: Abraham Touts Education in First TV Ad of Her Philly Mayoral Campaign
WHYY Newsworks: Report: Getting Rid of Racial Bias in Pa. School Funding Will Take More Than Money
WHYY Newsworks: Highlights from Today’s #NextMayorPHL Debate, in Tweets
WHYY Newsworks: Major Part of Wolf’s Medicaid Overhaul Goes Into Effect
WHYY Newsworks: Philly Councilman Proposes High-Tech Pothole Patch
WHYY Newsworks: Previewing Philadelphia’s Hearings on Comcast
Business Journal: Should Philadelphia Government Be Run Like a Business? Mayoral Candidates Speak Out
Business Journal: 2016 DNC Out to Prove It’s Diverse

SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: Judges Punt to Montco D.A. Over Kane Contempt Charges
Pottstown Mercury: Kane Grand Jury Presentation Unsealed: Criminal Charges Urged Against Pa. AG
Pottstown Mercury: Grand Jury Presentment Against Attorney General Kathleen Kane Unsealed
Ambler Gazette: 13 Running for Upper Dublin School Board in Primary
Ambler Gazette: 10 Running for Five Wissahickon School Board Seats

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Grand Jury Presentment: AG Kane Lied, Tried to Cover Up Leak
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Plum Officials: District Won’t Inhibit ‘Constitutionally Protected Speech’
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Allegheny County Council Will Have New Look
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Lawyers Donate Thousands of Dollars to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Race
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Audit Says Pa. Universities Need to Better Track Crime, Sex Bias
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Westmoreland County Municipalities Push to Clean Up Litter, Dumps
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge Unseals Grand Jury Presentment: AG Kane Testimony ‘Riddled With Inconsistencies’
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Plum Borough School District Responds to Tough ACLU Questions
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Wilkins Township Approves Sewer Replacement Project
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Mayor Peduto Urges State Panel for ‘Solutions’ to Education Funding

Southwest
Altoona Mirror: City Chief Puts Emphasis on Training in Annual Report
Altoona Mirror: State Police Program Leads to Dozen Arrests for DUI
Observer-Reporter: Criminal Probe of AG Kane May Expand to Include Staff Hiring
Observer-Reporter: Is certification for Community Health Workers a Good Idea?
Observer-Reporter: Study Blames Global Warming for 75 Percent of Very Hot Days
Beaver County Times: Study: $10.10 Minimum Wage Would Boost Pa. Workers, Economy
Beaver County Times: Report: Minimum Wage Isn’t Enough for Nursing Home Workers to Make Ends Meet
Beaver County Times: Debate Over Elementary Changes Continue by Moon School Board; Busing Times Questioned by Some

NEPA
The Times Leader: Luzerne County Hospitals, Jail Report Rise in Overdoses From Synthetic Marijuana
The Times Leader: Grand Jury: Pennsylvania Attorney General Was Not ‘Truthful’
The Times Leader: Pennsylvania Top Court Reinstates Monsignor’s Conviction
Times-Tribune: Steamtown Plans May Train Excursions
Times-Tribune: Lackawanna County Denies Woman Was Denied Job for Political Reasons
Times-Tribune: Carter: Can’t Afford to Be President Today
News Item: Millett Weighs In On Prison, Property Tax and More

South Central
Intelligencer: Lancastrians Live Five Years Longer than Most Philadelphians
Intelligencer: State System of Higher Ed Audit Focuses on Cost Control, Sexual Violence Compliance
YDR: AP: PA’s Top Court Reinstates Monsignor’s Conviction
Patriot News: Unpayable Medical Bills
Patriot News: Prices at the Pump Increase as crude Oil Prices Rebound
Patriot News: Grand Jury: A Kane Directive to Fight the Special Prosecutor’s Probe is Challenged Within Her Office
Patriot News: Pass or Fail? Gov. Wolf’s First 100 Days in Office
Patriot News: Kane Spokesman Reacts to Release of Grand Jury Presentment
Patriot News: Grand Jury: Newspaper Report Based on Leaked Information didn’t Seem to Worry Kane
Patriot News: Grand Jury: AG Kane’s Top Staff Warned Against Disclosing 2009 Grand Jury Information Several Times, Several Ways
York Dispatch: York City Mayor’s Annual Address Focuses on Education

Lehigh Valley
Reading Eagle: There’s a Call for Last Call at 4 AM in Bars
Reading Eagle: Ruling: No Free Water for Reading Property
Reading Eagle: Exeter School Board Member Chosen for Statewide Initiative
Reading Eagle: Berks Residents See Baltimore Protests
Morning Call: Retaliation Claim Against Kane Sent to Montco DA for Investigation
Morning Call: Wolf’s Education Chief Vows to Advocate for Schools
Morning Call: Grand Jury: PA AG Kane’s Testimony About Alleged Leak ‘Not an Honest Account’

North by Northwest
Sun Gazette: Lewisburg Native Wants to Expand Lunchtime Options
Sun Gazette: State Senate OK’s Bill on Co-Payments
Erie Times News: Supreme Court Candidate Donohue Campaigns in Erie

Opinion
Inquirer: Suspicious Reversal
Philly.com: Hey, PGW, Step on the Gas
Intelligencer: Wolf Budget Right Approach, Even if All Pennsylvanians Must Pay
YDR: Remove Richland Ave Dam
Patriot News: PA’s Workers Comp Law has Worked for 100 Years- Here’s why We Need to Protect It
Reading Eagle: Budget Cuts No Excuse; IRS Must be Able to Aid Taxpayers
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Give Ike The Memorial He Deserves
Altoona Mirror: Reject Hinckley Release

Blogs
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Did Brown Have Authority to Award 19% Raise Without Council Approval?
Above Average Jane: Montco Gay Caucus on Supreme Court Hearings
Above Average Jane: Montco Dems Endorse Lazarus and Dubow
Pennsylvania Progressive: Citizen-Journalist Fined for Telling the Truth
Commonwealth Foundation: Who to Believe on Wolf Tax Increase?
Commonwealth Foundation: Pennsylvanians Are Working Longer for the Government
Keystone Crossroads: At Penn State, researchers looking for the next big thing in infrastructure
Keystone Crossroads: Report: Getting rid of racial bias is Pa. school funding will take more than money
Citified: The Brief: Jim Kenney is the Mayoral Race’s New Frontrunner
Citified: Tonight, Join Us for a Live Interview with Lynne Abraham
Citified: This One Weird Trick Will Rescue Philadelphia’s Economy
Citified: Lynne Abraham’s Last Best Hope
Citified: Baltimore’s Freddie Gray Died in Police Custody — Could the Same Thing Happen Here?

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