Kane is under investigation for the Barker firing, Dougherty picks up western endorsements and we ask whether Gov. Wolf should call for Kane to step down. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz!

Ferman Expanding Investigation Into Kane: The AG’s firing of James Barker will now be handled by the Montgomery County DA.

Dougherty Touts Allegheny County Endorsements: The Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge won the backing of a plethora of western PA officials.

Reader Poll: Should Wolf Call on Kane to Resign?: Is it time for the Governor to tell the Attorney General she should step down?

Reader Poll: The Budget Won’t Meet Deadline: Our readers believe the budget battle could go into the fall.

Politically Uncorrected: Kane: Part of a Bigger Problem: Kane is not the first Pennsylvania attorney general to confront strife and dissension. Indeed the attorney general who begins and ends their tenure unscathed by controversy is a rare bird.

Feibush Launches Two Television Ads in Council Race (VIDEOS): The candidate for City Council’s Second District turned insult into the topic of his first political ad.

Montco Dems Endorse Court Candidates: The Montgomery County Democrats make their selections for PA Supreme and Superior Courts.

Statewide
StateImpactPA: Governor Wolf hires rail expert to evaluate oil train risks
State House Sound Bites: Schools funding commission closing in on deadline
State House Sound Bites: Senate GOP says “soon” on long-awaited pension bill
PA Independent: As PA cuts tourism funding, officials look to local hotel tax to fill gap
PLSReporter: Lawmaker wants to bring OSHA to PA public employers
PLSReporter: House hearing starts look at ways to increase career and technical education opportunities

Philadelphia
Inquirer: U.S. Judge Overturns ‘Anguish’ Law Passed After Abu-Jamal Speech
Inquirer: Meet Your Candidates for City Commissioner, Minus One
Inquirer: Philadelphia Leaders Reflect on the Trouble in Baltimore
Inquirer: UPDATE: At Mayoral Forum, Questions About Campaign Donors’ Influence
Inquirer: UPDATE: Grand Jury: Kane Orchestrated Leak and Cover-Up
Inquirer: In Montco, Wolf Touts Biz Partnerships
Inquirer: Montco D.A. to Investigate Kane Aide’s Firing
Inquirer: Wolf Hires Expert on Preventing Oil-Train Mishaps
Daily News: Mayoral Candidates Hammer Kenney Over ‘Johnny Doc’
Daily News: Shocker Endorsement for Maria Quinones-Sanchez
Philly.com: Candidates Asked, ‘If You Were Mayor And a Riot Broke Out …’
WHYY Newsworks: In Wake of Baltimore Riots, Nutter Urges Focus on Underlying Issues
WHYY Newsworks: District Attorney to Add Prosecutor’s Firing to Kane Probe
WHYY Newsworks: Williams Super PAC Boosts Spending
WHYY Newsworks: Pa. School Funding Panel Expected to Issue Recommendations in June
WHYY Newsworks: Million-Dollar Ad Buy Pushes for Philly Charter School Expansion
WHYY Newsworks: Kane Engaged in Coverup, Was ‘Untruthful,’ Unsealed Grand Jury Report Says

SEPA
Bucks Courier-Times: Morrisville Council at Odds Over Meeting Date, Committee Appointments
Bucks Local News: State Civil Rights Agency Finds Neshaminy’s Use of ‘Redskins’ Name ‘Racially Derogatory,’ Could Open Door for Lengthy Proceedings
Montgomery Media: Gov. Tom Wolf Speaks About Connecting Education, Industry in Hatboro
Daily Local News: Kane’s Firing of Employee Part of Probe Into Her Actions
Daily Local News: West Chester School Board OKs Budget with Tax Hike

Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Montgomery County DA to Widen Investigation Against Attorney General Kane
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Judge Quashes NRA Attempt to Restart Case
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Ford City Council’s Quiet on Debt Frustrates Residents
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Plum High School Teacher Hires Attorney Who Also Represents Jerry Sandusky
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Bill to Name Federal Courthouse Downtown for Late Fox Chapel Judge Passes House
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Live Coverage of Plum School Board Meeting
Pittsburgh Business Times: Range Resources Net Income Drops; Drills Another Gusher
Pittsburgh Business Times: Pennsylvania Hires Consultant to Study Oil Trains

Southwest
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Shuster Hasn’t Considered Recusal After Dating Lobbyist
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Appeals Court Won’t Lift Stay on NRA’s Pittsburgh Lawsuit
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: New Grand Jury Report Potentially Damaging to Kane
Observer-Reporter: Decision Expected Soon on Agency’s Handling of Exec’s Salaries
Observer-Reporter: Audit: Pennsylvania-owned Universities Need Consistent Sexual Violence Policies
Observer-Reporter: Senate GOP Majority to See if They Can Back Words With Votes
Observer-Reporter: Is Certification for Community Health Workers a Good Idea?
Altoona Mirror: Jury Commissioners Group Might Disband

NEPA
Pocono Record: Pa. State Police Offer Assistance After Baltimore Riots
Pocono Record: District Attorney to Add Prosecutor’s Firing to Probe
Pocono Record: Stroud Twp. Supervisors Give Conditional Use OK to Solar Facility
The Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre City, Township Police Unveil Mobile App For Reporting Incidents in “Real-time”
The Times Leader: LCCC President Tom Leary Named Chair of Statewide Commission
The Times Leader: Atheists Sue Lackawanna County Transportation System Over Refusal to Run Ad
The Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre Township Volunteer Fire Department Unveils $60,000 Ladder Truck

South Central
Patriot News: Harrisburg Officials Saddled with Reed-era Artifacts
Patriot News: Supreme Court to Hear Appeal in Dispute Between Chambersburg, Firefighters Union
Patriot News: PA Lawmaker’s Tweet Seems to Blame Obama for Baltimore Riots
YDR: York City Cops Face Termination for Breaking Chain of Command
YDR: Grove to Host Town Hall
YDR: Baltimore Commuters from York County Talk About Riots
YDR: Primary Election Voter Guide
Sentinel: May Will be Mental Health Awareness Month in Cumberland County

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: East Penn Whittles Proposed Tax Hike to 3.78 Percent
Morning Call: Pennsylvanians, Federal Lawmakers have Shifted Views on Gay Marriage
Morning Call: South Bethlehem Historic Panel Tables Plans for High-Rise
Morning Call: Congressman Shuster hasn’t Considered Recusal After Dating Aviation Lobbyist
Reading Eagle: Reading the Scene of State Senate Panel Hearing
Reading Eagle: Former Berks Commissioner Carabello Dies
Express-Times: Ex-Warren County Sheriff May Face Summer Trial of Molestation Charges
Express-Times: Phillipsburg School Board Approves 2015-2016 Budget with Additional Staff, Tax Increases
Express-Times: Saucon Valley Teachers Pack Meeting Urging Board to Table
Express-Times: Nazareth School Board Approves Budget with Tax Increases

North by Northwest
Erie Times-News: Millcreek Supervisors Approve Subdivision
Erie Times-News: May Summit to Discuss Erie County Rail Oil Transportation Hazards
Campaign Erie ’15: Pawlowski to Hold Erie Event in US Senate Bid
Sun Gazette: Township Denies Paper’s Request for Names
Sun Gazette: Sanitary Line Replacement Approved

Opinion
Inquirer: Comcast’s Disconnect
Daily News: Oh, the Drip, Drip of the Kane Case
Patriot News: Wolf’s Budget is a Moment of Truth for Pennsylvania
YDR: Court Punts on Fair Education Funding in PA
Morning Call: Wolf’s Budget a Good Deal for Pennsylvanians
Reading Eagle: Slightly Lower Return Can Mean Big Losses
Erie Times-News: Trash Pickers and Pickups, Unite!
Sun Gazette: Sexual Violence: We All Have to Turn the Tide
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Kane Must Go: The Attorney General’s Office Has Lost All Credibility
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Baltimore Burns: Destruction’s Culture

Blogs
Liberty City Press: Beyond the Signposts
Liberty City Press: Don’t Quit, Desamour
Citified: The Brief: As Baltimore Riots, Philadelphia Watches
Citified: Inside Take: Money for Schools, or Tax-Free Helicopters?
Citified: Lynne Abraham Now OK with Pantsuits, Pot and Abolishing the Death Penalty
Citified: Idea: Redevelop Distressed Neighborhoods With Venture Capital and 401(k)s
Keystone Crossroads: How smaller cities should think differently about bike share
Keystone Crossroads: Pa. school funding panel expected to issue recommendations in June
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: PSP Endorse Judge Giordano
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Bethlehem City Council Candidates Exchange Views at Northwest Blockwatch
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: NorCo Gaming Board Awards $1.66 Million in Impact Grants