The state House is going to consider child sex abuse bills again, while the candidates in PA12 have agreed to a debate and forum. Here is the Playbook.

Sanders To Participate in Fox News Town Hall in Bethlehem: In a recent PA poll, the Vermont Senator was second overall in the Democratic 2020 presidential field.

PA12: Candidates Set a Debate and a Forum: Friedenberg’s team pushed for more debates in the most populated parts of the district, while Keller’s campaign believes having two televised throughout the whole district suffices.

Harrisburg & DC  
AP: Pennsylvania House to again consider child sex abuse bills
AP: Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania turnpike toll hikes
AP: After first year, opioid info sharing system touts successes
AP: New policy gives state universities more power over tuition
WITF: Why legalize weed? F&M poll respondents say it’s a sign of the times.
LNP | LancasterOnline: Becca Rast, Jess King’s ’18 campaign manager, named Bernie Sanders’ national field director   
Morning Call: U.S. House votes to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, with help from Republican Brian Fitzpatrick
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Democrats want to flip Pennsylvania’s state Senate in 2020. They’ll need the suburbs to do it
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: ‘This is not a partisan issue’: U.S. Rep. Fitzpatrick splits with Pa. Republicans, votes to reauthorize revamped Violence Against Women Act
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Trucker lawsuit against Pa. Turnpike that threatened public transit funding dismissed
PLSReporter: Nuclear debate heating up in General Assembly
PLSReporter: Lawmakers brace for fresh statute of limitations fight
PLSReporter: 3 under 3!
Patriot News: New state university plan lets students know tuition earlier; State System schools get to set own rates
Patriot News: Jail for Penn State frat brothers in hazing death: Will they actually spend time behind bars?
StateImpactPA: Sunoco agrees to settlement, including more safety inspections, with PUC investigators after Mariner East 1 leak
StateImpactPA: U.S. Steel: Fire-damaged pollution controls at Clairton back on-line

Philadelphia
Philly Clout: Philly building trades unions, absent Local 98, air support for Mayor Jim Kenney
KYW Newsradio: Hundreds pack community center to voice concerns over proposed safe injection site
KYW Newsradio: Proposed legislation would expand hate crime protections for people with disabilities
KYW Newsradio: City ID card now available for those unable to get government-issued ID
KYW Newsradio: Lawmakers announce statewide call to action on poverty on anniversary of MLK assassination
KYW Newsradio: Group wants Philly school board to redo votes made behind closed doors
Philadelphia Tribune: Williams, Butkovitz talk policies at mayoral debate; Kenney a no-show
WHYY Newsworks: 30 Democrats scramble for five Philly Council nominations  
WHYY Newsworks: Philly parking czar wants to know who’s driving your Uber, says Pa. audit doesn’t go far enough
Philadelphia Business Journal: Twelve of 17 Philadelphia council members get a zero on business scorecard
Philadelphia Business Journal: A Council Scorecard: The city’s business problem
PLSReporter: Philadelphia launches municipal IDs, joining other big cities
Billy Penn: Philly will create a comprehensive index of historic buildings to boost preservation
Inquirer: A judge angered one of Pennsylvania’s most politically connected law firms, then quickly lost her job

SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: Officials urge expansion of hate crime law to protect disabled
Pottstown Mercury: Montgomery County to hold voting machine demonstrations
Pottstown Mercury: Commissioners debut voting how-to, announce sale of bonds
Delco Daily Times: Aqua Pa. sues to block Chester Water Authority deal with Chester

Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Meet the women who helped elect Pam Iovino
Post-Gazette: Officials announce anti-poverty proposals on anniversary of King’s death
City Paper: Sen. Bob Casey introduces bill to examine social media’s potential role in rising hate crimes  
City Paper: Pittsburgh is one of the most gentrified cities in the U.S.  
Tribune Review: State lawmakers tour attractions in Laurel Highlands, Westmoreland County

SWPA  
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Redistricting commission launches public meetings
Beaver County Times: Pennsylvanians could vote by mail under bill from state Rep. Rob Matzie
Beaver County Times: Beaver County Commissioners Egley, Camp clash over D.C. trip
Beaver County Times: Senate bill provides help to struggling nuclear plants

NEPA
Times-Tribune: Biden secretly visits Scranton
Times-Tribune: Pantuso absent at commissioners meeting after reporting on unpaid taxes, trash fees
Times-Tribune: Commissioners appoint former Keystone Mission director to county post
Times-Tribune: Officials discuss ways to help financially strapped Scranton School District
The Times Leader: Toomey and Schumer introduce fentanyl sanctions bill     
The Times Leader: Cartwright announces $1.6M for Maternal and Family Health Services

South Central  
York Dispatch: State Senate version of nuclear subsidy bill introduced
York Dispatch: DA’s office ‘legally analyzing’ Supler’s treasurer run over 2012 felony conviction
LNP | LancasterOnline: Becca Rast, Jess King’s ’18 campaign manager, named Bernie Sanders’ national field director
York Daily Record: Election 2019: Here’s a list of candidate forums in York County ahead of primary

Lehigh Valley   
Reading Eagle: Oral arguments heard in Vaughn Spencer’s hearing in Philadelphia
Express Times: ‘Release the report!’ Bethlehem joins nationwide protests demanding to see Mueller investigation’s findings
Morning Call: Allentown Syrian group backs mayor, says now is not the time to raise the flag

North by Northwest
Erie Times-News: Bayfront Connector studies underway on Erie’s east side
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Citizens voice concerns to commission

Opinion  
Inquirer Editorial Board: Street congestion is bad, but solutions exist
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: What’s the plan?: Trump rightly nudges GOP on health care
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: A new Chicago?: Lori Lightfoot could bring fresh air to the Windy City
John L. Micek: NatGas foes are just like Chairman Mao? Wait? What? | Thursday Morning Coffee
Dom Giordano: Supervised injection sites being forced upon people, neighborhoods that don’t want them
Amir Curry: Why criminalize students and control schools with a metal detectors mandate?
Tony Norman: The ballad of Joe Biden: Don’t Stand So Close to Me
Savannah Lindquist: Universal background checks will worsen the inequalities of gun ownership
Kevin Davis: School safety requires strong security like metal detectors
John L. Micek: Yes, what we don’t know about science can hurt us
Stefanie Babst and Michael Ruhle: NATO’s job of providing security for over 900 million citizens can no longer be measured by a 1949 yardstick
Manil Suri and Karen Saxe: Want to fix gerrymandering? Then the Supreme Court needs to listen to mathematicians
Massimo Faggioli: Recent changes at Villanova don’t make it any less of a Catholic university