Pennsylvania Society has come and gone, and PoliticsPA is recapping the top rumors and stories coming out of the receptions from NYC. Here is the Playbook.

PA Society Weekend Chatter: The weekend has come and gone, and we are recapping the top rumors and stories coming out of the receptions.  

November 30th Ups & Downs: A former Democratic Attorney General reports to prison, the Lehigh Valley once again has representation in Congress, a Republican candidate for City Council in Philadelphia gets in hot water for some racist Facebook posts and a Lackawanna Democrat finds himself a leadership role in the House. All of that and more are in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Harrisburg & DC
AP: Crunch time nears in Pennsylvania to buy new voting machines
AP: Pennsylvania state lawmaker gets probation in bribery case
AP: The Latest: Speaker says sentencing ended lawmaker’s term
AP: Bloomberg announces $50 million to fight opioid epidemic
AP: The Latest: Pennsylvania will be 1st to get Bloomberg funds
StateImpactPA: Mariner East pipelines: Judge reviews request for immediate shutdown
StateImpactPA: Listen: Pa.’s biggest coal ash pond asks for new water pollution permit
PLSReporter: Wolf creates commission to study redistricting, drawings cries of grandstanding from legislative Republicans
PLSReporter: Brown sentenced to 23 month probation, still withholds resignation
PLSReporter: Scarnati asks Williams for proof of residency ahead of swearing in
PLSReporter: VIDEO: 3 under 3!
PLSReporter: Tweets of the Week – November 26, 2018
PLSReporter: Wagner audit of Allegheny County DPW finds lax oversight, cost overruns
Inquirer: Bipartisan praise for former President Bush from Pennsylvania and New Jersey leaders
Inquirer: Presidents, Pa. officials offer praise for George H.W. Bush
Inquirer: Pennsylvania to pilot Bloomberg initiative to fight opioid epidemic
Inquirer: At Pennsylvania Society, talk of bipartisanship, brotherhood … and bacon
WITF: Pa. politicos take annual trip to NYC for glitz, networking, and cocktails
PA Post: Can a moderate Republican like Tom Killion survive in the Philly suburbs?
Billy Penn: GOP to Wolf: Your redistricting commission is a ‘distraction’
KDKA: Gov. Wolf Orders Flags To Fly Half-Staff To Honor Former President George H.W. Bush   
KDKA: A Humble Person & A Wonderful Friend: Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh Remembers Former President George H.W. Bush
Altoona Mirror: Food stamp work plan thwarted

Philadelphia
Inquirer: No verdict yet for top Bob Brady aide in campaign finance case
Inquirer: More ‘errors’ found in records of city land sales to Point Breeze developer  
Inquirer: U.N. speech by Temple prof draws fire from university’s board chair
Inquirer: Pennsylvania to pilot Bloomberg initiative to fight opioid epidemic
Inquirer: At Pennsylvania Society, talk of bipartisanship, brotherhood … and bacon
KYW Newsradio: Philadelphia’s financial watchdog issues a warning on overtime
WHYY Newsworks: City Council downsizes new protections for renters in ‘good cause’ bill
City Lab: Philadelphia Service Workers Could Be Next to Get a Fair Workweek Law
Billy Penn: INBOX: Here’s Mayor Kenney’s statement on the passing of George H.W. Bush
Philadelphia Magazine: Second Man Arrested in Philly Marine Attack Wanted “More Violence” at Trump Inauguration

SEPA
PA Post: Can a moderate Republican like Tom Killion survive in the Philly suburbs?
Bucks County Courier Times: Warminster reconfiguring animal control agreements with adjacent towns
Bucks County Courier Times: Residents urge action at state PFAS meeting
Delco Daily Times: Pipeline foe says Delco study proves project’s risk
Pottstown Mercury: Montco receives $500K grant to prevent school violence
Pottstown Mercury: Chesco Sheriff Bunny Welsh won’t seek sixth term
Pottstown Mercury: Chester County adopts plan guiding future growth while preserving open space
Pottstown Mercury: Tax impact ranked last in Perk Valley facility survey
Montgomery Media: North Penn, Lansdale announce green vehicle grants
Daily Local News: Kennett teacher elected vice president of PSEA
Inquirer: Pennsbury schools will reopen Monday, but boil-water alert remains in force

Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Republican Senate leader asks Senator-elect Lindsey Williams for information about her residency
Post-Gazette: First night of Hanukkah celebrated with Tree of Life victims in mind
Post-Gazette: Allegheny County judge ordered removed by Superior Court from sex offender case recuses
Post-Gazette: East Pittsburgh police officers pull their last shifts Friday
Post-Gazette: Councilman Corey O’Connor’s aunt killed in pedestrian accident in Squirrel Hill
Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh was an important stop on George H.W. Bush’s road to the presidency
Tribune Review: Jury selection in Westmoreland Sheriff Held’s trial to begin Monday
Tribune Review: After no tax hikes for 16 years, Apollo plans huge property tax increase
Tribune Review: Blawnox property taxes expected to hold steady
Tribune Review: Plum School District and teachers union official turn mum on contract talks
KDKA: Gov. Wolf Orders Flags To Fly Half-Staff To Honor Former President George H.W. Bush
KDKA: A Humble Person & A Wonderful Friend: Former Gov. Dick Thornburgh Remembers Former President George H.W. Bush
City Paper: White nationalism stickers posted outside Belvederes in Lawrenceville

SWPA
Observer-Reporter: D. Raja announces bid for 37th State Senate seat
Observer-Reporter: County government got out of the nursing home business a year ago
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: ‘Investigatory information’ at issue: Cambria judge orders DA’s financial records concerning drug forfeiture accounts be made public
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Burns announces equipment state grant
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Local, state officials remember Bush as ‘strong leader,’ ‘amazing guy’
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Johnstown Housing Authority gets high marks
Beaver County Times: As he prepares to leave Congress, Rothfus says he’s ‘proud of the work that we did’
Beaver County Times: CCBC calls subsidy deferral a ‘win-win’
Altoona Mirror: Food stamp work plan thwarted
Altoona Mirror: Gregory keeping offices

NEPA
Standard-Speaker: City property tax hike could be reduced
Pocono Record: Mayors commit to future of solar energy
Pocono Record: Public meeting with PennDOT Dec. 4 on I-80 expansion
Pocono Record: Bridge replacement project coming to end
News Item: Court to make case for hiring at salary board meeting
Times Leader: Federal agency: Luzerne County government office has too much money in bank
Citizens Voice: Revenue Dept. tapping emerging beer market

South Central
Harrisburg Patriot News: In Manhattan, a bit of the shine goes off the Pennsylvania Society’s apple
Harrisburg Patriot News: ABC27′s parent company to acquire Fox 43: report
Harrisburg Patriot News: Hand up or hand out? Nuclear power’s supporters make case for state help for reactors
Harrisburg Patriot News: PA Unite Against White Supremacy rally held on Capitol steps
Harrisburg Patriot News: Public not notified of spill adjacent to Lycoming County native trout stream
Carlisle Sentinel: United Way of the Capital Region honors Vance with Humanitarian Award
York Daily Record: Remembering George Bush: His York connections
York Dispatch: Platts: Bush ‘one of the real heroes of our nation’
LNP | LancasterOnline: George H.W. Bush made at least 5 appearances in Lancaster County over 20 years
LNP | LancasterOnline: Lancaster city police expect many positives from adding social worker

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Susan Wild, House Democrats say government reform bill will be next Congress’s first act
Morning Call: From swearing-in to standing with Pelosi, Susan Wild wraps up her first week as a congresswoman
Reading Eagle: In Harrisburg, more bills fail than pass
Reading Eagle: U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello’s exit interview
Reading Eagle: Reading’s ex-mayor remembered for kind demeanor
Reading Eagle: Berks temporary Congresswomen pursue political reforms
Reading Eagle: Berks politicians join the nation in mourning the loss of President George H.W. Bush
Reading Eagle: The Rundown: Wolf says turnpike drivers could soon get a break
Express Times: The time Bush 41 threw Lehigh Valley-made horseshoes, and other remembrances

North by Northwest
Centre Daily Times: Centre County judge rules in favor of 2 frats over State College, zoning hearing board
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Budget plan shows no tax increase for Clinton County
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Drugs, affordable housing among local concerns
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Commissioners approve $241K retirement fund contribution hike
Erie Times-News: Erie to test police body cameras in 2019
Erie Times-News: 51 apply to fill Erie City Council vacancy

Opinion
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: The common thread: Domestic violence often leads to other violent acts
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: A nation’s duty: Argentina should heed families’ wishes on remains
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Last of the breed
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Phony prescriptions: Health professionals must be on guard for fraud
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Overruled once again: Judge McDaniel should face sanctions for bias
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Lesson from East Pittsburgh: The borough disbands a police force it never needed
Inquirer Editorial Board: Second casino a bad bet for a city struggling with poverty
John Baer: Pennsylvania lawmakers, judges, others get pay raises — because it’s that time of the year
Kirstin Snow: This is why I don’t go to Pennsylvania Society
Charlie Gerow: Pennsylvania Society is more than just parties
Paul Muschick: 8 hours in jail? House arrest? C’mon! Light sentences for Ed Pawlowski cronies are ridiculous
Will Bunch: George H.W. Bush was a family man and war hero who gave America its horribly destructive politics
Marc Lamont Hill: I’m sorry my word choices caused harm
Dava Guerin: Pres. George H.W. Bush taught me how to care about all people, even those I disagree with
Jenice Armstrong: Fired CNN commentator says remarks on Middle East are being misconstrued
Trudy Rubin: Saudi women activists jailed and tortured. Still, Trump supports Mohammed bin Salman
Bart Blatstein: Temple should take action after Marc Lamont Hill’s Israel comments
Abraham Gutman: From Tel Aviv, Marc Lamont Hill’s Palestine comments don’t sound so wrong to me
David M. Shribman: The ‘Frontrunner’ and me
David M. Shribman: An American life. A life of purpose.