The FBI raids Scranton City Hall and their Mayor’s home, while the PA HDCC names a new Interim Executive Director. Here is the Playbook.

January 11th Ups & Downs: Two Philadelphia Democrats land spots on a powerful House committee, a Luzerne County Republican will now chair the state Senate Judiciary Committee, and a Bucks County Republican will lead the Heroin Task Force in Congress. All of that and more in this week’s Ups and Downs.

Frank Burdell Named Interim HDCC Executive Director: Burdell was previously the Political Director of the PA HDCC.

McGarrigle Unanimously Selected as New Delco GOP Chair: The former state Senator said that he’s aware that they are “going through tough times” but believes the greatest times are still ahead of them.

Harrisburg & DC
WITF: Pa. readies for the start of Wolf’s second term
WITF: As Pa. prison population falls, GOP coalition for corrections reform appears stronger
Inquirer: A majority of Pa. voters thought John Fetterman was big enough for the state’s No. 2 job — but will it be big enough for him?  
AP: Pennsylvania state inmate population fell again last year
AP: Firm to shut down Pennsylvania plant, affecting 210 jobs
Philly Voice: TSA workers given one day’s pay, $500 bonus amid government shutdown
Post-Gazette: For a new lieutenant governor, John Fetterman looks unconventional. His life story might be more unusual.  
Post-Gazette: More than 2,000 Pa. federal employees ask for unemployment benefits
PLSReporter: State reps discuss environmental issues in Philadelphia
PLSReporter: Legislators try to combat youth vaping epidemic
PLSReporter: 3 under 3!
PLSReporter: Tweets of the Week – January 7, 2018
Philadelphia Business Journal: See the PA-made food and drinks on the menu at Gov. Wolf’s inauguration
Harrisburg Patriot News: John Fetterman: Pa. lieutenant governor’s appearance vs. reality might surprise you
Harrisburg Patriot News: Heads up Pa: Delaware lawmakers are working on a new measure to legalize marijuana, report | Friday Morning Coffee
Harrisburg Patriot News: Butterscotch Krimpets vs. king cake: The governors’ bet is on
Harrisburg Patriot News: What Pa. wines, beers will they be drinking at Gov. Wolf’s inauguration?
Harrisburg Patriot News: Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, at halftime of an 8-year tenure, says he’ll focus on achievable goals
Morning Call: Map: See where federal workers in Pennsylvania live, what they earn without a shutdown
Reading Eagle: Punishing addicted mothers a complex problem
Erie Times-News: Sen. Toomey: President has misused tariffs
Philadelphia
KYW Newsradio: A little something extra in city’s internship program — a paycheck
KYW Newsradio: Philly TSA agents, air traffic controllers feel sting of government shutdown
KYW Newsradio: Philly Archdiocesan students preparing to take part in March for Life rally in D.C.
KYW Newsradio: Some clergy abuse victims being denied access to church compensation funds
KYW Newsradio: Philly School District working to reduce backlog of pay owed to retirees   
KYW Newsradio: Leaders of Mummers meet with members of Pa. Legislative Black Caucus
KYW Newsradio: FLASHPOINT: Brown’s ShopRite CEO responds to strong rebuke from mayor over soda tax
KYW Newsradio: Farmers feeling impact as federal government shutdown drags on
KYW Newsradio: Franklin Institute offers free admission for government employees this weekend
Billy Penn: What we know about the KKK’s latest effort to spread hate in Philly
Billy Penn: Philly government is only 35 percent female, versus 53 percent of the city’s population  
Northeast Times: Violence, drugs among top concerns for Frankford and Northwood residents
Inquirer: ‘We can only go so long’: Thousands of Philly federal workers just missed their paycheck  
Inquirer: Given the Mummers’ history, will they ever manage to not offend?

SEPA
Bucks County Courier Times: Casey, Toomey, Fitzpatrick talk shutdown
Bucks County Courier Times: Attorney announces candidacy for Bucks County judge
Bucks County Courier Times: New Hope councilwoman’s cafe scrutinized at zoning meeting
Bucks County Courier Times: Ed Burns, Bensalem’s first mayor, dead at 87
Delco Daily Times: New state Sen. Kearney named Dem chair of local government committee
Delco Daily Times: New Dem challenger enters fray for county council
Inquirer: Federal shutdown ties up new voting machines for Montgomery County
Philly Voice: Boyertown votes to allow use of guns, ‘deadly force’ in school buildings
Pottstown Mercury: House Democrats clean Valley Forge Park amid shutdown
Pottstown Mercury: Trade wars putting a hurt on local charity that gives away coats to children living in poverty
Daily Local News: No tax hike for Upper Chi residents  
Daily Local News: Dinniman announces $150,000 for technical career programs

Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Six still in running for state Senate seat  
Post-Gazette: Subsidized housing complexes in Squirrel Hill, elsewhere, feel the pinch of shutdown
Post-Gazette: For a new lieutenant governor, John Fetterman looks unconventional. His life story might be more unusual.
Post-Gazette: As shutdown drags on, Loretto prison workers worry about feeding families, paying bills
Post-Gazette: Civil rights leaders seek investigation into Greyhound bus incident
Post-Gazette: ‘Take a deep breath,’ judge tells both sides in Antwon Rose shooting case  
WESA: Chief Public Defender Elliot Howsie Enters Race For Judge
Tribune Review: Pittsburgh’s $3.5B OnePGH to launch this year, mayor says
Tribune Review: Will Fetterman’s legacy set Braddock on a path to renewal?
Tribune Review: Anderson’s planned retirement to make it tough for GOP to regain power among Westmoreland commissioners
Tribune Review: Armstrong County commissioners chairman, Pat Fabian, seeking re-election
Tribune Review: Peters named Hampton council president again for 2019
PLSReporter: Darlene Harris to face two primary challengers for Pittsburgh council reelection

SWPA
Beaver County Times: Potter Twp. native tapped as interim executive director of Allegheny County Democratic Committee
Beaver County Times: County to outsource financial administrator position for 2019
Beaver County Times: Lamb offering mobile office hours at courthouse this month
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Elections 2019: Parties seeking ‘best people’ for local offices
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Somerset County Commissioner Walker will seek second term in office
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Federal workers: ‘We just want paid’
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Judges approve Franklin Township earned income tax hike
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Company withdraws interest in windmill project on Laurel Ridge
Altoona Mirror: Hollidaysburg woman announces candidacy
Altoona Mirror: GOP calls for border wall as payday dries up
Altoona Mirror: Meth use adds new wrinkle to opioid crisis
Observer-Reporter: Monessen council rebukes mayor, names acting mayor  
Observer-Reporter: Conduct case dismissed against district judge
Observer-Reporter: O’Neal to hold discussion event

NEPA
Citizens Voice: Scranton officials remain quiet after FBI raids at City Hall, mayor’s house
Citizens Voice: Scranton mayor: I’m not resigning
The Times Leader: WB Councilwoman Gilbert says ex-employer tried to influence her vote
The Times Leader: Capitol Roundup: ‘It’s On Us PA’ fighting against campus sexual assault
Times-Tribune: No municipal property tax increases in Lackawanna County this year

South Central   
Harrisburg Patriot News: Inauguration 2019: 13 ways it will differ from Gov. Tom Wolf’s first one
Harrisburg Patriot News: Appointment of new Harrisburg School District board member expected Wednesday
Harrisburg Patriot News: Cumberland County official to fill vacancy on the Capital Area Transit Board of Directors
Harrisburg Patriot News: What Pa. wines, beers will they be drinking at Gov. Wolf’s inauguration?
York Daily Record: Pa. priest abuse: Bishop Gainer says children will be taught to report suspicious actions
York Dispatch: New map, new issue: Many congressional district offices delayed across Pa.
York Dispatch: Investigation Discovery show episode focuses on York City race riot homicides
LNP | LancasterOnline: Government shutdown: How it’s affecting some federal employees, services in Lancaster County
Carlisle Sentinel: Taking the Lead: Women hold presidency at all four Cumberland County colleges, universities  
Carlisle Sentinel: Jaime Keating announces run for district attorney  

Lehigh Valley
Reading Eagle: 5 Berks lawmakers take leadership roles  
Reading Eagle: The Briefing: A good week for Ryan Costello
Reading Eagle: Pottstown man runs regularly … for president
Reading Eagle: Reading City Council Vice President John Slifko dies
Morning Call: Leewright resigns from Saucon Valley school board
Morning Call: After discussion leader’s shooting death, Allentown community gathers to talk gun violence
AP: Terry Rang named editor-in-chief of The Morning Call
Express Times: For safety’s sake, Easton Area schools may close on Election Day
Express Times: Ken Brown will run for re-election to Easton City Council  
Express Times: Northampton County’s public defender announces she’ll run for district attorney  
Express Times: ‘Lehigh County will be in good hands,’ coroner says as he calls it a career after 26 years

North by Northwest
Erie Times-News: Roll Call: How local legislators voted on key issues last week  
Erie Times-News: Federal shutdown hits home in Erie
Erie Times-News: Erie lawyer Sala announces for judge
Erie Times-News: Erie applies for state’s Early Intervention Program
Erie Times-News: Longtime east Erie district judge to retire
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Businessman seeks council seat
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Prison may add another mental health professional
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Prison may add another mental health professional

Opinion
Inquirer Editorial Board: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and legislators should work together to enact pension commission recommendations
Inquirer Editorial Board: Ending the shutdown would be easy, if Congress did its job.
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Collateral damage: Federal workers face test of professionalism, resolve
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Caving to the Saudis: Netflix sets a poor example for U.S. companies
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: What she said: Rashida Tlaib should be talking about issues
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Trashing the parks: If visitors can’t behave, national sites should close
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Pharma disrupter: Nonprofit drugmaker targets supply, costs
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Banning boycotts?: Free speech trumps sympathy for an ally
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Revisit suicide policies: Jail has seen too many deaths to keep status quo
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: The future of re-use: Recycling is costly, but it shouldn’t be curtailed
Joseph Torsella: Student debt crisis is a moral failing
Will Bunch: Bernie Sanders is the leader America needs now. Just NOT by running for president in 2020
Trudy Rubin: Spoiler alert: 2019′s real global security threats don’t include a border crisis
Alexis Foster: Meek Mill’s champion activism signals an important shift
Amy Janke: Insurance system blocks comprehensive pain treatment
Alex Berenson: What we should really be talking about when we consider legalizing marijuana
Stan McChrystal, Jeff Eggers, and Jason Mangone: As 2020 approaches, eight ways to consider the question of who should lead
Ronnie Polaneczky: Neshaminy, it’s time. Ditch the ‘Redskins’ name already.
Jonathan Zimmerman: The ‘Redskin’ defenders in Neshaminy have the right to use the shameful name
Mike Newall: Around Independence Mall, empty tables and thoughts full of worry
Helen Ubiñas: As Trump marches on with border demands, a Philly photographer’s view of the migrant caravan stuck in Mexico
Ruth Ann Dailey: Of race and grace
David M. Shribman: Outsiders vs. insiders
Keith C. Burris: In praise of elders
Brian O’Neill: One man’s answer to why the Chevy Volt died