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What We’re Hearing
It don’t come easy. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-11) tweeted that the House GOP Conference is broken and he plans to vote for Jim Jordan on the floor for Speaker of the House.
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1. PA Hydrogen Hubs Among Winners Of $7B In Grants
The Reuters News Agency is reporting that a pair of hydrogen hub projects in Pennsylvania will receive part of the $7 billion in U.S. federal grants that will be announced on Friday.
President Joe Biden will visit Philadelphia and announce the winners of the Department of Energy’s federal dollars. The funds would put America on a path to produce 50 million metric tons of clean hydrogen fuel by 2050, a key part of its plan to decarbonize the U.S. economy by mid-century. (PoliticsPA)
- Biden To Announce Funding For ‘Clean Energy’ Hydrogen Hub In PA, N.J., and Del. (WHYY)
Related
PA Poll Stunner: Trump Leads Biden by Nine in Emerson Survey. “A new Emerson College Polling survey of Pennsylvania voters gave former President Donald Trump a solid 45 to 36 percent lead over incumbent Democrat Joe Biden. It was a stunning development in a state viewed as a must-win for Democrats for Biden to remain in the White House.” (DV Journal)
Group Warns That No Labels Candidate Would Hurt Biden, Help Trump In PA. “A bipartisan group featuring current and former politicians, including former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, is warning voters that a No Labels presidential candidate could put Donald Trump back in the White House.” (PennLive)
Meuser, Cartwright Comment On Speaker Situation. “U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright on Wednesday each commented on who will, or should, be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.” (Times Leader)
‘A Clean Energy Laggard:’ PA Ranks 50th In U.S. For Renewable Energy Growth. “The commonwealth is trailing the rest of the country when it comes to growing renewable energy.” (LehighValleyNews.com)
State
2. EMILYs List Endorses Bradford-Grey For Attorney General
EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, endorsed Keir Bradford-Grey for Pennsylvania attorney general on Thursday morning.
Bradford-Grey, 48, is one of four Democrats who have announced their candidacy for the position, while one candidate has stated his intention on the GOP ledger. (PoliticsPA)
Related
Shapiro Condemns Hamas Attack: “We Need to Stand With Israel” “This is a moment where it’s important to stand up in my case and say I’m a proud American Jew and not hide from who you are.” Gov. Josh Shapiro had some strong words about the attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists over the weekend on a KDKA radio broadcast Wednesday morning. (PoliticsPA)
Philly Sen. Saval Condemns Hamas After His Chief Of Staff Posted Support For The Terrorist Group. “Pennsylvania State Sen. Nikil Saval (D – Phila.) issued a statement on Tuesday condemning Hamas, but in doing so, sidestepped direct questions about social media posts by his chief of staff expressing support for the surprise terrorist attacks by the militant Palestinian group on Israel.” (Broad + Liberty)
Judges Running in PA’s Supreme Court Race Talk About Judicial Philosophies. “The winner could end up casting a deciding vote on the future of reproductive rights in Pennsylvania” (Penn Capital-Star)
McCaffery Brushes Off Accusations Of Judicial Activism, Says He’ll Uphold Existing Law, Precedent. “Dan McCaffery, this year’s Democratic nominee for election to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, knows he’s accused of judicial activism and says his record in law across 30 years proves otherwise.” (CNHI News)
Election 2023: New Interactive Tool Illustrates Why Judges Matter And How They Shape Policy. “Spotlight PA is launching a new voter tool ahead of this November’s judicial contests to illustrate how the courts in recent years have affected the policies you care about most.” (Spotlight PA)
PA Supreme Court 101: What It Is, Why It Matters, And More. “The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the highest court in the state and the oldest appellate court in the nation, dating back to 1684. ” (SpotlightPA)
Around The Commonwealth
3. Philly World Cup Aid Remains Intact In Fiscal Code Bill
While not calling it out by name, House Bill 1300 is helping to keep Philadelphia’s bid to host portions of the 2026 FIFA World Cup afloat.
The bill would provide the city up to $10 million to “to attract high-quality, amateur and professional sporting and esports events to this Commonwealth for the purposes of advancing and promoting year-round tourism, economic impact and quality of life through sport and to promote business, tourism and tourism activities within this Commonwealth.” (PoliticsPA)
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Sara Innamorato Condemns DSA’s Comments About Israel And Says She Left The Group Years Ago. “The Democratic nominee for Allegheny County executive had faced growing pressure for her to clarify her affiliation with the far-left group.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
HD-100: Nissley To Pose Primary Challenge to Cutler. A primary challenger has risen in southern Lancaster County to take on House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler, as Salisbury Township’s Dave Nissley announced his campaign for Pennsylvania State Representative. (PoliticsPA)
Erie County Voters’ Guide To The Races, Candidates And Issues In The 2023 General Election. “Voters in Erie County will cast their votes for Erie County Council, Erie City Council, township supervisors and other key positions when they hit the polls Tuesday, Nov. 7.” (Erie Times-News)
A Biting New Attack Ad By DA Stephen Zappala Hits Matt Dugan Hard — And Has Ties To The Bill Cosby Case. “The race for Allegheny County district attorney has reached a whole new level of vitriol — and somehow it involves Bill Cosby.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Dugan’s Policies | Zappala’s Policies (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Election 2023: Beaver County’s Candidates For District Attorney Share Their Goals. “As the next election season looms over Beaver County, residents will be asked to make a decision about who will serve as the future leader of the region’s legal system.” (Beaver County Times)
Montour County Candidate’s Name Left Off Ballots. “Richard Knouse was notified by supporters Tuesday that his name did not appear on the ballots they had received in anticipation of the November election.” (Daily Item)
Editorial
4. What They’re Saying
- PA Gov. Josh Shapiro Probably Wants To Take Back These 3 Words. (John Baer)
- Voters Can Ensure Central Bucks School Board Focuses On Education, Not Culture Wars. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- Gainey’s Preliminary Budget Math Doesn’t Add Up. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- Power Failure? (Lowman Henry)
- End the Harrisburg Bacchanalia. (Broad + Liberty)
- DA Zappala Needs To Build Bridges Instead Of Playing Politics. (Tribune-Review)
- There Are Many Chances To Hear From Candidates Before The Election. Don’t Miss Out. (Sue Sargo)
1 Thing
5. An Apple A Day
Gen Zers aren’t interested in phones that fold—they just don’t want to get clowned on in the group chat. Investment bank Piper Sandler surveyed 9,193 teens and found that 87% of them had iPhones in their pockets.
And 88% of teens said their next phone would be an iPhone, cementing the tech giant’s dominance.
Apple also crushed other tech categories in the survey:
- It was the top watch brand for teens from wealthier households (with an average yearly income of $109,670), climbing past classic names like Casio and Rolex.
- Looking beyond hardware, Apple Pay was the favored payment app of the survey, with 42% of teens using it within the last month compared to just 27% using Cash App.
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5 Responses
Speaker of US House of Rep election is a serial clown show by MAGA GOP. Gym Jordan seems determined to break Kevin McCarthy’s record for most failures at being elected Speaker.
Is Emerson College a real place or a fake like Trump U?
When is the Dem party going to rise up and tell Biden not to run? This is a disaster.
Maybe after MAGA GOP take off their Klan robes and tell Trump not to run?
D.A. Steve Zeppala has made many enemies over 25 years, many of them
were former friends. His principal job as D.A. was to promote his mafia family businesses and attack would be enemies.
He started his office by hiring hid cousin
Chuckie Porter jr. as the D.A. solicitor even though he had a hundred lawyers in the office. Why? Because they needed time together to scheme strategy on how to get Chuckie Porter Senior out of prison for drug dealing and organized crime charges.
That worked so the cousins decided that a reign of terror would work as well.
Alas…no one fears the mafia anymore so the next new D.A. will bring a fresh and. Clean breeze into an office that really needs a thorough scrubbing.