DePasquale has a problem with those voter ID ads and endorsements in the race for PA-12. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz.

DePasquale: $1M on Voter ID Ads Like Betting $1M on Steelers: The Auditor General scolded the PA Department of State for airing ads that tell voters to bring photo ID to the polls.

Two Western PA Politicians Endorse Rothfus Challenger: Erin McClelland nabbed the support of State Rep. Erin Molchany and Beaver County official Carol Ruckert Fiorucci.

Statewide
Capitolwire: House delays vote on small games of chance expansion.
Capitolwire: House GOP still holding out against transportation funding bill big enough to pass.
Capitolwire: Metcalfe’s impeachment memo gets cool response from top House Republicans.
State House Sound Bites: Corbett presses unions, lawmakers for transportation deal
AP: PA Senate minority leader critical of Kane impeachment talk

Philadelphia
KYW Newsradio: Pa. Senators OK bars to profit from gambling games
KYW Newsradio: Sen. Bob Casey says budget ‘sequestrations’ undermine medical research
KYW Newsradio: Let’s get Pennsylvania’s bridges fixed, Corbett tells legislators
KYW Newsradio: Pa. House Speaker won’t rule out Kathleen Kane impeachment
KYW Newsradio: Pa. lawmakers push back vote on transportation bill until at least next month
WHYY Newsworks: How does where I live affect how much I pay for health insurance?
Inquirer: Pa. case fuels debate on assisted suicide
Commonwealth Confidential: Gov. Corbett to legislature: get it done

SEPA
Bucks Local News: State Reps. Dean, Santarsiero urge expansion of background checks for long guns
Courier Times: Gas driller ends effort to break ground in Bucks
Montgomery News: State Sen. LeAnna Washington under investigation

Pittsburgh
Tribune Review: Allegheny County foster program awarded $1.8 million grant
Tribune Review: County controller criticizes public authorities for lack of transparency online
Post-Gazette: Ravenstahl defends tweeting about work from other locations
Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh Public Schools accepts $3.4 million grant
Early Returns: Ravenstahl’s winter rules
KDKA: Some Raising Questions Over Mayor’s Recent Tweets
WTAE: Mayor Luke Ravenstahl’s tweets, job hunt, country club lunch draw reporter questions

Southwest
Beaver County Times: Ambridge residents call for civil service board member’s resignation
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: City: No finance job cuts planned
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: New deal lowers city garbage rates

NEPA
The Times Leader: Citizens blast proposed county tax hike
Times-Tribune: Scranton mayoral candidate talks commuter tax with chamber members
Wayne Independent: Payout, mistakes reason for budget differences

South Central
Carlisle Sentinel: Midstate professor says Affordable Care Act website delays will take weeks to fix
Harrisburg Patriot News: Financial recovery is main focus for Middletown Borough Council candidates
Harrisburg Patriot News: Corbett signs bill outlawing “triple-dipping” by state retirees
Harrisburg Patriot News: Pa. residents must have Pa.-issued permits, not those from other states, to carry concealed guns, state court rules

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: ‘In God We Trust’ in schools?
Morning Call: Feds charge former Northampton County councilman with tax fraud
Morning Call: Casey “stunned” former staffer was secret White House tweeter
Reading Eagle: Court rules Reading cannot impose recycling fee
Reading Eagle: Campaign will raise awareness, enforcement of school-bus stopping law

North by Northwest
Sun-Gazette: Expert advises not to panic over the Affordable Care Act
Sun-Gazette: Transportation study of Muncy area is on commissioners agenda
Sun-Gazette: School board OKs retaining wall
Daily Times: Police officers from across region train for active shooter response
Daily Times: Patton Township police chief says crime is up slightly, but below average

Opinions
Daily Local News: Transportation bill passage best hope for number of transit projects
Daily Times: Suddenly, Delco Dems sound like the GOP
Post-Gazette: Uncommon choices: Voters must pick wisely for Allegheny County court

Blogs
Keystone Politics: Parking-Free Housing is Affordable Housing
Keystone Politics: McClelland picks up PA-12 endorsements from Molchany, Fiorucci
Keystone Politics: McGinty adds State Rep. Patty Kim to list of legislative endorsements
Above Average Jane: Govt Investment in PA
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Hayden Phillips Says No to Open Space
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Ott’s Stealth Tax Hike
Lehigh Valley Ramblings: NorCo Exec Debate Draws “New Generation” of Leaders and Followers