Kane is ordered to appear before a judge and gets issued search warrants, while Hillary visits PA and big-name Democrats pitch a Senate run to Shapiro. Plus, last week’s Ups & Downs! Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz!
4/10 Ups & Downs: Toomey rises, Abraham falls and Kane leaves us scratching our heads. See who made this week’s list!
BREAKING: Kane Called to Appear Before Judge: Judge William Carpenter has ordered the Attorney General to appear in court to explain the firing of James Barker.
Hillary Takes a PA Pit Stop on the Way to Iowa: The Democratic front-runner technically made her first campaign stop in Pennsylvania Sunday.
PA-Sen: National Democrats Reach Out to Shapiro: High-profile Democrats are looking for a challenger to front-runner Joe Sestak.
Sunday Show Preview: April 12, 2015: We take a look at the Sunday morning political talk shows that will air throughout the state.
Statewide
Capitolwire: Some Deep Pockets Boost a Few Appellate Court Candidate Fund-Raising Numbers
Capitolwire: PDE Picks Former Lancaster County School Official to Lead New York City School District Recovery
State House Sound Bites: Search Warrants Served at Kane’s Harrisburg Office
State House Sound Bites: Judge Orders Kane to Explain Giving Top Deputy the Ax
PA Independent: Week in Review: Philadelphia Teachers’ Union Has Sweetheart Deal on Rent
PA Independent: Advocates Present Plan to Fix Pennsylvania Schools
Philadelphia
Inquirer: Lincoln’s Last Hours Preserved in Philly
Inquirer: Kenney Draw Nine More Endorsements
Inquirer: 150 Years Ago, Death of Lincoln Stunned us All
Daily News: No Third Trial for Catholic Priest
Daily News: Delco DA Employee Allegedly Used Forfeited Cash to Buy Hockey, Concert Tickets
Attytood: Hillary and a Nation Afraid of Change
SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: Video: Wolf’s Memories of Pottstown Help Guide his Budget Priorities
Pottstown Mercury: AP: Dems Dissatisfaction with Sestak Haunts his Second US Senate Campaign
Pottstown Mercury: Kane to Challenge Judge’s Order
Bucks County Courier Times: AP: Old Candidates, Young Voters, and the Future of Philly
Bucks County Courier Times: Dems’ Intraparty Fight Haunts Second Sestak Campaign
Delco Daily Times: Temple Says Bill Cosby Won’t Speak at Commencement
Delco Daily Times: PA First Lady Visits Pottstown
Delco Daily Times: PA One of Many States Where Prison Population has Declined
Pittsburgh
Tribune Review: UPMC claims union ties bias Wolf against health giant
Tribune Review: Influx of new members favors Flaherty as Steel City Stonewall Democrats vote on Allegheny County controller endorsement
Tribune Review: Democrats Mancuso, Redman challenge for office of Fayette County register of wills
Tribune Review: Incumbent Balzer seeks 2nd term vs. political newcomer in Westmoreland County Controller race
Tribune Review: Search warrants on Kane’s offices seek emails
Tribune Review: Hillary to apply fresh strategy to presidential campaign, experts say
Tribune Review: Democrats aim to unseat Spring Hill incumbent in Pittsburgh City Council race
Post-Gazette: Judicial candidates often lean on identity politics
Post-Gazette: Women finding success in statewide judge votes
Southwest
Observer-Reporter: Democrats have prevailed in Washington County politics since the New Deal, but demographics change
Altoona Mirror: City Council, lawmakers discuss additional round-trip trains
Altoona Mirror: GOP presidential hopefuls facing tight battle for Pa.
Altoona Mirror: Mayor, councilwoman want firefighters reinstated
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Greater Johnstown School District has starring role in play about education funding
NEPA
Times-Tribune: PEL analyzes Gov. Wolf’s budget, tax changes
Standard Speaker: Medical marijuana issue is scrambling party lines
Pocono Record: League of Women Voters prepares Voters Guide
South Central
Carlisle Sentinel: East Pennsboro Schools Receive Blended Learning Grant
Carlisle Sentinel: Attorney General’s Office in Turmoil Amid Kane’s Legal Struggles?
Carlisle Sentinel: Carlisle School Officials Detail Fight to Close Projected $3 Million Deficit
Carlisle Sentinel: Pa. Game Board Gives Final OK to Youth Hunt Changes
Patriot-News: Montgomery County DA’s Staff Serves Warrants on Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s Office
Patriot-News: Kathleen Kane Could Pose a Political Problem for Other Democrats, But She Isn’t Doing That Yet
Patriot-News: Top Dems Say It’s Too Early to Move Against AG Kane, Report
Daily Record: York County Residents Review the Attributes of Hillary Clinton Campaign
Daily Record: York Officials Hear Some Cynicism About Overdose Antidote Naloxone
York Dispatch: State Approves Smaller Met-Ed Rate Hike
Intelligencer-Era: Native American Protest Ends Peacefully After 3 Men Make a Stand on Farmer’s Hilltop They Say Is Sacred Ground
Intelligencer-Era: State Lawmakers Introduce Bills Aimed at Turning Up the Turnout
Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: PA Democratic Mayors Call for Pension Reform
Morning Call: PA Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s Offices Searched Over Grand Jury Leaks
Morning Call: Budget Rhetoric Heating Up in Harrisburg
Reading Eagle: Health Law Fine Hitting Some Taxpayers in Berks
Reading Eagle: Crime in Harrisburg a Study in Contrasts
Reading Eagle: World Affairs Council Speaker: U.S. Has a ‘Broken Immigration System’
North by Northwest
Erie Times-News: Erie School Officials Lobby Legislators for Funding, Policy Reforms
Erie Times-News: “Meet the School Board Candidates” Event in Waterford Monday
Erie Times-News: Fundraiser Planned for Hazuda in Millcreek Race
Opinion
Inquirer: Hair Trigger
Daily News: Duly Unreported
Pottstown Mercury: David’s Law is Saving Laws in PA
Bucks County Courier Times: Insuring Insurers
Delco Daily Times: PA Needs to Fix Way Judges Are Elected
Patriot-News: There’s No Debate – It’s Time to Make Medical Marijuana Legal in Pa.
Patriot-News: Let’s Make Medical Marijuana the Gateway to Sensible Hemp Laws
Intelligencer-Era: Let us Meet the Standard Stevens Set on Equality
Lebanon Daily News: Kansas Tax-Cutting Plan Model for Pennsylvania Growth
Morning Call: Politics as Usual
Reading Eagle: Don’t Subject State Public Charities to the Political Winds
Post-Gazette: Medical bully: UPMC is wrong to threaten older customers
Blogs
Citified: A Quiet Coup in City Hall
Citified: Anti-Ori Feibush Vandalism Pops Up in Point Breeze
Citified: Is Progressivism in Philly (Still) Dead?
Citified: The Brief: How Come Some Charter Schools Keep Out the Riff Raff
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