4/16 Morning Buzz

PA-state-flag6Toomey rakes in the dough, Grell to jump to PSERS while Tracy grabs the Philly FOP endorsement. Plus, we’re now looking for summer interns! Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz!

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PA-Sen: Q1: Toomey Raises $2.1M, Has $7.3M COH: The state’s junior Senator continues to build up his warchest in anticipation for 2016.

HD-87: Grell to Serve as PSERS Executive Director: The move will leave a vacancy in the State House.

Tracy Nabs Endorsement of Philadelphia FOP: The city’s police union announced its support for the Republican City Council At-Large candidate.

PA State Troopers Association Endorses Correale Stevens for Supreme Court: Stevens has served as an Associate Justice on the court since 2013.

Statewide
StateImpactPA: DEP To Hold Public Hearing on New Drilling Regulations
StateImpactPA: With Shale Boom, U.S. Expected to Become Net Energy Exporter
StateImpactPA: In New Jersey, Open Space Sacrificed for Cheaper Natural Gas
State House Sound Bites: Leading Lawmakers Leave Kane’s Fate to the Courts
State House Sound Bites: Inching towards a Schedule, If Not a Budget Deal
PLSReporter: Reed: No Republican Support Exists for Wolf’s Budget Plan
PLSReporter: Combined Reporting Hearing: Partisan or Educational?
PLSReporter: Pending Contingencies, Rep. Grell to Leave Legislature for PSERS

Philadelphia
Attytood: How Pennsylbama Celebrated Equal Pay Day
BoopStats: Citizens Bank Sparse
Inquirer: As Race Builds, Dougherty’s Coffers Grow
Inquirer: Sheridan Kin Plan $250,000 Reward, Reject Findings
Heard in the Hall: Top US Security Chief Meets with Nutter
Philadelphia Business Journal: Small Businesses: Don’t Let Tax Reform Leave us Behind
Philadelphia Business Journal: What to Expect when the Cancer Researchers Come to Town

SEPA
Bucks Local News: 40th Bucks County Designer House and Gardens Inspired by Italy’s Abruzzi Region
Pottstown Mercury: Boyertown Schools Get $3,000 in Tax Issue Settlement
Pottstown Mercury: AP: House GOP Panel Reviews Property Tax Cut Proposal
Pottstown Mercury: AP: PA Lawmakers Eye More Penalties for Faking Military Record
Pottstown Mercury: AP: Audit Finds Wide Mismanagement at Philly VA
Bucks County Courier Times: Lawmakers Renew Push for Delaware River Basin Protections
Bucks County Courier Times: Bucks County Opportunity Council New Executive Director
Daily Local News: Historical Commission Seeks Landmark Status for Lipkin Building
Daily Local News: Closing Time of 4 AM?
Daily Local News: Oxford Amends Rental Property Inspection Fees
Daily Local News: West Goshen Tables Pumping Station Agreement with Sunoco

Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Wolf camp disputes assertion of home-care ‘union ballot’
Post-Gazette: State House Republicans plan tax bill similar to Gov. Wolf’s
Post-Gazette: Controller Chelsa Wagner contends her pay raise is a gender equity issue
Tribune Review: Pennsylvania court weighs legality of law that lets NRA sue to overturn gun control rules
Tribune Review: Wolf order on home care workers illegal, conservative think tank says
Tribune Review: Incumbent coroner, underling seek Dem nod in race of Fayette coroner
Tribune Review: Wagner says she’s fighting opponent and Fitzgerald in campaign
Tribune Review: Call ‘Islamic terrorism’ what it is: a threat to the West, Jeb Bush says
KDKA: Clairton Young People Urge City Council To Change Curfew For The Summer

Southwest
Observer-Reporter: SAFER PA Act heads to Senate
Observer-Reporter: Gov. Wolf names Washington native DCED deputy secretary
Beaver County Times: Nichols defends independent campaign, donation controversy

NEPA
News Item: Lawmakers take look at counter to Wolf’s tax plan
Times-Tribune: Robert Naro seated as Taylor councilman
Times Leader: Another conflict surfaces in Luzerne County Council race
Citizens Voice: Local legislators support tax reform
Citizens Voice: Jimmy Carter makes visit to Wilkes-Barre

South Central
Carlisle Sentinel: Grell Named Executive Director of Pa. Teacher Pension System
Carlisle Sentinel: Residents, Mayor Visit Dauphin County Commissioners About Sinkhole Funding
Carlisle Sentinel: Cumberland County Court Administrators Are Warning Residents of a “Jury Duty” Scam
Carlisle Sentinel: Lawmaker’s Bill Suggests 4 A.M. Closing Time for Bars in Harrisburg
Carlisle Sentinel: York County Names New Director of Children, Youth and Families
Carlisle Sentinel: No Tax Increases Expected for Mechanicsburg Area School District
Patriot-News: Former Mayor Reed’s Grand Jury Week Appearance Is Swift And, Publicly At Least, Silently
Patriot-News: Dauphin County Commissioner on Harrisburg Grand Jury: “I Can’t Say a Thing. I’m Under a Gag Order
Patriot-News: What Does Pa. Get for Its Investment in State Universities? Robots, Jobs and Oh Yeah, Education
Patriot-News: Second Chance – But Not Forgiveness – Available for People Hit With Obamacare Fine
Patriot-News: Harrisburg Letter Answers Questions, Is ‘Good Step Forward’ for Sinkhole Funding
Patriot-News: ‘A Very Good Challenge’ Awaits Rep. Glen Grell as New Head of School Pensions Systems
Daily Record: Wolf, Lawmakers Start Talking About State Budget
Daily Record: Steve Nickol: Switching from Pension to 401(K)-Type Plan Would Cost Taxpayers More
Daily Record: Veterans Seek to Transition to Civilian Careers at Job Fair
Evening Sun: Report: Secret Service Heads to Gettysburg Airport
Intelligencer-Era: State Legislature Declares 2015 the Year of the Pennsylvania Barn
Intelligencer-Era: Affordable Housing: A new Loan Fund to Chip Away at Dire Shortage in Lancaster County, South-Central, Pa.
Intelligencer-Era: Naloxone Already Saving Lives from Heroin Overdoses in Pennsylvania
Intelligencer-Era: Harrisburg City Council Passes Resolution Calling for Safety of Oil Trains
Lebanon Daily News: Cornwall, Municipal Authority Come to an Agreement of Sort

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Pennsylvania Budget Negotiations Heating Up
Morning Call: Pennsylvania Casino Table Games Raked in Record Revenue in March
Morning Call: Lower Macungie Could Be in for Sweeping Voting District Changes
Morning Call: South Whitehall Seeks Cleanup Volunteers
Morning Call: Parental Dilemma: Take Your Child to Work or PSSAs?
Morning Call: Last Call for Pa. Bars at 4 A.M.?
Reading Eagle: Berks County Judicial Candidates Participate in Forum
Reading Eagle: Exeter Woman Seeks District Judge Post
Reading Eagle: Delays Likely to Continue at Philadelphia’s Veterans Affairs Office
Reading Eagle: Congressman Ryan Costello Speaks with Pottstown Students
Express-Times: Upper Mount Bethel Township Supervisors Debate Authorization of Roofing Work
Express-Times: Nazareth Councilman Expresses Frustration Over Parked Cars Blocking Driveways
Express-Times: Could a 4 A.M. Bar Closing Time Keep Millennials in Pennsylvania?

North by Northwest
Centre Daily Times: Gricar Left Lasting Legal Legacy in Centre County
Centre Daily Times: Former Centre County Assistant District Attorney Karen Arnold Calls for Legal Scrutiny of Bruce Castor Appointment
Onward State: Economics Students and Professors Argue About Weed at Annual Debate
Sun-Gazette: Board Stands by Building Plan
Sun-Gazette: Wellsboro Will Extend Debt for New Stadium
Sun-Gazette: Loyalsock Twp. Well Site Approved
Sun-Gazette: Montgomery Snow Ordinance Enacted
Sun-Gazette: Treasurer: Contractor Wants to Hunt for Business Tax Dodgers

Opinion
Daily News: All Work and Low Pay
Inquirer: Telling Silence in Sheridan’s Case
Pottstown Mercury: President Lincoln’s Legacy Recalled
Bucks County Courier Times: An Opening for US-Cuba Relations
Observer-Reporter: Be very wary of state officials bearing gifts
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Making our schools safer

Blogs
Citified: Council Candidate Pushing $15/hr, Minimum Wage Only Playing $2.86/hr
Citified: Lynne Abraham: Down But Hardly Out
Citified: Should City Hall Lend Money to Small Businesses?
Citified: The Brief: Finally, A Real Debate About Education Funding
Keystone Crossroads: Quick Facts About Pensions
Keystone Crossroads: For Pa. Small Towns, There Are Better Ways to Manage Pension Plans

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