Marino no longer joining the Trump Trump administration, new endorsements in the Commonwealth Court primary, Barletta considers a run for Senate, and Wagner takes a tracker’s camera.  Good morning politicos, here’s the Playbook!

Breaking: Marino No Longer Joining Trump Administration: President Donald Trump will not name Congressman Tom Marino to head the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Commonwealth Court: Democratic Primary Endorsements Thread: Judge Ellen Ceisler’s campaign announced four new endorsements this week.  

Reader Poll: Should Barletta Run For U.S. Senate: Congressman Lou Barletta is rumored to be considering a run for the U.S. Senate, but should he run?

Barletta Considering Senate Bid: Congressman Lou Barletta, an early support of President Trump, is rumored to be considering a run for the U.S. Senate next year.

Wagner Confronts Tracker, Grabs Camera: Gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner got into a tussle with a tracker from American Bridge at a country club near York.

Statewide
Capitolwire: Health Department reports improvement in rape test kit processing, but more work to be done.
Capitolwire: PA’s bad budget problems haven’t gotten much worse, but causes of revenue weakness aren’t entirely clear, says IFO.
State House Sound Bites: Advocates working to spread the word about curtailing gerrymandering
State House Sound Bites: Report: Pennsylvania’s not keeping its educated millennials
StateImpact: Some PA water systems still struggle to reach federal health standards, report says

Philadelphia
KYW: To Beat Brain Drain, Governor Wolf Pushes Perception Change
Inquirer: Pa. Gov. Wolf, 11 other governors, urge Trump in letter to stay in Paris pact
Inquirer: Pa. weighs restoring $20,000 monthly pension for convicted Senate leader
Inquirer: Trump targeting IRS rule on churches
Inquirer: Councilman walks neighborhood where arsonists struck
Inquirer: With Trump urging, Barletta mulls run against Casey

SEPA
Bucks County Courier Times: Small games of chance on ballot again in Newtown Township
Bucks County Courier Times: Local defenders of clean water receive help from a hero in their field
Bucks County Courier Times: Centennial school directors say pension costs causing property tax hikes
Bucks County Courier Times: Infographic: The Newtown Mayor’s Race
Bucks County Courier Times: Penndel Democrats battle for borough council
Bucks County Courier Times: Veteran district judge facing challenge for first time in Middletown
Bucks County Courier Times: Northampton district judge facing challenger in May primary
Delco Times: State troopers return to crime-plagued Chester streets
Delco Times: Delco council gives lesson in governing at Haverford High
Delco Times: This time, demonstrators thank Meehan for opposing GOP health care bill
Pottstown Mercury: Officials tout Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission streetlight program

Pittsburgh
Tribune Review: UPMC says its quarterly operating income dropped from a year ago
Tribune Review: Coal miners-turned-coders inspire Western Pennsylvania educators
Tribune Review: Mayoral candidate Harris discusses election issues in online interview
Tribune Review: Pittsburgh City Council gives nod to PWSA restructuring deal
Tribune Review: Attorney challenges Woodland Hills school officials to charity boxing match
Tribune Review: Allegheny County moves closer to requiring blood tests for children to detect lead
Tribune Review: Pittsburghers to get free water filters
Tribune Review: Aurora Innovation joins Pittsburgh’s self-driving car ecosystem
Tribune Review: Differences abound between Monessen mayoral candidates
Tribune Review: Westmoreland County Bar Association weighs in on judicial race
Tribune Review: ‘Welcome home,’ 16 new U.S. citizens told at naturalization ceremony in Greensburg
Tribune Review: Trafford takes first step to hire new manager
Tribune Review: Spring event celebrates Millvale’s small businesses
Tribune Review: Effort to host candidates night at Gateway High doesn’t pass school board muster
Tribune Review: Attorney challenges veteran incumbent for northern Allegheny County district judge seat
Tribune Review: Tax hike included in Plum school budget draft
Tribune Review: Sewickley Parking Authority makes changes to borough parking stations
Post-Gazette: Pittsburgh school board candidates focus on funding, discipline
Post-Gazette: Convicted state senator wants pension restored
Post-Gazette: Apple considering expanding, adding jobs in Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette: Displaced workers get a boost from training program
Post-Gazette: Allegheny County Health Board approves lead tests for children
Post-Gazette: Mayor’s office: Distribution of free water filter begins next week
Early Returns: Casey takes to Twitter to try to stop deportation of Honduran mother and child
Pittsburgh Business Times: Chicago firm applies to open medical marijuana dispensary in Strip District
Pittsburgh Business Times: Optimism soars among Pennsylvania’s small business owners, according to PNC Economic Outlook
Pittsburgh Business Times: Kraft Heinz CEO calls Q1 soft, expects stronger sales in second half of year
Pittsburgh Business Times: Pittsburgh startup named a 2017 Global Urban Innovator
WESA: Lavelle & Burgess Propose URA Bond, Realty Tax Increase To Fund Affordable Housing
WESA: As Medical Cannabis Implemented, Wolf Says PA Not Ready For Recreational Weed
WESA: McLay Resignation, Morale & Community Policing Top Mayoral Candidates’ Public Safety Concerns
KDKA: Pitt Grad Develops Fast Way To Communicate Views To Congress
KDKA: Developer May Be Having Change Of Heart For North Shore Project
KDKA: Candidate For Governor Grabs Opposition Researcher’s Camera
KDKA: Pittsburgh Buying $580,000 Worth Of Smart Garbage Cans
KDKA: Sheetz Looking To Hire 3,400 More Workers
City Paper: Can John Welch rise above the circus surrounding the Pittsburgh mayoral election to be a viable challenger to Bill Peduto?
City Paper: Mayor of Pittsburgh
City Paper: Pittsburgh City Council District 4
City Paper: Allegheny County Council District 12
WPXI: Sen. Casey ‘outraged’ over Berks County deportation case

Southwest
Beaver County Times: Beaver County officials, Comprehensive owners to meet Thursday
Beaver County Times: Space available in Beaver County Human Services Building
Beaver County Times: Aliquippa-area renters to pay more to start water, sewer service
Observer-Reporter: Review planned of Canonsburg Lake bridge project near eagle habitat
Observer-Reporter: This year’s federal Community Development Block Grant program appears to be funded
Altoona Mirror: County rebuts McClure claims
Altoona Mirror: Attorney general vows to extend anti-opioid campaign
Altoona Mirror: FEMA rejects city request
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: WATCH VIDEO: State’s top physician urges individualized treatment approach for opioid addicts
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Bill would toughen penalties for repeat DUI offenders
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Langerholc to host telephone town hall on drug crisis
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Gloomy jobs report carries silver lining; More opportunities for work expected
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Tech execs: ‘Good stuff’ happening in Johnstown

NEPA
Times Leader: W-B Area Board chooses Plains Twp. site as possible spot for consolidated high school
Standard-Speaker: Rough Trump rally exit
Standard-Speaker: Weatherly Area considers a property tax increase
Standard-Speaker: Sources: Marino won’t be drug czar

South Central
Patriot News: Lou Barletta considering challenging Bob Casey, on Trump’s encouragement
Patriot News: Harrisburg mayoral candidates on parking, National Civil War Museum, police chief and more
Patriot News: After camera scuffle, gov candidate Wagner: ‘I’m not going to back down to people like this’
Patriot News: Marino cites mother’s illness in withdrawing name from drug czar consideration
Patriot News: Democratic official jeers at possibility of a Barletta run against Casey
Patriot News: Citing ‘fiscal irresponsibility,’ Cumberland County asks CAT board to join them in voting down budget
Patriot News: Two candidates face off in May primary for York County District Attorney
Patriot News: Pennsylvania budget picture: new revenue estimates show big gaps ahead
Patriot News: Nine running for three judge seats in York County in primary
Lancaster Online: Sen. Scott Martin begins planning response to Atlantic Sunrise pipeline protests in Lancaster County; Opponents call it ‘disrespectful’
Lancaster Online: Child abuse cases up 11 percent in Lancaster County, with 146 confirmed reports in 2016
Lancaster Online: At Rotary Club mayoral debate, menu includes Lancaster Square, Southern Market, and closure of city’s Giant
Lancaster Online: Watch: State Sen. Scott Wagner confronts cameraman, tells crowd ‘you’re about to see your senator in action’
Lancaster Online: Lancaster city Democratic mayoral debate set for May 4 at The Ware Center

Lehigh Valley
WFMZ: Casey in race against time to save mom, child from ‘possible death’
Morning Call: Speaking to gun-safety group, Pat Toomey reaffirms support for background check bill
Morning Call: Child abuse cases and deaths rose in Pennsylvania last year, report says
Morning Call: March snow removal cost Allentown $193,000 for private contractors
Morning Call: Pa. governor candidate grabs man’s video camera
Morning Call: With Trump’s encouragement, Barletta weighs U.S. Senate run against Casey
Reading Eagle: Senator slams administration after mother, young son deported from center in Berks County
Reading Eagle: Race is key issue in underfunding of Pottstown and Reading school districts, study says
Reading Eagle: Council on Chemical Abuse releases documents on how it spent taxpayers’ money
Reading Eagle: Republican running for Reading Council president
Reading Eagle: Pottstown Borough Council abandons idea of abolishing wards

North by Northwest
Centre Daily Times: Thompson ‘committed to repealing and replacing Obamacare’
Erie Times-News: Democratic candidates for Erie mayor talk issues at forum
Erie Times-News: Erie schools consider transportation changes
Erie Times-News: Three vie for Erie County Council’s 4th District seat

Opinion
Tribune Review: H-2B visas: ‘Need’ vs. reality
Bucks County Courier Times: Another View: A good tax idea from Trump
Patriot News: No, Congressman Shuster, protecting airline passengers is not ‘overburdening business’: Editorial
Patriot News: Wagner’s tangle with cameraman was an unforced error that will come back to bite him: John L. Micek
Patriot News: After tangle with cameraman, did Scott Wagner just disqualify himself?: Nick Field
Standard-Speaker: Public money, public interest
Lancaster Online: Nurse practitioners should be given the freedom to practice independently in Pennsylvania
Inquirer: A tale of two speeches: Caitlyn Jenner vs. Trump
Daily News: Planned Parenthood falsehoods
Post-Gazette: Publish the policies: City police should share standards with the public
Reading Eagle: Editorial: Talk of loosening libel laws can never be tolerated
City & State: Time to reach the end of the line for family dynasties in PA politics