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9/2 Morning Buzz

PA-state-flag6Casey supports the Iran deal, the Medicaid expansion is complete and we ask our readers who their favorite presidential candidate is right now. Good morning politicos, here’s the Buzz!

Report: PA-Sen: Casey to Support Iranian Nuclear Deal: The Inquirer is reporting that Sen. Bob Casey will support the Obama Administration’s agreement.

Reader Poll: Which Presidential Candidate Do You Favor Right Now?: After a raucous summer, we check back in on our readers’ 2016 presidential preferences.

Reader Poll: Biden Will Run for President: Our readers think that the Vice President will throw his hat into the ring.

PA-Gov: Medicaid Expansion Complete: The transition to Gov. Corbett’s plan to the Obamacare Medicaid expansion has been fully accomplished.

Former PLCB Marketing Director Charged by Feds: James H. Short Jr. is expected to plead guilty to taking bribes and kickbacks.

AFL-CIO President to Walk in Labor Day Parade with Biden: Labor head Richard Trumka will walk alongside the Vice President in Pittsburgh on Monday.

Statewide
Capitolwire: Federal proposal touches off ad war between industry and environmentalists with 2016 U.S. Senate race implications
Capitolwire: Auditor General to track financial impact of budget impasse on school districts
PLSReporter: Medicaid expansion moves into completion phase
PLSReporter: First strike against ethanol moving through the General Assembly
PAIndependent: Philadelphia City Council wants more school oversight
State House Sound Bites: Fiscal Watchdog Hounds Budget Negotiators

Philadelphia
Philadelphia Business Journal: Hillary Clinton, James O’Keefe and the undercover video boom
KYW Newsradio: Pilot Program Aiming To Get Long-Term Unemployed Back To Work Launches In Chester County
City Paper: Rendell harshly criticizes Hillary Clinton’s response to email issue
WHYY Newsworks: Political sex scandals and the culture of confessions
WHYY Newsworks: Would local governors make a Mt. McKinley out of area hills?
Inquirer: Chaput backs ‘birthright citizenship,’ jabs Donald Trump
Inquirer: Coatesville whistleblowers file suit against school district
CapitolInq: Sen. Coons backs Iran deal, setting stage for Obama win

SEPA
Delco Daily Times: Bells will ring as Chester Upland teachers return to payless paydays
Delco Daily Times: Bullet-proof vests a life saver for cops
Bucks County Courier Times: PA backlog keeps Bristol Twp. schools, others waiting for millions in reimbursements

Pittsburgh
Tribune Review: Sen. Bob Casey of Scranton becomes 32d Senator to back nuclear deal with Iran
Tribune Review: Hotel proposal by developer shoots to kickstart East Deutschtown
Tribune Review: Conspiracy lawsuit against UPMC, Highmark approved to proceed by judge
Post Gazette: Pittsburgh’s unemployment rate leveled at 5.2% for June and July
Post Gazette: Allegheny County Jail releases new jail health plan with costs of $3 million
Pittsburgh Business Times: Steelworkers’ offer to continue working was accepted by U.S. Steel

Southwest
Beaver County Times: Pennsylvania not among 29 states that have experienced a mandated minimum wage increase this year
Observer-Reporter: Mt. Pleasant Township police report US Treasury Scam
Altoona Mirror: 8-1 vote Monday approved Spring Cove teachers’ union contract
Altoona Mirror: Sewer Authority members took special vote to seek state funds

NEPA
Times Leader: Lake drainage issue confronted by Rice Township supervisors
Times Leader: President of West Pittston Borough Council, Jim Rose, announces resignation
Times-Tribune: 90-day extension of Delta Medix, Highmark deal set to expire today
Citizens Voice: Exeter Township officials dismissed of charges on the misuse of state funding and bid-rigging
Standard Speaker: Shenandoah Valley school board denies the new bus stop that was requested for safety purposes

South Central
Patriot-News: If Fina and Co. brought their smutty email habits to Philly, DA Williams has only one option
Patriot-News: Lawmaker creates stir after calling out Pa. Senate plans to meet on Jewish high holiday
Patriot-News: Audits to look at state budget impasse costs on schools
Patriot-News: Wolf looks to ‘private conversations’ to break budget impasse – but the public will end up the losers
Carlisle Sentinel: Lawmakers’ music video hits sour note with critics
Carlisle Sentinel: Frog, Switch president retires

Lehigh Valley
Morning Call: Wrestling legend Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka charged in girlfriend’s 1983 death
Morning Call: Lehigh Valley unemployment rate inches up in July
Morning Call: Easton Hospital, nurses reach three-year contract
Reading Eagle: Free heroin overdose prevention kits available in Berks
Reading Eagle: Schuylkill unemployment rate goes up

North by Northwest
Sun-Gazette: New blimp a source of local pride
Sun-Gazette: School boards announce salaries
Daily Times: Charges filed in College Township shooting
Daily Times: Former Penn State fraternity has donated more than $1 million in scholarships

Opinion
Patriot-News: How to age gracefully — no matter how old you are — explained in one video
Inquirer: Make all lives matter
Philly.com: Trump revives the spirit of Philly’s Know-Nothings
Philly.com: Three things Obama can do for the black community
Delco Daily Times: State budget standoff hits local classrooms
Bucks County Courier Times: Making taxes more complicated
Pottstown Mercury: State budget impasse hurts poor schools most
Post-Gazette: Vaccine desert: Pa. lags the states in keeping children immune
Tribune-Review: The DHS crackdown

Blogs
Above Average Jane: Book Review: Walking in Your Shoes by Joe Sestak
PA Budget & Policy Center: Gov. Wolf’s Education Budget Helps PA Schools Recover from former Gov. Corbett’s Cuts
Commonwealth Foundation: Corruption is Spelled P-L-C-B
Citizens’ Call: Pope’s Visit has Cheltenham Officials Perplexed
Citified: Darrell Clarke’s School District Power Play
Citified: Should Cops Who Shoot Civilians Be Named?

2 Responses

  1. To say that diplomatic engagement amounts to antisemitism is a ridiculous Fox talking point.
    Plenty of Jewish folks, myself included, abhor Likud and Netanyahu and strive for peaceful relations for our country withnALL countries.

  2. Casey is a disgrace- He is what trump would refer to as a political whore. His support of Obama’s reckless policy harms our Nation and our allies. Casey represents the very worst in ouR politics. he obviously has no issue with Obama’s anti semetic anti Israel posture. DEFEAT CASEY

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