State Sen. Katie Muth’s speech on the state Senate floor goes viral, while Gov. Tom Wolf signs a PA farm bill. Here is the Playbook. 

Muth Speech Goes Viral: The freshman Democratic state Senator’s passionate remarks have been lauded by progressives on social media, including 2020 presidential hopefuls Elizabeth Warren and Kamala Harris.

DePasquale Announces Bid for PA10: The Auditor General was rumored to be interested in a Congressional run for the past several months.

Harrisburg & DC  
Inquirer: Pa. Sen. Katie Muth read a letter from a former homeless man on the Senate floor last week — now she’s gone viral
Inquirer: One year out, how has the Supreme Court’s ‘Janus’ decision affected Pa. and N.J. unions? 
StateImpactPA: Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant
AP: Politics of elections snares Pennsylvania voting-machine aid
AP: Wolf signs bills to help ag marketing, foster young farmers 
AP: Pennsylvania broadens Guard members’ college tuition benefit 
AP: The Latest: Coke plant: State shutdown move ‘quite a shock’ 
AP: State moves to shut down coke plant, citing violations
AP: Feds accuse Scranton ex-mayor of using office to take bribes 
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: On a busy Monday, Wolf signs bills benefiting Pa. National Guard families, farmers, and job hunters
PLSReporter: Gov. Wolf signs PA Farm Bill
PLSReporter: Wolf signs Pennsylvania GI Bill in effort to boost National Guard re-enlistment
PLSReporter: Students’ vaccinations levels rising in Pennsylvania
PLSReporter: Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel reach settlement for enforcement order
PLSReporter: Right 2 Know Episode 13: Budget recap
WITF: For Pa. sheriffs, new law means more guns in their hands. The question is where to put them all
WITF: DePasquale Says He Will Try To ‘Build Bridges’ If Elected To Congress
Post-Gazette: Pa. bill extends college benefits to National Guard families 
Post-Gazette: No Census outreach funds in PA state budget, despite recommendation
Post-Gazette: AG Shapiro cites patients’ personal stories as force behind UPMC-Highmark 
Tribune Review: Annual push underway in Pennsylvania to let local police use speed-detecting radar
Reading Eagle: The Rundown: Push is on in Pennsylvania to get Tubman on $20 bill 
Patriot News: Police officer body cameras: Why did Pa. start so late in considering them?

Philadelphia
KYW Newsradio: City says Hahnemann owners can’t avoid regulatory authority with bankruptcy
KYW Newsradio: Progress report on ‘resilience project’ highlights difficulty of cleaning up Kensington
Inquirer: With South Philly refinery closing, questions about taxpayer subsidies that kept it going
Inquirer: Philly courts’ civil e-filing, docket searches restored nearly 6 weeks after computer shutdown 
Inquirer: After historic term on Philly Board of Education, what did 2 students learn? 
PhillyVoice: Hahnemann University Hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
PhillyVoice: Philly City Wage Tax dips slightly as part of ongoing reduction plan
Billy Penn: ‘They must really hate teens’: Backlash grows against Mosquito devices in Philly parks
Philadelphia Business Journal: Inquirer still planning layoffs as talks with NewsGuild continue
WHYY Newsworks: PES refinery workers face difficult choices as layoffs loom

SEPA 
Bucks County Courier Times: Gov. Wolf signs new GI bill
Pottstown Mercury: State grant boosts environmental education in Pottstown  
Daily Local News: Barrar bill offering college education to National Guard families signed into law 
Daily Local News: Let them know what you think about pipelines
Montgomery Media: Montco 100 percent clean energy conference provides green options
WHYY Newsworks: Residents with PFAS-contaminated private well water in limbo as DEP investigates cause
WHYY Newsworks: Chesco sheriff paid boyfriend $67K in ‘unmerited’ overtime, controller alleges
Inquirer: Chester County controller takes sheriff to court, seeking refund of $67K in overtime

Pittsburgh  
Post-Gazette: AG Shapiro cites patients’ personal stories as force behind UPMC-Highmark agreement 
Post-Gazette: Controller: City on pace in 2019 for ‘significant’ surplus, money available for parks ‘without tax increase’
Post-Gazette: John Fetterman joins U.S. Steel reps, workers in outlining future of Mon Valley Works
Post-Gazette: Mt. Lebanon Commissioners to hold hearing on $5 million bond issue 
Post-Gazette: Pitt’s public health dean steps down at a time when the region is losing other top leaders in the field 
Tribune Review: Pittsburgh controller predicts large surplus for 2019
Pittsburgh Business Times: State reaches compromise measure on tap room tax
KDKA: Economy Residents To Protest Shale Gas Drilling
KDKA: Two Local Police Departments Merge Into Allegheny Valley Regional Police Department
PLSReporter: Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel reach settlement for enforcement order

SWPA
Observer-Reporter: New crime victim services director in Washington County
Observer-Reporter: Senate confirms McDonald-Kemp as Washington County’s seventh judge
Beaver County Times: Beaver County ends 2018 with extra $7.5 million  

NEPA
The Times Leader: Scranton mayor resigning amid federal corruption case; already signed plea deal 
Times-Tribune: Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright resigns, pleading guilty to corruption charges
Citizens Voice: $7.5M spent on W-B Area school so far
Citizens Voice: Funding for voting machines up to Wolf
Citizens Voice: Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright resigns, pleading guilty to corruption charges

South Central  
WITF: DePasquale Says He Will Try To ‘Build Bridges’ If Elected To Congress
Patriot News: Fired Harrisburg school employees won’t get buyouts: district officials 
Patriot News: Wolf signs Pa. GI Bill into law: ‘While you have our backs, we have yours’
York Dispatch: Helfrich, economic development department to hold community development town hall

Lehigh Valley    
Reading Eagle: Congresswoman Chrissy Houlahan proposes paid family leave for federal workers
Reading Eagle: The Rundown: Push is on in Pennsylvania to get Tubman on $20 bill 
Reading Eagle: Reading City Council meets in private about managing director post 
Reading Eagle: New systems aim to cut costs for Berks County courts, help defendants
Express Times: How will the Easton Area School District save taxpayers $3M? The Cottingham campaign.
Morning Call: Allentown Diocese cuts office staff by nearly 25% to pay for sex abuse victims
Morning Call: Podcast: FBI agent reveals what it took to make secret recordings of Mayor Ed Pawlowski

North by Northwest
StateCollege: Video of Corman Shouting at Lt. Gov. While Senate Colleague Spoke Gets National Attention
Erie Times-News: State regulators move to shut down Erie Coke
Erie Times-News: Erie City Council set to approve Intervention Program consultant’s $180K contract 
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Emissions test could end for local motorists

Opinion  
Inquirer Editorial Board: Pa. primaries should be open 
PennLive Editorial Board: Harrisburg School District in good hands, but she will need all hands on deck 
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Shameful management: City schools let nearly $2 million fall through cracks 
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: FOIA is a joke: Supreme Court waters down an already weak law
John L. Micek: Eugene DePasquale declares candidacy for #PA10 against Republican Perry | Monday Morning Coffee
Michael Li: The war against gerrymandering successfully goes on 
Paul Muschick: Unrealistic Allentown schools budget deserves an ‘F’
Dick Polman: Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh Oh. 
Carmina Hachenburg: First I laughed at Democratic nominees speaking Spanish. Then I worried.
Michael Callahan: Hey, grownups, it’s time to lose the backpack 
Alicia Grimaldi: End-of-life care requires careful planning