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D-Day

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Canonsburg | Haze, 79
Port Matilda | Haze, 78
Dallas | Haze, 75

PA Sports
Pirates (32-27) | Oakland 5-4 | Tu-W vs. Oakland
Phillies (28-32) | Detroit 8-3 | Tu-W vs. Detroit

What’s Happening
The House convenes at 11a, while the Senate convenes at 1p.

What We’re Hearing
Election results are now certified around the Keystone State.

Happy Birthday
Cake and candles for Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and Rep. Arvind Venkat.

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Top Story

1. Can Shapiro Manage Divided Legislature Over Spending?

Gov. Shapiro's 2023-24 budget address

“Pennsylvania state lawmakers returned to session Monday for a weekslong slog to the budget deadline, as House Democrats advanced a spending plan that could test whether Gov. Josh Shapiro can manage a politically divided Legislature in his freshman year.

It could also set the tone for how the Democratic governor will boost his agenda while balancing the demands of an entrenched Senate Republican majority with those of a one-vote House Democratic majority that took power this year.” (AP)

Related

Democratic-Controlled House Passes $46.4B Budget Plan. “It’s good to be in charge. After being in the minority for the last 12 years, House Democrats seized on the opportunity as the majority party to pass a $46.4 billion spending plan for 2024-25 – even higher than proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro.” (PoliticsPA)

PA House Tees Up First Budget Bill, With Democrats Using A New Approach to Push More Education Funding. “Budget season is underway in the General Assembly, and Democrats in the state House are already pushing the envelope with their one-seat majority.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)

PA House Democrats Pass Budget Bill With More Spending Than Gov. Shapiro Proposed; Republicans Say It Will ‘Bankrupt’ State. “The Democrat-controlled state House Monday evening passed a bill for proposed state budget spending in 2023-24 that is well over $1 billion more than what Gov. Josh Shapiro outlined in his budget address, triggering immediate and harsh criticism from Republicans.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

  • PA House Passes Democrats $46.4B Spending Plan: GOP Calls It Unsustainable. (PennLive)

 

State

2. Dems Call On PA Senate To Take Up Gun Bills, GOP Says ‘Premature’

State Senate chambers

“Pennsylvania Senate Democrats indicated Monday that they believe there would be sufficient votes to pass two pieces of firearms legislation that cleared the House last month – if the bills are brought up in the Senate by Republican leadership.

The two bills are part of a group of four identified by Democrats and gun safety groups as policy priorities, with House Democratic leadership pointing to “progress” on two other measures that have yet to clear the House.” (PennLive)

Related

PA Senate Democrats, Lt. Gov. Davis Call For Vote On Gun Control Bills. “After two bills aimed at preventing gun violence saw approval in the House of Representatives last month, Senate Democrats want to finish the job started by their colleagues, who hold a razor-thin margin in the lower chamber, and send the measures to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk.” (Pennsylvania Capital-Star)

Stender, Boyd Sworn In As House Members. “Their elections certified, the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives today welcomed its two newest members to the chamber.” (PoliticsPA)

PA House Approves Bill To Expand Property Tax, Rent Subsidy For Seniors, Disabled. “The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to increase the state’s property tax and rent subsidy for seniors and people with disabilities, plus raise the income eligibility cap to expand the program.” (AP)

  • PA House Easily Passes Bill To State Senate That Would Boost Property Tax, Rent Rebates. (CNHI News)
  • House GOP Says Democrats Sabotaged Shapiro’s Budget To Spend More. (Broad + Liberty)

 

Rail Regulation Bill Uses Norfolk Southern As Springboard To Pass PA House. “Four months after the train disaster in East Palestine, Ohio – less than a mile from the Pennsylvania border – the Pa. House on Monday voted in favor of final passage of a bill creating new state-level rail regulations.” (PennLive)

House Resolutions – Including Study Voting, State Song – Pass In Committee. “By a series of party line votes, a House committee approved 12 resolutions Monday on a range of topics from authorizing two legislative studies on voting in Pennsylvania, creating a commission to pick a new state song and designating June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.” (Capitolwire)

 

Around The Commonwealth

3. Moms For Liberty: Who Are They? What Do They Want?

Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Moms For Liberty

“It was January, 2021. COVID-19 was entering its second calendar year and the country had yet to re-open.

A pair of former Florida school board members, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, had reached a boiling point. They were outraged by pandemic restrictions and mask mandates and sought for a way to rally like-minded women and others to oppose them.

And Moms For Liberty was born.” (PoliticsPA)

 

Related

Philly’s Share Food Program Is Launching An Ambitious Campaign to Combat The City’s Hunger Crisis. “One of Philadelphia’s most prominent food banks is on the verge of achieving the city’s largest hunger relief effort by a nonprofit in recent years.” (WHYY)

Campaign Contribution Limits To Take Effect For County Race In Allegheny. “Contributions to candidates for Allegheny County’s elected offices will be capped under new rules to take effect after the general election in November.” (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

University Of Pittsburgh Employees File Paperwork To Form Union. “The union election filing with the Department of Labor & Industry now opens up the opportunity for 7,000 workers to vote on whether or not to form a union. More than 50% of the staff must vote to unionize for it to be certified by the National Labor Relations Board.” (PennLive)

Vote On Simple Resolution In PA House Shows Party Split On Union Positions. “A simple resolution that successfully passed the Pennsylvania House designating this week, June 5-9, as “Union Organizing Week” saw disagreement over either caucus’s position with organized labor.” (CNHI News)

PA Officials Spent $12.6M On Private Lawyers To Fight Challenge To State’s Education Funding. “The state legislature and the governor’s administration have spent upwards of $12.6 million to hire a bevy of private lawyers since 2019, records obtained through a Right-to-Know request show.” (Spotlight PA)

Polling Memo Shows ‘Tight’ Race For Bucks Commissioners Seats. “The poll, which was commissioned by Bob Harvie and Diane Ellis-Marseglia – the board’s two incumbent Democratic commissioners – shows a razor-thin, four-candidate contest that is within reach for both major parties.” (City & State)

 

Editorial

4. What They’re Saying

A glance around the Keystone State at editorials and opinions.

  • Tree Of Life Shooting Trial Offers A Grim Reminder Of Failed Policies And Growing Hate. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
  • Keystone Space District Is A (Moon)Shot In The Arm For Pittsburgh. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
  • Ed Gainey And The Problem Of ‘Year-Zero’ Governing. (Brandon McGinley)
  • PA Legislators Need To Put Their Egos Aside And Help Survivors Of Child Sex Abuse. (Mary McHale)
  • I’m A Republican And Former Straw Purchaser Who Supports Life-Saving Gun Reform. (Brandon Flood)
  • Models For Combating Antisemitism. (Ari Mittleman)
  • Synagogue Shooting Trial Spotlights Horror That Hasn’t Changed. (Lori Falce)

 

1 Thing

5. D-Day Anniversary

U.S. troops wade ashore from a Coast Guard landing craft at Omaha Beach during the Normandy D-Day landings near Vierville ...

It is the 79th anniversary of D-Day – the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

Nearly 160,000 troops landed and faced nearly 50,000 German forces. The sea landings started at 6:30 a.m. local time, just after dawn, targeting five code-named beaches, one after the other: Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword, Juno. A total of 4,414 Allied troops were killed on D-Day itself, including 2,501 Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded.

Here is General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Order of the Day – “the hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.”

 

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