A bill to change how the lieutenant governor is selected passes the state Senate, while GOP members bring back a bill to assist gun owners in making it easier to challenge local gun laws. Here is the Playbook.

PA1: Fitzpatrick Brings In $440K in Q1: The GOP congressman entered the month of April with just under $470,000 cash on hand.

Cartwright Raises $280K In Q1: The Democratic congressman brought over $650,000 cash on hand into April.

Harrisburg & DC  
AP: Bill to alter selection of lieutenant governor passes Senate
AP: Lawmakers revive bill to aid challenges to local gun laws
AP: House panel advances changes in Pennsylvania judge elections
AP: Judge tosses $50M suit against Pennsylvania higher ed system
AP: Pennsylvania Senate moves to slow replacing voting machines
AP: Judge throws out ex-Penn State president’s conviction
AP: Pennsylvania sees online sales taxes soar after court ruling
WITF: In Pa., two disparate visions for natural gas
Morning Call: Should President Trump be impeached? We asked Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Fetterman reports high support for cannabis legalization, decriminalization
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. Senate committee approves bill that makes it easier to sue municipalities over local gun laws
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Good-government groups join forces to push open primaries to top of Pennsylvania’s reform agenda
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: House, Senate committees approve ‘PA GI Bill’ providing college grants for state National Guard families
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Top environmental official’s reconfirmation hearing delayed over pipeline concerns
PLSReporter: Metcalfe introduces bill that would prohibit doctors from dismissing patients based on vaccination status
PLSReporter: After committee vote, lawmakers now forced to pick path forward on reforming judicial elections
PLSReporter: Lee leads rally in support of changing the police use of force law
PLSReporter: Committee approves bill to pre-empt local gun control regulations
PLSReporter: UPDATE: Bipartisan protests delay DEP re-confirmation hearing
PLSReporter: Kirk Bloodsworth: “The only thing that needs to die in Pennsylvania is the death penalty”
PLSReporter: Legislators unveil legislation offering incentives to National Guard members
Inquirer: Pa. lawmakers push bigger tax credits for private-school scholarships; public-ed advocates object
Inquirer: Baseball illegal on Sunday afternoons? Pa. legislators target ‘blue laws’ and other outdated rules
Inquirer: Anti-Semitic incidents down in Pa. and N.J., but assaults up nationally, ADL report says
KDKA: Pa. Turnpike Faces ‘Catastrophic’ Funding Crisis With Toll Hikes Continuing Into The Future
Tribune Review: Rep. Metcalfe pushes bill requiring doctors to treat unvaccinated kids
StateImpactPA: Sunoco buys two homes at Chester County site of Mariner East 2-related sinkhole
KYW Newsradio: Pa. Senate panel considers sweeping election reforms
LNP | LancasterOnline: Pa. lawmaker wants to prosecute doctors who ‘harass, coerce, scold or threaten’ anti-vaccination patients
Express Times: Sen. Pat Toomey pushes for passage of bill that would add years to sentences of those convicted of stalking children
Patriot News: Bill would require doctors to treat kids who don’t get vaccinated; Gov. Wolf says it puts patients ‘at risk’
Patriot News: New PA Forward student loan program comes with a graduation incentive
Post-Gazette: Fate of state centers for people with intellectual disabilities debated in Harrisburg
Citizens Voice: Casey pushes to reauthorize the domestic violence act

Philadelphia  
WHYY Newsworks: Critiquing Kenney: Could the mayor’s signature soda tax sink his re-election bid?
WHYY Newsworks: Critiquing Kenney: Taking the pulse of Philly mayor’s old neighborhood
KYW Newsradio: Philly City Controller warns late reporting could jeopardize billions in federal funding
KYW Newsradio: Back before City Council, Free Library vows to do better on diversity, inclusion
KYW Newsradio: Philly City Council’s little-known capital budget allows members to stockpile reserves
Inquirer: Will the next big worker protection bill — against unfair firing — pass in Philly?
Inquirer: 7 groups chased Council members around City Hall to make a plea for more labor enforcement funding
Inquirer: Pennsylvania bill could bring more of safest bike lanes to Philadelphia
Inquirer: Philadelphia job openings in April grew faster than in New York, San Francisco, L.A.
Philadelphia Business Journal: City council considering ‘just cause’ bill limiting employers’ ability to fire
Philly Voice: Masterman High School named top school in Pa. by U.S. News & World Report
PLSReporter: CCP leadership, seeking more city funding, testifies on budget

SEPA
Pottstown Mercury: Sen. Muth: End Pa. death penalty
Pottstown Mercury: Democratic lawmakers seek end to death penalty in Pennsylvania
Daily Local News: Uwchlan residents interrupt construction on Mariner East project
Delco Daily Times: Middletown wants pipeline shut down after sinkhole problem

Pittsburgh
KDKA: Following Death Of Antwon Rose II, State Democrats Propose Changes To Police Use Of Deadly Force  
KDKA: Lawsuit Over Black Student Union Settled Between ACLU, McKeesport Area School District
WESA: City Office Candidates Face Ethics Board Over Campaign Finance Report Violations
WESA: Lawmakers Unite Against Common Enemy: Annoying Robocalls
Post-Gazette: Supporters of change in use of force law take Antwon Rose’s cause to the capitol
Post-Gazette: As measles cases soar, Rep. Metcalfe pushes bill requiring doctors to treat unvaccinated kids
Post-Gazette: Allegheny County: Key air quality measure improved last year
City Paper: Critics lament Joe Biden’s support for a bill leading to Teamsters pension cuts, after he hosted his campaign kickoff at Pittsburgh Teamster hall
Tribune Review: Rep. Metcalfe pushes bill requiring doctors to treat unvaccinated kids
Tribune Review: Pittsburgh area jobless rate falls, lowest since ’76
Tribune Review: Son of late Mayor Flaherty donates inaugural Pittsburgh Marathon poster to city

SWPA
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Langerholc picked to head up Senate education committee
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Lawmakers warn of possible ‘death spiral’ at state centers
Altoona Mirror: Blair County commissioner candidates to debate
Altoona Mirror: Blair on track to receive $3.5M for rail projects
Altoona Mirror: House panel passes boost to private school aid
KDKA: KDKA Investigates: Residents Of Butler Co. Community Blame Fracking For Bad Water, But DEP Says Otherwise
Beaver County Times: County-wide candidates forum planned for May 11 in Vanport
Beaver County Times: Marshall bill allowing collegiate 50/50 raffles passes House
Beaver County Times: Lamb to host congressional hearing in Shippingport regarding nuclear plant
Beaver County Times: Beaver County receives extension for IRS paperwork

NEPA
The Times Leader: Pashinski to introduce bill to raise fees for dog licenses
The Times Leader: Lt. Gov. Fetterman’s marijuana legalization listening tour in W-B Sunday
The Times Leader: Anti-consolidation appeal to state is several inches thick
Citizens Voice: Region’s unemployment rate drops
Citizens Voice: Casey pushes to reauthorize the domestic violence act

South Central  
Patriot News: Pa. auditor general continues to monitor Harrisburg School District’s financial audit progress
Patriot News: Harrisburg City Council candidates to debate tomorrow at HMAC
Patriot News: Harrisburg 5-year financial plan to be given to oversight panel by May 1: mayor
York Dispatch: York County Commissioner Chris Reilly says if reelected, he won’t run again
York Dispatch: Has York City’s initiative been effective in curbing gun violence?
York Daily Record: 3 questions and answers from the York County judicial forum
York Daily Record: Michael Bowersox resigns as Hanover manager

Lehigh Valley    
Morning Call: Should President Trump be impeached? We asked Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation
Morning Call: Allentown mayoral candidate Q&A: Priorities and management style
Morning Call: WATCH: Allentown mayoral candidates on why they deserve your vote
Reading Eagle: Reading City Council begins search for managing director
Reading Eagle: Reading’s Democratic mayoral candidates participate in bilingual forum

North by Northwest
Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Lock Haven crowd split on issue of marijuana legalization
Erie Times-News: Erie County Council officially forms census committee
Erie Times-News: Multiple public meetings likely on Erie’s LERTA plan

Opinion  
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Enough: Since Tree of Life, nothing has changed
Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Nurses in demand: City needs to lure workers from other U.S. metros
Inquirer Editorial Board: Pennsylvania’s secret school tax is about to get raised again
Delco Daily Times Editorial: Winning the war on opioids, one step at a time
Peter Schweyer: There’s a reason they call it the ‘Affordable’ Care Act. That’s why we need to preserve and protect it
John Baer: Pa. government’s bustin’ out all over
John L. Micek: Joe Biden says Pa. is his White House keystone. Four things to think about | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Solomon Jones: Synagogue shooting yet another reminder that people of faith must come together
Stephanie Shanblatt, Quintin B. Bullock, and Kevin Pollock: Pa’s community college students have enough on their plates. They shouldn’t have to worry about going hungry
John L. Micek: ‘Innocence is real:’ A death row survivor makes the case for scrapping capital punishment in Pa.
Tony Norman: The president serves as a role model for America’s dark side
Arthur Garson Jr: Here’s a simple way to reduce the price of prescription drugs: Pay for what works
Will Bunch: No one will save America in 2020 unless they can somehow save Baltimore
Gary Thompson: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proves why she’s a star in ‘Knock Down the House,’ where women storm the political barricades | Movie review
Stephen F. Gambescia and Ernie Sherretta: Are women the future of the Catholic Church?
Paul Muschick: Allentown high school deserves ‘A’ for developing next generation of voters