Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers.

Everyone's favorite conservative Republican firebrand, state Sen. Scott Wagner, was in St. Louis over the weekend, where he threw a shout-out to ex-Trump White House consigliere Steve Bannon and said the conservative grassroots gives him "courage."

The 2018 GOP gubernatorial hopeful was spotted at this weekend's sold-out "Put America First" rally, where he sat next to the former White House adviser in the crowd at the St. Louis Marriott hotel.

Bannon, who's returned to the fold of the conservative news site Breitbart, addressed rally-goers and picked up the "Phyllis Schlafly Eagle Award" for his work on behalf of the glorious cause.

Speaking now: @gatewaypundit, on the mainstream media. Steve Bannon has been ushered into the room. pic.twitter.com/3ZDr6CZQ20 — Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) September 24, 2017

Speaking to attendees at a luncheon on Sunday, Wagner, R-York County, heaped praise on Schlafly, a leading conservative who died last September.

"This is a highly, highly energized organization," Wagner told the crowd. "Phyllis was an amazing person. There's one thing I have heard repeatedly about Phyllis, and this is an important word, and this is what it takes moving forward. The word is courage."

Wagner told the crowd he took courage from them: "You give me courage. I'm going to do the job and take out the trash in Pennsylvania."

But first, Wagner will have to win the GOP nomination for governor. Right now, he faces western Pennsylvania businessman Paul Mango. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is running for a second term.

The rest of the day's news starts now.

Will Pa's credit and budget woes have an impact on the state's efforts to lure Amazon? The AP considers the possibilities. (via The Tribune-Review).

A slain Pa. state trooper's widow has sued the parents of her husband's killer, The Post-Gazette reports.

PhillyMag considers the long, strange trip of Iggles' owner Jeffrey Lurie.

A Philly lawmaker's corruption prosecution has been stalled for almost three years, The Inquirer reports.

The Incline looks at how Pa. legislators are weighing in on the gerrymandering case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

From this weekend's Woofstock on the river, here's your #Harrisburg Instagram of the Day:

Keystone Crossroads looks at the ideological debate over what to do about the state's low-performing schools.

Opioid use during pregnancy is now a concern for public health officials, NewsWorks/WHYY-FM reports.

Changing the name of Pa's 'Negro Mountain' isn't as easy as one state lawmaker thought it would be, The Morning Call reports.

PoliticsPA recaps this weekend's meeting of Republican State Committee in Harrisburg.

Stateline.org looks at why it's so hard to punish 'bad samaritans.'

Jared Kushner used private email to conduct White House business, Politico reports.

Roll Call profiles the 10 members of the House Republicans' DACA task force.

What Goes On.

The House comes in at 1 p.m. today. The Senate is off.

12 p.m., Harrisburg Hilton: State Treasurer Joe Torsella addresses this month's Pennsylvania Press Club luncheon.

What Goes On (Nakedly Political Edition).

11 a.m.: Luncheon for Rep. Karen Boback

11:30 a.m.: Luncheon for Rep. Jonathan Fritz

5 p.m.: Reception for Rep. Mike Sturla

5:30 p.m.: Reception for Rep. Stan Saylor

5:30 p.m.: Reception for Rep. Peter Schweyer

6:30 p.m.: Reception for Rep. Margo Davidson

Ride the circuit, and give at the max, and you'll part with a mere $8,550 today.

WolfWatch

Gov. Tom Wolf heads to lovely Marietta, Pa., today for a 9:30 a.m. ribbon-cutting at Perdue AgriBusiness' shiny, new soybean processing plant.

Heavy Rotation.

Here's some music from

Cut Copy

to get your Monday morning going.

Monday's Gratuitous Hockey Link.

Former Pens' goalie Marc-Andre Fleury logged a win with his new club, as the Las Vegas Golden Knights dispatched Anaheim on Sunday with a 4-2 victory on the road.

And now you're up to date. See you all back here in a bit.