November 19th Playbook

Written by PoliticsPA Staff

A conservative group releases anti-impeachment ads targeting two Democratic Pennsylvania congressmen, while a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage to $9.50 an hour advances in the state legislature. Here is the Playbook.

Morning Call/Muhlenberg College Poll: PA Voters Split on Impeaching, Removing Trump From Office: Their most recent poll shows that 49% of voters in the state support impeaching and removing President Donald Trump from office, while 48% oppose it and just a small amount remain undecided.

Harrisburg & DC

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. House passes fetal remains bill with bipartisan backing

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Wolf meets with Dems to mend fences, pitch minimum wage hike

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: ‘These victims want their day in court’: In surprise move, state Senate poised to vote this week on statute of limitations reform.

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. Senate panel advances Down syndrome abortion ban

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Pa. House panel advances bill authorizing vouchers for Harrisburg schools

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Senate Committee throws support behind Wolf’s Secretary of State nominee

Pennsylvania Capital-Star: ACLU court settlement means Pa. will end solitary confinement on death row

AP: Bill on handling of fetal remains passes Pennsylvania House

AP: $9.50 minimum wage bill advances in Pennsylvania Legislature

AP: Sunday hunting days poised to become law in Pennsylvania

AP: Pennsylvania families demand investigation into rare cancers

AP: Pennsylvania agrees to upgrade inmates’ death row conditions

AP: Driving under influence charge dropped against lawmaker

WITF: Pennsylvania will stop keeping death-row inmates in indefinite solitary confinement

Washington Post: In a battleground town, sharp divisions over impeachment but few changed minds

PLSReporter: Fetal remains bill passes House as lawmakers spar over its potential effects

PLSReporter: With Senate advancing minimum wage compromise, Wolf again set to do battle with his own party

PLSReporter: Bill to create Harrisburg school voucher program gains committee approval

PLSReporter: Debate over government’s role in health care reignited with advancement of abortion ban, perinatal hospice care bills

Post-Gazette: Legislature passes Sunday hunting, bill moves to governor

National Journal: LCV Action Fund Endorses DePasquale

Inquirer: Pennsylvania lawmakers want an earlier presidential primary — and the attention that comes with it

Inquirer: As Pa. legislature weighs child sex abuse reforms, acclaimed violinist joins fight for statute of limitations changes

Inquirer: A rising number of pregnant women in Pa. report workplace discrimination, while other states pass laws to prevent it

Inquirer: Pennsylvania will no longer hold death-row prisoners in endless solitary confinement

WHYY Newsworks: GOP leaders want to pilot private school vouchers in Harrisburg

Patriot News: ‘I was not impaired:’ DUI charge dropped, Pa. legislator pleads guilty to speeding

Patriot News: Senate Judiciary Committee passes statute of limitation reforms; floor vote expected later this week

Patriot News: In Pennsylvania, a proposed minimum wage increase may hinge on the House

Patriot News: Gov. Tom Wolf urges lawmakers to reform Pa. probation system

Patriot News: Pennsylvania minimum wage increase bill unveiled, and passed, in state Senate committee

City Paper: Pennsylvania ends solitary confinement of inmates on death row

The Hill: Progressive group to spend as much as $45M to turn out young voters

The Hill: Democratic group to only endorse attorney general candidates who back abortion rights

WESA: PA Supreme Court To Consider Demand That State Police Disclose Social Media Monitoring Policy

Philadelphia

KYW Newsradio: City Council gets bill to help newsstands survive as print media decline

KYW Newsradio: Mayor Kenney endorses plan to eliminate library fines

Philadelphia Tribune: City Council passes bill right to counsel bill for low-income tenants

Inquirer: Former VA Secretary David Shulkin to speak at World Affairs Council of Philadelphia

Inquirer: How a Philly neighborhood, where almost everyone has loved ones in prison, is bridging the divide

Philly Voice: ‘Mass shootings’ are underreported in Philadelphia, Temple researchers say

SEPA

Delco Daily Times: One year in, Scanlon hits the ground running

Delco Daily Times: D.A.-elect Stollsteimer names Chester top cop Nolan to head CID

Delco Daily Times: Nether Prov gets Pa. funds for Providence Road sidewalks

Daily Local News: Williams lauds housing initiatives in Coatesville

Daily Local News: Kennett’s new township manager says he will focus on transparency

Inquirer: Women are taking over leadership of this suburban Philly town for the first time ever

Montgomery Media: Warminster faces bleak financial future

Bucks Courier Times: Cross Keys PFAS source still unknown

Bucks Courier Times: Is PennDOT paving near you? Here’s the agency’s 5-year plan for Bucks County

Bucks Courier Times: $1 million state grant awarded to New Britain Borough firm

Pittsburgh

Post-Gazette: Childhood cancer concerns prompt meeting with Gov. Wolf

Post-Gazette: Detroit police officer testifies against Chelsa Wagner

Post-Gazette: Launching a run for Congress, Jerry Dickinson wants a new progressive energy in Washington

Post-Gazette: Congress reaches bipartisan deal on measure to rein in robocalls

Post-Gazette: Driving under influence charge dropped against Monroeville lawmaker

Post-Gazette: State gives $500K to ‘rebuild’ street next to Hunt Armory

Post-Gazette: Legislature passes Sunday hunting, bill moves to governor

KDKA: DUI Charge Against State Rep. From Monroeville Dropped

KDKA: Prosecution Rests After One Day Of Testimony In Chelsa Wagner Case

KDKA: Southwestern Pa. Families Demand Gov. Wolf’s Administration Investigate Rare Childhood Cancer

KDKA: ‘Under Siege’: Post Gazette Journalists Protest Newspaper Owners

City Paper: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette journalists union issues ‘no confidence’ vote to management

City Paper: City of Pittsburgh receives grant to expand blue recycling bin program

City Paper: United Electrical workers picket ABB manufacturer offices in Forest Hills

Tribune Review: Detroit police officer testifies in Chelsa Wagner trial

Tribune Review: Andrew McCutchen, Mayor Peduto serve chili, talk reducing poverty on Pittsburgh’s North Side

Tribune Review: Post-Gazette union votes ‘no confidence’ in management

Tribune Review: Sunday hunting bill heads to Gov. Wolf’s desk

Tribune Review: Judge drops DUI charge against state Rep. Brandon Markosek

SWPA

Altoona Mirror: Proposed legislation concerns Catholics

Altoona Mirror: Former city mayor loses appeal

Altoona Mirror: Blair projects get tax-credit funding

Beaver County Times: Decision on Mt. Airy Pittsburgh likely Wednesday

Beaver County Times: Aliquippa revitalization group awarded $400,000 state tax credit

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Burns will host bus trip to state Capitol

Johnstown Tribune-Democrat: Statute of limitations reform clears key hurdle in Senate Judiciary Committee

NEPA

Times-Tribune: Mayor-elect Cognetti announces transition team is studying Scranton government

Times-Tribune: City DPW director answers questions about department gas card usage at council caucus

Citizens Voice: Luzerne County will not select new tax collector until next year

Citizens Voice: Many people in NEPA still struggling to earn living wage

Citizens Voice: Luzerne County budget hearing set for today

The Times Leader: Wilkes-Barre City Council cancels closed-door session, opts to hear sewer sale details in open

The Times Leader: Nanticoke native Palovchak named Times Leader circulation director

South Central

Patriot News: In Pennsylvania, a proposed minimum wage increase may hinge on the House

Patriot News: Gov. Tom Wolf urges lawmakers to reform Pa. probation system

Patriot News: Pennsylvania minimum wage increase bill unveiled, and passed, in state Senate committee

York Daily Record: Sunday hunting passes concurrent vote, will become reality in Pa. with governor’s signature

Carlisle Sentinel: Making it count: What will and won’t be asked on 2020 census

LNP | LancasterOnline: Why is Manheim not in Manheim Township? Why doesn’t Lancaster have a county-wide composting program? [We the People]

Lehigh Valley

Express Times: Beware ‘junk plans’ in 2020 health insurance open enrollment, senator says in Valley visit

Morning Call: Here’s how Bethlehem plans to inspect each residential rental unit every 3 years

Reading Eagle: Hamburg secures nearly $185,000 in state money to make improvements to Etchberger Memorial Park

North by Northwest

Erie Times-News: How Erie-area legislators voted, week ending Nov. 15

Erie Times-News: Erie looks to slash millions in debt via Water Works deal

Williamsport Sun-Gazette: Telephone town hall meeting postponed

Opinion

York Dispatch Editorial Board: ‘Be reasonable’ on Pa. minimum wage

Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Does impeachment make us better?

Post-Gazette Editorial Board: Escape the vape: Don’t take the risk while health effects are unknown

Inquirer Editorial Board: When it comes to fossil fuels, Pa. is taking big steps — in the wrong direction

John L. Micek: The Legislature is back. Here’s three things to watch for this week | Monday Morning Coffee

Jennifer Stefano: Time for conservatives to get progressive on education reform

Malcolm Jenkins: When picking new police commissioner, Mayor Kenney must listen to real Philadelphians

Jagdish Khubchandani: Santa Clarita school shooting shows yet again that the U.S. has no handle on this crisis

Charlie Gerow: Even if they impeach the president, it won’t help Democrats

Trudy Rubin: ‘We need help!’ Young protesters stand up for Hong Kong democracy against enormous odds

Dick Polman: Why are Republicans still obsessed with the whistleblower?

Roxanne Shepelavy: Ideas We Should Steal Festival 2019: Reducing Poverty – Together

Katera Moore: Environmental Justice in Schools is Social Justice

Brianna Baker: Ideas We Should Steal: Reusable Bag Share

Diana Nelson Jones: Walkabout: ‘American Factory’ portends grim future of jobs in America

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