Budget
Gov. Wolf signs no-new-taxes Pa. budget
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/pa-budget-no-tax-increase-more-education-money-20180622.html
What will Pa.’s $32.7 billion budget buy?
https://www.pennlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/0823a0425c5604/inside_pas_327_billion_state_b.html#incart_river_index
Pennsylvania has budget peace a week early
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13791697-74/pennsylvania-has-budget-peace-a-week-early
In year of budget firsts, plan passes on time and Wolf signs it
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/in-year-of-budget-firsts-plan-passes-on-time-and-wolf-signs-it.php
New state budget contains $60 million for school security
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2018/06/23/New-state-budget-contains-60-million-for-school-security/stories/201806220222
Pa. Senate approves $32.7B on-time budget with no new taxes
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708959/pa-senate-approves-32-7b-on-time-budget-with-no-new-taxes
Pennsylvania Senate passes state budget
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/pennsylvania-senate-passes-state-budget
Highlights of Pennsylvania’s 2018-19 budget package
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13791612-74/highlights-of-pennsylvanias-2018-19-budget-package
Behold, a budget? Harrisburg, make this schedule the new normal
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/06/23/Behold-a-budget-Harrisburg-make-this-schedule-the-new-normal/stories/201806230014
Legislature
Pa. Legislature passes bill that would seal records for low-level crimes after good behavior
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/06/23/Bill-passes-that-would-seal-records-for-low-level-crimes-after-good-behavior/stories/201806220200
Pennsylvania on its way to becoming first state to give criminal offenders a ‘clean slate’
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/pennsylvania_on_its_way_to_bec.html#incart_river_index
Pa. House votes to reinstate exams for severely injured workers
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2018/06/22/Pennsylvania-House-votes-to-limit-benefits-workers-compensation-insurance/stories/201806220186
Pennsylvania lawmakers approve bill to spur research on medical marijuana
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13791640-74/pennsylvania-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-spur-research-on-medical-marijuana
Pennsylvania lawmakers OK school safety hotline, grants bill
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13791321-74/pennsylvania-lawmakers-ok-school-safety-hotline-grants-bill
Pa. Senate OKs bill to delay high school graduation test again
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13790922-74/pa-senate-oks-bill-to-delay-high-school-graduation-test-again
Pennsylvania gun owners win one more concession in domestic violence bill
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/pennsylvania_gun_owners_win_on.html#incart_river_index
Pa. General Assembly passes bill requiring court approval of public taking of lands in conservation easements
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/state_house_passes_bill_requir.html#incart_river_index
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf to allow quicker utility rate hikes
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13791292-74/pennsylvania-gov-tom-wolf-to-allow-quicker-utility-rate-hikes
Bill to cut the size of the 203-member Pennsylvania House awaits final vote
https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/bill-to-cut-the-size-of-the–member-pennsylvania/article_8df87f9c-7652-11e8-b743-ffc24bc35451.html
Fired up for Fourth: Law change opens menu of fireworks to Pa. residents
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708947/fired-up-for-fourth-law-change-opens-menu-of-fireworks-to-pa-residents
State fireworks law flawed, confusing, police and industry sources agree
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/state-fireworks-law-confusing-police-chief-says
With no early Act 47 exit in sight, what’s next for Harrisburg’s city government?
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/with_no_act_47_exit_in_sight_w.html#incart_river_index
Legislators are pushing Pennsylvania backward on opioids | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/pennsylvania-senate-opioids-prescription-limits-buprenorphine-mat-20180622.html
Ruling ends unfair edge
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/ruling-ends-unfair-edge-1.2353495
Redistricting/Gerrymandering
Redistricting overhaul crumbles under hundreds of amendments
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/redistricting-overhaul-crumbles-under-hundreds-of-amendments.php
Administration
Wolf seeks federal disaster assistance as a result of storm damage, landslides
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/environment/2018/06/22/Gov-Wolf-seeks-federal-disaster-aid-landslides-flooding-damage-pittsburgh-FEMA/stories/201806220119
Gov. Wolf seeks federal disaster aid for Western Pennsylvania landslides
http://triblive.com/local/regional/13790100-74/gov-wolf-seeks-federal-disaster-aid-for-western-pennsylvania-landslides
Business
Amazon employees demand company cut ties with ICE
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/amazon-employees-demand-company-cut-ties-with-ice-20180623.html
Aetna to move 426 workers in the Lehigh Valley, hire 350 more
http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-bethlehem-aetna-to-lease-wells-fargo-call-center-20180622-story.html
Crime/Punishment
Judge allows AG’s office to appeal Lackawanna County Prison search warrant ruling
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/judge-allows-ag-s-office-to-appeal-lackawanna-county-prison-search-warrant-ruling-1.2353505
‘This place changed me,’ Johnstown woman says of prison eyeglass production center
http://www.tribdem.com/news/local_news/this-place-changed-me-johnstown-woman-says-of-prison-eyeglass/article_8abddf5a-5e90-57aa-99e2-b7e04c3bcff1.html
East Pittsburgh Shooting
Marchers traverse Downtown Pittsburgh, North Shore to protest teen’s shooting death
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/22/protest-antwon-rose-Wood-St-T-Station-downtown-pittsburgh-protest-police-shooting-of-unarmed-teen/stories/201806220196
Authorities have videos of incident that later led to police officer shooting 17-year-old
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/22/Antwon-Rose-II-video-Stephen-A-Zappala-Jr-Coleman-McDonough-East-Pittsburgh-North-Braddock/stories/201806220214
Officer who shot Antwon Rose left Pitt job after his report and evidence didn’t line up
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/22/antwon-rose-officer-michael-rosfeld-east-pittsburgh-fatal-shooting-left-job-university-pittsburgh-discrepancies-evidence-sworn-statement/stories/201806220185
Protests disrupt Pittsburgh, Homestead; 4 arrested
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13790732-74/protests-disrupt-pittsburgh-homestead-4-arrested
Summer Lee on attending Antwon Rose protests: ‘We need to be able to speak for ourselves’
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13791089-74/summer-lee-on-attending-antwon-rose-protests-we-need-to-be-able
Woman arrested at protest Friday was ready to go to jail for Antwon Rose
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13791211-74/woman-arrested-at-protest-friday-was-ready-to-go-to-jail-for
Some media reports on Antwon Rose are ‘false,’ Allegheny County Police say
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13791479-74/some-media-reports-on-antwon-rose-are-false-allegheny-county-police-say
Education
3 strikes: District set to add lightning rods at high school
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/3-strikes-district-set-to-add-lightning-rods-at-high-school-1.2353522
Editorial: Rejected high school football leagues merger a setback
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/editorial-rejected-high-school-football-leagues-merger-a-setback
Elections/Politics
Mike Pence to appear at private fundraiser for Keith Rothfus in Moon
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13790433-74/mike-pence-to-appear-at-private-fundraiser-for-keith-rothfus-in-moon
Local News
Burned-out property in Wilkes-Barre a mess in more ways than one
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708940/burned-out-property-in-wilkes-barre-a-mess-in-more-ways-than-one
Luzerne County employees completing active shooter training
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708933/luzerne-county-employees-completing-active-shooter-training
City will recoup Sterling demolition costs
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/city-will-recoup-sterling-demolition-costs-1.2353558
Arena authority plans to appeal protester ruling
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/arena-authority-plans-to-appeal-protester-ruling-1.2353523
A little bit of everything for everyone at RiverFest
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/a-little-bit-of-everything-for-everyone-at-riverfest-1.2353534
Exeter Township files appeal in fight over plans for drug treatment center
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708943/exeter-township-files-appeal-in-fight-over-plans-for-drug-treatment-center
Wallace resigns as Lackawanna County Chief of Staff
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/wallace-resigns-as-lackawanna-county-chief-of-staff-1.2353351
Scranton councilman floats idea for city to pay for lifeguard certifications
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-councilman-floats-idea-for-city-to-pay-for-lifeguard-certifications-1.2353616
Controller projects 26 percent increase in hotel tax revenue this year
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/controller-projects-26-percent-increase-in-hotel-tax-revenue-this-year-1.2353610
More to Valley Regional found beyond its door
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/more-to-valley-regional-found-beyond-its-door-1.2353476
Schuylkill County Commissioners push trio of recycling measures
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/schuylkill-county-commissioners-push-trio-of-recycling-measures-1.2353477
Friends of Osterhout Free Library hit $500K goal at book sale
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708953/friends-of-osterhout-free-library-hit-500g-goal-at-book-sale
Greensburg immigration rally held to ‘Stop Separating Families’
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13777550-74/greensburg-immigration-rally-held-to-e_sslqstop-separating-familiese_ssrq
Once a tire dump, Route 33 site to see new life as manufacturing campus
http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-slate-belt-industrial-park-20180619-story.html
York ICE agents arrest 10 in raid at East Lampeter Township masonry business
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/york-ice-agents-arrest-in-raid-at-east-lampeter-township/article_b245294e-764e-11e8-851e-7b29fcd7e9b9.html
Philly
Slain cop’s family says DA’s Office is offering his accused killers a plea deal
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/sgt-robert-wilson-iii-philadelphia-police-district-attorney-larry-krasner-death-penalty-carlton-hipps-ramone-williams-20180622.html
NYC created a website to support women. Philadelphia could follow
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/copy-nyc-created-a-website-to-support-women-philadelphia-could-follow-20180622.html
‘Who’s buying sex in Center City on lunch break?’ Bill takes aim at sex trafficking at massage parlors
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/sex-trafficking-massage-parlors-illicit-city-council-bill-ordinance-20180622.html
Locked away in a closet, Philly’s historical homicide files tell the story of a young, cruel city | Mike Newall
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/mike_newall/philly-ancient-homicide-cold-cases-police-capt-jack-ryan-20180622.html
School’s out, but these foster kids don’t want to leave | Ronnie Polaneczky
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/ronnie_polaneczky/foster-care-philadelphia-c-b-community-school-20180622.html
Pitt
PWSA advances proposal for double-digit rate hike
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/06/22/PWSA-advances-proposal-for-double-digit-rate-hike/stories/201806220176
Pittsburgh water rates would rise under proposal approved by PWSA board
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13790619-74/pittsburgh-water-rates-would-rise-under-proposal-approved-by-pwsa-board
PWSA to pay $140K to settle dispute with city over destroyed playground
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13790626-74/pwsa-to-pay-140k-to-settle-dispute-with-city-over-destroyed-playground
Migrant kids at Holy Family may not be reunited with families for years
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/06/22/Migrant-kids-at-Holy-Family-separate-from-parents-at-southern-border-may-not-be-reunited-with-families-for-years/stories/201806220188
Pitt’s opioids task force releases recommendations
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/06/22/Pitt-University-of-Pittsburgh-Opioid-Task-Force-Releases-Recommendations-Mark-Nordenberg/stories/201806220191
Fourteen artists win opportunity grants to build their skills
http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2018/06/22/Pittsburgh-arts-grants-Greater-Pittsburgh-Arts-Council/stories/201806210155
Nine restaurants, Indian market, confectionary opening in Allegheny County
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13789944-74/nine-restaurants-indian-market-confectionary-opening-in-allegheny-county
State News
Pisa, pasta sauce, Philly cheesesteaks: DelGrosso’s is a Pa. water park fit for a Caesar | Maria Panaritis
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/delgrosso-park-sauce-italian-waterpark-altoona-maria-panaritis-20180622.html
Officials assess flood damage in Allegheny, Westmoreland counties as more rain looms
http://triblive.com/local/regional/13790739-74/officials-assess-flood-damage-in-allegheny-westmoreland-counties-as-more-rain-looms
Aquatopia, indoor water park at Camelback Resort, named number one indoor park in nation by USA Today
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/aquatopia-indoor-water-park-at-camelback-resort-named-number-one-indoor-park-in-nation-by-usa-today-1.2353471
Pennsylvania State Police testing body cameras, but challenges remain
http://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-pennsylvania-state-police-body-cameras-20180619-story.html
‘I feel unsafe to play in the county,’ black golfer says after police incident
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/accomplished_black_golfers_dum.html#incart_river_index
‘They just didn’t want us there’: Black women golfers testify at hearing
http://www.witf.org/news/2018/06/they-just-didnt-want-us-there-black-women-golfers-testify-at-hearing.php
Transportation
Westmoreland transit authority may jump on Uber-style rides
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13790124-74/westmoreland-transit-authority-may-jump-on-uber-style-rides
Washington
Avoid the food fight: Pass the Farm Bill, without food-stamp fuss
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/06/23/Avoid-the-food-fight-Pass-the-Farm-Bill-without-food-stamp-fuss/stories/201806230037
Costello: Trump torpedoed GOP immigration efforts
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/costello-trump-torpedoed-gop-immigration-efforts