Legislature
Everything you need to know about Pennsylvania’s gun laws and the debate to expand them
https://www.penncapital-star.com/paforward/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pennsylvanias-gun-laws-and-the-debate-to-expand-them/
Celebrating dirtier water
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/celebrating-dirtier-water-1.2533773
Administration
Activists protest Wolf administration’s decision to limit rally sizes in Capitol
https://www.witf.org/2019/09/16/activists-protest-wolf-admins-decision-to-limit-rally-sizes-in-capitol/
If Wolf wants a win on his State Police fee, he has to change tactics. This is how | Mark O’Keefe
https://www.penncapital-star.com/commentary/if-wolf-wants-a-win-on-his-state-police-fee-he-has-to-change-tactics-this-is-how-mark-okeefe/
Berks County’s sheriff named to Wolf’s gun violence task force
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/berks-countys-sheriff-named-to-wolfs-gun-violence-task-force
Business
When small businesses in need of quick cash end up with a pile of high interest debt
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/money/2019/09/15/Small-businesses-high-interest-lenders-merchant-cash-advances-bank-loans-refinance/stories/201909150025
GM strike lurches on as President Trump and other political leaders watch and wait
https://www.inquirer.com/business/gm-factory-strike-auto-inustry-political-issues-20190916.html
Crime/Punishment
Cosmo DiNardo’s cousin headed for trial after again turning down plea deals in triple murder case
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/cosmo-dinardo-sean-kratz-bucks-county-murders-jury-trial-20190916.html
Berks man carried AK-47 in downtown Reading, police say
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/berks-man-carried-ak-47-in-downtown-reading-police-say
Education
Bear Creek Charter parents head to Harrisburg rally
https://www.timesleader.com/news/756022/bear-creek-charter-parents-head-to-harrisburg-rally
Elizabeth Forward bus contract dispute continues, as company calls temporary arrangement untenable
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2019/09/16/Elizabeth-Forward-bus-contract-dispute-continues-as-company-calls-temporary-deal-untenable/stories/201909160108
WPIAL looking into accusations of racial slurs at Connellsville-Allderdice soccer game
https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/highschool/2019/09/16/WPIAL-looking-into-accusations-of-racial-slurs-at-soccer-game-connellsville-allderdice/stories/201909160169
Parents: Connellsville taunted Allderdice with racial slurs during boys’ soccer game
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/parents-connellsville-taunted-allderdice-with-racial-slurs-during-boys-soccer-game/
Parents in Central Pa. school district raise concerns of racial harassment, hostility
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/parents-in-central-pa-school-district-raise-concerns-of-racial-harassment-hostility.html
Girls Who Code, with a local chapter co-founded by a Reading High grad, aims to close technology gender gap
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/girls-who-code-which-has-a-local-chapter-co-founded-by-a-reading-high-grad-aims-to-close-technology-gender-gap
Jeannette to maintain increased game security
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/jeannette-to-maintain-increased-game-security/
No more snow days?: Makeup days could be a thing of the past
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/09/17/Snow-days-makeup-thing-of-the-past/stories/201908260024
Taking back the power: Kids need to be taught responsible social media use
https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2019/09/17/Kids-responsible-social-media-use-education/stories/201909120006
Active shooter drills are traumatizing our children | Opinion
https://www.penncapital-star.com/paforward/active-shooter-drills-are-traumatizing-our-children-opinion/
Renovated Keystone Field dedicated at Kutztown University
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/renovated-keystone-field-dedicated-at-kutztown-university
Columbine shooter’s mother Sue Klebold speaks at Penn State Harrisburg: photos
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/sue-klebold-speaks-at-penn-state-harrisburg.html
Lehigh University student armed with loaded gun and knife taken into custody near campus, officials say
https://www.mcall.com/news/police/mc-nws-lehigh-university-armed-man-20190916-oxusfn4q4fghpccp5dvgwagibm-story.html
WCU president talks momentum
https://www.dailylocal.com/news/wcu-president-talks-momentum/article_1bb745f2-d8bd-11e9-8bfe-3b5bc6cd0230.html
Elections/Politics
Pennsylvania’s new online absentee ballot application launches today
https://www.timesleader.com/news/755937/pennsylvanias-new-online-absentee-ballot-application-launches-today
Gaming
Why will smoking be allowed at York County’s planned casino?
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2019/09/16/mini-casino-york-galleria-why-smoking-allowed-pennsylvania-casinos-maryland-smokefree-health/2220436001/
Pennsylvania sports betting, led by newcomer FanDuel, surges 84% in August
https://www.inquirer.com/business/sports-betting-pennsylvania-surges-after-fanduel-enters-market-20190916.html
Health Care
Federal judge stays Hahnemann residency sale; St. Chris auction pushed to Thursday
https://www.inquirer.com/business/health/hahnemann-residencies-sale-stayed-federal-judge-20190916.html
UPMC to receive state grant to study Ewing sarcoma
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2019/09/16/UPMC-Ewing-sarcoma-fracking-Shale-Coalition-Canon-McMillan-O-Neal-Ortitay/stories/201909160110
Lemieux history with Afib leads to $1 million donation to AHN
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2019/09/16/Lemieux-history-Afib-leads-to-1-million-donation-to-AHN-Pittsburgh-Penguins/stories/201909160121
Stony Brook doctor comes forward as the second measles case in York County
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2019/09/16/stony-brook-doctor-comes-forward-second-measles-case-york-county/2340825001/
Local News
New Luzerne County flood maps could mean higher insurance for some
https://www.timesleader.com/news/756024/new-luzerne-county-flood-maps-could-mean-higher-insurance-for-some
Flood authority, county could come together
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/flood-authority-county-could-come-together-1.2533852
Huge field running for Scranton mayor
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/huge-field-running-for-scranton-mayor-1.2533735
Scranton mayor wants quality of life rules amended
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-mayor-wants-quality-of-life-rules-amended-1.2533793
Scranton added as defendant in Northeast Revenue suit
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/scranton-added-as-defendant-in-northeast-revenue-suit-1.2533761
Parking kiosks coming to downtown Scranton
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/parking-kiosks-coming-to-downtown-scranton-1.2533792
Apartments planned for vacant West Scranton school
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/apartments-planned-for-vacant-west-scranton-school-1.2533677
Regularly scheduled emergencies
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/regularly-scheduled-emergencies-1.2533771
Carbondale council authorizes city to submit $2 million grant application
https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/carbondale-council-authorizes-city-to-submit-2-million-grant-application-1.2533836
Mayor Jeff Cusat seeks regulations for parades, gatherings
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/mayor-jeff-cusat-seeks-regulations-for-parades-gatherings-1.2533807
In Washington, Pa., a ‘recovery town’ embarks on one of its own
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/washington/2019/09/16/washington-pennsylvania-recovery-town-pittsburgh-development-businesses/stories/201909010004
Dan Kelly: Hamburg mayor declares war on lanternflies
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/dan-kelly-hamburg-mayor-declares-war-on-lanternflies
National News
Women’s March replaces three original leaders after anti-Semitism accusations
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2019/09/16/Womens-March-anti-Semitism-three-leaders/stories/201909160185
Lawsuits, accusations pile up for ex-Steeler Antonio Brown
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2019/09/16/antonio-brown-steelers-police-calls-lawsuit/stories/201909160120
Regulating e-cigarettes requires a scalpel, not a hammer | Editorial
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/vape-e-cig-regulations-flavor-ban-lung-illness-youth-smoking-20190916.html
Vaping debate should look at how, not just what, people vape | Opinion
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/vaping-e-cigarettes-lung-illness-teens-regulation-20190916.html
Opioid Crisis
New Pa. program aims to help opioid-dependent patients avoid black market
https://triblive.com/local/regional/state-to-help-dependent-prescription-opioid-patients-avoid-black-market/
State to distribute naloxone for free at two local sites
https://www.timesleader.com/news/756009/state-to-distribute-naloxone-for-free-at-two-local-sites
Pocono health centers to provide free naloxone Wednesday
https://www.poconorecord.com/news/20190916/pocono-health-centers-to-provide-free-naloxone-wednesday
Philly
Police union to sue city over faulty payroll software
https://www.inquirer.com/news/fop-sues-kenney-administration-over-onephilly-payroll-mess-20190916.html
Philadelphia, Camden groups win grants to fight maternal mortality
https://www.inquirer.com/health/camden-philadelphia-merck-grants-maternal-mortality-20190917.html
Black clergy: We want college loan forgiveness
https://www.phillytrib.com/news/local_news/black-clergy-we-want-college-loan-forgiveness/article_dec789a5-3bf5-5896-819e-f9fc8af35787.html
Police probing North Philly interaction with teen that was widely shared on social media
https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia-police-officer-stop-frisk-teen-north-philly-video-20190916.html
Philly police didn’t have to shoot mentally ill man behaving erratically in Kensington | Jenice Armstrong
https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/philly-police-shooting-darin-lee-kensington-darrell-jenice-armstrong-20190917.html
Pitt
Residents told Hazelwood neighborhood plan is still developing
https://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2019/09/16/Residents-told-redevelopment-plan-for-Hazelwood/stories/201909160171
Presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar visiting Pittsburgh on Wednesday
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2019/09/16/amy-klobuchar-pittsburgh-democratic-presidential-candidate-2020-minnesota-oakland/stories/201909160092
Free naloxone kits will be handed out in Pittsburgh on Sept. 18 and 25
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2019/09/16/Free-naloxone-kits-distribution-overdoses-antidote-Sept-18-25-Pittsburgh/stories/201909160111
Bang for their buck: Dollar Bank scouting for headquarters space
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2019/09/16/Dollar-Bank-scouting-for-headquarters-space-downtown-pittsburgh-strip-district/stories/201909160132
An oasis of public art pops up in the Cultural District
https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/art-architecture/2019/09/16/Pittsburgh-Trust-Oasis-public-art-pops-up-Cultural-District-Los-Trompos/stories/201909160114
2 men injured in Pittsburgh stabbing incident
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/2-men-injured-in-pittsburgh-stabbing-incident/
Runners get opportunity to race Pittsburgh Airport runway
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/runners-get-opportunity-to-race-pittsburgh-airport-runway/
Police chief: Edgewood home explosion was a suicide
https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/police-chief-edgewood-home-explosion-was-a-suicide/
State News
Big Marijuana: Florida firm rolls up 15 dispensary permits in Pennsylvania
https://www.inquirer.com/business/weed/jushi-agape-medical-marijuana-franklin-biosciences-beyond-hello-sweeney-deon-pizzi-rothman-20190916.html
Agency considering Three Mile Island nuclear debris in Idaho
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/three-mile-island-nuclear-accident-idaho-20190916.html
On a Chester County farm, these horses help people heal. Soon, they’ll need a permanent home.
https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/equine-therapy-gateway-horseworks-malvern-chester-county-prison-20190916.html
Six things you need to know about Hispanics in Pennsylvania | PennLive Editorial
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2019/09/six-things-you-need-to-know-about-hispanics-in-pennsylvania-pennlive-editorial.html
Someone flew a plane under a Pa. bridge in ‘dangerous stunt’ that spurs investigation
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/someone-flew-a-plane-under-a-pa-bridge-in-dangerous-stunt-that-spurs-investigation.html
‘They’re just looking for the American dream,’ says Pennsylvania woman whose immigrant husband was among thousands jailed for reentering the country
https://www.mcall.com/news/watchdog/mc-nws-immigration-reentry-after-deportation-prosecutions-20190917-4u7yiifupfhytjqstt7xvolhki-story.html
Transportation
U.S. gas prices could rise by 25 cents a gallon due to attacks on Saudi oil, expert says
https://www.inquirer.com/news/nation-world/gas-prices-saudi-arabia-oil-attacks-20190917.html
PennDOT report shows roundabouts reduce crashes
https://www.timesleader.com/news/756016/penndot-report-shows-roundabouts-reduce-crashes
PennDOT: Roundabouts save lives
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/penndot-roundabouts-save-lives-1.2533861
Roundabouts are working for Pa. drivers whether they like them or not, PennDOT says
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09/like-em-or-not-new-penndot-study-suggests-roundabouts-are-working-for-pennsylvania-drivers.html
Westmoreland transit seeking new bids for bus, shared-ride services
https://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/westmoreland-transit-seeking-new-bids-for-bus-shared-ride-services/
Hazleton leaders discuss projects with PennDOT
https://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-leaders-discuss-projects-with-penndot-1.2533746
Editorial: Progress on key road projects good news for Berks
https://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/good-news-for-berks-as-a-project-ends-and-another-begins
PennDOT encourages parents to celebrate child passenger safety week
https://www.timesonline.com/news/20190916/penndot-encourages-parents-to-celebrate-child-passenger-safety-week
Washington
Sen. Coons of Delaware told FBI last fall of new information about allegations against Brett Kavanaugh
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/nation/supreme-court-brett-kavanaugh-fbi-coons-new-information-20190916.html
Trump’s food stamps cuts will aggravate inequality: Is this the America we want? | Opinion
https://www.penncapital-star.com/government-politics/trumps-food-stamps-cuts-are-escalating-inequality-is-this-the-america-we-want-opinion/