Legislatura
Bill giving some criminal offenders a second chance at a ‘clean slate’ advances
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/bill_giving_some_criminal_offe.html#incart_river_index
Pa. House advances changes to medical marijuana law
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/medical_marijuana_research.html#incart_2box_politics
Medical marijuana patients, legally banned from driving, may get a pass in Pa.
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/cannabis/medical-marijuana-patients-legally-banned-from-driving-may-get-a-pass-in-pa-20180618.html
Bill helps redevelopment authorities tackle blighted properties
http://www.timesonline.com/news/20180618/bill-helps-redevelopment-authorities-tackle-blighted-properties
PIAA struggles to level public-private playing field
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/piaa-struggles-to-level-public-private-playing-field/article_4f9391d9-1db3-52e4-b7d7-3af133ada440.html
Mapping out hometowns of Pennsylvania state court judges
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pennsylvania-judges-elections-hometowns-20180618-story.html
Pa. House agrees to study #MeToo issues despite complaints that it’s a stall tactic
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/pa_house_agrees_to_study_metoo.html#incart_river_index
Pennsylvania House panel set to vote on gun bills
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-pennsylvania-gun-bill-votes-20180618-story.html
Redistribución de distritos
Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision
http://www.witf.org/news/2018/06/pa-congressional-map-unaffected-by-us-supreme-court-decision.php
Will the SCOTUS gerrymandering rulings impact Pennsylvania?
https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/will-the-scotus-gerrymandering-rulings-impact-pennsylvania/article_54314168-732d-11e8-9cca-0f2cd38b31f6.html
Presupuesto
Lawmakers say they can finish state budget in short order
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/lawmakers-say-they-can-finish-state-budget-in-short-order.php
Empresas
U.S. whiskey producers fear being casualties of possible trade war
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/u-s-whiskey-producers-fear-being-casualties-of-possible-trade-war-20180618.html
Delito/Castigo
Synthetic pot-laced letters changes mail policy at Westmoreland County Prison
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13773779-74/synthetic-pot-laced-letters-changes-mail-policy-at-westmoreland-county-prison
Educación
Dallas teachers to strike on Tuesday as board passes budget, but no contract
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708499/dallas-teachers-to-strike-on-tuesday-as-board-passes-budget-but-no-contract
Dallas cancels school today ahead of expected strike
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/dallas-cancels-school-today-ahead-of-expected-strike-1.2351512
School’s in for summer at Erie School District
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180619/schools-in-for-summer-at-erie-school-district
Cracking the code: Students get education in STEM at UPJ summer academy
http://www.tribdem.com/news/cracking-the-code-students-get-education-in-stem-at-upj/article_321eccac-7374-11e8-87d2-570a1eb6073c.html
Harrisburg schools to remain in state recovery for distressed districts another year
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/harrisburg_school_district_rec_1.html#incart_river_index
Some in tears, graduates defend W-B Area CTC nursing program
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708470/some-in-tears-graduates-defend-w-b-area-ctc-nursing-program
Elecciones/Política
Wolf held fundraiser at law firm his administration is suing
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/state/20180618_ap_1bbd898c417c405eabf183752c068a28.html
John Fetterman adopts new way of eating, drops 148 pounds
http://triblive.com/news/healthnow/13756512-74/john-fetterman-adopts-new-way-of-eating-drops-148-pounds
Sanidad
AHN picks Brentwood for mini-hospital
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/healthcare-business/2018/06/18/Allegheny-Health-Network-Brentwood-Pittsburgh-mini-hospital-Route-51/stories/201806180120
Allegheny Health Network plans neighborhood hospital in Brentwood
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13774057-74/allegheny-health-network-plans-neighborhood-hospital-in-brentwood
Mothers at risk: Stopping the alarming rise in maternal mortality
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/06/19/Mothers-at-risk-Stopping-the-alarming-rise-in-maternal-mortality/stories/201806190015
What you may or may not know about Parkinson’s Disease, and the fight to solve it
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/what_you_may_not_know_about_pa.html#incart_river_index
Inmigración
All 5 first ladies speak out on family separations at border
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20180618_ap_ec26922a3cd047ada1446122d7d84331.html
A secret recording captures the sounds of crying children separated from parents at the border
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/a-secret-recording-captures-the-sounds-of-crying-children-separated-from-parents-at-the-border-20180618.html
Migrant family separation reaction: From Pa. Dems, outrage. From the GOP, caution.
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/06/18/Migrant-family-separation-reaction-pennsylvania-politicians-democrats-outrage-GOP-caution-trump-border-policy/stories/201806180142
Pat Toomey on border separations: Problem has been ‘exaggerated significantly’
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/border-control-immigration-family-separation-pat-toomey-reaction-lawmakers-20180618.html
Barletta backs Trump immigration policy
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/barletta-backs-trump-immigration-policy-1.2351553
Here’s what nearly every Pa. congressman said about Donald Trump’s brutal border policy
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/06/heres_what_every_pa_congressma.html#incart_2box_opinion
Erie-area lawmakers react to Trump immigration policy
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180619/erie-area-lawmakers-react-to-trump-immigration-policy
Noticias locales
Former Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Lendacky to receive $73K annual pension
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708487/former-wilkes-barre-police-chief-lendacky-to-receive-73k-annual-pension
WB City residents say their homes, yards were hit by tornado
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708460/wb-city-residents-say-their-homes-yards-were-hit-by-tornado
Lack of warning at tornado-damaged trails frustrates hikers
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/lack-of-warning-at-tornado-damaged-trails-frustrates-hikers-1.2351501
Tornado part of a one-two punch for retailer
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/tornado-part-of-a-one-two-punch-for-retailer-1.2351532
Challenger Little League scores field, lacks means to restore it
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/challenger-little-league-scores-field-lacks-means-to-restore-it-1.2351539
Body cameras for Scranton police could be operational by October
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/body-cameras-for-scranton-police-could-be-operational-by-october-1.2351488
16-year-old breaks leg jumping off cliffs near Nay Aug Gorge
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/16-year-old-breaks-leg-jumping-off-cliffs-near-nay-aug-gorge-1.2351570
Cooperation for public gain
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/cooperation-for-public-gain-1.2351383
Jessup council approves 10-year LERTA term for warehouse
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/jessup-council-approves-10-year-lerta-term-for-warehouse-1.2351585
Hazleton set to pay back loan
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/hazleton-set-to-pay-back-loan-1.2351419
Leave rattlers alone in Noxen
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/leave-rattlers-alone-in-noxen-1.2351385
Lansdale exists because of the railroad. Now those tracks may be key to its future
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/lansdale-railroad-montgomery-county-tracks-septa-transit-oriented-development-key-future-20180619.html
With a $1M anonymous donation, a shuttered historic mansion in Villanova will come back to life
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/radnor-willows-mansion-million-dollar-anonymous-donation-20180618.html
Courthouse rally to protest Trump immigration policy
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13773833-74/courthouse-rally-to-protest-trump-immigration-policy
Developer plans 164 homes for New Stanton
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13771572-74/developer-plans-164-homes-for-new-stanton
Community Action golf outing funds programs for low-income families
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13774229-74/community-action-golf-outing-funds-programs-for-low-income-families
Tarentum to begin registering vacant buildings in mid-to-late July
http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13774604-74/tarentum-to-begin-registering-vacant-buildings-in-mid-to-late-july
Tarentum adds garbage collection information to borough website
http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13774235-74/tarentum-adds-garbage-collection-information-to-borough-website
Grant supports Ft. Ligonier bastion dig, artillery makeover
http://triblive.com/local/regional/13774415-74/grant-supports-ft-ligonier-bastion-dig-artillery-makeover
Hamburg Center won’t meet June 30 closing
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/hamburg-center-wont-meet-june-30-closing
He sees a bright future for the Pottstown YMCA
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/he-sees-a-bright-future-for-the-pottstown-ymca
Experts talk about mental health, crime at conference in Reading
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/experts-talk-about-mental-health-crime-at-conference-in-reading
Reading Parking Authority hit with another scam
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-parking-authority-hit-with-another-scam&template=ourcityart
Female lawyers on the rise in Berks
http://www.readingeagle.com/business-weekly/article/berks-female-lawyers-are-on-the-rise
Richland, Central City hosting biker events
http://www.tribdem.com/news/richland-central-city-hosting-biker-events/article_d9b0172e-7373-11e8-ac0d-578240eed87b.html
Noticias nacionales
Acting drug enforcement chief set to retire at end of month
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20180618_ap_1eb5634faeec43b98483e7df58b54202.html
Gas natural
Studies show groundwater holding own against drilling boom
https://www.timesleader.com/news/708481/studies-show-groundwater-holding-own-against-drilling-boom
Crisis de los opiáceos
Erie County sues drugmakers over opioid epidemic
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180619/erie-county-sues-drugmakers-over-opioid-epidemic
Filadelfia
Jim Kenney: Controller ‘recklessly’ inflated accounting errors | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/jim-kenney-mayor-philadelphia-rebecca-rhynhart-controller-audit-financial-20180618.html
Transgender woman sent to men’s prison in Philadelphia: Experience was ‘dehumanizing’
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/reeanna-segin-transgender-police-philly-pride-20180618.html
Meek Mill hearing before Judge Genece Brinkley devolves into a laughing matter
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/meek-mill-judge-genece-brinkley-hearing-rally-philly-20180618.html
MOVE Nine member Debbie Sims Africa released from prison
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/philadelphia/move-debbie-sims-africa-released-from-prison-officer-death-james-ramp-20180618.html
Dedicated Senior Medical Centers enter Philadelphia in deal with Independence Blue Cross
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/dedicated-senior-medical-centers-philadelphia-independence-blue-cross-chenmed-20180618.html
Staggering lack of information about foster kids could have devastating consequences | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/philadelphia-foster-care-adoption-caseworker-turnover-20180618.html
Pitt
State money used to lure conventions to Pittsburgh is drying up
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2018/06/18/State-funds-used-to-discount-Pittsburgh-convention-center-rates-will-dry-up-soon/stories/201806180024
Low-income parts of Allegheny County qualify for new federal tax breaks
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13774034-74/low-income-parts-of-allegheny-county-qualify-for-new-federal-tax-breaks
Traces of a lost neighborhood: Forgotten records show Hill District properties razed to make way for Civic Arena
https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/lower_hill/
Post-Gazette employees, newsroom editors emphasize they are separate from editorial pages
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/pittsburgh-company-news/2018/06/19/Post-Gazette-employees-buy-ads-separate-from-editorial-pages-Rob-Rogers/stories/201806190023
Rapper Jimmy Wopo shot and killed in Pittsburgh’s Hill District
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/18/rapper-Jimmy-Wopo-shot-Pittsburgh-Hill-District/stories/201806180180
Pittsburgh might provide animal control services in Mt. Oliver
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13773830-74/pittsburgh-might-provide-animal-control-services-in-mt-oliver
Noticias del Estado
Study: 40 percent of Pa. households struggle to make ends meet
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/state/2018/06/18/As-economy-surges-they-re-left-behind/stories/201806070179
Hair braiders licensing requirement can potentially get twisted
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/hair_braiders_licensing_requir.html#incart_2box_politics
Poor People’s Campaign holds sixth and final rally in Harrisburg
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/poor-peoples-campaign-holds-sixth-and-final-rally-in-harrisburg.php
Labor chief stops in Somerset
http://www.tribdem.com/news/labor-chief-stops-in-somerset/article_2e0ae4d8-7375-11e8-8f4b-0bf79eff65b8.html
Transporte
Lane, ramp closure planned for Interstate 81 due to Moosic Street bridge work
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/lane-ramp-closure-planned-for-interstate-81-due-to-moosic-street-bridge-work-1.2351587
Free ride on LCTA buses Thursday for Dump the Pump day
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/free-ride-on-lcta-buses-thursday-for-dump-the-pump-day-1.2351547
State shrinks planned upgrade
http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/06/state-shrinks-planned-upgrade/
Washington
Upping the ante, Trump threatens new tariffs on $200 billion in China’s imports
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/world/2018/06/18/Upping-the-ante-Trump-threatens-new-tariffs-on-200-billion-in-China-s-imports/stories/201806180201
Trump announces plans for Pentagon to create ‘Space Force’
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20180618_ap_5243dc564676441b955a2b8cfce7ebf7.html
Vote on STOP act: Give U.S. Postal Service tools to track fentanyl
http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2018/06/19/Vote-on-STOP-act-Give-U-S-Postal-Service-tools-to-track-fentanyl/stories/201806190017
Casey, Toomey seeks judge nominees
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/casey-toomey-seeks-judge-nominees-1.2351343