Legislature
Broken Trust: What’s next for the Catholic church?
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/broken-trust-whats-next-for-the-catholic-church
Key Pennsylvania grand jury recommendation faces opposition from Catholic church
Priest abuse: Franklin County area lawmakers wary over changing statute of limitations
State House to revive child sexual assault bill in wake of Catholic church scandal
State
Excerpts from the grand jury report on child sex abuse in 6 Pennsylvania Roman Catholic dioceses
In dealing with child sexual abuse revelations, some Pennsylvania dioceses more forthcoming than others
Public remains skeptical of church’s vow to reform
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/public-remains-skeptical-of-church-s-vow-to-reform-1.2375516
The Clergy Abuse Crisis Has Cost The Catholic Church $3 Billion
Business
Berks travel sports part of $15 billion industry
http://www.readingeagle.com/money/article/berks-travel-sports-part-of-15-billion-industry
Pa. farms claim NY livestock dealers owe them nearly $1 million for cattle
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/farms_claim_new_york_state_liv.html#incart_river_index
Gun ranges equal big business, especially in trigger-happy Pennsylvania
http://www2.philly.com/philly/business/gun-ranges-pennsylvania-philadelphia-classes-20180817.html
Area developers explore digital currency at monthly meet-ups
Education
Does ‘redshirting’ actually benefit kids? The kindergarten readiness decision parents agonize over
http://www.mcall.com/news/education/mc-nws-kindergarten-readiness-redshirting-20180816-story.html
Harrisburg School District offers ‘maximum annual increase’ to teachers
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/harrisburg_school_district_off_2.html#incart_2box_news
MERGING SCHOOLS | Options for school districts include full consolidation, shared services
Elizabethtown school district settles for over $400K with parents of boy fatally struck while walking home
EDITORIAL Increased school safety an unfortunate reality
Some Western Pa. schools move to later starts for students
Four NEPA schools make national list of best colleges
https://www.citizensvoice.com/news/four-nepa-schools-make-national-list-of-best-colleges-1.2375372
How many parents are helping at Easton area schools? Here are the numbers
Gaming
This year marks a decade of casino gambling money dedicated to local projects
Elections/Politics
Gov. Tom Wolf and challenger Scott Wagner each address NAACP conference in the Lehigh Valley
http://www.mcall.com/news/elections/mc-nws-naacp-wolf-wagner-20180818-story.html
Rep. Scott Perry’s seat goes from ‘likely Republican’ to ‘lean Republican’
Women win primaries in record numbers, look to November
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20180819_ap_6ddd2e0ff1554fdb8b2489c470162001.html
Philly
Penn lawyer who defended immigrants could face her own deportation
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/immigration-lawyer-deport-university-of-pennsylvania-20180819.html
Local
$2.3 million Allentown project featuring classic car shop, upscale apartments taking shape
http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-biz-allentown-klein-building-20180817-story.html
In Phoenixville, millennials + empty-nesters = success
Greensburg, Pittsburgh diocese victims recount abuse, roles in grand jury investigation
Change in paratransit funding, private vendors worries Westmoreland officials
‘I love it’: Downtown packed for Pittston Tomato Festival parade
A by-the-numbers look at preserved and secured farmland in the Lehigh Valley
Regional
NY officials issue public safety alert after waste discharge into Susquehanna
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/08/ny_officials_issue_public_safe.html#incart_river_index
Jersey businesses say tariffs hurt; legislators weigh relief
Washington
US says conserving oil is no longer an economic imperative
Environmentalists: New documents reveal why Trump shouldn’t lower gas mileage standards
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/08/16/trumps-new-gas-mileage-rules-draw-more-fire/1000015002/
Why Trump’s Space Force is a bad idea, according to a Lehigh prof and former astronaut