Legislature
Amendment to state redistricting bill may scuttle it
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/06/12/Pa-Senate-alters-redistricting-bill-to-change-judicial-elections/stories/201806120138
What’s a regional judicial district? Proposal could doom Pa. redistricting bill
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/its_this_or_status_quo_senate.html#incart_river_index
Pennsylvania Senate Republicans muscle judicial election change into redistricting bil
https://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-senate-republicans-muscle-judicial-election-change-into-redistricting-bill/article_056d303a-6e9d-11e8-8676-9b7afcf83246.html
Senate wraps major judiciary change into redistricting bill
http://www.witf.org/state-house-sound-bites/2018/06/senate-wraps-major-judiciary-change-into-redistricting-bill.php
Pa. Senate votes to change election rules for district judges, citing safety and neutrality reasons
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/for_safety_concerns_pa_senate.html#incart_river_index
After Turzai’s squeeze play, Pa. Senate panel will vote on abortion-ban bill
https://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/06/did_mike_turzais_human_traffic.html#incart_river_index
‘Grandview Five’ women filing federal, state complaints against Dover Twp. golf club
https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2018/06/12/grandview-five-women-filing-federal-state-complaints-against-dover-twp-golf-club/693108002/
Push to nix Pennsylvania statute of limitations to follow church sex abuse report
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13753506-74/push-to-nix-pennsylvania-statute-of-limitations-to-follow-church-sex-abuse
Mark Rozzi pitches another push for retroactive reform to child sex crimes
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/mark_rozzi_pitches_another_pus.html#incart_river_index
Massive Minnesota settlement a possible precedent in Pa. abuse cases
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/06/12/Massive-Minnesota-settlement-Catholic-sex-abuse-statute-of-limitations-grand-jury-dioceses/stories/201806120083
A Catholic Church child sex abuse bombshell is coming and Pa. lawmakers had better be on the right side | Maria Panaritis
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/maria-panaritis/catholic-child-sex-abuse-attorney-general-grand-jury-report-josh-shapiro-pittsburgh-allentown-erie-statute-limitations-pa-lawmakers-maria-panaritis-20180613.html
Rep. Mark Rozzi to push for legislation to help victims in wake of upcoming church sex-abuse report
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/rep-mark-rozzi-to-join-rally-on-childhood-sexual-abuse-reform
Sexual abuse survivors seek Legislature’s help in holding abusers accountable
http://www.tribdem.com/news/sexual-abuse-survivors-seek-legislature-s-help-in-holding-abusers/article_008dd3fc-c980-5132-8de7-0e8df36be05c.html
Capitol rally held for bill to toughen child sex abuse law
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-rozzi-priest-sex-abuse-grand-jury-20180612-story.html
House proposal expands vaping prohibition for minors
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/bill_banning_the_sale_of_vapin.html#incart_2box_politics
Pa. House committee approves proposal to study #MeToo issues but some want action instead
https://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/pa_house_committee_approves_pr.html#incart_2box_politics
Delco lawmakers looking to revived Growing Green program
http://www.delcotimes.com/general-news/20180612/delco-lawmakers-looking-to-revived-growing-green-program
Keep standards for gas wells
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/keep-standards-for-gas-wells-1.2348754
Editorial: Test not enough to boost civics knowledge
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/editorial-test-not-enough-to-boost-civics-knowledge
Business
Growing the workforce
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/growing-the-workforce-1.2348773
Help wanted: Norfolk Southern needs workers to handle increasing flow of freight
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/06/norfolk_southern_looking_to_hi.html#incart_2box_news
Crime/Punishment
Priest group: Don’t judge innocent with guilty when grand jury sexual abuse report comes out
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/faith-religion/2018/06/12/Priest-group-sexual-abuse-Catholic-dioceses-grand-jury-pennsylvania-josh-shapiro/stories/201806120091
Inmate had history of issuing threats
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/inmate-had-history-of-issuing-threats-1.2348876
State: Assaults not on rise at SCI-Somerset
http://www.tribdem.com/news/state-assaults-not-on-rise-at-sci-somerset/article_9650e8da-6eac-11e8-a27d-eb12ac98d195.html
Education
State education secretary talks policy in Cal visit
https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/state-education-secretary-talks-policy-in-cal-visit/article_1304dcc6-6e51-11e8-af21-bbb13904ea91.html
Students tell Pennsylvania school safety task force to listen
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13752242-74/students-tell-pennsylvania-school-safety-task-force-to-listen
South Butler teachers set to vote on new contract proposal
http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13749203-74/south-butler-teachers-set-to-vote-on-new-contract-proposal
Shortfall still on the books for Hazleton Area School District
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/shortfall-still-on-the-books-for-hazleton-area-school-district-1.2348820
Reading School District students green up Penn Street
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-school-district-students-green-up-penn-street
Elections/Politics
AG DePasquale launching audit to safeguard Pa. voting security
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707616/ag-depasquale-launching-audit-to-safeguard-pa-voting-security
Local News
Luzerne County faces hurdles unloading 170 unused parcels
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707630/luzerne-county-faces-hurdles-unloading-170-unused-parcels
Wilkes-Barre gets good news in K9 assessment, training still unresolved
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707637/wilkes-barre-gets-good-news-in-k9-assessment-training-still-unresolved
County council mulls options on windfall
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/county-council-mulls-options-on-windfall-1.2348849
More than $182G going to local food and shelter programs
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707618/more-than-182g-going-to-local-food-and-shelter-programs
Federal grants aid region’s nonprofits
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/federal-grants-aid-region-s-nonprofits-1.2348800
Gilbert takes aim at blighted properties
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/gilbert-takes-aim-at-blighted-properties-1.2348792
Appeals officer: County 911 call logs lack public services info
http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/appeals-officer-county-911-call-logs-lack-public-services-info-1.2348845
Cassidy Warner plays kickball with the New York Yankees
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/cassidy-warner-plays-kickball-with-the-new-york-yankees-1.2348952
Scranton state liquor store closing for renovation and expansion
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/scranton-state-liquor-store-closing-for-renovation-and-expansion-1.2348726
Nay Aug pool, county pools and lakes to open Saturday
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/nay-aug-pool-county-pools-and-lakes-to-open-saturday-1.2348782
West Hazleton drops Funfest
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/west-hazleton-drops-funfest-1.2348809
Monsour development can proceed after closure of ‘paper alley’ in Jeannette
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13753287-74/monsour-development-can-proceed-after-closure-of-paper-alley-in-jeannette
Reading council adopts climate change resolution
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/reading-council-adopts-climate-change-resolution&template=ourcityart
National News
2018 Election: Primary results in Nevada, Virginia, Maine, North Dakota and South Carolina
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/primary-election-results-2018-virginia-nevada-maine-north-dakota-south-carolina-20180612.html
New Jersey
‘Does shoplifting mean a death sentence?’ NAACP to investigate fatal Deptford strip mall shooting
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/shooting-deptford-new-jersey-strip-mall-shooting-lashanda-anderson-naacp-gloucester-20180612.html
Amazon to open massive distribution center in Burlington, N.J.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/amazon-distribution-center-burlington-n-j-u-s-pipe-20180612.html
Opioid Crisis
Report: Good news, barely, on opioid hospital admissions
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707655/report-good-news-barely-on-opioid-hospital-admissions
One measure shows overdose rates leveling
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/one-measure-shows-overdose-rates-leveling-1.2348925
Cambria County’s overdose rate is worst in state, but signs show improvement, doc says
http://www.tribdem.com/news/cambria-county-s-overdose-rate-is-worst-in-state-but/article_ca3c93c0-6eab-11e8-85f1-3b24ab35bc25.html
Heroin overdose hospitalizations increased 13 percent statewide in 2017
http://www.tribdem.com/news/heroin-overdose-hospitalizations-increased-percent-statewide-in/article_575aa000-9df5-5c28-87c2-f1d03f244efa.html
Philly
Solving the mystery of Room 106
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/asbestos-lead-philadelphia-abram-jenks-school-toxic-city.html
Why a transgender woman was sent to a men’s prison in Philadelphia
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/transgender-prison-inmates-philadelphia-police-policy-reeanna-segin-20180612.html
Pa. high court: Judge Genece Brinkley to remain on Meek Mill case
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/meek-mill-judge-genece-brinkley-pennsylvania-supreme-court-decision-20180612.html
Philly man who fatally stabbed 3 Center City gay men in 1989 is found dead in prison
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/arnold-mulholland-philadelphia-murder-gay-men-1989-found-dead-prison-20180612.html
Fired deputy sheriff sentenced to anger-management class after assault plea
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/fired-deputy-sheriff-sentenced-to-anger-management-class-for-giving-woman-knuckle-justice-20180612.html
Sloppy city bookkeeping ripe for abuse, Philly Controller says in audit
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/philadelphia-worst-accounting-942-million-errors-missing-33-million-rebecca-rhynhart-20180612.html
City Hall, stop the dysfunction and balance your checkbook | Editorial
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/rebecca-rhynhart-controller-philadelphia-city-council-brt-taxes-20180613.html
Philadelphia plans memorial for historic Bethel Burying Ground
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-plans-memorial-for-historic-bethel-burying-ground/
6 months in, Philly DA Larry Krasner cementing national stature among reform advocates
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/philly-district-attorney-larry-krasner-national-stature-reform-advocates-satana-deberry-real-justice-pac-george-soros-20180612.html
To truly modernize Pa. streets, PennDOT should move to Center City, not King of Prussia | Opinion
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/commentary/penndot-king-of-prussia-philadelphia-center-city-streets-safety-bikes-pedestrians-20180613.html
Pitt
Planning commission conditionally approves developments at Bakery Square
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/06/12/City-Planning-Commission-approves-development-Bakery-Square-Walnut-Capital/stories/201806120132
County inspections expand to more homes with lead-exposed children
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/health/2018/06/12/Allegheny-County-Pittsburgh-inspections-lead-exposure-expansion-homes-children-health/stories/201806120103
Manchester Bidwell founder steps down after 50 years
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/06/13/Bill-Strickland-Manchester-Bidwell-founder-steps-down-50-years/stories/201806130023
Court approves deal for bankrupt YMCA to keep paying Downtown lease
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/city/2018/06/12/YMCA-bankruptcy-settlement-deal-Pittsburgh-Downtown-lease-Millcraft/stories/201806120100
Allegheny River Boulevard reopens after landslide
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13755711-74/allegheny-river-boulevard-reopens-after-landslide
Pittsburgh City Council names June 12, 2018, ‘Dick Groat Day’ to honor Pitt broadcaster
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2018/06/12/dick-groat-day-pittsburgh-city-council-pitt-panthers-duke-blue-devils-pirates/stories/201806120099
Man jailed on homicide charge wins $15K injury case settlement from Allegheny County
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13753028-74/man-jailed-on-homicide-charge-wins-15k-injury-case-settlement-from-allegheny
Pennsylvania court denies historic protection for vacant church in Bloomfield
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13752839-74/pennsylvania-court-denies-historic-protection-for-vacant-church-in-bloomfield
Pittsburgh employees eligible for free childcare when schools are closed
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13752870-74/pittsburgh-employees-eligible-for-free-childcare-when-schools-are-closed
Allegheny County expands home inspections to cover kids with ‘elevated’ lead levels
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13752543-74/allegheny-county-expands-home-inspections-to-cover-kids-with-elevated-lead-levels
State News
Two police officers injured after shots fired while responding to reported abduction in North Braddock
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2018/06/13/Two-police-officers-reportedly-shot-in-North-Braddock/stories/201806130106
2 officers wounded in North Braddock shooting
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13755573-74/2-officers-wounded-in-north-braddock-shooting
Pennsylvania lowers the bar to help retired lawyers assist those in need
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/legal/2018/06/12/Pennsylvania-lowers-the-bar-to-help-retired-lawyers-assist-needy-pro-bono/stories/201806110108
Rescue efforts end for man trapped underground in Bensalem gas station blast
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/bensalem-explosion-two-hurt-gas-station-20180612.html
Lawsuit: Maryland cop and Delco native was wrongfully killed by another cop
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/lawsuit-maryland-cop-and-delco-native-was-wrongfully-killed-by-another-cop-20180612.html
Remembering the historic day Pa.’s Casey, Specter had critical surgeries | John Baer
http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/john_baer/pa-john-baer-bob-casey-arlen-specter-double-transplant-cancer-surgery-20180612.html
Driver rescued by Good Samaritans after car crashes into water in Montco
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/driver-rescued-by-good-samaritans-after-car-crashes-into-water-in-upper-merion-20180612.html
Flight 93 family member to speak at memorial this weekend
http://triblive.com/local/regional/13752706-74/flight-93-family-member-to-speak-at-memorial-this-weekend
Presque Isle to get $1.5M in federal money for sand replacement
http://triblive.com/local/regional/13752060-74/presque-isle-to-get-15m-in-federal-money-for-sand-replacement
PennDOT worker who threatened to crash into school bus gets job back
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13752799-74/penndot-worker-who-threatened-to-crash-into-school-bus-gets-job-back
Local Korean War vets still missing
http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/local-korean-war-vets-still-missing-1.2348922
Transportation
Talks resume for possible Latrobe-Pittsburgh flights
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13752485-74/talks-resume-for-possible-latrobe-pittsburgh-flights
Rare World War II bomber alights at Avoca
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707649/rare-world-war-ii-bomber-alights-at-avoca
Bridge work has Tamaqua turned around
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/bridge-work-has-tamaqua-turned-around-1.2348824
Perkiomen Avenue project discussed at meeting in Exeter
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/perkiomen-avenue-project-discussed-at-meeting-in-exeter
Washington
Local members of Congress comment on Singapore summit
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707593/local-members-of-congress-comment-on-singapore-summit