Legislature
PPA battles Uber and Lyft in Harrisburg over state of ride share in Philly
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/ppa-uber-lyft-regulation-50-per-ride-tax-pennsylvania-legislature-20180607.html
Local lawmaker calls on PUC to post pipeline public comments online
http://www.dailylocal.com/general-news/20180607/local-lawmaker-calls-on-puc-to-post-pipeline-public-comments-online
Pa. business owners ‘see a lot of risk,’ refuse to buy in to tavern games
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/tavern_games_still_not_winning.html#incart_2box_politics
Metzgar introduces plan to combat assaults in prisons after SCI-Somerset incidents
http://www.tribdem.com/news/metzgar-introduces-plan-to-combat-assaults-in-prisons-after-sci/article_65013afc-6ab8-11e8-aa27-0f24aaa8cb4f.html
Valley leaders encourage investing in early education
http://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/valley-leaders-encourage-investing-in-early-education/article_0dd742ad-3830-57c2-83c9-3727cd444a3c.html
On Politics: Lancaster County GOP and Democrats reveal potential new leaders; Safe2Say moves ahead in Harrisburg; and a different Capitol celebrates Eagles
https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/on-politics-lancaster-county-gop-and-democrats-reveal-potential-new/article_37e16e6a-6a87-11e8-9bbb-534a53500c64.html
Former Rep. Jeff Coy remembered as a lawmaker who could ‘get things done’
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/former_rep_jeff_coy_remembered.html#incart_river_index
He was ‘Trump before Trump.’ Now, Rick Saccone grapples with a complex legacy
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-state/2018/06/07/rick-saccone-elections-pennsylvania-conor-lamb-guy-reschenthaler-U-S-House-pa/stories/201806060009
Could you pass a civics test? Try this one
https://www.pennlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/06/597a5117441599/could_you_pass_a_civics_test_t.html#incart_target2box_default_#incart_target2box_targeted_
Former state House staffer files lawsuit against GOP leaders
https://lancasteronline.com/news/pennsylvania/former-state-house-staffer-files-lawsuit-against-gop-leaders/article_bc3f7ea0-6aa4-11e8-bd0a-eb3e69042874.html
Redistricting/Gerrymandering
Will Pa. ever get reform right? The current redistricting debate is not encouraging | John L. Micek
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2018/06/will_pa_ever_get_reform_right.html#incart_2box_politics
Business
USHydrations opens new $20 million Pittston Twp. manufacturing line
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707050/ushydrations-in-pittston-opens-new-20-million-manufacturing-line
Dupont beverage manufacturer unveils new high-speed line
http://citizensvoice.com/news/dupont-beverage-manufacturer-unveils-new-high-speed-line-1.2346930
Sheetz seeks N. Huntingdon OK to sell alcohol at store
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13736647-74/sheetz-seeks-n-huntingdon-ok-to-sell-alcohol-at-store
Crime/Punishment
Pa. state trooper gets jail time for punching DUI suspect
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/crime/pa-state-trooper-john-sromovsky-jail-sentence-chester-county-court-punching-dui-lorenzo-lopez-20180607.html
Cosmo DiNardo’s transfer to medium-security prison draws ire of victims’ families
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/cosmo-dinardos-transfer-to-medium-security-prison-draws-ire-of-victims-families-20180607.html
Can the rural prison economy survive the era of decarceration?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/prison-industrial-complex-rural-pennsylvania-economy-philadelphia-incarceration-huntingdon-smithfield-20180607.html
Pardons giving offenders second chances, ‘do overs’
http://www.altoonamirror.com/news/local-news/2018/06/pardons-giving-offenders-second-chances-do-overs/
Education
School districts ‘can’t get ahead’ of mandated costs despite increases in state education funding
http://www.pennlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2018/06/school_districts_cant_get_ahea.html#incart_river_index
School districts say their financial conditions are getting worse
http://triblive.com/news/education/taxes/13734652-74/school-districts-say-their-financial-conditions-are-getting-worse
Steel Valley seeks bond issue to settle gender-related pay disparities with teachers
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2018/06/07/To-address-gender-wage-gap-Steel-Valley-asks-court-to-float-bonds/stories/201806070190
Marywood University awarded state education grant
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/marywood-university-awarded-state-education-grant-1.2347079
‘Unusual’ odor clears HAHS
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/unusual-odor-clears-hahs-1.2346886
St. Vincent gets $196,000 grant to study impact of sewage and mine drainage pollution
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13736360-74/st-vincent-gets-196000-grant-to-study-impact-of-sewage-and-mine
Local News
Security company, WVSA at odds over helicopter landing
http://citizensvoice.com/news/security-company-wvsa-at-odds-over-helicopter-landing-1.2346965
Doctor speaks out on Exeter Twp. rehab center plan
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707081/doctor-speaks-out-on-exeter-twp-rehab-center-plan
Iron Triangle residents fed up
http://citizensvoice.com/news/iron-triangle-residents-fed-up-1.2346962
‘Don’t forget about us,’ residents tell city at WB neighborhood meeting
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707079/dont-forget-about-us-residents-tell-city-at-wb-neighborhood-meeting
Leadership Wilkes-Barre holds graduation
https://www.timesleader.com/news/local/707045/leadership-wilkes-barre-holds-graduation
Avoca suit seeking $619.3 million moved to federal court
https://www.timesleader.com/news/707033/avoca-suit-seeking-619-3-million-moved-to-federal-court
Nanticoke playground seeks help to make storm repairs
http://citizensvoice.com/news/nanticoke-playground-seeks-help-to-make-storm-repairs-1.2346882
Untaxed parking garage in Scranton now will be taxed
http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/untaxed-parking-garage-in-scranton-now-will-be-taxed-1.2346741
Garage fiasco good case for reassessment
http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/garage-fiasco-good-case-for-reassessment-1.2346865
Chesco residents win snow-shoveling case, just in time for summer
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/snow-shovel-fine-west-chester-court-20180607.html
Downtown Latrobe honors notable native with expanded ‘Mister Rogers Family Day’
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13730576-74/downtown-latrobe-honors-notable-native-with-expanded-mister-rogers-family-day
County plans $4.1 million update of public safety communications centers
https://observer-reporter.com/news/localnews/county-plans-million-update-of-public-safety-communications-centers/article_7c0ebbf6-69ab-11e8-ac67-0bda8c914047.html
Limits on public comment anger Springdale Township residents
http://triblive.com/local/valleynewsdispatch/13736309-74/limits-on-public-comment-anger-springdale-township-residents
Warren County police K-9 killed in training accident
http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/13736674-74/warren-county-police-k-9-killed-in-training-accident
Boyertown leaders raise voices on Rolling Hills Landfill expansion
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/boyertown-leaders-raise-voices-on-rolling-hills-landfill-expansion
Editorial: Downtown Reading tour a step forward
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/editorial-downtown-reading-tour-a-step-forward
City of Erie’s population drops again
http://www.goerie.com/news/20180608/city-of-eries-population-drops-again
National News
‘Thank God nobody is hurt’: Natural gas pipeline explodes near Wheeling, W.Va.
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/region/2018/06/07/Pipeline-explosion-moundsville-west-virginia/stories/201806070129
A software bug made some private posts public for up to 14 million Facebook users
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2018/06/07/A-software-bug-made-some-private-posts-public-for-up-to-14-million-Facebook-users/stories/201806070253
CNN says Anthony Bourdain found dead of suicide at 61
http://triblive.com/usworld/world/13738654-74/cnn-says-anthony-bourdain-found-dead-of-suicide-at-61
Not voting could jeopardize future votes in some US states
http://www.mcall.com/news/nationworld/pennsylvania/mc-nws-voting-supreme-court-20180608-story.html
Natural Gas
Pennsylvania adopts new controls for cutting methane from shale gas wells
http://www.post-gazette.com/powersource/policy-powersource/2018/06/07/Pennsylvania-DEP-new-rules-methane-shale-gas-wells-fracking/stories/201806070180
Building an NGL storage hub energizes speakers at Southpointe
https://observer-reporter.com/business/building-an-ngl-storage-hub-energizes-speakers-at-southpointe/article_c25f9182-69c1-11e8-a34c-2f5f724e85a2.html
New Jersey
New Jersey’s legislature votes to legalize sports betting
http://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2018/06/07/New-Jersey-s-legislature-votes-to-legalize-sports-betting/stories/201806070269
Philly
Why SEPTA’s safety system didn’t stop a train collision at Temple University
http://www.philly.com/philly/business/transportation/rail-safety-ptc-septa-temple-station-crash-20180607.html
School District cleans Olney Elementary after 10.7 million asbestos fibers found
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/special_packages/toxic-city/stories/olney-philadelphia-school-district-cleans-asbestos-fibers-test-toxic-city-furness-garden-20180608.html
Rep. Dawkins seeks action for Olney Elementary
http://www.phillytrib.com/news/state_and_region/rep-dawkins-seeks-action-for-olney-elementary/article_b55ccc6e-7bf2-5a96-bbf0-8f6600b4f278.html
Pastors rail against historic tag for Germantown Boys & Girls Club
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/boys-girls-club-germantown-historic-designation-20180607.html
Kenney frowns at Council budget – could tax hikes return?
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/mayor-kenney-budget-plan-city-council-real-estate-taxes-20180607.html
7-year-old Philadelphia boy left alone on empty school bus – for the 2nd time in two weeks
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/7-year-old-philadelphia-boy-first-grade-left-on-school-bus-second-time-police-driver-20180607.html
Larry Krasner tries to shine light on Philly’s troubled cops | Editorial
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/editorials/da-krasner-philly-troubled-cops-editorial-20180608.html
Pitt
Green Building Alliance leader going to Pitt as school’s first sustainability director
http://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2018/06/07/Green-Building-Alliance-leader-Aurora-Sharrard-Pitt-sustainability-director/stories/201806070068
Pittsburgh Pride aims to build relationships, ‘cultural competence’
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13730566-74/pittsburgh-pride-aims-to-build-relationships-cultural-competence
Downtown road closures already in effect and to continue for Pittsburgh Pride
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13738498-74/downtown-road-closures-already-in-effect-and-to-continue-for-pittsburgh-pride
Naked Pittsburgh runner tells police he was assaulted
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13736716-74/naked-pittsburgh-runner-tells-police-he-was-assaulted
Lowered cost offered for Allegheny County vacant property recovery program
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13736554-74/lowered-cost-offered-for-allegheny-county-vacant-property-recovery-program
Artist creates giant mural of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente
http://triblive.com/local/allegheny/13735419-74/artist-creates-giant-mural-of-pittsburgh-pirates-legend-roberto-clemente
State News
How immigration officers can get away with racial profiling
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/immigration-officers-racial-profiling-pennsylvania-20180608.html
Man, 62, killed in ATV crash in Beaver County
http://www.post-gazette.com/local/west/2018/06/07/Fatal-ATV-crash-Beaver-County-independence-township-state-police/stories/201806070252
Schuylkill uses state program to fund interns
http://www.standardspeaker.com/news/schuylkill-uses-state-program-to-fund-interns-1.2346903
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary enters easement to preserve forest
http://www.readingeagle.com/news/article/hawk-mountain-sanctuary-enters-easement-to-preserve-forest
Designation of Lancaster and York counties as national heritage area passes U.S. House
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/designation-of-lancaster-and-york-counties-as-national-heritage-area/article_3bfdabaa-69b3-11e8-996a-2f553c6d402b.html
Bike share programs have largely missed poor neighborhoods
https://www.marketplace.org/2018/06/07/business/pittsburgh-bike-share-program-missed
Transportation
Patching planned on Route 30, other state roads in Westmoreland
http://triblive.com/local/westmoreland/13736813-74/patching-planned-on-route-30-other-state-roads-in-westmoreland
Road Warrior: Meet the village that doesn’t want its bridges replaced
http://www.mcall.com/news/traffic/mc-nws-road-warrior-martins-creek-bridges-20180607-story.html