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🗞️ In today’s edition. “Cuttings are a crisis produced.” Shapiro responds to a school shooter in Minnesota. Democracy means that voters choose their politicians. Deuce honey rules.
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The best story
1. Martin: “SEPTA cuts are a crisis produced“
“The war of words about mass transit and the lack of adoption of the FY26 state budget are constantly growing as a key republican member of the Committee for Funds, claims that democrats must stop playing politics.
Chairman of the Senate Committee Scott Martin he cried Governor Josh Shapiro and his colleagues from Pennsylvania Democrats for lack of work with Republicans in order to accept a budget, which is now eight weeks after June 30. “(Politics)
Elsewhere
The Trump administration agrees to release the rest of the frozen educational funds for PA, other countries. “According to the analysis, according to the Education Week, $ 230 million because of Pennsylvania was the sixth amount of the amount among the states of California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.” (Penn Capital-Star)
DNC vice -chairman to protest, walking 105 miles in Pennsylvania. “Malcolm Kenyatta told notus that he was hoping to nationalize opposition to transit cuts in the state, an example of how democrats can relax against the Republicans.” (Known)
Experts say that the Internal Security Department undermines credibility in employing an election activist of the PA. “” Heather Honey is part of the general effort to delegitimize American elections with whom he disagrees, “said David Becker from Nonpartisan, non -profit center for election innovation & research” (WITF)
Country
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“Speaking at a party in Canonsburg on Thursday, Governor Josh Shapiro He answered the tragic shooting at the school in Minneapolis, saying that Pennsylvanians and all Americans should not accept such events as normally.
“This is not good and it does not have to be like that in the United States of America,” said the governor. “And we should not accept it as normally. We have a lot to do to make sure that mental health has been resolved. That pistols do not get into the hands of people who should not have them, that we value life and that we do not resolve our differences, gathering weapons.” (PoliticSpa)
Elsewhere
Disputes are said “without cuts and without excuses” financing for public schools. “The Center for Educational Law and the Public Law Center claim that the impasse between the democrats of the house and the Republican Senate about the state budget in Pennsylvania risks the stopping of the shoot towards repairing the crisis of the school’s school funding.” (Policy)
Deputy Chief of Staff Lee to leave the Governor’s Office. “Joseph Lee, deputy chief of administration staff and possibilities, will leave the Shapiro administration in the coming weeks to take a managerial position at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster.” (Policy)
American energy bills will enhance when AI tenses an aging network. “These rising prices result from problems with infrastructure, public policy and – more and more – massive new AI data centers.” (Axios)
Bus routes for students will be restored after the mayor of Parker agreed to move money in the city to SEPTA. “The city undertook to develop a part of the $ 135 million subsidy, which was originally to be dependent on Harrisburg legislators, increasing the financing of the transit agency.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
The court decision removes the path of the lawsuit with special fees for the PA Council Liquor Control.. “Lancaster’s lawyer of the Lancaster Restaurant said that compensation for companies and natural persons can exceed $ 50 million.” (Penn Capital-Star)
Around the community of nations
3. Fair Districts PA: Democracy means that voters choose their politicians
“For almost a decade, Carol Kundholm He sought for independent redistribution, arguing that GerryMandering – manipulation of district borders in favor of the parties or sought – undermines democracy itself.
Over time, legislators developed several tactics for gerrymander districts. One of them is “cracking” or dividing the community in many districts so that its members are diluted into insignificance. Another is “packing”, which stick similarly thinking voters in the smallest as possible districts, limiting their impact elsewhere. “(Lock Haven Express)
Elsewhere
Eugene depasquale plans regarding the PA democratic party (if selected chairman). “It is no secret that after the destructive losses in 2024, democrats stand up to the hill to convince the voters that the party understands their fears. Here in Pennsylvania it meant a struggle with obtaining funds and painful eroses in prolonged prevention of voter registration.” (WSA policy)
Philly’s Collar Fillar are authorized only to tax real estate. Can the budget crisis change this? “Officials in collars in Philadelphia hope that a small deadlock for Septa can force legislators to consider changing tax law they have been looking for for years.” (Philadelphia Inquirer)
Bus tariffs, prams and subway in Philadelphia will soon be associated with the most steep in us “Tariff increases 21.5% will take part in all lines. The base fee for buses, prams, increased train and subway will increase to USD 2.90, associated with the New York Transport Transportation Transportation Authority for the highest in the country.” (Philadelphia Tribune)
Lackawanna’s Country considering special elections for the vacancy of Commissioner McGloin. “The inhabitants of Lackawanna can have their votes about who fills the mandate of long -term commissioner.” (WVIA)
Editorial
4. What do you think?
- The brutal reality of the season Return to school: more children will die of weapons. (Pennlive)
- The state that canceled the bus is wasting USD 1.6 billion on polluting boondoggle. (Will)
- To counteract Trump’s attacks on a higher ED, it’s time for Stem to become political. (Philip Gressman)
- Septa, art art. (Larry Platt)
- Shapiro, Democrats focus on scoring guerrilla points, not solving SEPTA problems. (Bob Human)
- 26 years of thoughts and prayers. (Lori Falce)
- Erie deserves robust local leaders who defend people working. (Jack Lee)
1 thing
5. Honey Deuce rules in the US Open
“Honey Deuce, a characteristic US Open drink, returns to this year’s tournament for $ 23 for pop, and this does not snail-paced down sales. One drink is sold every 1.5 seconds, according to sport Front Office. Last year, 556 782 honey Deuces was sold at the US Open, earning $ 12.8 million. Both numbers will enhance this year, if the order of the application on this year, Something that will happen is open.
In 2025, cocktails require 7,700 cases of melons King of the West Honeydew, of which 2.3 million balls will be created – from the “small group” of Baldor Specialty Foods employees, informs NYT because there is no industrial melon ballet machine. Last year it is an enhance of 1.9 million melon balls. (New York Times)
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