The Dentons Pennsylvania Public Affairs team has you covered with a curated run-down of the top news headlines and trending policy issues for the week ending September 8th.
This week, a look at the upcoming general election. Thanks to budget dysfunction in the state Capitol, people filing divorces, estates, and many other legal actions across Pennsylvania are getting a financial break while courts lose millions of dollars. The week after Labor Day means it’s the time when things start getting real for candidates in this fall’s off-year elections. And finally, Gov. Shapiro has waffled on whether he’d support the state entering the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
- Everything you need to know to vote in the Nov. 7 general election. Pennsylvania Capital-Star
- The last part of the Pa. budget standoff is costing state courts millions of dollars. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Will public safety and crime be key issues in Innamorato-Rockey race for Allegheny County executive?. WESA
- Environmentalists Demand Answers About Pennsylvania Governor’s Secretive Committee on Cap-and-Trade Program. Capital & Main