Cover PA govt., public policy and other things for @PennLive. Carlisle native. Beth's husband. Andrew and Sarah's Dad. W&L grad. Bills / Phils / OCNJ fan.
Another good news development for those behind the proposed restart of Three Mile Island...
This time, in being able to guarantee the present-day can take the power the nuclear plant would generate:
tinyurl.com/3m89x66n
Friday tip:
This increase is for the part of your electric bill you can't really shop around for.
But it does underline the point that you ought to check options for the part of your bill you can shop around for: generation.
tinyurl.com/4jc7nxfx
If you've never done that, all it takes is a copy of your latest bill and a visit to the @PA_PUC's @www.papowerswitch.com site and a couple minutes of exploration.
Here's some interesting back story on the Harrisburg school bus ambush that's been heavy on our minds this week.
Reported by @daniraerenno and @JennaRWise:
tinyurl.com/33w4wb4h
Gov. Shapiro thinks his new principles for data center development are going to help the new industry be better neighbors in Pa.
But they aren't being required of everybody. We explain:
tinyurl.com/2tmmppfu
Paul Skenes turns 24 today! Last year, Skenes became only the third pitcher to win the Rookie of the Year and Cy Young within the first two seasons of his career, following:
Fernando Valenzuela (ROY & Cy Young 1981)
Dwight Gooden (ROY 1984, Cy Young 1985)
ALT Pictured: A three-photo collage of Fernando Valenzuela, Dwight Gooden and Paul Skenes.
Left - Fernando Valenzuela delivers a pitch. He wears a white Los Angeles Dodgers jersey with blue lettering, blue cap and brown baseball glove.
Center - Dwight Gooden delivers a pitch. He wears a white pinstriped New York Mets jersey with blue and orange lettering, blue cap and black baseball glove.
Right - Paul Skenes delivers a pitch. He wears a black Pittsburgh Pirates jersey with yellow lettering, black cap and black baseball glove.
Talk about going down with the ship...
tinyurl.com/37rtt5x4
I saw exactly the 2024-vintage @JoeBiden I expected that night. Just on a bigger stage with brighter lights and higher stakes.
Jill's the one who I might have worried about having a stroke that night
This very public police stand-off had Carlisle social media buzzing on Memorial Day... Here's the full story from @ZahriahBWrites:
tinyurl.com/4cajrhpa
A good scene-setter on the skills games issue after a year of what looked like siege warfare between Pennsylvania's Senate Republicans. Can they get past that? Can the courts finally provide some clarity?
@zwhoopes on the story:
tinyurl.com/3ajhd98f
A very interesting piece as you study your PA Gov. candidates on @GarrityForPA's tours of duty in Iraq as an officer in the Army Reserves.
Kudos to @Jaxon__White for doing the work and hunting down contemporaries: tinyurl.com/ab6az2vw
Your electric bill shouldn't pay for network upgrades forced by a data center, the Pennsylvania @PA_PUC says. Now, can they make their new guidance stick?:
tinyurl.com/4wrj24jh
They are still counting away in Dauphin County, where more than 100 precincts are still out.
But all sides know that @JanelleStelson is the once and future Democratic nominee for Pa's 10th Congressional District. Our report here: tinyurl.com/2jds5bb4
I'm casting my vote for..... Pennsylvania strawberries!
Not sure if I taste anything better in the course of the year than my first box of local strawberries.
Go get you some...