@timlambert-pa
Editor-in-chief @penncapital-star.com. Breaking down how policy and politics in Pennsylvania impacts you. Husband, Always Happy's dad, journalist, history guy and traveler. https://penncapital-star.com/
Sigh.
The Shapiro administration stepped up its opposition to two proposed immigrant detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties Thursday, issuing administrative orders claiming that housing anyone at either location would violate state water regulations.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
So is it someone who can't write or doesn't understand the gravity of announcing the death of member of the military?
OR
Was this written by AI?
This week's episode on the Stories from the States podcast takes you into a 50-state investigation examining state and federal budgets, as well as the tax records of hundreds of crisis pregnancy centers around the country.
From @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org
The report showed, for the third time in the last five months, losses among nonfarm jobs and highlighted a continued “trend down” in the information sector and federal government employment.
The federal workforce is down by 11% from its peak in October 2024.
From @statesnewsroom.com
"He said without being asked."
CNN's Dana Bash reports on a conversation she just had with Trump: "He quickly turned to Cuba. He said without being asked, 'Cuba is going to fall pretty soon.'"
This piece is referring to SCOTUS*, but:
The Speaker of the House is an evangelical Christian, as is the Senate Majority Leader.
See also:
· Secretary of Defense
· OMB director
· Outgoing DHS sec
· Incoming DHS sec (if confirmed)**
· HUD Sec
· Head of the White House Faith Office
And rising gas prices:
By my count, only 17 counties in the state are below the national average for a gallon of gas.
Prices have increased in the state by 34 cents in just the last week.
Again...your tax dollars at work.
Trump thinks this will be Venezuela, over in a week, then onto Cuba
NEW: Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales says he will NOT run for re-election — but he'll serve out the rest of his term.
The platforms are raising bipartisan alarms, especially related to sports gambling.
As states have legalized sports betting in recent years, they’ve required legal sportsbooks to jump through multiple hoops.
Online prediction markets circumvent all those rules.
From @stateline.org
Questions spanned a slew of election administration topics, from when the state’s new voter management system will be ready to how artificial intelligence is changing elections.
From @votebeat.org
The Week in Focus is a video recap of our top stories:
1. How will the war with Iran impact gas prices in Pennsylvania?
2. Pharmacists are calling on state leaders to have a bigger say in Medicaid payment policies.
3. Pa. House Democrats are pushing to prioritize universal
pre-K.
Happy Friday, friendos.
Woke up with not much of a voice -- just in time for the weekend eh?
At least I have the best song I heard on my commute:
"But I can hear your voice ring, as you snap another B-string
And you finish off the set with only five
And for a minute there, you're still alive"
Last year, we documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office.
ICE claims its officers use a “minimum amount of force.” You can judge for yourself.
(Published July 2025)
Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, the top Democrat on the U.S. House Budget Committee, sent a letter to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office on Thursday, asking its experts to determine how much the war in Iran could cost.
From @statesnewsroom.com
It was not.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined the lawsuit to block the latest tariffs instituted by President Donald Trump.
From the @azmirror.com
The Democratic senior from Pennsylvania isn't waiting for confirmation hearings.
The Local Farmers Feeding Our Community Act effectively seeks to revive a program axed during the early months of the Trump administration.
The previous program saw the U.S. Department of Agriculture provide funds for states to pay farmers who supply food banks.
From @iankarbal.bsky.social
"Just months after President Trump's mass pardons for Jan. 6 rioters freed him from prison, a Florida man repeatedly sexually abused two middle-school aged children.
On Thursday, the man, Andrew Paul Johnson, was sentenced to life in prison."
From @tomdreisbach.bsky.social
All eyes will be on Pa. Democratic U.S. John Fetterman to see if he votes to confirm Trump’s nominee to replace her.
The Pennsylvania Army National Guard will be transformed as part of a larger national initiative from the U.S. Army with a focus on agility.
The effort will start with the 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, a 4,400-soldier brigade that was deployed to Iraq in 2009.
From @wdownard.bsky.social
"The @dailymontanan.com sent questions about the incident to Sheehy’s office, including asking about his use of force, and why he got involved, but did not receive an immediate response."
Glad you liked it. I haven't listened to this one in a long time and it popped up on a Sirius station today.
Good morning, friendos,.
We are dealing with a foggy, rainy Thursday morning here in central Pa.
Let's ease into it with this gem -- the best song I heard on my commute:
"So why do you fill my sorrows
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known?"
States Newsroom conducted a 50-state investigation examining funding for crisis pregnancy centers.
The facilities offer limited services related to pregnancy and are guided by a religious mission to stop people from considering abortion.
From @statesnewsroom.com and @stateline.org
Former Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Jim Rooker ate a baseball card I asked him to sign.
