From the HARRISBURG PATRIOT-NEWS: Penn State bylaws say the university president cannot buy property over $1 million, borrow money or authorize people to sign documents without first getting approval from the board of trustees.

The PS4RS Critical Analysis & Review states: “It is our sincere hope that, by drawing attention to the gross inaccuracies of the Freeh Report, the public at large will step forward and demand that the true facts be discovered, and that the true entities and individuals who failed in their law enforcement or child welfare positions will be identified and asked to answer for their inaction.”

The Labor Day weekend has passed, summer is behind us, and the November elections are just two months away. When it comes to drug policy and the 2012 elections, there is plenty on the table.

CAPITOL WIRE: HARRISBURG (Sept. 13) – The Supreme Court hearing on the Voter ID law was frankly, a lot of fun to watch. If you could navigate the legalese, and it wasn’t too bad, there were spirited debates and illuminating arguments about the law. But throughout the hearing, it was all about whether Justice Max Baer could lay groundwork for Chief Justice Ron Castille to vote to delay the implementation of the law.

It was in the late 1960s. According to family lure, at a social gathering of the affluent, my brother’s father-in-law noted a man across the room and said “That fellow is worth $10 million.” He then pointed to another man and said “He’s worth $20 million.”

“Monday, the Public Utility Commission announced that the initial impact fees on Marcellus shale gas drillers raised $206 million. That’s 14 percent more than the $180 million industry analysts had predicted. “As significant as that is, it’s also $187 million less than what the state would have received had the Corbett administration and the Republican-dominated Legislature imposed a severance tax similar to West Virginia’s rather than impact fees.

Pennsylvania’s new voter photo ID law heads to the Commonwealth Supreme Court this week, but it’s already stirring controversy inside and outside the state. The law is both a cumbersome burden on citizens’ basic right to vote and a bureaucratic nightmare, critics say. The law, advocated by Gov. Tom Corbett, requires every Pennsylvania voter to produce a government-issued photo ID at the polling place.

Lansdowne, VA – Two people were detained this morning after a tense stand-off with police while blockading international trade negotiators from entering the Lansdowne Resort, site of the secretive Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations taking place this week.

From the LEHIGH VALLEY MORNING CALL: Advocates for the poor, who thought they’d effectively sidelined a controversial bill clearing the way for payday lending in Pennsylvania, are girding for a renewed fight during this fall’s legislative session…

From USA TODAY: …Investors breathed a sigh of relief that Germany’s highest court was not putting up a roadblock in a central part of Europe’s efforts to contain its near three year debt crisis. Stocks across Europe rallied strongly, the euro spiked to a four-month high of $1.2897 and the borrowing rates of troubled economies, such as Spain and Italy, eased further too.

Result: The tax hike has helped restart a long-term decline in smoking that had stalled in recent years. About 3 million fewer people smoked last year than in 2009, despite a larger population, according to surveys by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…

Kane’s media blitz in the final days of the primary put her name and face on TV sets across the state, so far giving her a name recognition advantage, which could have attributed to a recent Philadelphia Inquirer poll lead, according to Chris Nicholas of the Pennsylvania Business Council.