MJL Morning Briefing | | From Matt Leonard · Monday, September 28, 2026 | TOP STORY ⚡Chobani plant to process 3B pounds of milk yearly Chobani's forthcoming plant near Allentown plans to process over 3 billion pounds of milk per year, which could change things for Pennsylvania's dairy industry that has been trying to manage decline for generations. Spotlight PA (PA Post) | Energy Industry ⚡PA Farm Bureau Supports Pause on AI Data Center Development PA Farm Bureau supports a pause on AI data center development and issues a policy paper explaining why a pause is needed. PA Environment Daily DEP Issues Violations to Mifflin Energy for Abandoning 16 Wells in Greene County DEP issues violations to Mifflin Energy Resources LLC for abandoning, not plugging 16 conventional oil and gas wells in Greene County. PA Environment Daily | PA & NJ Politics ⚡Shapiro gives $5.6M to state Democratic PAC Governor Josh Shapiro gave more than $5.6 million to the state Democratic Party's political action committee throughout the summer, showing centralization around him as the party's standard-bearer. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Senator John Fetterman cast the deciding vote against the Iran War Powers Resolution in the United States Senate, as reported by CBS21. Spotlight PA (PA Post) Gov. Sherrill approves 34% health insurance rate increase for NJ education employers Gov. Mikie Sherrill's administration approved a 34% rate increase for health insurance on the state-run plan for education employers, effective next plan year, straining cash-strapped school districts. Politico NJ Playbook Gov. Sherrill narrows Lt. Gov. replacement to Shavonda Sumter or Kellie Doucette Sources say Gov. Mikie Sherrill has narrowed her lieutenant governor choices to former Assembly member Shavonda Sumter and her chief operating officer Kellie Doucette following Dale Caldwell's resignation. Politico NJ Playbook Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigns amid harassment and ethics allegations Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell resigned Friday, less than 24 hours after a report outlined allegations of sexual harassment and ethical violations, triggering a leadership shift in New Jersey. Politico NJ Playbook | On the Floor — Next Session House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers) PA General Assembly | National Politics Supreme Court justices to unofficially kick off 2026-27 term today with long conference The Supreme Court justices will unofficially kick off their 2026-27 term today, coming together for a 'long conference' to consider petitions up for review over the summer recess. Politico Playbook Senate to finalize bipartisan college sports bill today at 5:30 p.m. Senators are set to wrap up business as soon as Wednesday, with final passage of the sweeping bipartisan college sports bill scheduled for 5:30 p.m. today as a major item on the to-do list. Politico Playbook | Market Snapshot | PJM West Hub (RT) | $43.72/MWh | | PJM AEP-Dayton (RT) | $40.75/MWh | | PJM Capacity 28/29 | $325.00/MW-day | | Henry Hub | $2.90/MMBtu | | WTI Crude | $95.85/bbl +3.7% |
As of Sep 28, 8:13 a.m. EPT (PJM RT) | Curated by Matt Leonard. Numbers from real endpoints only. |
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