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September 29, 2026

MJL Morning Briefing — Tue, Sep 29

MJL Morning Briefing
From Matt Leonard · Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Energy Industry
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PA & NJ Politics
⚡Pennsylvania Senate considers mobile home rent increase bill
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said he would sign a bill limiting lot rent increases in mobile home communities to CPI-linked hikes, which passed the state House 144-59 in June 2025 and awaits Senate committee action.
Spotlight PA (PA Post)
Pennsylvania Performance-Based Budget Board has not met since 2023
Pennsylvania’s Performance-Based Budget Board, created in 2017 to evaluate tax credits and state department performance, stopped meeting in 2023 without public or legislative notice, raising transparency concerns per PennLive.
Spotlight PA (PA Post)
Pa. House panels hear testimony on automatic license plate cameras
Pennsylvania lawmakers grilled law enforcement, tech and civil liberties advocates on Monday about preventing abuse of automatic license plate reader technology.
PA Capital-Star Morning Guide
Pa.’s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content
Sen. Cris Dush (R-Jefferson) advanced a bill through the Senate Judiciary committee Monday requiring proof of age for accessing websites with adult content.
PA Capital-Star Morning Guide
On the Floor — Next Session
HB 1667 — An Act amending the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, in sales and use tax, further providing for exclusions from tax; in corporate net income tax, further providing for…
House · Bill On Concurrence (keywords: data center, data centers)
PA General Assembly
SB 1345 — An Act amending the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.805, No.247), known as the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, in zoning, providing for optional temporary moratorium on acceptance or consideration of new…
Senate · Third Consideration (keywords: data center, data centers)
PA General Assembly
National Politics
⚡Senate to vote on stock-trading ban bill with voter ID requirement this week
Senate Majority Leader John Thune is teeing up a House-passed bill that would ban congressional stock trading and add a voter ID requirement, with a vote expected this week.
Punchbowl News
President Trump to announce America.gov initiative and host AI meeting at Mellon Auditorium
At 10 a.m., President Donald Trump will make an announcement about America.gov at the Mellon Auditorium. At noon, Trump will host a meeting with representatives from tech and the frontier labs about AI.
Punchbowl News
Democratic insurgents prepare to bring their fight to the House
Progressive lawmakers including Melat Kiros and Adam Hamawy are building a bloc to challenge Hakeem Jeffries in the speaker vote, seeking procedural power and committee slots.
Politico Playbook
AI execs prepare to make their pitches to Donald Trump and Mike Johnson
Top AI industry executives including Dario Amodei, Jensen Huang, and Elon Musk are set to meet with Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson at 12:30 p.m. to discuss AI policy and export restrictions.
Politico Playbook
Market Snapshot
PJM West Hub (RT)$32.38/MWh -25.9%
PJM AEP-Dayton (RT)$29.76/MWh -27.0%
PJM Capacity 28/29$325.00/MW-day
Henry Hub$2.90/MMBtu
WTI Crude$90.76/bbl -2.0%
As of Sep 29, 8:12 a.m. EPT (PJM RT)
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