PA Sues County Over LGBT Marriage Licenses, Mayors Marry Couples with Licenses [VIDEO]

[Counterpoint PA]

This is a video from my show Counterpoint PA, the only grassroots progressive newscast exclusively about Pennsylvania politics.

In this video, I give an update on what's happened since my last report about a rogue county register of wills in PA giving out marriage licenses to LGBT couples for the first time in state history. Now, the PA Dept. of Health is suing the county to get them to stop, but the county is fighting them and continuing to give out the licenses, now numbering over 100. Before that hits the courts, progressive mayors around the state are already agreeing officiate marriages for LGBT couples who have gotten licenses.

Stay tuned throughout this week for five more PA Headlines, The Breakdown, and Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week. This week's show is expanding - rather than the usual four PA Headlines I've always done so far, I'm doing six PA Headlines this week, concluding with a new segment called Activism in Action that will now regularly conclude PA Headlines with a quick look at progressive protests around the state.

PA Headlines

PA Dept. of Health sues to stop Montgomery County Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes from giving out marriage licenses to LGBT couples (PA has a marriage equality ban); progressive mayors around the state decide to officiate LGBT marriage ceremonies for couples with licenses

A new report shows that a cut to federal food assistance scheduled to take effect this November will increase hunger for nearly two million Pennsylvanians

Keystone Progress has issued a bombshell report revealing PA Independent - often taken as a legitimate news source by establishment press but criticized by yours truly for defending conservatives and attacking liberals - to be connected to a national conservative media plan involving ALEC and the Koch brothers

The first controversy over a new law that just passed allowing the pooling of all natural gas leases for fracking unless a contract specifically prohibits fracking is arising as a corporation seeks to take advantage of PA families

RIP Governor Scranton, a progressive Republican from an era when that was a thing

Activism in Action - protests call for legalization of marijuana in Pennsylvania, for US Rep. Charlie Dent (R) to vote for the comprehensive immigration package passed by the US Senate, and more

The Breakdown

A detailed look at the new state budget for the next fiscal year signed into law just last month

All that plus Counterpoint PA's special homage to Keith Olbermann, the Worst Pennsylvanians of the Week!