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Good afternoon! Here's a look at AP's general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. Ron Todt is on the desk. Editor Larry Rosenthal can be reached at 215-446-6631 or lrosenthal@ap.org. A reminder this information is not for publication or broadcast, and these coverage plans are subject to change. Expected stories may not develop, or late-breaking and more newsworthy events may take precedence. Advisories, digests and digest advisories will keep you up to date. Some TV and radio stations will receive shorter APNewsNow versions of the stories below, along with updates. TOP STORIES: PENNSYLVANIA BUDGET HARRISBURG — Lawmakers were back in the Capitol on Monday as they took stock of 11th-hour efforts to pass a tax increase to help fund a $31 billion spending bill that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf will let become law, even though a lack of funding for it raises questions about its constitutionality. By Marc Levy. SENT: NewsNow. UPCOMING: About 600 words by 6 p.m. EDT. HEROIN CRISIS-JAIL WITHDRAWAL DEATHS LEBANON, Pa. — Stephanie Moyer thought her 18-year-old daughter would be safer in jail than home as she prepared to enter treatment for her heroin addiction. But Tori Hess died after suffering severe withdrawal symptoms at a local jail, becoming one of a small but disturbing number of addicts to die after allegedly being denied simple medical care. By Maryclaire Dale. SENT: About 680 words. AP Photos. EXCHANGE: EXCHANGE-ORCHESTRAS-SMALLER COMMUNITIES PITTSBURGH — Their day jobs vary. They're teachers, accountants, technology specialists. Others patch together lives fully from the musical world, picking up paychecks from multiple symphony orchestras, serving as church music directors, mentoring private students or working as instructors in university music programs. But there is a common thread among the scores of professional musicians who fill the seats in small-town symphony orchestras — their passion for making music. Even those waving the baton in front of orchestras in communities such as Greensburg, Johnstown, Altoona, Erie, Wheeling and Butler often wear many hats in the musical world. Debra Erdley, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. SENT: About 950 words. IN BRIEF: TEACHER SLAYING — A teenager has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of an elementary school teacher during a burglary of her central Pennsylvania home. POLICE SHOOTINGS-PENNSLVANIA — Activists in Philadelphia are taking to the streets to decry recent shootings of black men by police and urge reforms. TEEN RESCUED FROM WELL — Authorities say a 14-year-old girl fell nearly 100 feet into a well at a Pennsylvania reservoir and landed in cold water. FATAL SHOOTING-INFANT IN CAR — Authorities say the man suspected of fatally shooting a man in front of a New Jersey cemetery and then stealing his car with the victim's year-old son inside has surrendered to Philadelphia police. TEEN BICYCLISTS-STRUCK BY CAR — State troopers say two 14-year-olds have been airlifted to Pennsylvania hospitals after they were hit by a car while riding their bicycles in suburban Philadelphia. ESCAPED INMATE — State troopers are searching for an inmate who escaped from a western Pennsylvania correctional facility. GOP 2016-CLERGY — Several clergy members are urging candidates with both political parties to embrace what they're calling a moral agenda. RAIL CARS-DEFECT — The Philadelphia area's transit agency has announced its reworked train schedules. ___ If you have stories of regional or statewide interest, please email them to phillyap@ap.org. If you have photos of regional or statewide interest, please send them to the AP state photo center in New York, 888-273-6867. For access to AP Exchange and other technical issues, contact AP Customer Support at apcustomersupport@ap.org or 877-836-9477. MARKETPLACE: Calling your attention to the Marketplace in AP Exchange, where you can find member-contributed content from Pennsylvania and other states. The Marketplace is accessible on the left navigational pane of the AP Exchange home page, near the bottom. For both national and state, you can click "All" or search for content by topics such as education, politics and business.

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