National Democratic Party officials are pumping more money into the campaign to boost Katie McGinty in the party’s primary race with Joe Sestak to challenge GOP Senator Pat Toomey. The spending will push outside spending backing McGinty past the $2.5 million mark. John Fetterman also is in the Democratic race, with Sestak leading in the polls.

Former President Bill Clinton found himself in a heated exchange yesterday with protesters upset about welfare reform and gun laws passed when he was in office 20 years ago. At a rally in Philadelphia for his wife, Clinton was interrupted by people in the crowd holding up signs that welfare reform increased poverty and the crime bill destroyed minority communities.

So, just how well does Beaver County Commissioner Tony Amadio get along with the new Republican majority commissioners Sandie Egley and Dan Camp? During today’s Ask the Commissioners segment on Beaver County Radio with Mike Romigh, Amadio talked about his relationship with the two board members, saying they don’t hate each other, but things could definitely be better. He compared his role as a minority commissioner to that of a passenger on a bus, saying the driver of the bus is Egley, the commissioners chairwoman, and that he is sometimes left out of the decision-making process. He says the board needs to do a better job of working together to solve the county’s problem.

Ambridge borough manager Joe Kauer has announced that 9th Street between Merchant Street and Melrose Ave. will be closed from now until Monday, April 11th for road work. According to Beaver County Radio news correspondent Sandy Giordano, access to the credit union drive-thru is to be re-established today. Motorists will exit through the lower alley until Monday.

After Hillary Clinton’s campaign swing across Pennsylvania yesterday, former President Bill Clinton is visiting the state today to campaign for his wife. Clinton will make stops in three cities — starting in Philadelphia before he moves on to Scranton and later in the day in Erie.

A proposal to put new restrictions on abortion in the state appears headed to a final House vote next week after lawmakers voted down a Democrat-led effort to delay the proposal for two months. The measure would prohibit elective abortions after 20 weeks, four weeks earlier than current law. Governor Tom Wolf has already threatened a veto of the measure.

Beaver County officials say a total of 72 of the 133 eligible county employees have accepted the buyout offered by the county. The whole idea in offering the buyouts was proposed so the county can cut costs without layoffs. No word yet if the county met that goal. County Commissioner Tony Amadio tells Beaver County Radio newsman Pat Septak that he was surprised the number was that high and that it’s going to be difficult replacing some of these people, most notably longtime Emergency Services Director Wes Hill. Many of the county workers who have accepted the buyout offer have agreed to stay on as a part-time employee to aid in the transition.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is coming to Pittsburgh this evening. Clinton is scheduled to speak at Carnegie Mellon University at 6 p.m. The doors will open at 4 p.m. The rally is open to the public and supporters are urged to RSVP on Clinton’s campaign website. According to a press release, “Clinton will discuss her plans to break down the barriers that hold Americans back.”