Political News
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on LGBTQ Rights
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Trans rights and the Fairness Act remain live issues in Pa. And despite federal protections for same-sex marriage, many lawmakers push for state action.
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Lifers Ask Pa. Supreme Court to Open Pathway for Resentencing After Lawmakers Fail to Act
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A previous ruling means people charged with second-degree murder no longer face mandatory life-without-parole sentences. That doesn’t apply to people already sentenced.
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Pa. Lawmakers Eye Limits, Outright Ban on Flock Cameras as They Prepare for Fall Return
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Gov. Josh Shapiro is working with lawmakers “on what piece of legislation could make it to” his desk that protects people’s privacy.
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Sen. John Fetterman’s Isolation From Democrats Grows Stark in Pennsylvania
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Around this time two years ago, Sen. John Fetterman was in high demand on the campaign trail, going county-to-county in Pennsylvania to help Democrats up and down the ballot. Now, after two years of crossing swords with Democrats and backing some of President Donald Trump’s priorities, he’s nowhere on the stump. No Democrat in the…
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Letters: Standing With Mount Nittany Workers This Labor Day; AI Needs a Constitution
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I’m a proud union member who works just down the street from the Mount Nittany hospital workers still fighting for a fair contract. With Labor Day coming up, I wanted to share my support for these workers. Because this isn’t just the workers’ fight for fair wages. It’s all of our fight for a better…
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Pa. Election Results, Shapiro’s Speeches and State Laws Are All Prediction Market Bets. Could This Lead to Corruption?
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Federal officials argue states can’t regulate prediction markets. 44 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, argue otherwise.
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Dozens of Former Pa. Lawmakers Are Now Registered to Lobby Their Old Workplace
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Critics warn the state’s lax revolving-door law allows ex-lawmakers to profit from relationships formed while in office.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Medicaid, Fraud and More
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Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, meaning Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged.
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What Shapiro’s New Data Center Order Does — and Doesn’t — Force Developers to Do
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The new order isn’t a moratorium, but it does make it much harder for developers to build data centers without following strict standards.
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Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Admin Official to Help Counter President’s ‘Attacks’
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Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., is being paid $89 an hour.