Political News
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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.
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Mail Voting Restrictions Ahead of Midterms
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Democratic officials in 23 states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia sued to block the order.
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Data Centers Are ‘Redefining’ Midterm Races Across Pennsylvania
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Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.
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Letters: ‘Convenience Gambling’ at Pa. Mini-Casinos Becoming Obsolete; GT’s Empty Agricultural Promises, Failure to Support Healthcare
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Despite significant increases in July tourist traffic to the State College area due to Arts Festival and the People’s Choice Festival, as well as further additional tourist traffic to the area due to hosting the State Games of America, Happy Valley Casino’s reported July gambling revenues were essentially flat with its already low levels from June. This suggests further declines in the casino’s revenue…
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Elections
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Shapiro has a long track record, while Garrity has mostly avoided talking about elections since denying the 2020 results.
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Conservative Activist Scott Presler Violated Campaign Finance Law, Complaint Alleges
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Presler didn’t disclose his spending in Pennsylvania’s 2025 judicial retention races, the complaint says.
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Data Center Developers Are Pushing Pa. Government Officials to Sign Secrecy Agreements. At Least Some Are Saying Yes
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First amendment advocates argue non-disclosure agreements create conflicts with existing public record law.
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Governors’ Races Are Being Increasingly Buffeted by the Toxic Politics of Data Centers
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths that tech giants and developers are building to fuel artificial intelligence products and cloud computing. The backlash to the massive server warehouses is enveloping races for governor…
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Stacy Garrity Is Ambitious, Trump-Endorsed and Experienced. Is That Enough to Beat Josh Shapiro?
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A two-term treasurer, Garrity is running for Pennsylvania governor with much less money and name recognition than Shapiro.
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Pa. Has Quietly Passed a Law Undermining a Court Decision on Lucrative Mineral Rights
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The $1 billion battle over mineral rights is 130 years in the making, and may only intensify.