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Charles Thompson • PennLive

Democrats Get Nominal Control of PA House

Rep. Todd Stephens has conceded in the 151st District race in Montgomery County. Vacancies could still give Republicans a working majority at the...

11/18/22Read it on PennLive
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Andrew Lewis • RealClearPennsylvania

Shapiro Ran Out of Excuses on Scholarships

Time is running out. Pennsylvania is quickly falling behind the rest of the nation for the opportunity to generate millions, if not billions, of......

1d agoRead it on RealClearPennsylvania
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Lucy Tobier • LNP

New Face to Grace 100th House District For First Time in Decades

For nearly 20 years, Rep. Bryan Cutler has spoken for the 100th District in the Pennsylvania House, including a stint as House speaker. This year,...

2d agoRead it on LNP
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Steve Ulrich • PoliticsPA

Poll: Dead Heat in 46th Senate Race Between Bartolotta, Borello

State Navigate, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, surveyed 1,201 likely Pennsylvania voters for a text-message poll that was in the field from...

1w agoRead it on PoliticsPA
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DaniRae Renno • PennLive

PA Lawmakers Fail to Act on Skill Games in Last Scheduled Vote

Manufacturers have already begun removing machines from bars, convenience stores and social clubs ahead of the Oct. 13 enforcement deadline....

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Haley O'Brien • PA Capital-Star

Bessent and PA GOP Tout Trump Accounts at State Capitol

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was in Harrisburg on Monday to promote new federal savings accounts for children that the Trump...

1w agoRead it on PA Capital-Star
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Steve Ulrich • PoliticsPA

Bernstine Faces Resignation Calls For Alleged Slurs About Colleague

Did he or didn’t he? State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) is under the microscope after he reportedly went on a homophobic tirade against a...

2w agoRead it on PoliticsPA
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Fallon Roth • Inquirer

Bucks, Montco. Could Determine Control of PA State Senate

Democrats have not controlled the Pa. Senate for three decades. Their path to flipping it likely runs through the Philly suburbs....

2w agoRead it on Inquirer
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J.D. Prose • PennLive

PA Rep. Hurled Slurs About Gay Lawmaker in Harrisburg Bar

"You can't talk like that to people or about people," said a witness....

2w agoRead it on PennLive
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Ryan Deto • Axios Pittsburgh

New PA Lawmaker Pushes Statewide Flock Ban

Fresh off an upset win in Butler County, state Rep. Brandon Dukes (D-Cranberry) will soon introduce a bill banning Flock and most other automated...

2w agoRead it on Axios Pittsburgh
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Amy Worden • PennLive

John Baer, Chronicler of Capitol Politics For Half-Century, Dies at 79

Baer, a celebrated Pennsylvania political journalist known for his sharp wit and accountability reporting, died after a battle with cancer....

2w agoRead it on PennLive
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