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Fetterman: Trump Derangement Syndrome Controls Party
Sen. John Fetterman has taken yet another jab at his colleagues, saying on a podcast that Trump Derangement Syndrome controls a leaderless...
03/20/26Read it on PennLive
The $64 Million Harrisburg Question
A few weeks before Gov. Josh Shapiro arrived in Harrisburg to make a splashy announcement of $64 million toward a revitalization plan for the capital city, local officials faced a far less photogenic task: finding $2.3 million to return to the state. The city had failed to finish a playground project at Reservoir Park before its grant deadline expired, despite multiple extensions. Indeed, in Pennsylvania’s capital, even free money apparently requires more administrative competence than we can reliably supply.
That’s why the mood in Harrisburg is flickering somewhere between cautiously optimistic and carefully pessimistic after Shapiro’s September 28 announcement of $64 million in public and private investment — including $22.7 million of state money —under the banner “Harrisburg Works for All of Us.” Given the city’s current moribund state, that slogan almost feels ironic — it barely works. It’s too bad the plan’s long-term success relies heavily on the two parties least equipped to deliver it: a corrupt, incompetent mayor in Wanda Williams and a do-nothing City Hall often at war with her.
Hakeem Jeffries Will Visit Bucks County to Stump for Bob Harvie
The Democratic leader's Saturday event in Bucks County comes just days after House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the swing county and other key Pa....
12h agoRead it on Philadelphia InquirerDems, independents Outpace GOP in PA-07 Voter Registration
With less than two weeks left to register to vote in a competitive 7th Congressional District, Democrats have netted 3,985 voters since January while...
12h agoRead it on Armchair Lehigh ValleyWhy Pennsylvania Will Serve as Early Election Day Bellwether
In the country’s biggest swing state, two national figures are going in opposite directions — and potentially pulling their parties up (or down) with...
12h agoRead it on BloombergWhere to Vote Early in the Midterm Elections in Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania has made it easier to cast your ballot before Election Day on Nov. 3 and Allegheny County has several options....
1d agoRead it on Axios PittsburghIn 131st, GOP Incumbent Mackenzie in Rematch with Dem. Sabih
The election for the 131st Pennsylvania House District again pits incumbent Republican Milou Mackenzie against Democrat Meriam Sabih, who lost to...
1d agoRead it on Armchair Lehigh ValleyTop PA Election Official Urges Voters to Plan For Upcoming Deadlines
As the deadlines to register to vote in the upcoming election and request mail ballots near, Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt is urging...
1d agoRead it on Pennsylvania Capital-StarIn 137th, Dem. Warren Seeks to Unseat Republican Incumbent Emrick
In eight terms representing the 137th House District, Republican state Rep. Joe Emrick has consistently fended off Democratic challengers and was...
2d agoRead it on Armchair Lehigh ValleyPA Rep. Out Of Committees After Alleged Slur Against Colleague
Bernstine has previously denied reports that he used a homophobic slur in reference to the Philadelphia state legislator....
2d agoRead it on InquirerGiffords PAC Backs 9 PA Candidates; Spends $850K on Cognetti
A national gun safety organization is backing candidates in several races in Pennsylvania ahead of the 2026 midterm election, which includes an...
2d agoRead it on PoliticsPA
Platner Says He Won't Be an 'a–hole' Like Fetterman in Senate
By Tara Suter, The HillBlame Pennsylvania for the Gerrymander Mania
By Guy Ciarrocchi, RealClearPA
What Chris Rabb's Win in Philly Means for Fetterman
By Sam Janesch, InquirerVoters Signal They're Done With MAGA Chaos
By Mark S. Singel, PennLive
Republicans: Pre-Canvassing Bill 'Lets Dead People Vote'
By J. Kramer, Center Square
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