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How a Bill About SEPTA, Krasner Turned Into a Word Fight May 12, 2023
Fiery debate ensured after Pa. Senate Republicans shut down Philadelphia Democrats when they described a bill aimed at Larry Krasner's authority to prosecute SEPTA crime as “voter suppression.”...
Off-Year Races Will Shape Pennsylvania’s Future May 01, 2023
Reading too much into any single election, especially low-turnout primaries, can be futile. Still, two upcoming primaries and a special election have the potential to reshape the political environment in Pennsylvania and nationally.First, a special e...
Philly Mayor Candidates Propose Ways to ‘Circumvent’ DA February 15, 2023
Diverting cases to federal prosecutors would require buy-in from the U.S. Department of Justice, which is far from certain....
Court Splits On Legality of Move to Impeach Krasner January 13, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A split emerged Thursday among a panel of Pennsylvania state judges about whether a Republican-led effort to impeach and seek to remove Philadelphia’s progressive p…...
Senate Delays Philly DA's Impeachment Trial January 12, 2023
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's state Senate voted Wednesday to postpone a trial seeking to remove Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney on the heels of a court ruling that said the impeachment articles don't meet the constitutionally re...
Krasner’s Impeachment Trial Gets Indefinitely Postponed January 12, 2023
The future of the trial — and the timeline for when, or even if, it resumes — remains uncertain....
Court Complicates Philly DA Krasner Impeachment January 04, 2023
(The Center Square) – A state court ruling favored Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner against Pennsylvania Republicans trying to impeach him, but it’s unclear whether it will end impeachment proceedings....
Court Sides With Krasner in Impeachment Lawsuit January 02, 2023
The court said none of the articles of impeachment filed by the Republican-led legislature meet the required standard of “misbehavior in office.”...
Fix State Heart-Lung Law to Curb Abuse December 30, 2022
Republican state lawmakers have found a bogeyman in Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, blaming him for violent crime in the city and attempting to remove him from office while refusing...
Court Weighs Halting Philly Prosecutor's Impeachment December 30, 2022
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania court is weighing whether to step in and stop the Legislature’s impeachment proceedings against Philadelphia’s district attorney, in a case that is part of a wave of efforts across the country to remove progressi...
DA Larry Krasner Announces New Carjacking Unit December 30, 2022
Carjackings hit an all-time high in 2022, with more than 1,300 reported, the Philadelphia Police Department told The Inquirer. That figure represents a 53% increase over last year....
Will Crime-Ridden Philly Ever Stop Voting for Dems? December 23, 2022
Philadelphia was founded in 1682. Before 2021, in the 339 years of its existence, the city had only reached 500 homicides in one year: 1990. It wasn’t until the election (and the inexplicable reelection) of the left-wing, Democratic, Soros-funded Dis...
Questions Remain After November's Election December 06, 2022
State lawmakers in Harrisburg entered November with a sense of uncertainty as they awaited voters’ decisions in the general election....
Krasner Vows 'Not to be Silent' on Impeachment December 06, 2022
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner asked Commonwealth Court on Friday to stop the Republican-backed impeachment process....
PA Sen. Accepted Impeachment Articles Against Krasner December 01, 2022
The proceedings featured all the pomp and circumstance of a centuries-old ritual that has been rarely used in Pennsylvania. Krasner has denounced the effort as an unjustified stunt....
Larry Krasner on What Will Actually Reduce Crime December 01, 2022
A conversation with the Philadelphia district attorney about violence, elections, and the Republican Party....
PA Senate Sets Rules for Krasner’s Impeachment Trial November 30, 2022
Discussion was focused on what Republicans called the chamber’s constitutional obligation to consider impeachment, with one GOP member saying: “This is an undertaking that the Senate did not ask for."...
Philly DA Krasner’s Impeachment Trial Will Start in Jan. November 25, 2022
The state Senate will meet next week to begin handling procedural matters, a spokesperson said. Krasner's trial is expected to begin in that chamber on Jan. 18....
PA GOP Cynically Torpedoed Popular Bike Safety Measure November 23, 2022
Revolt Against Woke DAs Hits Philly’s Larry Krasner November 23, 2022
Until crime goes down, the public will not rest. Krasner and his ilk need to correct course or face the consequences....
In Move to Remove DA, a Fight Over Gun Violence, Convictions November 21, 2022
His critics say Krasner's policies have spurred crime. The DA says there is no evidence of that....
District Attorney Larry Krasner Is Impeached in Philly November 17, 2022
Lawmakers respond to ‘an unprecedented crisis of lawlessness’ in the city....
Philly DA Krasner Impeached by PA House November 17, 2022
The Republican-controlled chamber approved the articles of impeachment by a 107-85 vote that was largely along party lines....
Hold Krasner Accountable, But Not By Impeaching Him November 17, 2022
Solomon: Legislators in Harrisburg are wasting time they should be spending finding real solutions to the city's gun violence crisis....
PA House Committee Approves Krasner Impeachment November 16, 2022
The articles will now head to the full state House for consideration. Impeachment would require a majority vote in the Republican-led chamber....
