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Josh Shapiro, promising to protect the state’s ‘real freedom, sworn in as Pa.’s new governor

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro promised in his first speech as governor to keep “three simple truths” that the country has lived on: freedom, democracy and a love of country.

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In Pennsylvania county jails, guards use pepper spray and stun guns to subdue people in mental crisis

When police arrived on the scene, they found Ishmail Thompson standing naked outside a hotel near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He had just punched a man. After his arrest, a mental health specialist at the county jail said Thompson should be sent to the hospital for psychiatric care.

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Philly DA Larry Krasner argues that the courts should step in to block his impeachment trial

PHILADELPHIA — Lawyers for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner urged Commonwealth Court judges Thursday to declare the ongoing impeachment drive against him legally baseless, saying the Republican-led effort in Harrisburg was a dangerous attempt to remove a locally elected Democrat over ideological disagreements — and not impeachable conduct.

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Pa. Senate formally accepts articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner

HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday voted to formally accept the articles of impeachment filed by the state House against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, setting the stage for a January trial on whether to remove the progressive prosecutor from office.

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Pa. Senate sets rules for Philly DA Larry Krasner's impeachment trial

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday approved two procedural measures needed to stage an impeachment trial for Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, the latest step in an unprecedented effort to remove the city's prosecutor from office.

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Pa. House committee approves articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state House committee on Tuesday approved articles of impeachment against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, setting the stage for a vote in the full House, likely this week.

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John Fetterman’s stroke might not have a huge impact on Pa.’s Senate race, but it has reshaped his political identity

As John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz prepared to debate in a Harrisburg TV studio, Darryl Carney was busy renovating a two-story house around the corner, favoring his right arm.

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Within hours, Pa. Republicans make impeachment drive against Philly District Attorney Larry Krasner a midterm issue

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Pennsylvania Republicans announced they were introducing articles of impeachment against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Wednesday, they said the crime situation in the city had gotten so dire, they couldn’t wait any longer to act.

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Pa. House Republicans file articles of impeachment against Philly DA Larry Krasner

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania House Republicans filed two articles of impeachment Wednesday against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, charging him with not adequately enforcing state laws and implementing policies they say have contributed to a spike in gun violence.

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John Fetterman’s performance was center stage in lone Pa. Senate debate against Mehmet Oz

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrat John Fetterman pledged to fight for working people but struggled at times to articulate his views during a high-stakes U.S. Senate debate Tuesday night, while Republican Mehmet Oz tried to claim the center lane politically but frequently dodged policy specifics.

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OLD Who won the Pennsylvania Senate debate? Top takeaways from John Fetterman and Dr Oz midterm face-off

The two major candidates for Pennsylvania’s open Senate seat stepped onto the stage in Harrisburg having something to prove. Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman needed to prove that he could do the job after he suffered a stroke back in May. Retired surgeon and television host Mehmet Oz, a political…

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Who won the Pennsylvania Senate debate? Top takeaways from John Fetterman and Dr Oz midterm face-off

John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz had a lot to prove on the debate stage ahead of crucial Pennsylvania Senate election

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Pa. gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro early on showed knack for networking, regimented messaging in politics

PHILADELPHIA — Looking back now, former U.S. Sen. Robert Torricelli said the amount of responsibility he gave the young legislative aide who was fresh off a college internship on Capitol Hill “seems ridiculous.”

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In a rare rebuke, 2 retired War College professors say Doug Mastriano is unfit to be governor

PHILADELPHIA — Tami Davis Biddle, the former chair of the faculty council at the U.S. Army War College, wrote in a Harrisburg newspaper recently that Doug Mastriano doesn't "deserve our trust or support."

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Election-denying 'patriot' groups are trying to stop the use of electronic voting machines across Pa.

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Across Pennsylvania, conservative activists are trying to stop the usage of electronic voting machines at the behest of former President Donald Trump and his allies who continue to claim without proof the 2020 election was stolen.

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New poll: Support for abortion access reaches all-time high in Pa., while Oz and Mastriano continue to trail Fetterman and Shapiro

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Support for abortion access among Pennsylvania voters reached an all-time high this month, according to a Franklin and Marshall College poll released Thursday.

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Doug Mastriano is deleting his videos from Facebook as he runs for Pa. governor

PHILADELPHIA — In early April, Doug Mastriano was recording a Facebook Live video on his phone after a legislative session in Harrisburg when he segued into his thoughts on global warming.

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Pa. one of at least 7 states that could restrict abortion rights via constitutional amendment

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Pennsylvanians woke up last week to the news that they could soon be voting on whether the state should declare there is no right to an abortion here, they weren't the only ones.

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Pa. governor vetoes limits on transgender student athletes, broader poll-watching rules

HARRISBURG, Pa. – As part of Friday’s bill-signing frenzy to finalize the 2022-23 state budget, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed two controversial bills.

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Pa. Legislature approves constitutional amendment that residents don't have right to an abortion; another would require voter ID

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s General Assembly approved five proposed constitutional amendments Friday, including one that would declare Pennsylvanians do not have any rights “relating to an abortion,” as well as another to require voters to provide government ID to cast a ballot.

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Pa. Senate advances constitutional amendments to restrict abortion, require voter ID

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania state Senate approved five proposed constitutional amendments Friday afternoon, including one that would declare Pennsylvanians do not have any rights “relating to an abortion,” as well as another to require voters to provide government ID to cast a ballot.

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Pa. Senate GOP committee advances late-night amendment to restrict abortion, require voter ID

HARRISBURG, Pa. — After 11 p.m. Thursday night, members of a state Senate committee advanced a constitutional amendment that would declare Pennsylvania residents do not have "any rights relating" to abortion, as well as a provision to require voter IDs when casting a ballot in the state.

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Group of Pa. Republican leaders bucking party to endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro for governor

In what analysts are calling an unprecedented move in an era of extreme hyperpartisanship, a group of Republican leaders — including a number of former officials who have been stalwarts of Pennsylvania's GOP establishment for decades in Harrisburg and Washington — is bucking their party to endorse Democrat Josh Shapiro…

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Pa. House puts Pitt's funding on the line unless it stops its fetal tissue research

HARRISBURG, Pa. — If the University of Pittsburgh wants its annual $151 million appropriation from the state, it will have to stop its fetal tissue research.

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Abortion access to be 'front and center' in Pa. gubernatorial, Senate races

HARRISBURG, Pa. — It was the U.S. Supreme Court decision that Republicans had been seeking for 50 years. But its timing couldn't have been worse, some political analysts told the Post-Gazette following Friday's landmark ruling.

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