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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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 26, 2022

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 26, 2022

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…

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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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

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

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.”

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 25, 2022

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."

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Oct 16, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

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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.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 18, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 10, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 9, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Jul 6, 2022

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…

Tribune News Service · Jun 29, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 27, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Jun 25, 2022

Where Pa. law stands on abortion, and what candidates for governor and US Senate want for the future

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Supreme Court's historic decision Friday to overturn nearly 50 years of precedent protecting the right to an abortion put a new focus on Pennsylvania's upcoming statewide elections.

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Tribune News Service · Jun 6, 2022

How Pa.'s Senate race between Fetterman and Oz could play out

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The matchup is finally set: Democrat Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will face Republican Mehmet Oz in the November election, in what's expected to be one of the most-watched and expensive Senate races in U.S. history.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 16, 2022

A major GOP group is ditching Bill McSwain, joining a last-ditch effort to help Lou Barletta stop Doug Mastriano

An influential Harrisburg conservative group that controls one of the biggest political action committees in Pennsylvania endorsed former U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta for governor on Sunday, calling on other contenders to do the same to stop State Sen. Doug Mastriano from winning the Republican nomination.

Tribune News Service · Apr 30, 2022

As hate crimes rise, Pittsburgh houses of worship receive $1.1 million in state grants to enhance security

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Houses of worship around Allegheny County received more than $1.1 million in state grants to enhance their security, as hate crimes continue to rise in the state.

Tribune News Service · Apr 26, 2022

Oz flaunts Trump endorsement as US Senate candidates try to prove their Pennsylvanian roots

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz debuted a new Trumpian confidence inspired by the former president’s endorsement, as the five candidates tried to set themselves apart as the “most Pennsylvanian” candidate in Monday’s debate for the GOP nomination.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 25, 2022

Everything to know about John Fetterman's 2013 incident with a jogger

PHILADELPHIA — In the first Pennsylvania Democratic Senate debate to feature all three major candidates, moderators asked Lt. Gov. John Fetterman a question about a January day in 2013. He had pursued a man and pulled a shotgun on him. Would he do anything differently today?

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 16, 2022

GOP Senate candidate Mehmet Oz says his opponent's hedge fund costs Pennsylvania taxpayers

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mehmet Oz on Tuesday sought to attack GOP front-runner David McCormick for his role in leading a hedge fund that made hundreds of millions of dollars from the embattled Pennsylvania school pension fund, PSERS.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Feb 28, 2022

A fight at the heart of PSERS: Who is in charge at the big pension fund? The board or its executives?

Glen Grell had been the executive director of Pennsylvania's biggest pension fund for two years in 2017 when he drove by the shuttered newspaper plant near his Harrisburg headquarters and noticed the "for sale" sign. Within a few months, the PSERS plan bought the place for $1.6 million.

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