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Republican Dave McCormick is making moves for a potential run against Sen. Bob Casey in Pa.

Shortly after Republicans' disappointing November election, Dave McCormick hosted several dozen GOP strategists, donors, and insiders for drinks and food at his stately home in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Courage amid crisis: Battered by COVID-19 years and a staffing shortage, these nurses fight to keep quality care front and center

MEADVILLE, Pennsylvania — A crush of names clogs a computer screen in an office where sick and hurting people shuffle in one by one, bundled against the winter cold.

Tribune News Service

Gene Collier: Josh Shapiro schools GOP on mail-in voting. Trump flunks

The man who just swore on three Bibles to defend two constitutions as the new governor of Pennsylvania got the job for essentially one reason: He earned it.

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Brickbat: Close Enough

Julie Hudson spent a week in a Pennsylvania jail because a police officer in Texas thought she looked like a robbery suspect. Hudson, a doctoral student at Holy Family University, had been told she had an outstanding warrant when she was turned down for a job she'd applied for. When…

Reason

Josh Shapiro took Harrisburg. Is DC next?

PHILADELPHIA — When Josh Shapiro took the oath of office Tuesday on a trio of bibles, he didn’t just become the leader of Pennsylvania government.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Shapiro to become 48th Pa. governor, stress bipartisan aims

Democrat Josh Shapiro will become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania at the inaugural ceremony at the state Capitol

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A North Carolina man says he lost 2 fingers during a protest in 2020. Now he’s suing police

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Pennsylvania now has limits on forever chemicals, ahead of federal standards

PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania has enacted a limit on two PFAS chemicals in drinking water, marking the first time the state has set its own limits instead of adopting a federal standard.

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Family left heartbroken after pet dog shot by hunter who thought it was a coyote

Chris Heller, from Pennsylvania, US, has launched legal action against a deer hunter after his 8 year old malamute mix was shot dead after being mistaken for a coyote

Daily Mirror

Pa. lawmakers once again propose moving up the presidential primary

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania is a hugely important political battleground, but it hasn't traditionally mattered much in presidential primaries.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania woman arrested at Empire State Building carrying unlicensed gun

NEW YORK — A pistol-packing Pennsylvania woman licensed to carry the Keystone State, but not the Big Apple, was arrested when she tried to take the weapon into the Empire State Building, police said.

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Public defender sees ‘holes’ in the case against alleged Idaho student killer Bryan Kohberger on ‘20/20′

A Pennsylvania public defender who briefly represented the man suspected of killing four University of Idaho students said he saw “holes” in the police case against his one-time client.

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Gov. Wolf pardoned Meek Mill, among hundreds of other Pennsylvanians, in his final days in office

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf granted rapper Meek Mill clemency on a 15-year-old drug and weapons possession charge in his last round of pardons, issued Thursday.

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Pardon ends Meek Mill's legal odyssey on drug, gun charges

The rapper Meek Mill is among hundreds of people who have been granted pardons by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf before he leaves office

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Special elections to fill three vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives scheduled for February 7

Special elections to fill vacancies in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Districts 32, 34, and 35 are scheduled for February 7, 2023. The Allegheny County Democratic Party voted to nominate the District 32 candidate on December 11 and the District 34 and 35 candidates on December 17. The Republican Committee…

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PHOTOS: Best images from the Thunder’s 133-114 win over the Sixers

The best photos from the Thunder's 133-114 win over the Sixers.

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Pennsylvania Court on "Obscene Language" and Criminalizing Fighting Words

From Commonwealth v. Muhammad, decided Wednesday, by Judge John Bender, joined by Judges Maria McLaughlin and Correale Stevens: On August 12, 2021, Appellant was charged with disorderly conduct, pursuant to Sections 5503(a)(2) and (a)(3), in connection with an incident which the trial court summarized as follows: The incident which resulted…

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Idaho murders victim’s father reveals what he did when he learned of Bryan Kohberger’s arrest

Ben Mogen revealed that he has been unable to bring himself to read the full affidavit for Bryan Kohberger’s arrest – a document that outlines chilling new details about his daughter’s murder

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger appears in court with face cuts as he waives right to speedy trial

Latest court appearance coincides with the start of the spring semester at the University of Idaho, with many students returning to campus this week for the first time since the brutal murders

The Independent UK

Bryan Kohberger’s offhand comments about Idaho student murders revealed

‘He did say, ‘It’s really sad what happened to them,’ but he didn’t say anything more,’ a source says

Salon

Right-wingers filed 90+ anti-voter suits

"The GOP establishment is becoming more litigious than ever," report says

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These 29 Saints players will become free agents this offseason

These 29 Saints players will become free agents this offseason. How many of them will return to New Orleans for 2023?

Tribune News Service

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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Violence problem in Pennsylvania jails

1 in 3 “use of force” incidents in Pennsylvania county jails involved someone in a mental health crisis

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