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The key candidates who threaten democracy in the 2022 US midterms

In several states, Republican candidates who dispute the 2020 election results are running for positions that would give them control over elections

The Guardian - US

Why Dems are pumping more money into state legislative races

Outside groups are making historic investments in once-overlooked contests

Axios

Key Senate races tighten with a flood of GOP ad spending

The field of the top 10 races most likely to flip finds Republicans making serious runs at five Democratic-controlled seats and Democrats contending in the other five.

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Paintings made during a lengthy hospitalization bring a boy with autism new audience

PHILADELPHIA -- A year ago, painting watercolors was just another way to give a Bucks County, Pennsylvania, boy with autism periods of peace during a long, difficult hospitalization.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Fight for Black voters intensifies in close Pa. Senate race

Pennsylvania Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman are fighting hard for Black voters who might make the difference in their close race

The Independent UK

The most important midterm elections to watch ahead of Election Day

Nevada’s Senate race could go either way. Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott likely to cruise to re-election. And John Fetterman still leads in Pennsylvania, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf raises $55,402, with PA Opportunity and Jobs PAC as top donor

According to campaign finance reports made to the Pennsylvania Department of State, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf received $76,791 in contributions to his campaign account and spent $216,627 between Jan. 1, 2021 and Sept. 10, 2022. Wolf’s current term ends in 2023.

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Maple syrup recipes and tips from Pennsylvania's Hurry Hill Maple Farm

Maple syrup is famously made in spring, when below-freezing nights followed by warm days cause the sap stored in a sugar maple's trunk to flow up and out of the tree and into buckets or plastic tubing for boiling.

Tribune News Service

Capitol rioter who attacked journalist should get prison time, prosecutors say

Alan Byerly of Fleetwood, Pennsylvania went to the Capitol and joined other rioters in using a large metal Trump sign as a battering ram against barricades and police officers, prosecutors said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Prosecutors seek prison for rioter's attack on AP journalist

Federal prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of approximately four years for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty to assaulting an Associated Press photographer and using a stun gun against police officers at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

How prisons could be more humane

Reform efforts could also extend to changing the prison environment itself, experts say

Salon

A Pennsylvania prison gets a Scandinavian-style makeover – and shows how the US penal system could become more humane

The United States has the largest number of people incarcerated in the world – about 25% of all people imprisoned worldwide are in American prisons and jails.

The Conversation

Editorial: Hard labor will be death sentence for Pa. man detained in Russia

The Biden administration’s continues to fail U.S. citizen and Oakmont resident Marc Fogel, who was convicted in Russia of possessing less than an ounce of marijuana. In June, a Russian court sentenced Fogel, 61, to 14 years’ imprisonment at a labor camp. On Wednesday, his family announced that he had…

Tribune News Service

John Fetterman and Dr Oz: Inside the nastiest and potentially most important Senate race in the country

Mr Fetterman has accused his opponent of killing puppies while Dr Oz and Republicans have gone all in on Fetterman’s health, Eric Garcia reports.

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11 turkey farm workers charged with cruelty caught on video

Eleven people working for a leading turkey producer have been charged with animal cruelty in Pennsylvania after state police said they were caught on video kicking, stomping and beating turkeys at several farms

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The top 10 Pennsylvania candidates raised 52 percent of all donations

In Pennsylvania politics, state-level candidates and officeholders raised $188.5 million between Jan. 1, 2021, and Sept. 19, 2022. More than $98.3 million, or 52 percent, of all donations reported by candidate committees were raised by the 10 individuals at the top of the list.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

In Pennsylvania, Doug Mastriano has the fervent base. But Mehmet Oz is trying to reach swing voters

PHILADELPHIA — When Republican Senate candidate Mehmet Oz held a rally in Bucks County, he brought in Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy, a fairly traditional Republican who laces his political attacks with a Southern drawl and comic delivery.

The Independent UK

Fetterman records show light schedule as Pa. lieutenant gov.

In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for transforming Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office into a "bully pulpit" to advance progressive causes

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Editorial: Strike down Pennsylvania's felony murder law

The state appeals court should strike down a Pennsylvania law mandating life-without-parole sentences for second-degree murder. If the court fails to do it, the Pennsylvania General Assembly should scrap this draconian law.

Tribune News Service

Mehmet Oz relies on his personal story to rebuff critics' 'out-of-touch millionaire' mantra

PITTSBURGH — In a race defined by the authenticity of two vastly different candidates, Republican U.S. Senate contender Mehmet Oz, deemed an out-of-touch millionaire by his eager critics, is leaning into his own story to audiences across the state, warning that the American dream that propelled him to a long…

The Independent UK

GOP optimistic about Senate chances despite Walker turmoil

A dramatic family fight has clouded the GOP’s hopes in Georgia’s high-stakes Senate contest

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Gun-safety group launches $2.1 million ad campaign criticizing Oz, Mastriano over gun laws

PHILADELPHIA — Gun-safety advocates are launching a $2.1 million ad campaign in Pennsylvania, hammering Republicans Mehmet Oz and Doug Mastriano for their opposition to tougher gun laws, including universal background checks.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mehmet Oz is facing accusations of animal abuse tied to his medical research. Here’s what you need to know

PHILADELPHIA — Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, is facing accusations over his treatment of animals following a report that dozens of his experiments at Columbia University resulted in the deaths of hundreds of dogs.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Overall enrollment decline in Pennsylvania's state universities rivals last year's drop, but the number of freshmen is up

PHILADELPHIA — Enrollment in Pennsylvania's state universities has dropped again, but officials are focusing on what they say is a bright spot: The number of freshmen is up for the first time since 2009.

The Independent UK

What really happened when an armed John Fetterman detained an unarmed Black jogger in 2013?

Pennsylvania official chased unarmed Black jogger with his truck

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