The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Public database of bridge conditions should be made available across the state, Pa. lawmaker urges

Months after Pennsylvania officials stripped crucial information about poorly rated bridges from public view, a veteran state lawmaker is pushing for databases that will alert people to the condition of thousands of spans statewide.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2022

Shapiro: ‘Dangerous’ Republican rival Mastriano could override will of voters

Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania governor says if Mastriano wins he could wield power to choose his own slate of electors and overturn presidential election results

The Guardian - US · May 22, 2022

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman discharged from hospital days after suffering stroke

PITTSBURGH — Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat, was discharged Sunday from the Lancaster hospital where he had been staying since suffering a stroke earlier this month.

Tribune News Service · May 22, 2022

How the Pa. Republican establishment broke itself trying to stop Doug Mastriano

On a rainy Friday earlier this month, several leading Republican candidates for governor drove to Westmoreland County in western Pennsylvania for former President Donald Trump’s rally that evening.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 21, 2022

Tony Norman: Onward Christian Nationalists, marching off to war ...

In my heart of hearts, I don't believe newly minted Pennsylvania GOP gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano has a snowball's chance in a burning hell of being elected Pennsylvania's next governor.

Tribune News Service · May 21, 2022

The outcome of the Pennsylvania GOP Senate primary might not be known before June

A likely recount would mean that the race between Dr. Mehmet Oz and David McCormick might not be decided until June 8, the deadline for counties to report their results to the state.

WEKU · May 21, 2022

There’s another high-profile vote count in Pa., but Republicans aren’t objecting this time

PHILADELPHIA — Another nationally watched campaign is coming down to a painstaking vote count in Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 20, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Elections took place in at least eight states on Tuesday, including statewide primaries in Idaho, Kentucky, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Here’s a look at some noteworthy results in battleground races:

Ballotpedia · May 20, 2022

Oz, McCormick prepare for recount in Pa. GOP Senate race

Celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz and former hedge fund CEO David McCormick began staffing up their campaigns with recount specialists as vote counting entered a fourth day in Pennsylvania’s Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat

The Independent UK · May 20, 2022

John Fetterman 'feeling good' as he continues to recover, raises $1.6M within 24 hours of primary victory

Two days after he became the Democrats' standard-bearer in one of the country's most important U.S. Senate races, Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was continuing to rest in a Lancaster hospital, recovering from a stroke he had late last week.

Tribune News Service · May 20, 2022