The Latest Breaking News from Pennsylvania

Saturday’s Texas turnout – 7.5%

Welcome to the Wednesday, May 11, Brew. 

Ballotpedia · May 11, 2022

Will Bunch: In wagering on Doug Mastriano, Josh Shapiro plays a dangerous game for Pennsylvania

There's no way he could win, an unqualified buffoon who veers between hate speech and gobbledygook. The polls are irrelevant, because eventually Republican primary voters will do what they always do and choose a responsible, establishment pick — maybe a former prosecutor, or a veteran lawmaker. And if by some…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 11, 2022

Pa. GOP insiders are plotting at 11th hour to stop Doug Mastriano in governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Republican insiders are making a last-ditch effort to rally behind a single candidate in the gubernatorial primary – and defeat the front-runner, Doug Mastriano.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 11, 2022

GOP fears far-right candidate will be PA governor nominee

With six days until Pennsylvania’s primary, Republicans are openly worrying that a leading candidate in the crowded GOP field running for governor is unelectable in the fall general election

The Independent UK · May 10, 2022

Trump's smackdown of David McCormick shows the risks for Republicans trying a MAGA makeover

HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Standing before a wall-sized American flag at an American Legion hall here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, David McCormick talked up his background in the Army, called himself a "happy warrior," and ticked through the reasons he wants to be Pennsylvania's next senator:

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 10, 2022

Bikini One Day, Boots The Next. Suddenly, It’s Winter In May

Remembering the freak spring snowstorm that hit the Northeast U.S. 45 years ago.

Zenger · May 10, 2022

Editorial: Pennsylvania officials indulge election delusion at Trump rally

Under rainy skies last Thursday evening in Greensburg, several Pennsylvania politicians continued to indulge the delusion that Donald Trump won the 2020 election.

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

Mariner East Pipeline has sparked a boom in fracked gas exports from Philly region

Nearly once a day last year, a large tanker sailed up the Delaware River and docked at Marcus Hook Terminal in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to take on a cargo of liquid fuel, produced mostly from the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring states.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 10, 2022

Pennsylvania sees the fewest candidates running for the U.S. House since 2016

The filing deadline for candidates running for Congress in Pennsylvania this year was March 15, 2022. Forty-eight candidates are running for Pennsylvania’s seventeen U.S. House districts, including 23 Democrats and 25 Republicans. That is 2.82 candidates per district, slightly less than the 2.83 candidates per district in 2020, and less…

Ballotpedia · May 9, 2022

California Sheriff Will Stop Stealing Cannabis Cash From Armored Cars, Halt Highway Robbery

Empyreal Logistics, a Pennsylvania-based company that transports cash from state-licensed marijuana businesses, reached a settlement with the San Bernardino County, California Sheriff's Department, which had seized more than $1 million from its armored cars.

Benzinga · May 9, 2022