Political News
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Pa. Election Results, Shapiro’s Speeches and State Laws Are All Prediction Market Bets. Could This Lead to Corruption?
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Federal officials argue states can’t regulate prediction markets. 44 state attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s, argue otherwise.
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Dozens of Former Pa. Lawmakers Are Now Registered to Lobby Their Old Workplace
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Critics warn the state’s lax revolving-door law allows ex-lawmakers to profit from relationships formed while in office.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Medicaid, Fraud and More
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Key federal Medicaid changes will roll out next year, meaning Pennsylvania’s governor will play a crucial role in how they’re implemented or challenged.
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What Shapiro’s New Data Center Order Does — and Doesn’t — Force Developers to Do
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The new order isn’t a moratorium, but it does make it much harder for developers to build data centers without following strict standards.
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Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Admin Official to Help Counter President’s ‘Attacks’
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Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., is being paid $89 an hour.
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Mail Voting Restrictions Ahead of Midterms
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Democratic officials in 23 states, including Pennsylvania, and the District of Columbia sued to block the order.
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Data Centers Are ‘Redefining’ Midterm Races Across Pennsylvania
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Candidates in at least 20 competitive legislative races are staking out data center positions, and Gov. Josh Shapiro has pivoted to a tougher stance.
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Letters: ‘Convenience Gambling’ at Pa. Mini-Casinos Becoming Obsolete; GT’s Empty Agricultural Promises, Failure to Support Healthcare
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Despite significant increases in July tourist traffic to the State College area due to Arts Festival and the People’s Choice Festival, as well as further additional tourist traffic to the area due to hosting the State Games of America, Happy Valley Casino’s reported July gambling revenues were essentially flat with its already low levels from June. This suggests further declines in the casino’s revenue…
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Elections
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Shapiro has a long track record, while Garrity has mostly avoided talking about elections since denying the 2020 results.
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Conservative Activist Scott Presler Violated Campaign Finance Law, Complaint Alleges
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Presler didn’t disclose his spending in Pennsylvania’s 2025 judicial retention races, the complaint says.