Politics
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The Obscure Health Care Middlemen at the Center of an Election Year Policy Fight
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At issue are pharmacy benefit managers, drug middlemen who regulators say inflate prices to boost their profits, and oversight by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
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Conklin Appointed State House Commerce Committee Chair
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State Rep. Scott Conklin, D-Rush Township, has been appointed chair of the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee, he said in a press release on Wednesday. Conklin had been majority chair of the State Government Committee since last March, after serving as minority chair since 2021. He previously was minority chair of the Children and Youth Committee…
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Pa. House Speaker Mark Rozzi Brings Listening Tour to State College
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Pennsylvania House Speaker Mark Rozzi visited State College on Wednesday to continue his ongoing “listening tour” across the commonwealth.
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Cost of Pennsylvania Governor’s Race Sets New Record Amid ‘Campaign Finance Arms Race’
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Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan newsroom powered by The Philadelphia Inquirer in partnership with PennLive/The Patriot-News, TribLIVE/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and WITF Public Media. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The total cost of the governor’s race in Pennsylvania topped $100 million in this last election cycle, a staggering amount that set a new…
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Wolf Administration Seeks to Finish Off the Senate GOP’s Languishing 2020 Election Inquiry
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Pennsylvania Senate Republicans requested partial Social Security and driver’s license numbers as part of a yearslong attempt to audit the 2020 election.
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Dispute over Pa. House Special Elections, Control Likely Heading to Court
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Democrat Joanna McClinton says she is now in control of the Pennsylvania House, a claim Republican leaders say amounts to a “paperwork insurrection.”
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Pa.’s Governor Spends Thousands on Private Law Firms but Won’t Disclose Why
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The legal office of Pennsylvania’s governor won’t explain why it paid private law firms at least $367,500.
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In Tussle for Pennsylvania House Leadership, Parties Clash over Math and Precedent
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Democrats won a House majority in the midterms. But a vacancy has split the chamber evenly until at least Jan. 3, and the parties disagree on who should control it until then.
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The Teams Helping Josh Shapiro Prepare to Become Pa.’s Next Governor Include Wealthy Donors, Republicans
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The Democrat is not the only governor-to-be who has given donors plum positions ahead of his inauguration, but some say the practice highlights the need to get money out of politics.
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Rejecting Undated Mail Ballots Disproportionately Impacts Communities of Color in Pa., Data Shows
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that undated and incorrectly dated mail ballots should not be counted in the Nov. 8 midterm election, a decision that is now being challenged in federal court.