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Nov. 5 election too close to decide mail-in ballot issues, …
In a pair of decisions published Saturday evening the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied requests to resolve questions about the commonwealth’s vote-by-mail law in the final few weeks before the Nov. 5 presidential election.
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BY: Kim Lyons - November 6, 2024. U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-7th District) conceded her bid for reelection Tuesday, as her GOP challenger, state Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) appeared poised to win the race with a lead of 50.7% to 49.3%. The Associated Press had not yet called the race as of 9 a.m. Wednesday.
Gov. Shapiro signs 2024-25 Pennsylvania budget, calls it a 'major ...
Jul 11, 2024 · Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $47.6 billion budget package on Thursday that represents a 6.2% increase in spending and provides more money for public schools, students attending state colleges and human services.
Pa. Legislature at odds over details of utility customer protections …
Oct 2, 2024 · A lifeline for families struggling to pay utility bills would disappear at the end of this year unless Pennsylvania lawmakers pass legislation to reauthorize the commonwealth’s utility cutoff protection law.
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Oct 31, 2024 · With Carlson, Musk, and Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle. BY: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - November 3, 2024. As the 2024 presidential campaign heads into the home stretch, Trump and the acolytes who surround him have offered racist and sexist grievances propelled by vulgarity as their closing argument.
Here’s what’s still outstanding in Pennsylvania’s budget
Oct 20, 2023 · It would also provide $100 million for adult mental health programs, $24 million for increased medical assistance dental reimbursements, $75 million for school repairs, $7.5 million for the first-ever state contribution to the cost of public defenders, and $10 million to bolster Philadelphia’s bid to attract the FIFA World Cup in 2026.
Pa. Senate expected to remain under GOP control, while …
Nov 11, 2022 · With control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives coming down to two close races, Republicans in the Senate will retain power, holding a 28-22 majority after Tuesday’s election.. All eight Republican incumbents up for re-election won their races in newly drawn districts, and voters elected five new GOP senators to the upper chamber, according to unofficial results from the Department ...
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BY: Peter Hall - November 6, 2024. Republican Dave Sunday, the York County District Attorney, is the projected winner of the Pennsylvania attorney general race, defeating Democrat Eugene DePasquale 51% to 46%, according to unofficial election results. The Associated Press called the race shortly before 3:30 a.m.
Despite the risks, Pennsylvania races into the carbon capture era
Aug 8, 2024 · “Declaring a nonexistent technology to be in the public interest defies logic, yet that is what SB 831 does,” wrote the grassroots Better Path Coalition of the bill in a July 16 letter to Shapiro, co-signed by the leaders of 30 organizations plus 18 individuals. “The bill strips Pennsylvania landowners of their subsurface property rights, shifts liability to …
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