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PA governor race: Your guide to the candidates
4+ hour, 20+ min ago (1655+ words) HARRISBURG — The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor is fast approaching. Voters will decide whether Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro should spend another four years as the state’s chief executive or grant his Republican competitor, state Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a turn at overseeing…...
Fetterman speaks at GOP convention, fuels switch rumors
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (375+ words) Democratic Sen. John Fetterman spoke to the Republican midterm convention via video Wednesday, further escalating the growing rupture between the Pennsylvanian and his party. Fetterman spoke for just over one minute in a recorded video introducing his fellow Pennsylvania senator,…...
Analysts skeptical of Trump admin efforts to curb gas prices
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (723+ words) Hours after President Donald Trump predicted on Truth Social that oil prices would fall precipitously once the United States wins its war with Iran, strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure by Iranian-backed Houthis Tuesday caused global oil prices to spike…...
PA lawmakers eye ban, limits on Flock cameras
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1226+ words) HARRISBURG — A bipartisan backlash against Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers is mounting in Pennsylvania, with lawmakers introducing bans and restrictions and both candidates for governor coming out against them. The cameras, installed on both public and private…...
Penn State’s airport sees dramatic increase in ICE flights
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (1586+ words) BENNER TOWNSHIP — Penn State’s airport has seen a dramatic surge in flights chartered by ICE to move people between detention centers in the United States. While ICE has said such transfers are necessary for operational reasons such as bed space,…...
Fetterman slammed by Democrats after bombshell WSJ report
1+ week, 2+ day ago (779+ words) This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. Sen. John Fetterman was criticized by…...
PA voter fraud claims rely on contested statistical model
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1633+ words) In April 2025, the Election Truth Alliance was a three-month-old Nevada nonprofit with a growing audience in anti-Trump online spaces and a claim that something about the 2024 presidential election did not add up. The group had released an analysis of the…...
Could PA insiders profit from political prediction markets?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1653+ words) HARRISBURG — Who will win Pennsylvania’s race for governor? How many data centers will be proposed here? Which state laws will be enacted this year? That’s just a sample of the political questions that prediction market platforms, like Kalshi and Polymarket,…...
PA election: Where Garrity, Shapiro stand on LGBTQ rights
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1270+ words) HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s next governor could play a key role in determining the protections and rights available to the commonwealth’s LGBTQ residents. While same-sex marriage has been legal across the country since 2015, Pennsylvania still has a law on the books recognizing…...
Data centers offer communities cash, other incentives
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1305+ words) This article is made possible through Spotlight PA’s partnership with NOTUS, a nonpartisan news organization that covers government and politics with the fresh eyes of early career journalists and the expertise of veteran reporters. In a few years, the city…...