Sean Kitchen is the Keystone’s political correspondent, based in Harrisburg. Sean is originally from Philadelphia and spent five years working as a writer and researcher for Pennsylvania Spotlight.
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Shapiro blasts Trump’s election speech as ‘unhinged’, vows to defend voting rights
Gov. Josh Shapiro reminded supporters that President Donald Trump lost 43 court challenges to try and overturn Pennsylvania’s 2020 election results.
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AFGE looks to Bob Brooks to build their congressional majority
Retired firefighter Bob Brooks has been endorsed by more than a dozen labor unions in his campaign to unseat US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.).
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Pa. public sector retirees get first pension increase in decades after state budget passes
Tens of thousands of retired Pennsylvania school teachers and public servants will get their first pension since 2002.
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Cognetti highlights Bresnahan’s stock trading record part of anti-corruption reforms
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti released an eight-point anti-corruption agenda that includes banning congressional stock trading.
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This Stacy Garrity donor just received a pardon from President Trump
Adam Kidan, now a Republican donor, spent two and a half years in jail for his role in the Jack Abramoff scandal.
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Cognetti unveils latest round of labor endorsements
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti now has the backing of 11 labor unions after her latest round of endorsements.
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PECO workers declare victory after historic strike
Nearly 1,600 PECO Energy Company employees went on strike for the first time in the company’s 145-year history after the company posted record profits in 2025.
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Largest teachers union warns budget impasse will hurt Pa. schools
Pennsylvania House Democrats passed Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget in April, which included a $700 million increase in education spending, but Republicans in the Pennsylvania Senate left Harrisburg on Tuesday without passing a budget.
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Philly labor celebrates America 250 by putting workers over billionaires
Philadelphia labor leaders share their vision for workers leading America’s next 250 years.
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Mackenzie backed over a dozen right-to-work bills while serving in the Pa. House
US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie promised to turn Pennsylvania into a right-to-work state after getting elected to the Pa. House.
