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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Meet the candidates: Paige Cognetti and Rob Bresnahan face off in Pa-08
Rep. Rob Bresnahan faces Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti after facing multiple first-term scandals involving congressional stock trading.
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Right-to-work group backs Stacy Garrity in race against Josh Shapiro
While Gov. Josh Shapiro has campaigned on keeping Pennsylvania a union-friendly state, Stacy Garrity received an endorsement from an organization that supports right-to-work laws.
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GOP activist with white nationalist ties circulated petitions for Pa. Green Party candidate
One of Andrew Tupone’s petition circulators invited a prominent white nationalist to speak at his school earlier this year.
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Advocates warn about Trump’s vouchers for private and religious schools
Proponents of a new federal school voucher program believe that 89% of the commonwealth’s K-12 population would be eligible to receive scholarships.
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Dems make Bob Brooks’ race a top priority with 100 days until election
US House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries launched the House Democrats’ affordability campaign with Bob Brooks by his side.
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‘Bob’s one of us:’ Dozens of labor unions back Bob Brooks’ campaign
Retired firefighter Bob Brooks continues receiving support from labor unions for his congressional campaign against US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.).
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Freedom Fuel gas prices approach $4 per gallon after boasting steep discounts
Freedom Fuel has opened 25 gas stations and plan on opening more despite rising gas prices.
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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.






















